Android Users

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  Samsung Galaxy S23 Series Reportedly Receiving Stable One UI 7 Update in India

  Samsung has reportedly started rolling out the Android 15-based stable One UI 7 update for Galaxy S23 series smartphones. The update is rolling out to users in India and certain global markets. The handsets initially shipped with Android 13 with One UI 5.1 skin on top. The updated user interface comes with improved design, quick access and media fe...

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  Google Preparing to Roll Out Gemini AI for Younger Users With Parental Controls: Report

  Google is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Gemini to younger users. Last month, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced allowing users younger than the age of 13 years (or the applicable age in the respective country) to access its AI chatbot across Android, iOS, and on the web. The company is also letting parents and school ...

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  WhatsApp Begins Testing Sticker Reactions for Messages and Media

  WhatsApp launched emoji reactions on the platform long ago, which lets users express their feelings toward a message with six different emojis. Now, the Meta-owned instant messaging service appears to be taking a step ahead with message reactions to express yourself with stickers. WhatsApp is reportedly adding sticker reactions for messages and med...

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  Carl Pei on How Nothing and CMF Are Betting Big on India’s Youth, Beyond AI Hype, and Bold Smartphone Market Strategy

  Gadgets 360 got a chance to sit with Nothing CEO Carl Pei to talk about new phones, the Indian smartphone market, innovation challenges, and future plans. Pei spoke about the AI hype and how he wants to ban the use of the word "AI" in the company. He also talked about the young user base and the bold smartphone market strategy for a market like Ind...

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  Google Photos Has a Hidden Shortcut That Switches from Ask Photos to Classic Search

  Google Photos has a hidden shortcut that allows users to switch to the classic search experience from Ask Photos-driven search. Ask Photos was first unveiled at Google I/O last year and started rolling out to users in September 2024. The artificial intelligence (AI) feature allows users to make natural language queries to find relevant images from ...

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  Reddit's AI-Powered Answers Chatbot Is Now Available to Users in India

  Reddit is rolling out its artificial intelligence (AI) conversational chatbot to more users. Dubbed Reddit Answers, the chatbot is now available in India, and users can access it via the website, mobile web, as well as Android and iOS apps. The discussion forum-style social media platform first began testing the feature in December 2024.

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  Vivo Updates FunTouch OS 15 With AI Features Including Circle to Search, Live Text

  Vivo started rolling out the Android 15-based Funtouch OS 15 in India last year. Months after the original launch, the Chinese smartphone brand has announced the latest iteration of its user interface. The update brings multiple features powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the user experience. It includes various productivity and com...

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  Grok Vision, Multilingual Audio Support and Real-Time Search Features Roll Out to xAI's Chatbot

  Grok, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot by xAI, is getting a couple of new features. Announced on Wednesday, the AI firm is rolling out Grok Vision, a computer vision feature, to its iOS app. Additionally, xAI is also shipping multilingual audio support and real-time web search to both the Android and iOS apps.

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  Google Photos Reportedly Adds Ultra HDR Feature That Works on Regular Images

  Google Photos is said to be rolling out a new feature which lets you turn standard images into Ultra HDR photos. As per a report, the new editing tool is available with the latest version of the Google Photos app for Android which repackages clicked photos to include more image data.

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  Instagram’s Edits App With On-the-Go Video Editing Features and AI Image Animation Rolls Out

  Instagram rolled out the Edits app to the public on Tuesday, nearly three months after it was first announced. It is a mobile video editing solution which brings a suite of creative tools such as high quality video capture, keyframing, automatic captions, and camera settings for resolution, frame rate and dynamic range. Instagram says Edits users c...

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  Airtel’s AI-Powered Spam Detection Expanded to Indian Regional Languages, International Calls and SMSes

  Airtel announced an expansion to its network-based artificial intelligence (AI) solution for spam calls and messages detection on Monday. The AI-powered tool, dubbed AI spam detection, can automatically identify and detect spam calls and SMSes and send a notification to users to alert them. The alert is sent in almost real-time.

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  Android 16 Beta 4 Update Reportedly Modifies Clock Font on Pixel Phones; AOD Clocks Get Dynamic Colour

  Google released the Android 16 Beta 4 update last Thursday and while the changelog suggested that it only had fixes for several bugs on Pixel, it allegedly makes some modifications to the user interface (UI) too. According to a report, the update modifies the font for the clock on the Pixel’s status bar. Although the overall appearance remains id...

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  WhatsApp Message Translation Feature Spotted on Latest Beta Version

  WhatsApp has begun testing a new in-app message translation feature on its Android app. Spotted by a feature tracker, the new message translation feature enables seamless, automatic on-device translation. The 'translate messages' feature processes chats directly on the user's device, and will ask users to select and download language packs for offl...

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  WhatsApp Rolls Out New Feature Which Lets Users Create, Organise and Share Custom Sticker Packs

  WhatsApp has rolled out a new feature which makes it easier to sort out stickers. Meta Platforms’ instant messaging client now enables users to create custom sticker packs without leaving the app. They can organise saved stickers in multiple folders to speed up the process of finding the relevant sticker and sending it to their loved ones. WhatsA...

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  Android 16 Beta 4 Rolling Out With Fixes for Developer and User-Reported Issues, Expanded OEM Support

  Google on Thursday rolled out the Android 16 Beta 4 to developers and testers. The latest testing version of Google's smartphone operating system arrives with fixes for several issues that were reported by developers and users in the previous update. This includes rectifications related to excessive power drain, delayed haptic feedback, and Pixel W...