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Articles from 9to5google.com

Google designates “back button hijacking” as malicious, saying sites interfering with a browser's back button function may be demoted in Search starting in June (9to5google.com)
2026-4-14 Google Browser

YouTube launches a Shorts feature to let creators generate photorealistic AI avatars using a “live selfie” recording of their face and voice, powered by Veo (9to5google.com)
2026-4-9 AI YouTube

Google introduces “notebooks” in the Gemini app for deeper NotebookLM integration and a dedicated space to organize chats and files (9to5google.com)
2026-4-9 Google

Google rolls out an AI Enhance button for Photos on Android globally, offering automated lighting and contrast adjustments, and video playback speed controls (9to5google.com)
2026-4-8 Android Google AI

Samsung plans to discontinue its Messages app in the US in July 2026 and offers instructions for users on older Android versions to switch to Google Messages (9to5google.com)
2026-4-5 Android Google Samsung

Google increases the storage of its $19.99/month AI Pro subscription plan to 5 TB, up from 2 TB, at no additional cost (9to5google.com)
2026-4-2 Google AI

Google launches Veo 3.1 Lite, costing <50% of Veo 3.1 Fast and meant for “high-volume video applications”, and affirms its commitment to video generation tools (9to5google.com)
2026-4-1 Google

IDC: Motorola holds 50% of the foldable market in the US and 55% in Latin America, ahead of Samsung and Google; Motorola only holds 13% of the European market (9to5google.com)
2026-3-12 Europe U.S. Google Samsung Latin America

Oppo and OnePlus announce price increases for existing smartphone models starting March 16, citing the rising costs of components such as high-speed storage (9to5google.com)
2026-3-11 OPPO

Corning unveils Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 for smartphones, promising enhanced drop durability over multiple years, first launching on the new Motorola Razr Fold (9to5google.com)
2026-3-4

Qualcomm forms a “coalition” to launch 6G in 2029 and unveils the FastConnect 8800, an “AI-native” Wi-Fi 8-ready NIC that doubles peak speeds over Wi-Fi 7 (9to5google.com)
2026-3-3 AI

Lenovo's Motorola partners with GrapheneOS, a privacy-focused, de-Googled version of Android, to preinstall GrapheneOS on upcoming Motorola smartphones (9to5google.com)
2026-3-2 Android Lenovo

Google rolls out Gemini 3.1 Pro, which it says is “a step forward in core reasoning”, for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers; the .1 increment is a first for Google (9to5google.com)
2026-2-20 Google AI

Google expands Quick Share support with AirDrop to the Pixel 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, and 9 Pro Fold, after launching it for Pixel 10 in November 2025 (9to5google.com)
2026-2-19 Google

YouTube appears to be suffering a widespread outage starting at ~7:45pm ET, with feeds, Shorts, and homepage inaccessible, based on 300K+ Downdetector reports (9to5google.com)
2026-2-18 YouTube

Google schedules I/O 2026 for May 19 to 20 in Mountain View, teasing the “latest AI breakthroughs and updates” in Gemini, Android, and more (9to5google.com)
2026-2-18 Android Google AI Google I/O

Google's Android XR design docs and developer tools hint at the XR glasses' details, including mandatory physical buttons and “Glimmer” UI design language (9to5google.com)
2026-2-17 Android Google

YouTube launches a Premium paywall for song lyrics on YouTube Music, after testing it in recent months; users get five free lyrics before they have to subscribe (9to5google.com)
2026-2-9 YouTube

Google teases the Pixel 10a in a new video, revealing a completely flat rear camera, and says pre-orders begin on February 18 (9to5google.com)
2026-2-5 Google

A Google bug report apparently leaks the planned Android desktop interface, showing a taller status bar, a new mouse cursor, Chrome extensions, and more (9to5google.com)
2026-1-28 Android Google Chrome

Google expands its AI Plus subscription to 35 new countries and territories, including the US at $7.99/month, with “enhanced access” to Gemini 3 Pro and more (9to5google.com)
2026-1-28 Google AI

Google makes Help Me Write, AI email summaries, and Suggested Replies free to all Gmail users; the features required a Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription (9to5google.com)
2026-1-9 Google AI

A Google support page in Hindi says the company plans to roll out an option to let users change their Gmail addresses while retaining all data and services (9to5google.com)
2025-12-26 Google

Google unveils Gemini 3 Flash that it says offers Pro-level performance with lower latency, higher efficiency, and reduced costs compared to 2.5 Pro (9to5google.com)
2025-12-18 Google

Google is shutting down its dark web monitoring tool, launched in 2024 to alert users when their personal info is detected on the dark web, on February 16, 2026 (9to5google.com)
2025-12-16 Google Darknet

Google adds new pinch and wrist gestures to the Pixel Watch 4 and says Watch 3 and Watch 4 will now use an on-device Gemma-based AI model for Smart Replies (9to5google.com)
2025-12-10 Google AI

Google details steps it is taking to secure Chrome's upcoming agentic browsing features, including a “User Alignment Critic” model that vets AI agent's actions (9to5google.com)
2025-12-9 Google AI Chrome

Apple and Google say they've developed new features that streamline the process of moving data between each platform as part of a joint collaboration (9to5google.com)
2025-12-9 Google Apple

Google rolls out Gemini 3 Deep Think to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the Gemini app, after saying in November it needed “extra time for safety evaluations” (9to5google.com)
2025-12-5 Google AI

Google launches Workspace Studio, a no-code tool to create, design, manage, and share AI agents, for users on Business and Enterprise Workspace plans (9to5google.com)
2025-12-4 Google AI

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