WhatsApp’s secret new feature will delete texts once you’ve read them — and it could be coming to iOS and Android soon WhatsApp is testing a new feature that can automatically delete messages once they’ve been read. #feature #WhatsApp #Android #delete_texts #automatically_delete #delete_messages #’ve_read

Google I/O 2026 made one thing clear — Gemini is becoming impossible to avoid Google I/O 2026 revealed Gemini evolving from a chatbot into a deeply integrated AI layer spanning Search, shopping, Android, productivity, and persistent AI agents #Android #deeply_integrated #avoid_Google #thing_clear #spanning_Search #revealed_Gemini #Gemini_evolving

Google may have surprised us with more new Android 17 features than expected, but there's still no sign of these three Google announced loads of new Android 17 features are on the way, but there's still no sign of these three. #features #Google #Android #expected #Google_announced #announced_loads #sign

5 things to expect at Google I/O 2026 — from Android XR smart glasses to Gemini Remy It's almost time for Google I/O 2026, and we're likely to see new hardware and software, with a particular focus on AI and XR. #Google #things #smart_glasses #Gemini #Android #Gemini_Remy #Remy

How to Watch Google I/O Google I/O is back with updates to Search, Android, Gemini, and a fresh peek at upcoming Android XR smart glasses. Here's how to watch the announcements live and what to expect. #Google #smart_glasses #Gemini #Android #Watch_Google #upcoming_Android #fresh_peek

The new Pause Point feature in Android 17 wants to stop you doomscrolling — and it's something I'll be turning on right away Google has previewed the Pause Point feature coming our way with Android 17, and I like the look of it. #Google #Android #Point #Pause_Point #Point_feature #feature_coming #Pause

How to Control Everything on Your Phone With Your Voice (iOS and Android) Go fully hands-free with these tips for Android and iOS. #Phone #Android #Control #fully_hands-free #Voice

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from Android 17's showcase to Claude cracking a $400,000 crypto wallet The week's 7 biggest tech stories from Android, Apple, Insta360 and more. #biggest_tech #ICYMI #Android #tech_stories #crypto_wallet #Claude_cracking

Google’s new Create My Widget tool is ‘the first step in generative UI’ — and as an iPhone user, I’m not sure how iOS 27 can compete with Android 17 Google has announced a swath of new Android 17 features, one of which is an AI-powered widget builder. #Google #iPhone_user #Android #generative_UI’ #widget_builder #Widget_tool #AI-powered_widget

The Top New Features in Google’s Android 17—and Gemini Intelligence—Coming This Summer You’ll soon be able to generate your own widgets or ask Gemini to finish a booking in Chrome on Android. #Gemini #Top #Android #Coming #Intelligence #Gemini_Intelligence

Update Your iPhone Now for Better Encrypted Messaging With Android As part of the iOS 26.5 update, Apple’s Messages app can now encrypt texts between some iPhone and Android smartphones. #Apple #Android #Messages_app #Encrypted_Messaging #Android_smartphones #encrypt_texts

The Best Mobile Gaming Controllers for iPhone and Android (2026) Your iPhone or Android phone can work overtime as a full-on gaming console with the help of these mobile controllers. Backbone makes my favorite. #gaming_console #Android #Android_phone #Mobile_Gaming #Gaming_Controllers #mobile_controllers #full-on_gaming

I didn’t know you could do this hack in Spotify lyrics until now, and I’m truly astonished — but it’s only available to Android users, leaving us iOS minions on the back-burner A user on Reddit has revealed you can zoom in on lyrics in Spotify, but it's only available on Android. #Reddit #Android #Spotify #lyrics #Android_users #Spotify_lyrics #iOS_minions

Spotify just added a feature I've been waiting years for: managing playlist folders on mobile Some users of the Spotify apps for Android and iOS are noticing a significant change in how playlists can be managed. #Android #Spotify #significant_change #waiting_years #managing_playlist #Spotify_apps #playlist_folders

Samsung’s budget Galaxy A57 looks like a flagship, but how does it stack up against other new mid-range Android phones? Samsung has made the Galaxy A57 thinner, lighter and more powerful than its predecessor — but I wanted to see if it could hold its own against the Google Pixel 10a and the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro and take the budget Android crown. #Galaxy #Samsung #flagship #Google_Pixel #Android #Android_phones #mid-range_Android #budget_Galaxy #budget_Android #Android_crown

Tap to Share will soon bring some AirDrop-like features to Android, and it’s just been shown off Tap to Share is set to let Android users share contact information and files by overlapping their phones. #Android #Android_users #users_share #share_contact #AirDrop-like_features #contact_information #Share

Smartphones in space — the Artemis II crew are throwing an iPhone around in zero gravity The Artemis II mission has launched, and it's one of the first NASA missions to allow iPhones and Android phones in space. #NASA #Android #space #Android_phones #Smartphones #Artemis #NASA_missions

Your Android phone just got better at saving your life — here’s how Wireless Emergency Alerts on Android now include a map, making it easier to see how affected you are. #Android #Android_phone #Wireless #Wireless_Emergency #Emergency_Alerts #Emergency

Google’s new Android Automotive update wants to control your car's 'brain' —as Micron predicts cars will soon need 300GB of RAM Cars are rapidly turning into computers as Android Automotive update will soon make it the ‘brain’ of your car, but Micron says vehicles will soon need 300GB of RAM to function. #Automotive #RAM #Android #Micron #Android_Automotive #Automotive_update #Micron_predicts #RAM_Cars #rapidly_turning #predicts_cars

I tested the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra — and of course it's the best Android phone ever Samsung's new flagship, the Galaxy S26 Ultra, does not disappoint. It's thinner, lighter, and more powerful, even managing to squeeze more exciting photographic and video capabilities out of the same set of cameras. #Samsung_Galaxy #Galaxy #Samsung #Ultra #flagship #tested #phone #Android #Android_phone #disappoint
