Following Gboard hitting 10 billion Play Store downloads yesterday, the Android keyboard has made a small change to the shortcuts button that lets you access various tools.

A pair of Chromebook updates today highlight their broad usage across personal and enterprise, starting with Roblox enhancements.

Some vehemently want the ability to remove At a Glance from the top of the Pixel homescreen. I personally find it useful as a space for high-priority notifications and think most users also get daily utility out of it. However, I do think At a Glance in 2025 is underutilized and Android should be doing much more with it.

The Google Store has introduced a Pixel, Nest, and Fitbit “Devices” page to “Manage your Made by Google hardware in one place.”

Following call delegation, Google Voice is making it easier to transfer personal numbers to Google Workspace business accounts.

Gboard for Android is the latest Google app to hit 10 billion downloads on the Play Store. The listing says the app was released on June 5, 2013.

Back in December, Google Messages rolled out the latest text field redesign and a new version makes it ever so slightly bigger.

Earlier this year, YouTube became the “most frequently used service for listening to podcasts in the U.S.” and it’s now seeing “1 billion monthly active viewers of podcast content.” 

Loss of Pulse Detection was announced last August as the Pixel Watch 3’s latest safety feature, and it has finally been approved by US regulators, with a rollout set for next month. 

The latest Scam Detection features for Google Messages and the Phone by Google app are coming to Pixel with a March update.

I think Google may have shared the future of smart displays, or at least an evolution of the form factor, earlier this year at CES: Google TV. 

Following the division behind Pixel, Android, and Chrome in January, Google today announced a new “voluntary exit” program for its People Operations, or HR, team.

The first update for Google Voice in quite some time is enterprise call delegation.

Earlier this month, Google started emailing Gemini Live users about an upgrade that makes “your conversations even more dynamic and engaging.” It’s rolling out now, and here’s how to check if you have the new Gemini Live update.

Despite the long gap, I don’t think a Gemini speaker that modern Google releases in 2025 is too different from the 2019 Nest Mini (2nd-gen) or 2020 Nest Audio.

Google is announcing a free version of Gemini Code Assist that lets developers “generate, explain and improve code.” All that’s needed is a personal Gmail account.

In the past week, Google Messages users have noticed that RCS read receipts are not working properly.

Starting with the Snapdragon 8 Elite, Qualcomm will offer device manufacturers (OEMs) the “ability to provide support for up to eight consecutive years of Android software and security updates.”

Following Android in January, the Gemini app on iPhone has received a homescreen redesign that will auto-open the keyboard on launch.

As teased at the end of Made by Google 2024 in August, a Google Store is coming to Santa Monica and will open Friday, March 7.