Google is introducing a massive upgrade to its “Android Switch” tool in Android 17, with the ability to copy more data than ever when switching from iPhone to Android, and it might be able to copy more data than you get when moving between Android phones.

At I/O 2026, Google previewed two major features for the Gemini app on macOS that are coming this summer.

At I/O 2026, Google announced a tidal wave of new Gemini-powered features across its biggest products and services that will soon be available. We’ve compiled all the consumer-facing announcements and notable developer developments below.

Following our report last month, Google is beginning to roll out its gradient icon redesign for Workspace apps.

After offering in the US, YouTube is making picture-in-picture (PiP) mode free for all users around the world.

After boosting AI Pro storage earlier this month, Google One is now running a limited-time YouTube Premium discount.

The split-view Now Playing redesign that YouTube Music has been working on since last year is now widely rolling out. 

Gemini in Chrome on desktops is getting a new Skills feature that lets you quickly run frequently used prompts. Besides saving time, this capability helps educate users about what Gemini can do when given a webpage.

Google is implementing a price hike for YouTube Premium plans in the US, with prices going up by as much as $4 per month.

Google is introducing two big updates for desktop Chrome with vertical tabs and immersive reading mode.

Google today released a new app on iOS called “Google AI Edge Eloquent” that’s rather curious. It’s somewhere between an experiment and a user-facing tool.

Google Meet is now available on Apple CarPlay for iPhone users to “join meetings safely while on the road.”

Samsung has officially confirmed plans to start rolling out AirDrop support over Quick Share starting with the Galaxy S26 series this week.

Google Maps is giving its driving experience the “biggest update in over a decade” with Immersive Navigation that redesigns visuals and offers “more intuitive guidance.”

After the US launch last year and big update this January, Gemini in Chrome is now coming to Canada, India, and New Zealand, as well as adding support for over 50 languages. 

Later this year, Google will release major updates for its Chrome browser on all platforms every two weeks to “get features [out] faster.”

As we previously reported, Google Maps is now rolling out a new gradient icon on Android and iOS.

The Galaxy S26 trio is finally here, and with it comes One UI 8.5. Samsung might be waiting until the summer to roll out its next big shake-up for its version of Android, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t seeing some new visual elements in this mid-cycle release. As we’ve come to expect, at least one element on the S26’s software is ripped right from Samsung’s closest rival.

Following the first iOS 26.4 preview, Apple Music 5.2 entered beta earlier this week with three new features.

Foldables opened the door to a whole new world of smartphones just a few years ago, but somehow the entire Android market has settled into just two form factors – clamshell flip phones and book-style devices that just open up to double the width of a normal smartphone screen. As the inevitable “iPhone Fold” approaches, though, it seems Apple is looking to revive a form factor that Android brands, including Google Pixel, once tried, but failed to keep around, and there’s a clear reason why that happened.