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Google Messages hits 10 billion downloads as Phone app reaches 5 billion

Google Messages and Phone by Google have reached major milestones on the Play Store. Other first-party apps that have over 10 billion downloads include: the Google (Search) app, YouTube, Google Photos ...
Android Authority

Google is cracking down on apps that secretly drain your battery

Google has issued new app quality guidelines to prevent apps from excessively draining your phone’s battery life. Starting March 1, 2026, if an app is found to be holding wake locks excessively, it ...
TechCrunch

Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline

Update (April 7, 10:30 p.m. PT): The company has updated the app store listing and removed references to the Android app. But it also added that the iOS keyboard is coming soon. The app is free to ...
Android Police

I tried to de-Google my phone using only open source apps, and only 2 survived

I’ve been covering Android since 2022, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...
Android Police

Google Gemini is testing a potentially controversial design revision

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade for multiple publications, including Times Internet, Guiding Tech, Android ...
Bleeping Computer

'NoVoice' Android malware on Google Play infected 2.3 million devices

A new Android malware dubbed NoVoice exploited known vulnerabilities to gain root access and has been distributed through more than 50 apps on Google Play Store, with at least 2.3 million downloads.
Engadget

Google Gemini now lets you import your chats and data from other AI apps

Google is adding a pair of new features to Gemini aimed at making it easier to switch to the AI chatbot. Personal history and past context are big components to how a chatbot provides customized ...
TechCrunch

Google is launching Search Live globally

Google announced on Thursday that it’s expanding its AI-powered conversational search feature, Search Live, globally to all languages and locations where AI Mode is available. With this expansion, ...
The Verge

Google’s ‘live’ AI search assistant can handle conversations in dozens more languages

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live is powering faster and ‘more natural’ AI audio in Search Live. Gemini 3.1 Flash Live is powering faster and ‘more natural’ AI audio in Search Live. is a news writer who covers ...
PC Magazine

Google Maps vs. Waze: After a Recent Update, One App Is Miles Ahead

These free navigation services help you plot routes and avoid traffic jams, but which is best? I tested both map apps and found a clear winner. My PCMag career began in 2013 as an intern. Now, I'm a ...
CNET

How to Turn Off AI on Your Google Account

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...