… Live Updates, Google's system for displaying real-time information on the lock screen of Android phones is also coming to Wear OS, along with a default workout tracker with built-in media controls that can be used across wearable fitness apps. …
… Beyond that, Google may finally have more information to share about Aluminum OS, its effort to unify Android and ChromeOS into a single platform. Sameer Samat, the president of Google's Android ecosystem, first confirmed work on the project last July . …
… Google says other media apps like YouTube Music and Spotify are also getting visual updates, while Android Auto gets support for spatial sound via Dolby Atmos assuming your car has the proper speakers and a green light from the manufacturer . …
… There's a chance Google will spill more details about the unified OS for Googlebooks that will bring Android and ChromeOS together — we saw glimpses of that during The Android Show last week. …
… Of course, Chromebooks have supported app streaming from Android phones since 2023 , but Google says that building the OS from the ground up on Android will allow for a lot closer integration between Googlebooks and Android phones. …
… A device with at least 4GB of RAM is required to access the update, but OS support goes as far back as Android 12.
… And speaking of iOS, Google also says it's worked together with Apple to make it easier for people to switch from iOS to Android devices. Apple confirmed that the feature is a part of the new iOS 26.5 update . …
… Google made a ton of Android announcements last week, so its mobile ecosystem wasn't really on the agenda. But what else could the onus possibly have been on if not AI? We heard the word "Gemini" more times than I could possibly care to count, and the company had many updates to share on that front. …
… It runs on Android 15 , which is a massive improvement for both security and access to apps. The previous iteration ran on Android 12, and Google stopped officially supporting that OS last year . That means no more critical security updates. …
… Google plans to share its "AI breakthroughs and updates in products across the company, from Gemini to Android, Chrome, Cloud and more," it wrote in a blog post in February. There will be news on Gemini model updates as well as agentic coding. Google will have some product demos too. …