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Android 16 QPR3: Pixel Launcher search bar loses M3 Expressive redesign

The Android 16 QPR3 March update compounds this design regression by removing the M3 Expressive search bar from the ...

Google's AI Mode Getting 'Canvas' for All US users: Transforming Web Search Forever

Google's Canvas is available in Search's AI Mode for everyone in the US, turning your searches into interactive projects, ...
Android

Android 17 Beta 1 Restores a Fan-Favorite Pixel Search Bar Design

Google’s Android 17 Beta 1 introduces a refreshed Pixel Launcher search bar that ditches the thick Material You borders for a more translucent, minimalist look. The new design resembles an earlier ...
Android Authority

Android 17 finally brings custom shortcuts to the Pixel Launcher search bar

While Google’s search widget has let users customize one of its shortcuts, the same option has not existed for the Pixel Launcher’s search bar. With Android 17 Beta 1, we finally see the Pixel ...
KITV

Three Ocean View residents arrested after drug search

OCEAN VIEW, Hawaii (Island News) -- Three people have been arrested after Hawaii Island police carried out a search warrant at a home in Ocean View last week and found drugs and guns inside. Police ...
Bleeping Computer

Google rolls out Android theft protection feature updates

Google has introduced stronger Android authentication safeguards and enhanced recovery tools to make smartphones more challenging targets for thieves. These updated Android theft protection features ...
Engadget

The EU tells Google to give external AI assistants the same access to Android as Gemini has

The European Commission has started proceedings to ensure Google complies with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in certain ways. Specifically, the European Union’s executive arm has told Google to grant ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Google Android Told by EU to Open Up to Rival AI Systems

Google was handed a six-month European Union deadline to lift technical barriers to rival AI search assistants on Android and give key data to other search engine providers in the latest round of its ...
TechRepublic

Google’s New Update Refreshes Android Voice Search UI

Google’s convenient, hands-free voice search on Android is getting a major UI overhaul, proving that even subtle refinements matter. For years, voice search was the quiet workhorse of the Android ...
ExtremeTech

Google Rolls Out Redesigned Voice Search on Android

Google has started to roll out a redesign of its voice search function on Android, retiring the four-dot waveform animation that has represented the feature for years. The new interface has a gradient ...
9to5google

Google app finally redesigns voice search on Android

Google is rolling out a significant redesign and modernization of voice search on Android. Voice search can be accessed from the homescreen widget (including the Pixel Launcher) or any Google Search ...
TheWrap

‘The View’: Sunny Hostin Says FBI Search of Washington Post Reporter’s Home Is ‘Meant to Chill Reporters and Intimidate the Media’ | Video

The FBI searched the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson on Wednesday and, to “The View” host and former federal prosecutor Sunny Hostin’s eye, the move was “meant to chill reporters.” ...