What’s new on Android.

Share your screen or camera with Gemini and give group chats a personal touch. See new, helpful releases made for your devices.

The magic of AI.

Talk with Gemini about anything you see, and use it to get more done hands-free in the car. Try the latest Google AI features that feel like magic.

Gemini Live

Ask Gemini about anything you see.

Whether you need help restyling your bedroom, using a new app, or brainstorming recipes with the food in your fridge, you can now share your screen or camera in Gemini Live.²

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Daily Listen

AI-generated audio show, tailored for you.

Coming soon, Daily Listen delivers short, regular updates on the topics you’re interested in, like sports, museum openings, new music, and more – with links to related articles so you can keep exploring.¹

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Android Auto

Get more done hands-free in the car.

Coming soon, chat naturally with Gemini for hands-free assistance while you drive. Ask for help brainstorming ideas, reading or drafting texts, and completing tasks with connected apps.³

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Superpower your everyday.

Explore the everyday shortcuts you never knew you needed. Discover the newest features that improve productivity and accessibility on Android devices.

Expressive Captions

See emotion in words with AI captions.

Feel the intensity, emotion, and duration of words. AI-powered Expressive Captions capture the duration of longer words and bursts of sound like a [sneeze] or [cheering].⁴

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Google Messages

Give group chats a personal touch.

Add custom icons and names to Rich Communication Services (RCS) group chats, see which friends have RCS enabled, or mute notifications when you’re busy.⁵

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Gboard

Remix your favorite emoji 🐢 + 💪.

Get creative with new Emoji Kitchen sticker combinations 🙏. Remix your favorite emoji and share them with friends as stickers via Gboard to show what’s on your mind.⁶

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An Emoji Kitchen sticker that is the eyebrow emoji combined with a muscle emoji.

Google Photos

Easily edit with the new image editor.

Coming soon, get AI-powered suggestions or instantly access the right tool by tapping, circling, or brushing what you want to edit.⁷

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Chrome

View PDFs directly in Chrome.

Open PDFs without switching apps. Simply tap a PDF link to start reading, with the option to download it if you need to.

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Always connected.

Stay connected to other devices and your friends and family, near or far.

Google Wallet

Stay informed of kids’ spending.

Help kids make safer and more convenient payments in stores. Parents can now add payment cards to their child’s Google Wallet and easily view recent transactions in Family Link to stay informed of their child’s spending.⁸

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Google Home

Customize Favorites across your devices.

Coming soon, you will be able to pin light controls to your phone, the thermostat to your smartwatch, or security cameras to your TV. Find and manage smart home products faster with customizable Favorites.⁹

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Safety Check

Add extra time to Safety Check.

Go farther, feel safer. Whether there has been unexpected delays or you’re feeling great on a solo run, easily extend the time of a Safety Check with a few taps of your phone or smartwatch.¹⁰

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Wear OS

Pay for transit faster from your wrist.

With Google Wallet on your Wear OS watch you can tap right away with city transit cards even when the Wallet app is closed. If you use a credit or debit card to tap, make sure to turn this feature on first in your settings.¹¹

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See the new features in action.

Android 16

More glanceable notifications, productivity tools to keep you in the flow, and expanded support for hearing devices make Android 16 more accessible for all.

Discover more here.

Android 16 Notification auto-grouping

Minimize clutter and keep things organized.

Forced notification auto-grouping stops apps from overwhelming you with multiple individual notifications, grouping them together to keep things looking tidy.

Android 16 Live updates

See where your ride or package is at a glance.

Know when your car, food or package will arrive without diving into compatible apps. Get real-time updates with a progress bar right in the notification.

Android 16 Desktop windowing

A desktop-like experience on your tablet.

Open, move and resize multiple app windows, just like a desktop, for easier multitasking on your tablet. Group apps together to streamline your workflow.

Android 16 Advanced Protection

Stronger security in a single tap.

Get Android’s strongest protection from online attacks, harmful apps, unsafe websites, scam calls and more. Advanced Protection enables multiple safeguards to defend your device and data in one tap.

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Android 16 Hearing device support

Clearer calling with hearing devices.

Control hearing devices from your device for a simpler experience across different hearing device brands. Or switch to your phone as input with LE Audio hearing devices for clearer calls in noisy environments.

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