OEMs can now highlight specific digital assistants as “optimized” for their Android devices in the default app settings. Google says it created the feature at an OEM’s request so OEMs can recommend ...

Phone brand TECNO is planning to use OpenClaw to automate parts of the tasks on its smartphones. OpenClaw would soon power TECNO’s smart assistant, Ella, to autonomously execute tasks like an AI agent ...

It was just revealed that Google will launch its Pixel Sense assistant with the Pixel 10 series later this year. In case you’re wondering, yes, Pixel Sense is essentially the rumored ‘Pixie’ assistant ...

You can soon tell Gemini to make calls and send messages without feeding into Google’s AI training. You can soon tell Gemini to make calls and send messages without feeding into Google’s AI training ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Google has been pushing Gemini into every corner of its ecosystem this year, and now it’s coming for smart speakers and displays.

In February of 2024, Google Assistant Driving Mode was pared back to basically be a voice bar, but in recent days it has disappeared entirely from Google Maps on Android. Launching Google Maps driving ...

Once set up, you can say, “Hey Google, find my phone” or “ring my headphones”, and Google Assistant will make the device ring, even if it’s in Do Not Disturb mode. The Mark as Lost feature allows you ...