Topic: apk insight
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Gemini Live Upgrades: New 'Thinking Mode' & Experimental Features
The Gemini app for Android is testing new "Labs" features, including a "Live Thinking Mode" for more detailed responses and "Live Experimental Features" for multimodal memory and personalized results, hinting at an upgrade to the Gemini 3 AI model family. Two additional experimental features are ...
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Android 16 QPR3 Brings 'Screen Automation' to Pixel 10
Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 introduces a new "Screen automation" permission, strongly indicating Google is developing a mobile version of its Gemini AI's "computer use" feature for Pixel phones. The permission would allow approved apps, currently only the Google app, to view and interact with other ap...
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Google's Pixel Chargers Get Firmware Updates
Google's Pixelsnap wireless chargers will soon receive firmware updates via the Pixel Stand app, enabling ongoing performance, compatibility, and security improvements. Code in the latest Pixel Stand app reveals new firmware management features, including version checks and status messages, thoug...
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Gemini app readies proactive help and new voices
Google's Gemini assistant is developing a "Proactive Assistance" feature that will offer personalized suggestions by accessing data from apps like Gmail and Calendar, as well as on-screen content and notifications. Privacy is emphasized, with all data processing occurring in a private, encrypted ...
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Android's Tap to Share Feature Preview: How It Works
A new "Tap to Share" feature is in development for Android, reviving the concept of simple phone-to-phone data transfer for items like contacts, photos, and links. The feature, designed with Samsung devices in mind but intended for broader Android, uses NFC and requires users to overlap phone top...
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Google's Now Playing App Hits Play Store for Pixel
Google is moving its Pixel-exclusive Now Playing song identification feature from a system service into a dedicated standalone app, as evidenced by code in the latest Android System Intelligence update. This separation will allow Google to develop the feature more independently, potentially enabl...
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