Google's reconsidering its approach to Circle to Search within Gemini

"Ask about screen" option going to be renamed to "Tell me about this" and will no longer attach screenshot of your screen in favour of "Circle to Search"

✅ Details and video demo - https://www.androidauthority.com/gemini-tell-me-about-this-3577321/

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Android may soon let you disable Failed Authentication Lock

The theft protection feature is currently enabled by default on Android 15 and newer devices.

✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/failed-authentication-lock-android-disable-apk-3577623/

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Here's why you can't rate that system app in the Google Play Store

The Play Store's unratable, minimalist app listings are rolling out for system services.

✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/unratable-apps-3577833/

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Google One is getting easier on the eyes with these Expressive changes

Google is currently in the middle of bringing its Material 3 Expressive design language to its Android apps.

✅ Details and more screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-one-expressive-3577646/

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PDFs in Google Drive may soon auto-summarize on Android — no tapping needed

This feature was already rolled out on web version back in June

✅ Details and screenshot - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-drive-automatic-pdf-summary-apk-teardown-3577989/

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RCS chats not connecting? Google Messages may soon make it easier to diagnose

A new "Details" option in the RCS chats section will show some necessary information regarding RCS status and allow you to send feedback

✅ Details and screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-messages-rcs-chats-status-details-apk-teardown-3577772/

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Google Password Manager - Old vs New Expressive UI on Android

Supports dynamic colors and filters for password and passkeys. Could be rolled out anytime and it's not exclusive to any specific Android version.

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Google Home under fire as users report unresponsive devices, discontinuation fears and Nest Aware’s 25% price hike

✅ Details - https://techissuestoday.com/google-home-users-revolt-device-issues-nest-aware-price-hike/

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Here's your first look at Google Translate's Conversation mode redesign

Google's bold new look for Translate app will bring flashy visuals — and deeper AI smarts — to conversations.

✅ Details and more screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-translate-conversation-mode-redesign-apk-teardown-3578323/

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ChatGPT's upcoming Image Styles could make it super easy to Ghiblify your images

You won't need advanced prompt skills to generate images following specific, pre-defined aesthetic styles.

✅ Details and screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/chatgpt-image-styles-apk-teardown-3578420/

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ChatGPT Plus could soon get a yearly plan that will save you money

The annual billing option for ChatGPT Plus could save you $40 compared to paying monthly.

✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/chatgpt-plus-annual-subscription-price-3578403/

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Google is rolling out the new Backup UI in Google Play Services

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Google may be removing its iconic 'G' logo from Messages

It seems that the company plans to use the full “Google” wordmark in the app’s header going forward.

✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-messages-new-branding-3578773/

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Samsung users troubled by paused Play System updates and buggy 'recent apps' screen

✅ Details - https://techissuestoday.com/samsung-galaxy-one-ui-glitches-recent-apps-play-system/

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ChatGPT may soon watermark your AI-generated images, but there could be a way out

✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/chatgpt-save-without-watermark-apk-teardown-3578789/

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(some) People running Android 16 beta QPR1 beta and Canary on Google Pixels are not able to open the Digital Wellbeing app.

This is due to the recent update of the beta version of the Digital Wellbeing app.

The temporary fix is switching to the old beta or stable version of the Digital Wellbeing app.

Affected version • 1.29.776390220.beta

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Talking about bugs, the Google Dialer beta version is also showing separate entries for calls from the same contact.

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The chip powering Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold may have just been revealed by One UI 8

✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-z-trifold-chip-3578603/

Thanks to @ThatJoshGuy for assistance.

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Google is working on new ways that improve how you access AI Mode chat history inside the Google app for Android.

Google could also enable the option to share AI Mode conversations, which is currently not possible.

✅ Details and screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-ai-mode-history-revamp-3578915/

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