Following the Gemini automation announcement today, Google is detailing how all this works under the hood on Android.

Users will be able to share their real-time locations within conversations and see their friends moving around the same map.

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 brings back the expandable location indicator, a feature Google previously tested in Android 13 but never released. Tapping the new blue status bar icon opens a privacy dialog ...

There are some frightening malware programs out there, so it's always important to be weary of links you click on and websites you visit regularly.

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New ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) tracking apps, like ICEbreaker and Eyes Up, have emerged on the Google Play Store. These replace the previous enforcement-tracking tools, which were ...

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Dudzai was a tropical cyclone in the Indian Ocean Wednesday morning Mauritius Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. The New York Times Flash flooding can occur well ...

Google is rolling out a useful update for its Find Hub app on Android, which adds multiple map layers to offer users a richer device-tracking experience. So far, Find Hub only offered users a basic ...

Android 16 QPR3 will introduce a subtle feature that reveals which app is accessing a user's location at a given time. The update, which will roll out in March 2026 and is now available via beta, adds ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Google’s next Android update looks set to come with a critical new ...

Google is rolling out the Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 update to compatible Pixel devices, and among the build’s headline features is a new privacy-related feature: a location indicator (via Android ...