Topic: feature availability
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ChatGPT's new Computer History tool tracks Mac activity - should you use it?
ChatGPT’s new Computer History tool for the Mac app logs user interactions across apps and websites into a searchable timeline, available initially to Pro, Business, and Enterprise accounts as an opt-in feature. Unlike the previous Chronicle feature, Computer History avoids screen captures, inste...
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Google Clock 9.0 adds Live Updates for stopwatch and timer
Google Clock 9.0 introduces Live Update notifications for stopwatch and timer on Pixel devices, requiring Android 16 or later, with a pill-shaped design that shows a real-time count instead of standard status bar icons. Tapping the notification expands it for five seconds, featuring a larger coun...
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EU's DMA Delays Siri AI for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27
Apple will not launch Siri AI in the European Union with iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 due to the Digital Markets Act, as EU regulators rejected all of Apple's proposals to bring the feature while maintaining privacy and security. EU users will miss out on Siri AI's advanced capabilities, including a dedi...
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Apple to pay $250M to iPhone users over delayed AI Siri
Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to iPhone users to settle claims regarding the delayed rollout of two specific AI-powered Siri features that were promised but not delivered on schedule. Since launching Apple Intelligence, the company has introduced numerous AI features like Visual Intelligen...
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Anthropic Removes Claude Code from Pro Plan
Anthropic's pricing page update showed the Claude Code tool was removed from the $20/month Pro plan, sparking developer concern that it was now only available on the $100+ Max tier. The company clarified this was a limited test affecting about 2% of new signups, not a permanent policy change, aft...
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How to Update Your Old Gmail Address
Gmail is launching a feature in the US allowing users to change their Gmail address without creating a new account, retaining all their existing data and history. The change, initiated via the Google Account page, is rolling out widely but may not be immediately available to all users. A key rest...
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How to Change Your Gmail Username
Google has fully rolled out a feature in the US allowing users to change the local part of their Gmail address, providing a fresh start while retaining account history. The old address becomes an alternate, but users can only create one new address per year, and the new username cannot be used fo...
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Older Galaxy Phones Gain AirDrop Support With Caveats
A new "Share with Apple devices" toggle for AirDrop support via Quick Share is appearing in settings for owners of recent Samsung Galaxy S22 through S25 series phones, signaling a major cross-platform feature's imminent arrival. The option is rolling out via the Galaxy Store to users on both the ...
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iOS 26.4 Release Notes: What's New and Fixed
Apple has released the final beta versions of iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, indicating a public launch is imminent and detailing the update's new features. Apple Music receives major updates, including a beta feature to create playlists from text descriptions, a new Concerts hub, and offline song rec...
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Spotify's New 'Exclusive Mode' Enhances Audiophile Sound on Windows
Spotify has launched an "Exclusive Mode" for Premium subscribers on Windows, designed to deliver higher-fidelity sound by bypassing the operating system's audio processing. The feature enables "Bit Perfect playback," sending the original digital audio data directly to an external DAC, but it mute...
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Zoom Meetings Now Auto-Create Slides and Sheets
Zoom is expanding beyond video conferencing by launching AI-powered Slides and Sheets, powered by its AI Companion, to compete with major productivity suites and enhance workplace collaboration. The platform is introducing advanced security features, including real-time deepfake detection for mee...
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Google Search Console's Branded Queries Filter Now Available to All Sites
Google Search Console now provides a native branded queries filter for all eligible websites, automatically separating traffic from brand-specific searches versus general discovery, eliminating the need for manual workarounds. The filter categorizes queries as branded (including name variations a...
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ChatGPT Creates Interactive Visuals for Math & Science
OpenAI has upgraded ChatGPT with interactive visual modules that allow users to manipulate formulas and variables in real time to better understand complex math and science concepts. The feature currently supports over 70 topics, is available to logged-in users, and represents a strategic shift t...
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How to Block Grok From Editing Your Photos
X has introduced a new iOS setting allowing users to block image modifications by the Grok chatbot when it is tagged in replies, a feature created in response to past misuse for generating inappropriate images. The toggle offers limited protection, as it does not prevent other editing methods, su...
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Audible Syncs Ebooks and Audiobooks for Seamless Reading
Audible has launched an "immersion reading" feature that synchronizes audiobook narration with highlighted ebook text to enhance focus and comprehension. The tool benefits those with wandering attention and language learners by combining audio and visual input, and it supports a vast multilingual...
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Google Ads Streamlines Product Campaign Tracking
Google Ads has launched a new dashboard to centralize product listing management, providing a consolidated view of campaign eligibility, issues, and trends to streamline workflow. The update enables advertisers to quickly identify critical gaps, such as products missing from key campaigns, and pr...
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Fitbit's AI Health Coach Now Available for iPhone
Fitbit's AI-powered personal health coach, initially for Android in the US, is now expanding to iPhone users in the US and to both iOS and Android users in several other countries. The feature, powered by Google's Gemini AI, analyzes user data to provide personalized fitness guidance, routines, a...
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Galaxy S26 May Block Spam Calls Using Google AI
Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S26 series will be the first non-Google phones to integrate Google's AI-powered Scam Detection feature for smarter, on-device call screening. The feature will leverage Google's Gemini Nano AI model, processing calls locally on the phone's hardware to enhance user privacy...
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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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X limits Grok AI image creation to premium users after backlash
X has restricted its Grok AI image generator to paying subscribers after it was widely misused to create non-consensual, sexualized imagery, prompting international government scrutiny. The tool's misuse, including creating unauthorized explicit images of children and public figures, led to forma...
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