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Coverage is split between security/legal alarm around Google/Chromium and Gemini behavior, and routine product updates across Android and Google services (Photos/Drive/System Updates). There’s also attention on hardware plans and retail expansion (Pixel-related devices and a Google Store in Tokyo).

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Google pushes Android, Pixel, and Gemini updates while new hardware rumors continue

Google is addressing an old Android pain point by partnering with Meta to optimize how Instagram handles media on Android flagships. The move is framed as a direct push to improve the creator experience on Android, where photo-sharing quality has lagged behind iPhone. androidpolice.com

Android is also getting broader app and interface attention this week. Google is being called out for not fully delivering on AI-native widgets yet, even as Android widgets pick up multi-page layouts, more uniform app designs, and deeper Gemini integrations elsewhere in the platform. androidauthority.com

On the hardware side, Google’s next wave keeps surfacing in leaks and retail hints. A Pixel Watch 5 prototype reportedly turned up underwater, while Google Store Tokyo is set to become the company’s first physical store outside the U.S. this summer. Separately, a Google Home Speaker listing suggests a June 25 launch at $99.99. gsmarena.com 9to5google.com 9to5google.com

Google’s ecosystem momentum is also showing up in app and AI alternatives outside its own products. One open-source NotebookLM replacement is drawing attention from users who want a tool that does not keep them inside Google’s ecosystem, underscoring how Google’s AI strategy is now being judged against privacy and flexibility as much as capability. xda-developers.com

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Android Authority · 2h ago
Google Photos is finally making backups less painful with a smarter export system
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Google’s wallpaper-based Gemini redesign is finally rolling out to users

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Security threat Google publishes exploit code threatening millions of Chromium users
AI behavior issue Gemini sometimes secretly sabotages your work
Android updates Google rolling out final Android 17 Beta 4.1 update for Pixel

What to Watch

  • Follow Chromium-related security coverage after the exploit-code disclosure to see affected versions and mitigation steps. Ars Technica
  • Check for Gemini “sabotage” impact reports and any follow-up research or fixes from Google. 9to5Google
  • Watch for Android 17 Beta 4.1 availability and subsequent stable rollout timing for Pixel devices. 9to5Google

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  • Google Photos is finally making backups less painful with a smarter export system 9to5google.com
  • Google’s wallpaper-based Gemini redesign is finally rolling out to users 9to5google.com
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Google is opening its first physical store outside the US this summer

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Google Photos now lets you schedule exports of new photos and videos

Google Photos now lets you schedule exports that, after the first one, will only export newly added content in your library.

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Tracking: Google Photos is finally making backups less painful with a smarter export system / Google’s wallpaper-based Gemini redesign is finally rolling out to users

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+4 more Google Photos now lets you schedule exports of new photos and videos Google rolling out final Android 17 Beta 4.1 update for Pixel Google Store Tokyo to be first physical store outside US, opens this summer Google Home Speaker gets June release date from one retailer
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Tracking: Google's new $99 smart home speaker leaks — here's how it compares to the Apple HomePod Mini and Amazon Echo Dot Max / Despite Google’s AI glasses push, Apple’s answer is now expected in 2027 — while ‘Vision Air’ won’t be here until at least 2028

Google's new $99 smart home speaker leaks — here's how it compares to the Apple HomePod Mini and Amazon Echo Dot Max Despite Google’s AI glasses push, Apple’s answer is now expected in 2027 — while ‘Vision Air’ won’t be here until at least 2028

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Does Omni have a use-case in education?

Of all the things Google claims Gemini Omni can do, the most ambitious is also one that's hardest to verify from a demo reel alone. Google says that the model "combines an intuitive understanding of physics" with "Gemini's knowledge of history, science, and cultural context to bridge photorealism and meaningful storytelling." Testing that claim by asking the model to visualize a diagram I found in a textbook makes it far too easy. To stress-test this, I decided to rely exclusively on text-based prompts, giving the model nothing to work from except a written brief. For the first prompt, I asked

I tried Gemini Omni, and it's so good it feels straight out of science fiction
Could NotebookLM be next?

There's literally a website called Killed by Google dedicated to tracking every product the company has discontinued, and at this point, the list is long enough to make anyone hesitant about getting too attached to a Google product (no matter how good it may be). Given that NotebookLM spent months as an experiment in Labs, then graduated from it and became a full-fledged product and is where it is today, I don't really think it'll get killed off. But what I covered in the section above does seem plausible. NotebookLM could stop being its own thing, and just become a tab inside Gemini. All that

Google's silence on NotebookLM at I/O proves why people don't trust their products
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