The first Android security update of 2026 has now been confirmed. It includes a fix for a critical security vulnerability that exposes phones to attack. The good news is that the update will be available to Pixel owners within days. But the bad news is that another update is also now hitting Pixel phones, causing serious issues for users.

Gemini 3 is coming to Gmail, with product head Blake Barnes saying that they've found users “don’t want a generic assistant.”

AI Overviews first appeared in Gmail last year to summarize email chains, and now it’s expanding to Gmail search. This is closer to the AI Overview experience to which you are accustomed in Google’s web search. You can enter a natural language search, and the robot churns through your messages to generate a response.

"The email address associated with your Google Account is the address you use to sign in to Google services. This email address helps you and others identify your account. If you’d like, you can change your Google Account email address that ends in gmail.com to a new email address that ends in gmail.com."

A new update has just landed for Pixel phones. If you have any Pixel released in the last five years, and you’re on the latest Android 16 beta, you need this.

Google’s 2026 roadmap points to deeper Gemini integration, refined Pixel updates, smarter Google TV features, a possible new OS, and AI glasses.

Millions of Google Play users could soon receive a payout from a $700 million settlement over alleged anticompetitive practices. Attorneys general across the U.S., including Ohio AG Dave Yost, say Google overcharged consumers and monopolized app distribution in the settlement. Google has denied any wrongdoing.

After years of pandemic-related delays, Google Inc. has started moving employees into its sail-shaped office tower in downtown Austin, according to multiple reports.