Articles by Abner Li
The portfolio of Pixel-exclusive apps grew in 2025 in a trend that will only continue as Google works to differentiate its experience. Notably, availability was not limited to just new devices.
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Zooming out, its amusing that Apple and Google both chose 2025 to overhaul the design language of their operating systems. Androids Material 3 Expressive redesign has been well received, but I want tя┐╜...
To address how Phone by Google recently gained a landscape calling screen, the dialer app is now offering a setting to Keep portrait mode on calls.
Update 12/26: As of this week, this new setting waя┐╜...
With the Pixel 9, Google introduced a new Panorama mode, and the latest Camera update brought it to the Pixel 8 series.┬а
It starts with an easy-to-follow UI that uses a series of dots and various pr...
Google One is running a limited time discount for 2026 where new subscribers can get 50% off 2 TB and AI Pro annual plans.
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After ending its Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales, the Google Store has posted its final offers for the 2025 holiday season on Pixel devices.┬а
Update: The first wave of deals on watches and earbuds e...
The monthly тАЬGoogle System Release NotesтАЭ primarily detail whatтАЩs new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC...
Following last weeks quiet release of Find Hub for Wear OS, Google is rolling out support for map layers on Android.
This quality-of-life improvement adds a tiny FAB (floating action button) just unя┐╜...
The latest Gemini for Home updates are focused on camera improvements for Nest and other compatible devices.┬а
Google has used feedback from the Early Access program to tune its AI models around visi...
Its not hyperbolic to say that Google has been very thirsty about Nano Banana following its viral success. In Google Messages, the access points for the Nano Banana-powered Remix are being greatly toя┐╜...
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