Here's how Pixel 11 Pro HiLight will work with Google Contacts The latest version of the contacts app confirms the codename - officially. User will be able to assign specific custom notification colors to individual contacts or favorite callers ✅ Details - www.androidauthority.com/contacts-pix...

Google is working on a new feature to let users customize the order of items in the Collections tab It’s also making some UI changes to the Create tab ✅ Details and more screenshots - www.androidauthority.com/google-photo... #Google #Android #Photos

Here’s how to disable the new bottom bar on Chrome for Android ✅ Details - piunikaweb.com/2026/08/05/c... #chrome #google #android

Google has begun notifying Android users that Google Assistant will start disappearing from mobile devices on September 4 as part of its transition to Gemini. Access removal starts on September 4 and will roll out over several weeks. Once updated, users will not be able to revert back to GA.

Android 17 QPR2 could allow Pixel users to launch apps directly from their lock screen "App Launch Shortcut" indicate users may soon be able to assign standard apps to lock screen shortcuts. ✅ Details - www.androidauthority.com/pixel-lock-s... #Android #Google #GooglePixel

Google could soon let you assign tasks to Spark from a regular Gemini chat Cureently you have to open Gemini Spark from the sidebar to create and manage tasks ✅ More details - www.androidauthority.com/gemini-spark... #Google #Gemini #Android

Android 17 QPR2 beta 2 adds Voicecast feature which allows Pixel users to broadcast their voice over Bluetooth to nearby people using Bluetooth LE Audio devices Samsung has this already in the Audio broadcast. ✅ Details and more screenshots - www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel...

Google Message now allows users to rearrange shortcuts in the attachment sheet It also gets a icon to collapse/expand the sheet easily. ✅ Details/demo - www.androidauthority.com/google-messa... #Android #Google #RCS

Gemini could soon let anyone build custom AI agents on their phone from Gemini Android app The feature is currently limited to web for Enterprise and Google Workspace users. ✅ Details - www.androidauthority.com/gemini-custo... #Gemini #Android #Google

Google is working on a new UI for customizing Gemini Daily Brief Last week, we spotted a text box for customizing the Daily Brief, but Google is now tweaking that UI. ✅ Details and more screenshots - www.androidauthority.com/customize-ge... #Gemini #Android #Google

You will soon be able to create Gemini Spark skills directly on your Android phone You won't need access to the Gemini web app to create or edit Gemini Spark skills. ✅ Details and screenshots - www.androidauthority.com/gemini-spark... #Gemini #Android #Google

Google could take another page from Apple's AirDrop for Android's Tap to Share New code reveals Android may let users trigger transfers by bringing phones together right from the share sheet ✅ Details and screenshots - www.androidauthority.com/google-airdr... #Google #Android #IOS

🔍 Google is testing a redesigned search interface in Google Messages to make finding content easier ✅ Details and more screenshots - www.androidauthority.com/google-messa... #Google #rcs #messages #samsung #android #uiux

Google Keep is working on some toolbar UI changes that may screw up your muscle memory The background options button has moved to a new location, with a checkbox button taking its old spot. ✅ Details - www.androidauthority.com/google-keep-... #Google #Android #Notes #GoogleKeep

Files by Google could finally become a better document scanner The app will let you save documents in JPEG or PDF formats, after previously only offering PDF support. 📃 Details/screenshot - www.androidauthority.com/files-by-goo... #Google #Android #Document

Google Health could soon make your medical lab results much easier to understand with Medical Record Infographics Upload/scan your lab medical report and get a downloadable infographic summary of it 🩺 Details - www.androidauthority.com/google-healt... #Google #GoogleHealth #AI

Exclusive: Here are the Galaxy S26 FE's camera specs Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S26 FE (codenamed "r14") will feature a camera setup similar to its predecessor. ✅ Details - www.androidauthority.com/samsung-gala... #Samsung #Android #S26 #SamsungGalaxy

Gemini's notebook tools are catching up with the app that inspired them Support for adding websites as sources and a separate Students section for study notebooks inside Gemini Android app 📚 Details and screenshots - www.androidauthority.com/gemini-app-n... #Gemini #Google #Android

Google is working on allowing Android users to temporarily pause Advanced Protection instead of having to turn it off completely ✅ Details & screenshots - www.androidauthority.com/android-adva... #Google #Android #Security

Google has quietly nuked the 'Me Meme' feature in Google Photos Google introduced Me Meme earlier this year as a Google Photos feature that let users quickly turn their photos into memes using generative AI. ✅ Details - www.androidauthority.com/google-photo... #Google #Android #Photos

Gemini Live and Circle to Search could soon get beautiful new animations Circle to search is following Gemini with Neural Expressive design with a new dotted pattern animation ✅ Details and video demo - www.androidauthority.com/gemini-live-... #Google #Android #UIUX

Snapseed's next update could pack three major new features • RAW support in camera capture • Color grading • Collage projects (editor) ✅ Details - www.androidauthority.com/snapseed-col... #Snapseed #Android #Photos

Google steps up its warnings about the end of this Messages feature Google now has a statement up claiming that QR code logins are no longer available for Messages users in the US. ✅ Details - www.androidauthority.com/google-messa... #Google #Android #messages

Android gamers may soon be able to automatically record their biggest wins This upcoming feature can automatically record a playback when you earn an achievement in games but it has a downside too. 🎮 Details - www.androidauthority.com/android-gami... #Google #Android #Games

Google finally lets Find Hub users delete their old devices Previously, any device added to Find Hub remained permanently in the app's list, causing unnecessary clutter for users who had upgraded or sold old hardware. ✅ Details - www.androidauthority.com/google-find-... #Google #findhub #android

Google Play Store is preparing to introduce dedicated multi-language support to its native voice search tool, expanding language options beyond English ✅ Details/screenshots - www.androidauthority.com/google-play-... #Google #Android #PlayStore #Language

First look: Google Translate preps incredibly useful Live Translate widget which could make Live Translate incredibly easy to access ✅ Details and video - www.androidauthority.com/google-trans... #Google #Widgets #Android

Google could flip Watch Unlock around with a new Pixel feature Google's Watch Unlock feature may soon come full circle with a new Phone to Watch Unlock feature. ✅ Details - www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel... #Google #PixelWatch #Android

Google might soon let you skip the Gemini watermark on your Nano Banana images Following user feedback gathered by Google VP Josh Woodward, removing visible Gemini watermarks emerged as a top request. ✅ Details - www.androidauthority.com/gemini-nano-... #Gemini #Android #Google

Gemini Daily Brief could soon become much more useful and customizable Daily Brief could show a text box where users can type what they want or don’t want to see in their briefing. ✅ More details - www.androidauthority.com/customize-ge... #Gemini #Android #Google