Inside Google's AI plan to end Android developer toil - and speed up innovation

I spoke with Sam Bright, VP and GM of Google Play and Developer Ecosystem, about Gemini's expansion in Android Studio. The real story is the way AI cuts toil across the lifecycle.

Android-to-iPhone AirDrop Transfers Now Supported on Pixel 9

Google is expanding its cross-platform file sharing feature to additional Android devices, allowing them to transfer files to an iPhone using the AirDrop protocol. AirDrop support for Quick Share is ...
Android Authority

Gemini's new sidebar in Chrome is surprisingly helpful but I found its limits

Earlier this week, Google announced a wave of new AI features coming to the Chrome browser. As someone who spends nearly his entire day living inside a browser, I was eager to get my hands on them.
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Court releases first batch of sidebar transcripts from Karen Read trials

HAPPEN AT THE JUDGE’S BENCH THAT WE DID NOT SEE IN REAL TIME. OUR DAVID BIENICK JOINS US LIVE IN CANTON TO EXPLAIN WHAT THIS MEANS. DAVID. ERIKA. THESE CONVERSATIONS MIGHT HAVE REMAINED SEALED FOREVER ...
Computerworld

AI browsers can be abused by malicious AI sidebar extensions: Report

AI browsers may be smart, but they’re not smart enough to block a common threat: Malicious extensions. That’s the conclusion of researchers at SquareX, who on Thursday released a report showing how ...
TechCrunch

Android Studio adds ‘agentic AI’ with Journeys feature, Agent Mode

Android Studio, the integrated development environment (IDE) for Android app developers, is getting an AI upgrade, Google announced at its developer conference, Google I/O 2025, on Tuesday. In ...
Android Authority

Google Play Games on PC is adding a handy sidebar with access to quick controls and more (Updated)

Google Play Games on PC now offers custom controls across games. There’s also a new sidebar that lets you make quick adjustments during gameplay. Multi-account and multi-instance support are coming ...
Lifehacker

Other Browsers Need to Steal Opera’s Multitasking Sidebar

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. I'm a full-screen apps guy on my Mac. I love ...
ZDNet

Opera's sidebar upgrade makes it easier to access your favorite apps - here's how

Opera has been one of my favorite browsers for a very long time. One of the reasons for that is the developers actually listen to the user base. So when users called out for more sidebar service ...
GeekWire

AI habits die hard: Microsoft tweaks new Copilot sidebar for Edge after revamp roils users

Microsoft’s Copilot sidebar for the Edge browser is part of the company’s broader AI initiatives. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) For more than a year-and-a-half, users of Microsoft Edge for ...
Engadget

Firefox starts letting you use AI chatbots in the sidebar

Like other browser makers, Mozilla is looking to bring more AI features into Firefox. The organization's latest effort is an experimental one for the Nightly build of the browser. Starting this week, ...