Google Now Widget

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  Google's June 2025 Pixel Drop Brings AI Sticker Generation to Gboard, Pixel VIPs Widget and Camera Hints

  Google's June 2025 Pixel Feature Drop is now rolling out alongside the Android 16 update for Pixel smartphones. This update introduces a new Pixel VIPs widget for easy contact access and enables AI sticker generation directly within Gboard. Pixel camera app users will receive hints on feature usage, while existing exclusive Pixel features are expan...

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  Google Is Rolling Out a Resizable Gemini Widget for Android Homescreen

  Google is rolling out a homescreen widget for Gemini on Android. The widget was already available on iOS, and it is now being added to Android as well. It is a highly resizable widget that can be placed in two different style configurations and multiple size-based configurations. The widget comes equipped with all the different tools and features t...

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  Gemini for iOS Updated With Six New Lockscreen Widgets, Control Centre Access

  Gemini for iOS received a new update on Monday that introduced multiple new lockscreen widgets for the artificial intelligence (AI) app. There are six lockscreen widgets in total that iPhone users can set to quickly access specific features of the Gemini app without having to unlock the device first. Alongside the widgets, Google has also added Con...

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  Google Play Store Gets Widgets Page, Search Filter and More Features for Easy Widget Discovery

  Google on Monday announced updates to the Play Store which introduces new features that aim to make discovering and searching for widgets an easier experience. On Android, users can take advantage of a dedicated new filter for searching apps which offer widgets. Their presence will now also be indicated on the app’s detail page. The company has a...

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  Android 15 Could Reintroduce Lock Screen Widgets With a Tweak to At a Glance: Report

  Android 15 has been long rumoured to reintroduce lock screen widgets to smartphones. Google used to allow widgets on the lock screen in the early days of Android. However, due to security reasons, the feature was removed with the Android 5.0 update. However, a new report now suggests Google might be testing a tweak that could allow them even on pho...

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  Google's June Update Brings New Features, Three Widgets to Android: All Details

  Google announced new updates and features today for Android smartphones, tablets, and Wear OS smartwatches on Thursday. It has added new widgets for Google Finance, Google TV, and Google News.

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  Google Meet Rolls Out 360-Degree Background Support on Android, iOS Devices

  Google Meet has finally rolled out immersive 360-degree backgrounds on Android and iOS devices. With the new feature, users can select from multiple available backgrounds. Users can now apply these effects while attending a Google Meet call on their smartphones. The feature has been rolled out for both Android and iOS devices for all Google Workspa...

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  Google Makes It Easier to Customise Its Search Widget on Android

  The Google Search widget’s customisation feature that was made available several Android versions ago has now been made more accessible. A new update rolling out to Pixel smartphones now shows an edit button on the Search widget that will take users directly to the customisation menu, instead of going through the app settings to change the same.

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  Gmail Notifications Can Now Be Paused on Phones When Using Computer: Report

  Google is reportedly rolling out a new feature that will enable users to pause the Gmail notifications on their phone when using Gmail on computer. The new feature requires users to allow Gmail to monitor their device usage. Gmail app on Android had become only the fourth app to hit 10 billion installs in January.

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  Google Chrome for Desktop Gets Journeys Feature to Help Resume Past Searches, Adds New Chrome Actions

  Google has added a new feature called Journeys that allow users to resume their past searches in the Chrome browser. Furthermore, Chrome is getting more address bar actions and Google is introducing some new widgets for Chrome on Android. Journeys are now rolling out to all Chrome desktop browsers in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portugu...

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  Google Photos Cinematic Memories Feature to Soon Fill in Missing Background Details

  Google Photos' Cinematic Memories will now fill in Missing Background Details using machine learning. The Gallery app will automatically select a 2D image and convert it into a 3D cinematic video. There doesn't seem to be an option where users can manually select an image to apply this effect.

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  YouTube Music Gains New 'Recently Played' Widget Featuring Quick Shortcuts, Material You Design: Report

  YouTube Music has rolled out a new Recently Played widget that works like music widgets on iOS. Users can now tap on a row of recently played albums, playlists, and videos to jump back in, after updating to the latest version of the app on their Android 12 smartphones.

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  Google Brings End-to-End Encryption for Messages, Emoji Sticker Suggestions, More to Android Devices

  Google is adding seven new features for Android users with an upcoming update. Text messages sent from the native Google Messages app on Android will now be end-to-end encrypted, but with certain conditions. Additionally, users will be able to star important text messages, receive emoji sticker suggestions from Gboard, receive earthquake alerts in ...

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  Gmail for iOS Now Has a Widget to Let You Search Your Inbox, Compose New Emails Quickly

  Gmail for iOS has been updated with support for a dedicated widget that lets you search your inbox, compose a new email, and check unread emails. Google has also updated its Drive and Google Fit apps with widgets.

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  Google Doodle Showing Up on Search Widget for Some Android Users

  The Google search widget on the launcher is showing a small animation, which is the same as the daily Doodle on the search engine home screen.