Meet the team that investigates when journalists and activists get hacked with government spyware

For years, Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline has been aiding journalists and dissidents who have been targeted with government spyware. This is how they operate.

Splat turns your photos into coloring pages, and it signals a bigger trend

Retro’s Splat app turns your photos into AI coloring pages for kids, with quick style options and print or on-screen modes. It also signals a wider push for kid-friendly generative AI play.
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Your Android phone may soon offer smart suggestions based on your activity

With the Pixel 10 series, Google introduced Magic Cue, an AI-powered feature that analyzes how you use your phone and offers tailored suggestions and app actions to make everyday tasks quicker and smoother. So far, it has been limited to Google’s lates…

Android’s Find Hub now lets you switch up map views for easier device tracking

Google is rolling out an update for Android’s Find Hub, which introduced a new option to switch map layers for additional information.
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Android might finally stop making you tap twice for Wi-Fi

Android 16 code hints Google could restore one-tap Wi-Fi and mobile data toggles, potentially ending the unpopular Internet tile introduced in Android 12.
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The switch from Google Assistant to Gemini on Android devices has been pushed back to next year

Google has said it’s revising the timeline for moving Android phones and tablets over to Gemini.

Google confirms Gemini will fully replace Assistant on phones in 2026

Google’s shift from Assistant to Gemini on smartphones is delayed, meaning users can continue using Assistant while Google fine-tunes Gemini for a full mobile rollout.
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Gemini isn’t replacing Google Assistant on Android just yet
Gemini isn’t replacing Google Assistant on Android just yet

Google isn’t quite ready to replace Assistant with Gemini on Android devices. The company said on Friday that it will “continue our work to upgrade Assistant users to Gemini on mobile devices into 2026,” instead of its original plans to make the switch by the end of 2025. “We’re adjusting our previously announced timeline to […]

ChatGPT for Android may soon let you jump into specific chats faster

ChatGPT for Android may soon add home screen shortcuts for specific conversations. An APK teardown suggests OpenAI is testing an “Add to home screen” option that opens a chosen chat directly.
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Android 16 users can get early access to 163 new emojis that’ll soon be everywhere – here’s how

You can now test out Trombone, Landslide, and Distorted Face in the Android 16 QPR3 beta.