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Google Health 5.07 is rolling out on Android and iOS with meaningful updates to manual workout logging and a handful of bug fixes.

Like other Google apps, Messages for Android A/B tests many features. It can take the RCS/SMS client a rather long time to actually launch new functionality in stable. From various reports, Google announcements, and devices we’ve checked, this is the current state of Messages.

I’ve been using LLM-based AI in some capacity for roughly half a decade, and in that time, the industry has changed significantly. Not only have newer competitors like Gemini and Claude arrived on the scene, but older tools like ChatGPT have also evolved dramatically. We’ve seen better third-party app integration, increased reasoning capabilities, and countless…

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Google has quietly released a cozy mobile game called Froggy’s World in the vein of Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley.

Android Auto lets you use the essential apps on your phone to use Android Auto to send messages, take calls, play music, and help navigate you from A to B. It’s quickly replaced the patchwork quilt approach taken by car manufacturers in the past, supplanting in-built car infotainment systems that often quickly become outdated and…

Good news if you’ve been eyeing one of Google’s premium AI plans but don’t want to add another subscription to your monthly bills: you may be able to get one for free.

After a stressful day at work, it can be nice to unwind and just hit that volume down button until your Android phone is completely silent. No calls, no meetings, no distraction — just you touching grass. Although a silent phone can be comforting, on some Android devices muting calls can unintentionally mute your incoming…

Google’s ambitions with its new Google Health app are now starting to feel a lot less fragmented. For reference, the Fitbit app transformed into an all-new Google Health experience earlier in May, but it left a bad taste in longtime users’ mouths. We noted that the app leads with long paragraphs, launched without nutrition and…