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Google Renaming Gemini Extensions to ‘Apps’, Powers It With Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
Google is making a couple of changes to Gemini. Announced on Friday, one of the changes is focused on the lexicon of Gemini tools, while the other improves the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot’s capability of connecting with different apps. The company is currently rolling out this update to all Google Workspace accounts, although the renamin...
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WhatsApp Beta Introduces AI-Generated Group Icons, Meta AI Widget
WhatsApp is testing two new features on beta versions of its Android app. A new widget allows users to access the Meta AI chatbot without opening the app. Additionally, an AI-generated group icon feature lets beta testers create and set group photos using prompts with Meta AI. These features are expected to roll out to all WhatsApp users on iOS and...
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Google Says Android 16 QPR1 Will Introduce Lock Screen Widgets on Smartphones
With the release of Android 15 QPR2 in December, Google brought back widgets to the lock screen on tablets, starting with the Pixel Tablet. Since then, everyone has been left wondering about the same happening for smartphones too, and it might be soon. As part of its Spotlight Week which brings an enhanced focus on widgets, the Mountain View-based ...
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Samsung One UI 7 Beta Expands to Galaxy Z Flip 6, Galaxy Z Fold 6 in India, US, and More
Samsung on Wednesday announced the expansion of One UI 7 Beta to more devices and regions. The beta program, first introduced in December 2024, brings Android 15 to Galaxy devices, introducing visual enhancements with more customisation options, a new notification system called Now Bar, redesigned One UI widgets, and an improved user interface (UI)...
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Gemini for iOS Updated With Six New Lockscreen Widgets, Control Centre Access
Gemini for iOS received a new update on Monday that introduced multiple new lockscreen widgets for the artificial intelligence (AI) app. There are six lockscreen widgets in total that iPhone users can set to quickly access specific features of the Gemini app without having to unlock the device first. Alongside the widgets, Google has also added Con...
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Google Play Store Gets Widgets Page, Search Filter and More Features for Easy Widget Discovery
Google on Monday announced updates to the Play Store which introduces new features that aim to make discovering and searching for widgets an easier experience. On Android, users can take advantage of a dedicated new filter for searching apps which offer widgets. Their presence will now also be indicated on the app’s detail page. The company has a...
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Nothing Phone 1 Android 15 Update Rolls Out With AI-Powered Smart Drawer, New Customisation Options
Nothing Phone 1 users can now download the latest Nothing OS 3.0 stable update, the company has announced. Based on Android 15, it brings visual changes across the user interface (UI) in line with Nothing’s signature dot-matrix typeface, new home and lock screen customisation options, enhanced pop-up view, and smart app categorisation powered by ...
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WhatsApp for Android Tipped to Be Working On a New Widget for Meta AI
WhatsApp for Android might be working on a new artificial intelligence (AI) widget. According to a feature tracker, the instant messaging platform is developing a widget for Meta AI that will allow users to quickly chat with the chatbot directly from the home screen. Meta AI was added to WhatsApp in 2024 in select regions, and it offers a native wa...
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Nothing Phone 2a Plus Gets Android 15 Update With AI-Powered Smart Drawer, New Customisations
Nothing Phone 2a Plus users can now download the latest Nothing OS 3.0 stable version, the company has announced. The update is based on Android 15 and brings visual changes across the user interface (UI) including more home and lock screen customisation options. Further, it also bundles several artificial intelligence (AI) features related to prod...
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Nothing Phone 2, Nothing Phone 2a Get Android 15-Based Nothing OS 3.0 Update
Nothing has started rolling out the stable version of the Nothing OS 3.0 for Nothing Phone 2 and Phone 2a users globally. This release will come to other smartphones from the London-based OEM by early next year. The Nothing OS 3.0 is based on Android 15 and comes with several improved features. Alongside the update, the company has also released th...
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Nothing Phone 2a Plus Gets Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 1 With Updated UI and AI Features: What’s New
Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 1 is rolling out for Nothing Phone 2a Plus globally, the company announced via its community forum on Thursday. This enables users to experience the update’s new features before it is publicly rolled out later this month. Based on Android 15, the Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 1 brings visual changes across the user interface (...
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CMF Phone 1 Gets Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 1 Update With Visual Enhancements, New Features
Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 1 is rolling out to CMF Phone 1 users, the company announced via its community forum on Tuesday. Based on Android 15, Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 1 brings shared widgets, more customisation options, and camera enhancements. It also bundles artificial intelligence (AI) features like a smart app categorisation system.
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Samsung One UI 7 Beta With Galaxy AI Features Rolls Out: Availability, Eligible Models and Features
Samsung announced the One UI 7 beta rollout in select regions a month after its initial unveiling at the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) 2024 in San Jose, California. The update brings Android 15 to Galaxy devices, introducing visual enhancements with more customisation options, a new notification system called Now Bar, redesigned One UI widgets...
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Nothing Rolls Out Community Widgets App, Brings Nokia’s Classic Snake Game to Its Smartphones
Nothing has introduced a new app called Nothing Community Widgets. As the name suggests, it features widgets such as games and tools for Nothing smartphones co-developed by its passionate user base. One of the first arrivals on the app is a snake game which pays homage to the classic snake experience on Nokia phones. It is exclusively available for...
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Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 2 for Phone 2 and Phone 2a Rolling Out: What’s New
Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 2 is now available for Phone 2 and Phone 2a users, the company has announced. Users can experience the new Android 15-based operating system (OS) before its public rollout in December and try out more features such as shared widgets, smart drawer enhancements, refined animations, and camera improvements.
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Google Renaming Gemini Extensions to ‘Apps’, Powers It With Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
Google is making a couple of changes to Gemini. Announced on Friday, one of the changes is focused on the lexicon of Gemini tools, while the other improves the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot’s capability of connecting with different apps. The company is currently rolling out this update to all Google Workspace accounts, although the renamin...
-
WhatsApp Beta Introduces AI-Generated Group Icons, Meta AI Widget
WhatsApp is testing two new features on beta versions of its Android app. A new widget allows users to access the Meta AI chatbot without opening the app. Additionally, an AI-generated group icon feature lets beta testers create and set group photos using prompts with Meta AI. These features are expected to roll out to all WhatsApp users on iOS and...
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Google Says Android 16 QPR1 Will Introduce Lock Screen Widgets on Smartphones
With the release of Android 15 QPR2 in December, Google brought back widgets to the lock screen on tablets, starting with the Pixel Tablet. Since then, everyone has been left wondering about the same happening for smartphones too, and it might be soon. As part of its Spotlight Week which brings an enhanced focus on widgets, the Mountain View-based ...
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Samsung One UI 7 Beta Expands to Galaxy Z Flip 6, Galaxy Z Fold 6 in India, US, and More
Samsung on Wednesday announced the expansion of One UI 7 Beta to more devices and regions. The beta program, first introduced in December 2024, brings Android 15 to Galaxy devices, introducing visual enhancements with more customisation options, a new notification system called Now Bar, redesigned One UI widgets, and an improved user interface (UI)...
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Gemini for iOS Updated With Six New Lockscreen Widgets, Control Centre Access
Gemini for iOS received a new update on Monday that introduced multiple new lockscreen widgets for the artificial intelligence (AI) app. There are six lockscreen widgets in total that iPhone users can set to quickly access specific features of the Gemini app without having to unlock the device first. Alongside the widgets, Google has also added Con...
-
Google Play Store Gets Widgets Page, Search Filter and More Features for Easy Widget Discovery
Google on Monday announced updates to the Play Store which introduces new features that aim to make discovering and searching for widgets an easier experience. On Android, users can take advantage of a dedicated new filter for searching apps which offer widgets. Their presence will now also be indicated on the app’s detail page. The company has a...
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Nothing Phone 1 Android 15 Update Rolls Out With AI-Powered Smart Drawer, New Customisation Options
Nothing Phone 1 users can now download the latest Nothing OS 3.0 stable update, the company has announced. Based on Android 15, it brings visual changes across the user interface (UI) in line with Nothing’s signature dot-matrix typeface, new home and lock screen customisation options, enhanced pop-up view, and smart app categorisation powered by ...
-
WhatsApp for Android Tipped to Be Working On a New Widget for Meta AI
WhatsApp for Android might be working on a new artificial intelligence (AI) widget. According to a feature tracker, the instant messaging platform is developing a widget for Meta AI that will allow users to quickly chat with the chatbot directly from the home screen. Meta AI was added to WhatsApp in 2024 in select regions, and it offers a native wa...
-
Nothing Phone 2a Plus Gets Android 15 Update With AI-Powered Smart Drawer, New Customisations
Nothing Phone 2a Plus users can now download the latest Nothing OS 3.0 stable version, the company has announced. The update is based on Android 15 and brings visual changes across the user interface (UI) including more home and lock screen customisation options. Further, it also bundles several artificial intelligence (AI) features related to prod...
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Nothing Phone 2, Nothing Phone 2a Get Android 15-Based Nothing OS 3.0 Update
Nothing has started rolling out the stable version of the Nothing OS 3.0 for Nothing Phone 2 and Phone 2a users globally. This release will come to other smartphones from the London-based OEM by early next year. The Nothing OS 3.0 is based on Android 15 and comes with several improved features. Alongside the update, the company has also released th...
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Nothing Phone 2a Plus Gets Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 1 With Updated UI and AI Features: What’s New
Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 1 is rolling out for Nothing Phone 2a Plus globally, the company announced via its community forum on Thursday. This enables users to experience the update’s new features before it is publicly rolled out later this month. Based on Android 15, the Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 1 brings visual changes across the user interface (...
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CMF Phone 1 Gets Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 1 Update With Visual Enhancements, New Features
Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 1 is rolling out to CMF Phone 1 users, the company announced via its community forum on Tuesday. Based on Android 15, Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 1 brings shared widgets, more customisation options, and camera enhancements. It also bundles artificial intelligence (AI) features like a smart app categorisation system.
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Samsung One UI 7 Beta With Galaxy AI Features Rolls Out: Availability, Eligible Models and Features
Samsung announced the One UI 7 beta rollout in select regions a month after its initial unveiling at the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) 2024 in San Jose, California. The update brings Android 15 to Galaxy devices, introducing visual enhancements with more customisation options, a new notification system called Now Bar, redesigned One UI widgets...
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Nothing Rolls Out Community Widgets App, Brings Nokia’s Classic Snake Game to Its Smartphones
Nothing has introduced a new app called Nothing Community Widgets. As the name suggests, it features widgets such as games and tools for Nothing smartphones co-developed by its passionate user base. One of the first arrivals on the app is a snake game which pays homage to the classic snake experience on Nokia phones. It is exclusively available for...
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Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 2 for Phone 2 and Phone 2a Rolling Out: What’s New
Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 2 is now available for Phone 2 and Phone 2a users, the company has announced. Users can experience the new Android 15-based operating system (OS) before its public rollout in December and try out more features such as shared widgets, smart drawer enhancements, refined animations, and camera improvements.
