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Agentic workflows are the next big thing in AI, letting users hand off elaborate tasks to assistants like Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude to handle with minimal intervention at every step. For months now, Google has been talking about automation for a variety of workflows — from something as simple as ordering food online to booking,…

Scam Detection started off as a Pixel-exclusive feature when it launched on the Pixel 9 series, but this year, Google shed that exclusivity by expanding it to the Galaxy S26 series. Even Samsung’s newer Galaxy Z8 foldables support Scam Detection working through Samsung’s own Phone app, and the feature has been spotted in the works…

Google has relabeled Lake Ontario in Maps following President Trump’s executive order to change its name to Lake America. Apple Maps hasn’t yet made the update, but it adopted the Gulf of Mexico’s new Trump-ordered moniker last year when all that nonsense went down, so it likely won’t be long before it does. Everything is…

If you already have a perfectly functional cable that supports Android Auto, upgrading to a 5Gbps cable isn’t going to make Spotify sound like you rebuilt the stereo. Yes, a broken or poorly built cable can lead to dropouts, disconnects and other frustrations, but additional bandwidth won’t improve an intact digital audio stream.

AI data centers have been consuming memory chips faster than the semiconductor industry can redirect production — and the pressure has now reached Android. Google announced this week that it is mandating new memory reduction requirements for all apps on Google Play, citing “significant hardware supply constraints that are altering device memory availability” across the…

Google Flow started life as a filmmaking playground built around Veo, giving creators controls for camera movement and a way to extend existing shots. But Google has since turned it into a broader AI creative studio, bringing image generation and editing into the same workspace. Gemini Omni then pushed Flow further by letting users combine…

Google is tightening its rules for Android apps, with developers facing new memory and performance requirements from February 2027 as the company moves to stop apps from consuming excessive amounts of a phone’s RAM, which is basically your phone’s or computer’s short-term working memory.

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The Google Store seems to have an ongoing problem that is causing Pixel 11 upgraders to get a failed trade-in with removed credits when moving up from a Pixel 10.

Following an executive order late last week, Google Maps has updated its label for “Lake Ontario” to “Lake America.”