Android, Google and Qualcomm

Your Android Phones Aren’t ‘Google’ Anymore, They’re All ‘Gemini’
You may soon be able to activate the Android assistant with 'Hey Gemini,' potentially signaling the end for 'Hey Google.'
Qualcomm wants to bring longer Android support to more phones
More Android phones could soon provide longer lifetime support updates thanks to a new agreement between Qualcomm and Google. Qualcomm announced on Monday that “up to eight consecutive years of software and security updates” will be available to Android phones running on future Snapdragon 8 and Snapdragon 7-series chips.
Qualcomm and Google team up to offer 8 years of Android updates
The extended support window only applies to Android devices with the latest Qualcomm chipsets. To start, the eight-year support timeline will be extended to devices running the new Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile platform,
Google To Extend Free AI Storage Offer To More Android Phones
According to a new report, Google is extending its free cloud storage and Gemini Advanced offer to Xiaomi phones. Android Authority found code in the Google app (version16.7.21.sa.arm64) that referenced "Xiaomi" alongside other models that currently offer some form of a Google One Premium trial,
The least used app on my Android phone is... the Google app?!
The Google app is my least used app on my Android phone, so why does it still exist? Well, it's far more important than you'd ever know.
Qualcomm and Google just announced a major update to Android updates
Qualcomm is teaming up with Google to bring 8 years worth of updates to all Android devices with Snapdragon 8 and 7 series chipsets.
Google’s Android Update Just Made Pixel More Like iPhone
Republished on February 15th with a new report into Android 16 Beta 2, bringing Google’s Pixel even closer to Apple’s iPhone.
Your next flagship Android phone could get 8 years of updates
Thanks to Google and Samsung, software support in the Android ecosystem has greatly improved in recent years. Their flagship devices now launch with a promise of seven years of up
Google Messages might soon reveal who is ignoring your texts
Google Messages is testing a new "View details" page that shows exactly who has seen your messages in group chats. The ...
Clicks’ BlackBerry-style keyboard case is coming to Android phones
The Android version of the Clicks case carries over the same keyboard design as the iPhone version, including the use of ...
Google Starts Scanning Your Photos—Without Any Warning
GrapheneOS — an Android security developer — provides some comfort, that SafetyCore “doesn't provide client-side scanning ...
Android 16 might let you easily ditch those Quick Settings tiles you never use
Google is fine-tuning Android 16’s Quick Settings, making it even easier to customize your tiles just how you like ...
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Google launches a free version of Gemini AI coding tool
Not to forget, it already has support for Google-backed IDEs like Android Studio and Firebase. The support for different ...
Google could take inspiration from ChatGPT for Gemini's next feature (APK teardown)
Google is developing a new feature for Gemini called 'Canvas' that will enable collaborative writing and coding, similar to ...