AI features and a brand new way to view Google Maps are currently rolling out in the app for its biggest upgrade in a decade.

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 brings back the expandable location indicator, a feature Google previously tested in Android 13 but never released. Tapping the new blue status bar icon opens a privacy dialog ...

google messages logo on smartphone with message conversations showing in background - Bangla press/Shutterstock Being able to share your real-time location with friends and family is a cool part of ...

Google just figured out it's 2026 already, and Google Maps on Android Auto still doesn’t allow users to configure the vehicle icon. That's why the company has decided to release this functionality, ...

After we spotted earlier this week, Google Messages is beginning to roll out its new real-time location sharing powered by Find Hub. In the Attachments ‘plus’ menu, “Location” becomes “Real-time ...

Google Messages is getting ready to add a new “Real-time Location” sharing feature. We managed to enable the feature in the app and can now show you how it’ll work end-to-end once it goes live. You’ll ...

Google has agreed to pay $203 million in separate settlements involving claims that it collecting cell data without permission and "wrongfully" recorded and disseminating private audio data. Android ...

He put them on the map. An ultra-rich Minnesota enclave named North Oaks is so secretive and exclusive that they have the distinction of being the only community not seen on Google Maps. Or at least ...

The Xiaomi Tag is an upcoming Bluetooth tracker that supports Google Find Hub and Apple Find My. It costs €17.99 and has a replaceable CR2032 battery that lasts for a year and supports Bluetooth 5.4.

Adweek reported that Google told agencies it plans to bring ads to the Gemini app in 2026. Google’s Dan Taylor and the AdsLiaison account publicly pushed back on the story. The dispute highlights the ...

Gemini 3.1 Pro is now available. It builds on the benchmark progress Gemini 3 established for Google. Model capabilities are ultimately relative, one expert said. Another week, another "smarter" model ...