Google Search Live expands globally where AI Mode is available

Today, Google released Google Search Live globally where AI Mode is available, for these languages and regions. This brings ...
Digital Trends

Android adds new Gemini AI features, smarter search, and better scam protection

Google is preparing a major wave of Android upgrades to roll out alongside Samsung Unpacked on February 25, introducing new AI-powered abilities designed to simplify tasks, improve search, and enhance ...
TechSpot

Researchers uncover firmware-level backdoor installed on several Android tablet brands

Facepalm: Keenadu is a firmware-level backdoor that has infected thousands of devices worldwide. Kaspersky analysts discovered the threat while investigating Triada, a trojan pre-installed on ...
Android

Android 17 Beta 1 Restores a Fan-Favorite Pixel Search Bar Design

Google’s Android 17 Beta 1 introduces a refreshed Pixel Launcher search bar that ditches the thick Material You borders for a more translucent, minimalist look. The new design resembles an earlier ...
Android Police

Pixel Launcher search bar gets a much-needed upgrade in Android 17 Beta 1

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...
9to5google

Pixel Launcher search bar gets a ‘redesign’ in Android 17 Beta 1

Up is down and down is up in Android 17 Beta 1. The first iteration of Google’s Android 17 update brings back a familiar design in place of the Pixel Launcher’s immovable search bar. Just two days ...
Android Authority

Android 17 finally brings custom shortcuts to the Pixel Launcher search bar

While Google’s search widget has let users customize one of its shortcuts, the same option has not existed for the Pixel Launcher’s search bar. With Android 17 Beta 1, we finally see the Pixel ...
KITV

Three Ocean View residents arrested after drug search

OCEAN VIEW, Hawaii (Island News) -- Three people have been arrested after Hawaii Island police carried out a search warrant at a home in Ocean View last week and found drugs and guns inside. Police ...
Bleeping Computer

Google rolls out Android theft protection feature updates

Google has introduced stronger Android authentication safeguards and enhanced recovery tools to make smartphones more challenging targets for thieves. These updated Android theft protection features ...
Engadget

The EU tells Google to give external AI assistants the same access to Android as Gemini has

The European Commission has started proceedings to ensure Google complies with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in certain ways. Specifically, the European Union’s executive arm has told Google to grant ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Google Android Told by EU to Open Up to Rival AI Systems

Google was handed a six-month European Union deadline to lift technical barriers to rival AI search assistants on Android and give key data to other search engine providers in the latest round of its ...