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Chrome’s Bottom Bar on Android has Finally Arrived

Kellen July 17, 2025 11

It has been almost a month since Google announced that you would soon be able to move the Chrome address bar to the bottom of your app on Android. This week, that change started rolling out widely, a reminder that slow rollouts suck. Bottom address bar Chrome...

Chrome on Android Lets You Move the Address Bar to the Bottom

Kellen June 24, 2025 8

A personalized Chrome experience on Android has been missing one feature that folks on iOS have had for some time - a movable address bar. That changes starting today, thanks to an announcement from Google that you'll be able to move the Chrome address bar...

Android Auto is Finally Getting Video Streaming Apps and Browsers

Kellen May 21, 2025 10

We first learned that Gemini would come to cars a week before yesterday's I/O keynote, but to no one's surprise, Google had some other news to share this week for its car platforms. For Android Auto users, the biggest news is related to the apps you'll soon be...

Paid Subscribers Get Gemini in Chrome This Week

Tim May 20, 2025 8

Starting tomorrow, those who pay for Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra will gain access to Gemini in Chrome. With it, you'll be able to access the AI from any webpage you're on, allowing you to summarize information or clarify complex details. This will be...

Chrome Gets Gemini Nano on Desktop to Fight Scams, Warnings for Notifications on Android

Kellen May 8, 2025 1

I'm not sure I will ever be convinced that AI is a tool I should use when planning a vacation or when in need of recommendations for an outing. I'm certainly not about to use AI to create a fake world or experience through a picture I've taken. I am an AI...

Chrome on Android Lets You Open PDFs in Chrome After All These Years

Kellen April 25, 2025 2

If you happen to be a Chrome user on a desktop computer, I'd imagine you've opened a PDF and found it doing so within Chrome, rather than an outside app. It's a super handy feature that Chrome has had for years as an easy way to avoid paying for Adobe opening...

Android Feature Drop Adds 4 New Features in Chrome, Messages, Auto, Find My for Everyone

Kellen March 4, 2025 3

In the world of Android, the weeks don't get that much bigger than this one. Not only are we getting a Google Pixel Feature Drop that adds a bunch of goodies to the Pixel line-up of devices, Google is also sharing 4 new features coming to Android that any...

Pixel, Android Team Googlers Offered ‘Voluntary Exit Program’

Tim January 30, 2025 25

If you're a US-based Googler working for a team focused on Android, Pixel, Chrome or a number of others, you probably already saw the news hit your work inbox that you're being offered a "voluntary exit program" complete with a severance package. Following...