Gemini

Google Opens Gemini in Chrome to All U.S. Android Users and Extends Auto Browse to Mobile

Google expanded Gemini in Chrome to all Android users across the United States on August 18, 2026. The update introduces the browser's built-in AI assistant to mobile handsets and extends "auto browse," Google's agentic web automation feature, to smartphones for Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers. The Android rollout follows the initial launch of Gemini in Chrome for desktop environments in September 2025. On mobile devices, the assistant provides on-page article summaries, contextual answe

Google now lets users strip the visible watermark from its AI images, video, and audio

Google said Friday it will let users remove the visible watermark from its AI-generated images, video, and audio. The company said turning off the visible mark does not affect the invisible SynthID watermark or the C2PA metadata used to identify an AI-generated file. Josh Woodward, Google's vice president for Gemini, announced the change in a post on X. The invisible SynthID signal and the C2PA provenance data stay in place, so machines can still tell a file was generated even after the visible

Google launches Gemini 3.7 Flash, halves the cost of its coding workhorse

Google's new Flash model scores higher on coding benchmarks and costs half its standard rate, at least through the end of 2026.

Gemini crosses 1 billion monthly active users, Pichai says

Google Sets September 4 Deadline for Assistant Shutdown as Gemini Takes Over

Google will begin removing Google Assistant from Android phones, tablets, Wear OS watches, headphones, and Android Auto vehicles starting September 4, 2026. The company emailed existing users on August 4 confirming the timeline, with the rollout expected to take several weeks to reach all devices. Once removed, users will not be able to switch back to Assistant. Gemini, Google's AI-powered replacement, is now the default assistant experience on Android. The transition had been planned since at