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The latest Android 16 QPR2 beta makes it easier to add app shortcuts to home screen

Google's latest Android 16 QPR2 beta for Pixels brings app shortcut tweaks, UI polish, and stability improvements.
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Android is finally adding a search bar to its Photo Picker to help you find images faster

Android’s Photo Picker is getting a new search bar to help find specific images, and a date scrubber is also in development to make navigation easier. The search feature, which is rolling out now, ...
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Google tests new Search bar to access AI Mode on Android

As AI Mode testing continues, Google is trialing a new way to launch the generative experience from the Search bar on Android. Since launch, you’ve been able to start a new AI Mode chat from the ...
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Google adds AI Mode to the Search bar on Android, iOS

With all users stateside able to test, the shortcut for launching AI Mode is now in the Google app’s Search bar on Android and iOS. Instead of the voice input microphone and Lens shortcuts, the Google ...
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Your Pixel's crowded search bar might finally get some relief soon

In June, the search bar on Pixel phones' home screen picked up a new button: quick access to Google's AI Mode. The new functionality joined voice search and Google Lens buttons, bringing the search ...