Google launches Gemma 4, a new open-source model: How to try it

Google just released the latest version of its open AI model, Gemma 4, on Thursday. Crucially, Gemma 4 is a fully open-source ...

Google announces Gemma 4 open AI models, switches to Apache 2.0 license

Like past versions of its open-weight models, Google has designed Gemma 4 to be usable on local machines. That can mean ...
talkandroid.com

Still using your old Android phone? Experts warn a billion devices are now dangerously exposed

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Mercury News

Google backs Animaj Studio using AI to make content for kids on YouTube

Google is investing in an artificial intelligence content studio focused on making videos for children on YouTube, part of an effort to seed the platform with high quality viewing for the site’s ...
Digital Trends

How to set up your calling card on an Android phone and customize it

Android phones now let you personalize how you appear on a call with the Calling Card feature in the Google Phone app. Instead of a basic contact photo, you can create a full screen visual card that ...
Android

Android gets custom calling cards and enables tracking tag sharing

Google is pushing out some new updates to Android today with updates to Find Hub, Google Play, and more. The new update lets you share your location with friends and family directly in Google Messages ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Google Adds Apple-Like Call Screens, Bag Tracking to Android

Google will let users of its Android mobile operating system set up custom calling cards and share their live location in messages, catching up with features that Apple Inc. already offers to iPhone ...
Digital Trends

You can now adjust how your caller card looks for calls on Android phones

Android phones are getting a fun and personal way to customize how you appear on calls thanks to a new feature rolling out in the Google Phone app. Known as Calling Cards, this option lets Android ...
9to5google

Android 17 Beta 2 adds secure contacts selection and color picker API

Android 17 Beta 2 has officially been released by Google. Its aim seems to be privacy, as new features like a limited-access contact picker and EyeDropper API are bundled in this early Android 17 beta ...
Android Police

Google really wants more eyeballs on Android's Calling Cards feature

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...
Computerworld

The best Android feature you (probably) aren’t using

Here in the land of Android, we’ve got an almost comical kind of first-world problem: So many new features fly our way so frickin’ often that it’s all too easy to overlook something interesting — or ...