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AssembleDebug's Weekly Android/Google Apps Feature Recap [26 - 31 Jan, 2026]

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        <span class="intro-title">Weekly Android/Google Apps Feature Recap | [26 - 31 Jan, 2026]</span>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s26-android-callcore-support-3636978/">Tired of scam calls? The Galaxy S26 might finally have an answer</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">This Pixel-exclusive feature is looking increasingly ready to jump over to the Galaxy S26....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/spotify-now-playing-interface-lyrics-update-3636643/">New Spotify update puts song lyrics exactly where you want them</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">A new server-side update is moving lyrics directly onto the Now Playing screen for easier access while you listen....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/spotify-editable-usernames-3636618/">Spotify might bring back a feature everyone loved till 2018 (APK teardown)</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">You might finally be able to pick a real username on Spotify instead of that auto-generated alphanumeric jumble....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-memories-carousel-redesign-3636414/">Does your Google Photos app look different today? Here’s what’s changed</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">It’s still the same Memories feature, but it suddenly looks more fun....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/lens-select-photos-3636155/">Google Lens is prepping some improvements to how you select photos for analysis</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Lens just wants you to pick a pic so it can get started, already!...</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-ask-photos-search-toggle-apk-teardown-3636245/">Google Photos might finally fix its most annoying search problem</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">A new toggle in development lets you ditch "Ask Photos" for the classic search experience you actually prefer....</p>
            <a class="recap-btn" href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-ask-photos-search-toggle-apk-teardown-3636245/">Read Breakdown →</a>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/circle-search-ai-mode-3636023/">Circle to Search may be about to change how you experience its output</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Google's screen-search tool could make AI results your first stop....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/spotify-larger-music-video-apk-teardown-article-3635529/">Spotify might finally learn something from YouTube with this video upgrade</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Clues under the hood of the app suggest Spotify is working on a better video experience....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-wallet-favorites-ui-apk-teardown-3635425/">Exclusive: Here’s your first look at Google Wallet’s favorite passes feature and new UI</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">A new grid-style UI and split action button are coming to Google Wallet to help you access your favorite passes faster....</p>
            <a class="recap-btn" href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-wallet-favorites-ui-apk-teardown-3635425/">Read Breakdown →</a>
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                    <span class="cal-month">Jan</span>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-gemini-short-break-reminder-3635378/">Love Gemini? Google doesn’t want you to get too attached</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Gemini on Android may soon start reminding you to "Take a short break" after long usage....</p>
            <a class="recap-btn" href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-gemini-short-break-reminder-3635378/">Read Breakdown →</a>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-messages-wear-os-emoji-reactions-mark-as-read-apk-teardown-3635384/">Google Messages on Wear OS could soon add two features you’ve been waiting for</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Emoji reactions and a "Mark as read" button have been finally spotted in development for the smartwatch app....</p>
            <a class="recap-btn" href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-messages-wear-os-emoji-reactions-mark-as-read-apk-teardown-3635384/">Read Breakdown →</a>
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AssembleDebug's Weekly Android/Google Apps Feature Recap [26 - 31 Jan, 2026]

The biggest news of this week was - Galaxy S26 series is getting support for Scam Detection feature which is currently exclusive to Google P...

AssembleDebug's Weekly Android/Google Apps Feature Recap [19 - 25 Jan, 2026]

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KKZ1YnRv57CxjXRDfqoESWNZ2xs7VmqwpgTM3LLw9mjfuoLjZ60a-CRkqq7PQNFNdSSpyJN8xnFI9SgmHj5Lx00ZR5WbXb4V9d7It5RwHD5MBl8aIZzQCk6yLH1S9mADOnTrhsohO1cHLMBpMFMTfraF4TChyphenhyphenQjL2y0-W54y4AakDxpt4HwCvLBbBf97/s2560/photo_2026-01-25_19-16-50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="2560" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KKZ1YnRv57CxjXRDfqoESWNZ2xs7VmqwpgTM3LLw9mjfuoLjZ60a-CRkqq7PQNFNdSSpyJN8xnFI9SgmHj5Lx00ZR5WbXb4V9d7It5RwHD5MBl8aIZzQCk6yLH1S9mADOnTrhsohO1cHLMBpMFMTfraF4TChyphenhyphenQjL2y0-W54y4AakDxpt4HwCvLBbBf97/w640-h350/photo_2026-01-25_19-16-50.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>This week was focused on feature from Google, Samsung and Spotify. In Spotify we spotted a feature called <b>Page Match</b> that will let you scan your physical book page with your phone camera and open the same page in your audiobook which you have purchased on Spotify. Other big thing we spotted was that Google might bring its scam detection feature to Samsung S26 series which would be first outside of Pixel series.</p><p>There is new share sheet redesign going on in Google Photos and a new feature that will let you find related videos in your photo library. We spotted and shared about some features coming in Gemini, Google Wallet, Messages and more. Please check everything below -  </p>

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        <span class="intro-title">Weekly Android/Google Apps Feature Recap | [19 - 25 Jan, 2026]</span>
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                    <span class="cal-month">Jan</span>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s26-google-phone-scam-detection-apk-teardown-3634854/">A major Pixel-exclusive security feature could be the Galaxy S26’s secret weapon</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Evidence suggests Google's AI-powered Scam Detection could finally break its Pixel exclusivity for Samsung's next flagship....</p>
            <a class="recap-btn" href="https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s26-google-phone-scam-detection-apk-teardown-3634854/">Read Breakdown →</a>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-wallet-search-preview-3634821/">Here’s an early look at the upcoming search feature in Google Wallet</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Besides payment methods, you will also be able to search your recent transactions....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-related-video-vertical-feed-3634785/">Google Photos could soon TikTok-ify your video feed</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">And help organize videos in your Photos backup with AI....</p>
            <a class="recap-btn" href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-related-video-vertical-feed-3634785/">Read Breakdown →</a>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/gemini-music-creation-3634600/">Gemini may soon do for music what Nano Banana has done for making pictures</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">You and Gemini could be making beautiful music together....</p>
            <a class="recap-btn" href="https://www.androidauthority.com/gemini-music-creation-3634600/">Read Breakdown →</a>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-intrusion-logging-rollout-3634573/">Your Android phone can now keep receipts of exactly how it was hacked</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Google’s intrusion logging is finally here, and it’s a game changer for Android security....</p>
            <a class="recap-btn" href="https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-intrusion-logging-rollout-3634573/">Read Breakdown →</a>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-store-expressive-download-animations-3634541/">Animations in the Play Store looking different? You might be seeing this M3E change</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Google’s Expressive makeover continues as users begin to see more download and loading flair in the Play Store....</p>
            <a class="recap-btn" href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-store-expressive-download-animations-3634541/">Read Breakdown →</a>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-sharing-3634367/">Google Photos preps a new look for sharing pics, but could lose a useful tool</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Google tries out yet another share sheet redesign for Photos....</p>
            <a class="recap-btn" href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-sharing-3634367/">Read Breakdown →</a>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-maps-delete-incident-reports-apk-teardown-3634453/">Incident report regrets? Google Maps prepares a much-needed fix</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">You'll soon be able to nuke all your submitted incident reports....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-keep-reminders-removal-apk-teardown-3634171/">Google Keep might be losing one of its most useful features</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Recent findings suggest that reminders could soon be stripped from Keep as Google centralizes them in Tasks....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/spotify-page-match-3633793/">Exclusive: Spotify is testing a wild new feature that finally syncs paper books with audiobooks</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">A genuinely clever feature if you're an audiobook fan who also likes to read physical books or ebooks....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/gemini-live-experimental-features-3633689/">Gemini gets ready for new Live Experimental Features, Thinking Mode, and more</a></h3>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-ring-connectiviy-3633600/">Samsung will let you know if your Galaxy Ring has been disconnected for multiple days</a></h3>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-messages-link-copy-url-3633480/">Share links on Google Messages? Google is working on a feature for you</a></h3>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-10-magic-cue-wallet-tasks-integration-apk-teardown-3633483/">Google Wallet and Tasks might soon supercharge your Pixel 10’s smarts</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">New Magic Cue settings suggest Google could add deeper app integrations, potentially for real-time travel and task updates....</p>
            <a class="recap-btn" href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-10-magic-cue-wallet-tasks-integration-apk-teardown-3633483/">Read Breakdown →</a>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/install-without-verifying-3633199/">Here’s how Google’s getting ready for Android’s upcoming sideloading restrictions (Updated)</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Google prepares your opt-out....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-sideloading-android-high-friction-process-3633468/">Google confirms ‘high-friction’ sideloading flow is coming to Android</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Google says the added friction is meant to educate users about the risks of sideloading....</p>
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AssembleDebug's Weekly Android/Google Apps Feature Recap [19 - 25 Jan, 2026]

This week was focused on feature from Google, Samsung and Spotify. In Spotify we spotted a feature called Page Match that will let you sc...

Google starts rolling out its biggest Gemini Live UI update with new compact overlay and controls

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIwYiQkjEoj4NVSlRZk1wCkCnwCT6RUOUjeSYbNHIDx2AiqNgzQxjaSNpP66s9qLl6RZf_O0aOED9FC0V5N17zpL6iVkKic0d57TskvzbsJvDuBR94dabI7WWKrNXpG3JKkhkEnhMT3QvaGP1a1kgaUDhjQOsKvoqU-n1h_7CSu8Flm0TtECu5kq4Vf51/s1220/-211722_temp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="1220" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIwYiQkjEoj4NVSlRZk1wCkCnwCT6RUOUjeSYbNHIDx2AiqNgzQxjaSNpP66s9qLl6RZf_O0aOED9FC0V5N17zpL6iVkKic0d57TskvzbsJvDuBR94dabI7WWKrNXpG3JKkhkEnhMT3QvaGP1a1kgaUDhjQOsKvoqU-n1h_7CSu8Flm0TtECu5kq4Vf51/w640-h410/-211722_temp.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Google has finally started rolling out one of the biggest UI update for Gemini Live that completely changes the way you use Gemini Live on your Android device. If you are someone who <a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/author/assembledebug/" target="_blank">follows my work</a> on Android Authority, <a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/gemini-live-compact-overlay-preview-apk-3565630/" target="_blank">I spotted this first back in</a> June 2025. Since then, I have shared continuously about the changes which Google was doing with this overlay. </p><p>Currently when you start Gemini Live through the Gemini overlay or inside the app, you have the main UI where you see all the controls like screen sharing, mute/unmute, switching to video etc. While using Gemini Live when you switch to back another app, the conversation continues in background and you see some of these controls in your status bar or notification area. Here is how things looks currently -</p><p></p><table align="center">
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Google starts rolling out its biggest Gemini Live UI update with new compact overlay and controls

Google has finally started rolling out one of the biggest UI update for Gemini Live that completely changes the way you use Gemini Live on y...

AssembleDebug's Weekly Android/Google Apps Feature Recap [12 - 18 Jan, 2026]

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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/install-without-verifying-3633199/">Here’s how Google’s getting ready for Android’s upcoming sideloading restrictions</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Google prepares your opt-out....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-watch-left-behind-notification-3633004/">Google is finally copying this Apple Watch feature for its Pixel Watch</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">The Galaxy Watch already has it too!...</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/gmail-android-labels-apk-teardown-3632799/">A long-absent Gmail feature may finally be coming to Android</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Better late than never....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/android-intrusion-logging-first-look-3632690/">First look: Here’s how Android’s Intrusion Logging feature for tracking data breaches works</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">And it looks ready for release....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/android-dnd-sync-cross-device-services-3632652/">Google is working on syncing Do Not Disturb across all your Android devices</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">The feature would allow you to silence all your Android devices at once....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-clock-alarm-dismiss-snooze-slider-buttons-3632638/">Google might finally let you slide out of alarms again</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Or let you stick with buttons if you prefer....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr3-beta-2-recents-menu-downgrade-3632589/">Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 quietly rolls out a Recents menu downgrade</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">The change quietly downgrades a helpful multitasking feature that many users may have overlooked....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-remix-template-categories-3632292/">Remix in Google Photos could feel less overwhelming with this upcoming upgrade</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Making it much easier to find the right template to edit your photos....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-ask-moments-apk-teardown-3632279/">Hate the Ask feature in Google Photos? Too bad, Google is doubling down on it.</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Google recently swapped the search field for an Ask button, but it could go even further in the future....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-battery-saving-feature-3632262/">This new Google Photos feature could be great for your phone battery (APK teardown)</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Photos could soon limit frequent backups to reduce power consumption with a new option....</p>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/glasses-companion-app-3631808/">We got our first close look at Google’s smart glasses software, and it hints at big things</a></h3>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-wallet-aadhaar-card-support-apk-teardown-3631656/">Google Wallet may finally add Aadhaar card support alongside a new split-style FAB (APK teardown)</a></h3>
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                <h3><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-video-playback-speed-apk-teardown-3631639/">Google Photos may finally add a long-awaited video playback feature</a></h3>
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            <p class="recap-summary">Google is also working on a more immersive Photos view....</p>
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AssembleDebug's Weekly Android/Google Apps Feature Recap [12 - 18 Jan, 2026]

This week was focused on features in Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2. We saw features like easier widget resizing, removal of some options from Pixel...

AssembleDebug's Weekly Android/Google Apps Feature Recap [12 - 17 Jan, 2026]

<p>This week was focused heavily on Android 16 developer preview features. We also found some interesting hidden flags in the latest Google Photos update.</p>

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