Press and hold on any open space on your home screen. Scroll through the list of available options until you see Pixel Search ...

December 12, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Android users are getting more tools to combat the seemingly endless stream of scam texts from bad actors ...

The Android 16 QPR2 update brings Circle to Search support to Desktop Mode, enabling the key feature on external monitors. This major usability upgrade allows users to initiate searches on large ...

The new Circle to Search feature isn't the only new safety feature coming to Android. Call Reason is a new feature inside the Phone app that lets users mark a call to a contact as "urgent." That ...

Circle to Search’s text search feature now defaults to Google’s AI Mode. Previously, any additional text queries in Circle to Search would default to the standard image search. The feature was teased ...

Google will start taking action on Android apps in the official Google Play store that have high background activity and cause excessive battery draining. Apps that exceed a "bad behavior threshold" ...

Android backups currently support saving app data, but without per-app options. Google now appears to be working on individual toggles, letting you back up or exclude specific apps. The list sorts ...

Algolia and Google Firestore form a powerful combination for developers seeking real-time, lightning-fast search capabilities. By syncing Firestore data with Algolia’s search engine, apps can deliver ...

AI search was rapidly eroding the company’s market share, as people turned to ChatGPT and dedicated generative apps like Perplexity to search for information. In January, reports showed that the ...