Google Messages will soon let you join an official chat where you can receive all future feature and media updates

✅ Details and more screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-messages-chat-updates-3680762/

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Android 17 QPR1 Beta 5 starts work on a long-overdue Quick Settings upgrade

Google may finally let you lock every Quick Settings tile but the flashlight.

✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/quick-settings-tile-lock-3680942/

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Google Pixel devices could soon get a "Photo Shuffle" feature for cycling through user-selected photos as wallpapers

In the stable QPR1 release

✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-wallpaper-photo-shuffle-apk-teardown-3681326/

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Google's Pixel home screen organizer looks almost ready for prime time in Android 17 QPR1 Beta 5

We also have a new folder creator feature with an option to remove duplicates from home screen

✅ Details/screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-home-screen-organizer-update-3681473/

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Here's your most detailed look yet at how Android 17 OS verification will work

OS verification works with two devices, QR codes, and boot hashes.

✅ Details & more screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/android-17-os-verification-demo-3681599/

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Google Photos is finally getting an off switch for its annoying shimmer effect

The app highlights the outline of sticker content with a shimmering effect after viewing pics for a few seconds.

✅ Details/screenshot - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-shimmer-3681908/

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Google is replacing the four colored "Google One Ring" with a new gradient based blue ring

The Google One Ring appears for users who pay for Google One membership

✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-account-switcher-new-blue-aura-3682156/

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Google Translate could soon borrow another one of Duolingo's best ideas

A new "Practice streak" widget will soon let Translate users see their language-learning progress front and center.

✅ Details/Screenshots -https://www.androidauthority.com/google-translate-practice-widget-android-3682119/

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✍🏻 First look: Google's new Signature app makes it easy to use your signature in Android apps

The Signature app is now rolling out with June 2026’s Google Play system update.

✅ Details/Screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-android-signature-app-3682305/

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These 3 upcoming Gboard tweaks could make the app even better

• Emoji size/row control with a slider
• Full physical accessibility keyboard option
• The upcoming Long press for trackpad feature is now optional

✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/gboard-tweaked-cursor-mode-emoji-size-apk-teardown-3682140/

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Gemini 'Personal snapshot' will make it a breeze to review what it knows about you

Tapping that will prompt Gemini to share what it knows about you, and offer the opportunity to issue corrections.

✅ More details - https://www.androidauthority.com/gemini-personal-snapshot-3682554/

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The Google app for Android reveal Google could soon allow users to control and run tasks on their Mac via the mobile Gemini app

✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-gemini-mac-remote-control-apk-teardown-3682746/

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The Gemini overlay could soon make your recent chats much easier to reach

Our latest APK teardown spotted a new Agent Dashboard chip on the overlay that leads to recent conversations.

✅ Details and screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/gemini-overlay-agent-dashboard-apk-teardown-3682548/

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Android’s Photo Picker may soon allow users to share location data attached to photos.

Currently, any photos shared through the Photo Picker UI are stripped of location data for privacy reasons

✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/android-photo-picker-location-3683074/

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Do you like the new layout of navigation bar in Google Chrome?

Personally, it's much better than what Chrome had before. Some people definitely won't like Gemini icon there.

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Android 17 QPR1 Beta 5 introduces a couple changes to the system’s Linux Terminal app

Theming in terminal picks up a new setting for adjusting font size.

✅ More details - https://www.androidauthority.com/android-linux-terminal-console-3683412/

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Android 17 QPR1 Beta 6 brings a major power-user upgrade to the Terminal app

Keyboard shortcuts arrive in the Linux Terminal app, offering granular control and custom key mapping.

✅ Details with more screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/android-17-qpr1-beta-6-linux-terminal-keyboard-shortcuts-3683731

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Android Terminal's interface is getting a cleaner look with wider menu spacing, removed separators, and elements inspired by the Material 3 Expressive design, such as rounder tabs and more vibrant colors

✅ Details/Screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/android-linux-terminal-ui-upgrade-3683758/

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Google is making the Linux Terminal app more customizable

Android's Linux Terminal no longer restricts you to a single font and window in QPR1 Beta 6

✅ Details and screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/android-17-qpr1-beta-6-linux-terminal-custom-font-multi-window-support-3683748

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Google is Upgrading Pixel's Unreleased App Lock Feature with Multi-App Selection and Biometric-Only Security

✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/android-17-qpr1-beta-6-app-lock-apk-teardown-3683741

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