As previewed in April, Google Fi Wireless is rolling out support for visual voicemail on the iPhone. With this update, voicemail will no longer be available in the Fi app.

In a move that has been a long time coming, Google is now letting Chrome for Android users have a bottom address bar.

Following the initial rollout for some beta users last week, Google shared more details about the Phone app’s upcoming Material 3 Expressive redesign, including a big revamp of bottom bar navigation.

Since the March announcement, AI Mode has only been available in the US, but Google is now bringing it to India. 

To encourage people to try AI Mode, Google is now suggesting prompts based on your Search history. This is a pretty nice way to inform people about the kind of questions that work well.

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers.

As of May (I/O) 2025, Google offers the Gemini app in three tiers. Many Gemini app features are available for free, while paying $19.99 per month for Google AI Pro (which includes 2 TB of storage) unlocks a lot more. Google AI Ultra at $249.99/month gives you everything else, including cutting edge capabilities.

Google Meet is joining Gmail, Messages, and Phone in getting Material 3 Expressive, though it’s a slightly smaller — ironically — redesign than Google’s other communication apps.

Like most Google apps, Messages A/B tests many features. However, it takes the RCS/SMS client a rather long time to actually launch these capabilities in stable even after they are announced. From various reports, Google itself, and devices we’ve checked, this is the current state of Messages.

Google is redesigning the Account switcher that appears in the top-right corner of every first-party app to be a fullscreen experience instead of a floating window that preserves context.

Google Drive has rolled out a pair of redesigns to the Android app that modernizes the file upload experience and video player.

The Phone by Google app is getting an all-encompassing Material 3 Expressive redesign that also adds “Horizontal swipe” or “Single tap” options for answering calls. Like Google Messages, this is beginning to roll out to the beta channel.

Besides the new navigation drawer and 2.5 Pro going stable, the Gemini app is rolling out video upload and analysis. This lets you add a clip to your prompt.

Google has now rolled out the redesigned Pixel Launcher search bar (in the US) and new Gemini launch animation (for everyone) to Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 users.

Following last week’s announcement, Google Messages is widely rolling out features like “Snooze notifications” and “Delete for everyone” to the stable channel.

Following the announcement in early June, Google is more widely rolling out Scheduled Actions to the Gemini app on Android.

Following the I/O 2025 announcement and early availability for some, Google is now letting AI Mode users test Search Live with voice input.

Google is rolling out a small update to the Clock app — version 7.14 — on Android that makes a pair of visual tweaks. It follows the last release in April.

For some, the Google Drive scanner is how they digitize documents and receipts, and the Android app is testing a change that makes it more prominent.

Google Maps is beta testing a Material 3 Expressive redesign of its watch app ahead of Wear OS 6.

After first testing in April, YouTube Music is now widely rolling out lyrics sharing on Android and iOS.