The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026
…Build full Android apps with prompts in Google AI Studio Google will let users vibe-code entire native Android apps now, which they can eventually even publish to the Play Store straight…
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New GameHub update brings mod support for PC games to your Android phone
Android 17’s new foldable gaming mode could make flippy phones more fun
…You can also choose to hide the gamepad, and if you connect a physical controller, the virtual gamepad will turn off on its own. “Android allows you to play a wide variety…
Google Flow Music is getting a dedicated mobile app.
It’s already available on iOS, and coming to Android soon. Google is also adding granular editing tools for changing portions of an AI-generated song, tweaking beat drops, or rewriting lyrics…
Motorola might be next to adopt Qi2.
Ever since Google added magnetic Qi2 charging to the Pixel 10 line, we’ve been waiting for another Android manufacturer to follow suit. Motorola may be first, with the Edge 70 Max…
Apple and Google ordered to take down AI “nudify” apps.
…Google spokesperson Dan Jackson tells The Verge that the company suspended the five Android apps cited in Chiu’s letter, adding that the Play Store “does not allow apps that contain sexual…
De-Googled GrapheneOS is coming to Motorola’s foldables next year
GrapheneOS, an open source version of Android that prioritizes security and privacy, has detailed its plans for supporting Motorola smartphones. Official support is set to arrive next year, starting with traditional flagships…
Apple defends Google’s walled garden.
Apple says draft measures proposed by the EU — which would force Google to give competing AI services more access to Android — would “create profound risks” for user privacy, security, device integrity, and…
Gemini Live is now available on some early Google Home devices.
…increases trade-in offers and adds new Android devices The left and right agree on one thing: no data centers The messy politics behind Google’s big AI shakeup Viture’s cheapest…
OpenAI is hosting a livestream about the “all-new ChatGPT Voice” later today.
…single rule’ in the state Google is renaming NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook Claude can now use your 1Password credentials for you Google ordered to open Android and Search to rivals in Europe…
Qualcomm is getting in on the Googlebook action.
Intel chips won’t be the only CPUs powering Google’s new Android-based laptops. Qualcomm also confirmed on Wednesday that it’s working on Googlebooks, but, like Intel, hasn’t given…