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Google Phone app rolling out ability to set ‘your calling card’ for everyone
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (147+ words) Calling cards in Phone by Google let you personalize calls to your contacts with a fullscreen image. The Google Phone app is now adding the ability to set "your calling card" that other people will see." Once available, you'll see…...
I spent a weekend traveling with the Galaxy S26 Ultra's Privacy Display – what you should know
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (419+ words) It's a brilliant idea, and one that I was enamored with in early impressions. Anyway, I think there are three main things I've figured out about the Privacy Display on using it for the past couple of days. Next up,…...
Gemini Live rolling out floating pill redesign [U]
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (298+ words) Since launch, Gemini Live has primarily been a fullscreen experience, but Google is now rolling out a floating pill redesign on Android. Update 2/28: This Gemini Live redesign is seeing a wider rollout for Google app beta users (version 17.7) in the…...
Pixel At a Glance rolling out Sports and Finance updates
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (305+ words) Pixel At a Glance is getting its first new information types in quite some time today with Sports and Finance. Update 2/28: The Finance card shows "Your top movers" at market close. Tapping opens google.com/finance in Chrome. Update 2/25: While…...
Xiaomi 17 series launches globally from €999 alongside new Wear OS watch and Find Hub tracker
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (238+ words) Xiaomi is kicking off MWC 2026 with the global debut of the Xiaomi 17 series, as well as a new Wear OS smartwatch and its first Find Hub tracker, among other things. The Xiaomi 17 series launched in China last year as some…...
Chrome for Android rolls out always-available Reading mode redesign [U]
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (324+ words) Chrome on Android has offered a Reading mode for several years now, and Google is now significantly redesigning it. Update 2/28/26: As of this month, Chrome for Android's Reading mode redesign is widely rolling out. We're seeing it with Chrome 145, but…...
YouTube test lets AI create a new video using someone else's Shorts
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (195+ words) The ability to build on short-form videos is a key part of the experience for many, but YouTube Shorts is now testing out a version of that which uses AI, with two abilities in the works. In its latest test…...
What new Google Messages features are rolling out [February 2026]
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (390+ words) Like other Google apps, Messages for Android A/B tests many features. It can take the RCS/SMS client a rather long time to actually launch new functionality in stable. From various reports, Google announcements, and devices we've checked, this…...
Oppo and Honor tease the first crease-less foldables – maybe for real this time
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (181+ words) The display crease has been one of the biggest downsides of foldables, and it's one that we haven't really seen fixed. But that might all change soon, as both Oppo and Honor are teasing a wave of foldables that don't…...
Walmart Onn 4K Plus, the best deal in Google TV at $30, is finally back in stock
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (166+ words) The best deal in Google TV, the Walmart Onn 4K Plus, has been unavailable for weeks, but just came back in stock today. The Walmart Onn 4K Plus is a $30 streaming device running Google TV which, frankly, rules. The streamer offers pretty…...