Here's an early look at the upcoming search feature in Google Wallet

Besides payment methods & passes you will also be able to search your transaction history

✅ Details and video demo - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-wallet-search-preview-3634821/

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🚨 Google's AI Scam Detection may finally head to Samsung's next flagship, breaking Pixel exclusivity.

But will Samsung pre-install the Google Dialer?

✅ Full Details: https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s26-google-phone-scam-detection-apk-teardown-3634854/

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

✅ Full details - https://thespandroid.blogspot.com/2026/01/Gemini-Live-Overlay-Rollout-Begins.html?m=1

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

New features in Gemini, Spotify, Photos, Maps, Messages, Pixel 10 and rollout of Intrusion Detection, Gemini Live overlay and more.

👉 https://thespandroid.blogspot.com/2026/01/weekly-google-android-feature-recap-2.html?m=1

#WeeklyRecapAD

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WhatsApp may offer subscriptions to avoid ads in Status and Channels

But only in some countries where Meta already offers subscriptions for removing ads in Instagram and Facebook

✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/ad-free-whatsapp-3635003/

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Here is your first look at the blurred volume bar and panel that could be coming with Android 17

✅ Details/images - https://www.androidauthority.com/android-17-blur-effects-images-3635155/

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Here's an early look at how app lock and other Android 17 changes are coming together

✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/app-lock-3635239/

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⌛ Gemini may soon start reminding you to "Take a short break" after long usage

Similar to "Take a break" feature in YouTube

✅ Details and screenshot - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-gemini-short-break-reminder-3635378/

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🥴🥹🤣 Google Messages is working on bringing the ability to react with emojis and mark messages as read from the notification on WearOS

✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-messages-wear-os-emoji-reactions-mark-as-read-apk-teardown-3635384/

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🚨 Exclusive: Here's your first look at Google Wallet's favorite passes feature and new homescreen UI

✅ Details & more screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-wallet-favorites-ui-apk-teardown-3635425/

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Announcement from Google for Android theft protection features -

1. Identity Check to support all apps that use the Android Biometric Prompt

2. It's also enabling Remote Lock and Theft Detection Lock by default for users in Brazil

✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/android-theft-protection-upgrades-3635461/

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YouTube seems to be blocking background video playback on Samsung Internet, Brave, and other browsers

✅ Details - https://piunikaweb.com/2026/01/28/youtube-background-play-samsung-internet-brave/

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If some of your apps start crashing randomly today on your phone (specifically a pixel with Android beta), it is because of a new beta version (26.04.33) of Google Play Service. If you don't use beta of GMS, then you are fine.

🤷‍♂️

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Google is experimenting with a new workflow that would make AI Mode the default output for Circle to Search

Currently, it prioritizes standard search results with an AI Overview at the top.

✅ Details and demo video - https://www.androidauthority.com/circle-search-ai-mode-3636023/

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Chrome users complained, and Google is bringing back tab scrolling in H1 2026

✅ Details - https://piunikaweb.com/2026/01/29/chrome-tab-scrolling-coming-back-h1-2026/

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Google is testing a new dedicated toggle to switch between the AI-powered “Ask Photos” and the classic search experience

There are some noticeable UI changes as well

✅ Details and more screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-ask-photos-search-toggle-apk-teardown-3636245

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Google Lens is trying out an interface with Android’s new embedded photo picker for a seamless way to privately request photos

Other than this, Google Lens shortcut in the search bar no longer opens the camera UI first.

✅ Details/Video - https://www.androidauthority.com/lens-select-photos-3636155/

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Does your Google Photos app look different today? Here's what's changed

It’s still the same Memories feature, but it suddenly looks more fun

✅ Details and screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-memories-carousel-redesign-3636414/

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New Spotify update puts song lyrics exactly where you want them

A new server-side update is moving lyrics directly onto the Now Playing screen for easier access while you listen.

✅ Check screenshots & Video - https://www.androidauthority.com/spotify-now-playing-interface-lyrics-update-3636643/

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Spotify might bring back a feature everyone loved till 2018 (APK teardown)

You might finally be able to pick a real username on Spotify instead of that auto-generated alphanumeric jumble.

✅ More details - https://www.androidauthority.com/spotify-editable-usernames-3636618/

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The new contact sharing UI is now rolling out in Google Contacts app.

Version • 4.71.82.856460119

Spotted it back in November.

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