Google is updating the Terminal app icon in Android to match its newer app icons with gradients colors.
Currently it's available in Android Canary 2608
✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/redesigned-google-terminal-app-3695719
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Google is working on a feature for Gboard that allows users to customize how long unpinned items stay in their clipboard history
It will let users choose to keep unpinned clipboard data for up to 24 hours.
✅ Details with screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/gboard-clipboard-duration-slider-apk-teardown-3698099
Here's why recent Google Messages beta updates have disabled its 'Clear data' button
The good news is that Google Messages is building its own in-app storage manager for selective data cleanup.
✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-messages-in-app-storage-manager-apk-teardown-3697014/
"Find in note" feature in Google Keep app in being rolled out gradually to more users.
This makes it easier to find anything specific in longer notes.
Google is working on a new feature for Pixel devices that could allows users to customize or hide notification icons in the status bar.
Based on code found in the Android Canary 2608 build. Similar feature already exist on devices such as Samsung and OnePlus devices
✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/android-customize-notification-icons-status-bar-apk-teardown-3695810
🕚 Google could soon let you create AI-generated lock screen clocks on Android
Bored of Android's clock styles? You might soon be able to design your own lock screen clock.
✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-android-17-ai-lock-screen-clock-3695639
🎨 Android's Linux Terminal app just got a lot more colorful with theme support
The latest Android 17 QPR1 Beta 1 adds a dedicated theme menu with support for custom Alacritty .toml imports.
✅ Details and screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/android-17-linux-terminal-themes-3660672/
🥘 'Restaurant Insights' feature could bring location-aware menu tips to the Pixel’s At a Glance widget
Google could also allow you to access passes quickly from at a glance with 'Passes nearby'
Your Pixel phone can now help you fix frustrating Bluetooth issues
A new Bluetooth diagnostics submenu in Settings offers a built-in way to diagnose Bluetooth accessory connections
✅ Details and more screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-bluetooth-diagnostics-tool-3652181/
From Rich Text to Video: RCS Universal Profile 4.0 has arrived
• Native support for video calls within the messaging app
• Rich text and higher-quality media for more expressive RCS messaging
• Video streaming and link optimisation in Rich Cards for businesses
More details in the announcement.
https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/article/from-rich-text-to-video-rcs-universal-profile-4-0-has-arrived/
Android 17 QPR2 beta 2 adds Voicecast feature which allows Pixel users to broadcast their voice over Bluetooth to nearby people using Bluetooth LE Audio devices
Samsung has this already in the Audio broadcast (previously known as Auracast) feature.
✅ Details and more screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-voicecast-apk-teardown-3694165
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Google seems to be working on expanding its AI-powered Scam Detection feature to outgoing calls on Pixel phones
Currently, Scam Detection only monitors incoming calls.
✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-scam-detection-outgoing-3698887
Google is testing a new pause button for Play Store downloads while rolling out easier widget setup for newly installed apps
✅ Details/screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-store-download-pause-3698823
Samsung is adding native App Lock in One UI 9.5. Pixel devices with Canary builds already has this feature.
One UI 9.5 is most likely built on top of internal QPR2 source codes. So you won't see it anytime soon on Galaxy devices. One UI 8.5 stable rollout started in June 2026 (except S26 series which already got it in February) as compared to QPR2 stable release on Pixels in December 2025.
Google’s upcoming Rambler voice typing feature in Gboard may learn custom words and slang directly as you speak
A "Rambler dictionary" will save these words learned from Rambler voice typing. Rambler can also your existing dictionary words.
✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/gboard-rambler-dictionary-teardown-3698106
Pixel Weather app gets new icon and a new name for the AI Weather Report feature
Some other tweaks including showing the Extreme Charging Mode status on screen saver on Pixel 11 series
🌤️ Details and screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-weather-screensaver-extreme-charging-mode-3698041
Google adds 9 new wallpapers for Pixel users and soccer fans through partnerships with three major football clubs
Google has partnered with FC Barcelona, FC Bayern, and Paris Saint-Germain.
⚽ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-soccer-themed-wallpapers-3698059
The more advanced writing tools in Gboard with features such as Smart Reply & Custom Prompts are only available on Pixel 11 series in selected languages in supported countries except EEA.
Not coming anytime soon to Pixel 10 series.
Aptoide Games, a gaming-focused third-party app store, is now directly available in the Google Play Store in the US
The move follows years of legal pressure from Epic Games and Google’s recent changes allowing qualifying third-party app stores onto the US Play Store.
Google Play Store's first experimental 'Play Labs' feature lets you 'expand everything'
Currently the search results in Play Store are collapsed by default default.
✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-store-labs-expand-everything-3696193
Google puts the finishing touches on Proactive Assistance ahead of Pixel 11 launch
Proactive assistance uses your screen content, notifications, connected Personal Intelligence apps & location to provide suggestions
✅ Details and more screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-11-proactive-assistance-3696051
🔥 Upcoming Pixel 11 to Launch With AI-Powered "Conversation Capture," Offering Auto-Transcriptions and Summaries for All Your Meetings & Appointments
It also integrates with Gemini & Magic Cue to suggest actions.
✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-conversation-capture-3696029/
Google is rethinking how Quick Settings tiles behave on locked phones (again)
New code in Canary indicates Google will only restrict Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Mobile Data, and Airplane Mode toggles on the lock screen.
✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/android-quick-settings-lock-screen-change-apk-teardown-3695702
Google brings back native app lock feature for Android and Pixel devices, as revealed in the Android Canary 2608 release
Unlike previous iterations, you can select and lock multiple apps at once from a single menu list.
✅ Details and more screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-android-pixel-app-lock-3695632
Google is preparing to add a built-in media editor directly to the Android Photo Picker, allowing users to make quick edits without switching apps
✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/android-photo-picker-media-editor-apk-teardown-3695131