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Google’s Phone app is adding “Calling Cards” that let you customize the appearance of contact screens for incoming calls. They’re similar to the Contact Poster feature that iPhone users have had since 2023, allowing Google Phone app users to replace the teeny contact photos that appear when someone is calling you with full-screen images and stylized names. The update is …

Following the broader Material 3 Expressive redesign last week, the Google Phone app is now more widely rolling out calling cards. Once available, you’ll see an “Introducing calling card: Customize how you see your contact when they call you” promo at the top of the Home tab. (You might also be prompted inside Google Contacts for a more direct editing …

Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source. Google is rolling out two new AI-powered features for Google Translate this week, and it might not be good news for Duolingo. The app now generates practice sessions for you to either listen or speak …

Google is sounding the alarm for Gmail’s 2.5 billion users. The company says attackers are ramping up phishing campaigns and credential theft attempts, and most people are far too vulnerable because they rarely change their passwords. As Phone Arena relayed, if you haven’t updated your Gmail password this year, now’s the time. Greatly increased ‘successful intrusions’ How to stay safe …

I used Google’s new AI model to quickly remove the coffee cup from this photo. As expected, an AI image model known as ‘Nano Banana’ that was making a big impression last week is in fact made by Google. The tech giant announced it last night along with its actual name ‘Gemini 2.5 Flash Image.’ “This update enables you to …

Robert Triggs / Android Authority The Google Pixel 10 series has plenty of new features for both fans and newcomers. As is Google’s current direction of travel, many of these focus on new or improved AI tools. However, leaning heavily on AI to power smartphones requires a few changes to how we usually think about running apps. Typically, when we …

Google is rolling out a new device protection program called Pixel Care+, the tech giant announced on Wednesday. Pixel Care+ will replace Google Preferred Care and Fi Device Protection in the U.S., and current monthly subscribers will be transitioned to the new program in the coming months. Google said in a blog post that Pixel Care+ provides a “higher level …

It’s the end of days for one of the main features that differentiated Android from iOS for so many years. Namely, the ability to sideload apps from unverified developers working outside the official Play Store is going away. Google explained the decision in a blog post, which mostly boiled down to wanting to ensure that every Android app developer is …

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A few days ago we brought you word that Google was looking to crack down on “sideloaded” Android applications. That is, software packages installed from outside of the mobile operating system’s official repository. Unsurprisingly, a number of readers were outraged at the proposed changes. Android’s open nature, at least in comparison to other mobile operating systems, is what attracted many …