The year in Google updates is well underway today with beta version 17.0 of the Google app on Android increasing the size of the app icon. Update 1/11: Version 17.0.4 of the Google app on Android has ...

Three Democratic senators urged Apple and Google to remove Elon Musk’s apps X and Grok from their app stores Thursday evening after xAI’s Grok artificial intelligence tool had been used to flood X ...

Three Democratic senators called on Apple and Google to suspend Elon Musk's Grok and X apps from their stores. X and Grok, both owned by xAI, have recently enabled users to easily create and share ...

To address how Phone by Google recently gained a landscape calling screen, the dialer app is now offering a setting to “Keep portrait mode on calls.” Update 1/20/26: This setting is back as of beta ...

Google tracks how users behave and only shows AI Overviews in Search when they actually add value, said Google VP Robby Stein. Google shows AI Overviews in Search largely based on whether users engage ...

A new Universal Commerce Protocol will power checkout within AI Mode, letting shoppers buy without leaving Google. Business Agent puts branded AI chat directly in Search results. Direct Offers is a ...

Google’s new open commerce standard aims to reduce cart abandonment and enable agent-led buying across Search, Gemini, and retailer systems. Google today unveiled the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) ...

Privacy-first: no tracking or data collection. Offline maps and turn-by-turn directions save battery. Free, open-source app for Android and iOS. Every month, Google ...