September 2023

New features across your devices.

Stay connected and organised at a glance with these new updates and features across your Android devices.

Connectivity

Wear OS

Keep the conversation going.

With WhatsApp now available on your Wear OS smartwatch, you can securely send and receive messages, answer calls and keep up with chats without having to get out your phone.1

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Using WhatsApp on Wear OS to read and reply to messages on a smartwatch.

With WhatsApp now available on your Wear OS smartwatch, you can securely send and receive messages, answer calls and keep up with chats without having to get out your phone.1

Wear OS

Place info on your wrist.

Find new places, place information and directions on your smartwatch.1

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Using Google Maps for Wear OS to locate a supermarket and view its information on a smartwatch.

Find new places, place information and directions on your smartwatch.1

Google Apps

Assistant At a Glance widget

What you need, when you need it.

The AI-powered Assistant At a Glance widget intuitively surfaces helpful information on your home screen. Get high-precision weather alerts, dynamic travel updates and upcoming event reminders.2

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On the home screen of an Android phone the Assistant At a Glance widget is showing the current weather and upcoming flight information.

The AI-powered Assistant At a Glance widget intuitively surfaces helpful information on your home screen. Get high-precision weather alerts, dynamic travel updates and upcoming event reminders.2

Lookout

Visual content is now more accessible.

Image Q&A uses AI to generate image descriptions and answer follow-up questions that you can ask using your voice or typing. Use it on everything from images on social media to your photo gallery.3

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Using Image Q&A on Lookout on an Android phone to hear an AI-generated image description and ask follow-up questions.

Image Q&A uses AI to generate image descriptions and answer follow-up questions that you can ask using your voice or typing. Use it on everything from images on social media to your photo gallery.3

Google Assistant

Start your day with a little motivation.

You can now hear your Fitbit or Google Fit data — like hours slept, sleep start time and step count — in your personal routines to help you stay on top of your wellness goals. Learn how to set it up.4

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Using Google Assistant on an Android phone to set up a morning Routine that lets you hear the number of hours slept the night before.

You can now hear your Fitbit or Google Fit data — like hours slept, sleep start time and step count — in your personal routines to help you stay on top of your wellness goals. Learn how to set it up.4

Translate in Gmail

Translate emails right from the Gmail mobile app.

When Gmail detects that you've received an email in a foreign language, you'll be prompted to translate it to your preferred language, right from the mobile app.5

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The Gmail mobile app detects an email in Chinese and translates it into English on an Android phone.

When Gmail detects that you've received an email in a foreign language, you'll be prompted to translate it to your preferred language, right from the mobile app.5

Google Meet

Fewer distractions on calls.

Easily take calls on the go with a simplified mobile experience.6

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Activating Google Meet on-the-go mode to use larger, easier-to-use buttons during a team meeting on an Android phone.

Easily take calls on the go with a simplified mobile experience.6

Google Photos

Your memories, in one place.

AI curation organises your photos so you can revisit special moments.

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AI curation organises your photos so you can revisit special moments.

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YouTube Shorts

Join in on the fun.

Use effects to add some flair to the people or places in your frame.7

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Use effects to add some flair to the people or places in your frame.7

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Google Wallet

Access everyday passes.

Digitise and store your everyday tickets and passes for easy access.

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Adding a gym pass to Google Wallet via a photo of the barcode on an Android phone.

Digitise and store your everyday tickets and passes for easy access.

Protection

Unknown tracker alerts

Stay safe on the go.

Your Android device can now automatically detect and notify you of unfamiliar tracking devices (like Bluetooth tracker tags) moving with you, so you can take action to locate and disable them.8

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An Android phone shows Unknown tracker alerts notifying the user that an unfamiliar tracking device has been detected.

Your Android device can now automatically detect and notify you of unfamiliar tracking devices (like Bluetooth tracker tags) moving with you, so you can take action to locate and disable them.8

Android Earthquake Alert System

Early earthquake warnings.

React faster with early earthquake alerts, available in 95+ countries.9

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Earthquake alerts notifies an Android phone user that a tremor has been detected 20 miles away.

React faster with early earthquake alerts, available in 95+ countries.9

More features and updates

Android Auto

Conference calls in the car.

Coming soon, you will be able to stay connected from your car with Zoom and Webex by Cisco on Android Auto.10

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Messages by Google

Keep your RCS chats private.

All messages are now end-to-end encrypted, including group chats.11

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Wear OS

Prefer to talk than type?

Easily send and receive voice messages on your Wear OS smartwatch.12

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Discover how Android connects your devices.

Sync your Android phone with your TV, watch or car for a unified experience. Move from one device to another seamlessly and make everything work better together. Securely and swiftly transfer large files to Android phones, tablets, and Chromebooks, even when offline.

Step into a story

A smartphone wirelessly connects to earbuds. A tablet wirelessly plays Spotify through a Nest Hub. A smartwatch wirelessly takes a photo on a phone.

Sync your Android phone with your TV, watch or car for a unified experience. Move from one device to another seamlessly and make everything work better together. Securely and swiftly transfer large files to Android phones, tablets, and Chromebooks, even when offline.

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