Google has formally announced the new ML Kit GenAI APIs at I/O 2025!

They also showed off how an accessibility app called Envision is leveraging this API to quickly generate summaries of scanned documents, all on device.

🔗https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/on-device-gen-ai-apis-ml-kit-gemini-nano.html

Using AI, you can now create an Android Bot version of yourself!

Google made a new Androidify app that takes a photo of a person, generates a description using Gemini 2.5 Flash, then generates an image of an Android bot using the Imagen 3 text-to-image model.

The only problem? You'll have to compile it yourself and provide your own API keys to access Google's AI models.

IMO this is a missed opportunity from Google. This is something they should release on Google Play and not just as a sample for developers! Can imagine folks having a lot of fun with this and sharing their custom Bots😁

The blog post does say that the version of the app that uses the "fine-tuned" Imagen 3 model will be "released later this year," but it doesn't specify whether it'll released as a compiled version for users on Google Play or just as another sample. Would be nice to know!

🔕Rejoice! The Android 16 QPR1 beta makes it easier to toggle Do Not Disturb mode.

Thanks to the new Quick Settings design, you no longer need to expand the Modes tile to toggle Do Not Disturb mode.

More details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-do-not-disturb-toggle-3560071/

🛜 Android 16 QPR1 redesigns the status bar visuals for dual SIM signal strength

Instead of showing two signal strength indicators side-by-side, Android now stacks them on top of each other. Very Apple-esque.

Screenshots👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-dual-sim-signal-bar-apple-3560100/

🔥Xiaomi has unveiled the XRING O1, a custom flagship chipset that's debuting in the Xiaomi 15s Pro and Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra.

It has a deca-core CPU and an Arm Immortalis-G925 MC16 GPU. Curious to see how Xiaomi's new SoC performs!

More details👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/xiaomi-xring-01-announced-3560344/

🏠Google Home is getting a major Gemini upgrade

Smart home developers can now integrate Gemini into their products through the Google Home APIs.

Plus, a new Home Summary Widget, powered by Gemini Nano, is coming to Pixel devices.

More details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/google-home-api-gemini-integration-3560338/

🛑Developers can finally pull that buggy app update from the Play Store

The Play Console finally lets devs halt the rollout of an app set to 100% rollout.

Previously, some devs worked around this by setting the rollout % to something like 99.9%

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-store-stop-app-updates-3560252/

💳 Google Wallet can now alert you about your ticket or pass right when you need it

Google Wallet is adding support for Nearby Passes notifications: "timely and relevant information" about passes when you approach a location.

More details 👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-wallet-nearby-passes-notification-3560426/

ℹ️ This nifty trick makes Android 16's resizable Quick Settings even better

In Android 16 QPR1, the foreground service task manager chip in the notifications panel pulldown now doubles as an indicator for the status of Quick Setting tiles.

Demo👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-quick-settings-trick-3560263/

🔔Google confirms Android 16's Live Updates feature is not just for Pixel phones

Live Updates will integrate into:

- Samsung's Now Bar in One UI 8
- OPPO/OnePlus/Realme's Live Alerts in ColorOS 16
- Vivo & Xiaomi's custom system UIs

More details👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-live-updates-supported-devices-list-3560227/

🖥 Google will soon let you test Android 16's new Desktop Mode on your phone

Google confirms that Android 16 QPR1 will include a "developer preview" of the new desktop mode experience as well as enhanced support for external displays!

More info👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-desktop-mode-testing-3560574/

🚗Android Automotive is expanding its app catalog for cars with the largest displays

Google is expanding its catalog of car-ready, large-screen optimized mobile apps into the thousands, and the Volvo EX90 will be the first with this expanded catalog.

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-automotive-large-screen-app-compatibility-3560588/

💰Would you spend $5,000 on an app? Google just made that a real possibility

At I/O, Google announced that certain developers can now request to charge up to $5,000 for Play Store content.

The previous maximum was $1,000.

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/play-store-5000-3560577/

🔔Google will bring Android 16's Live Updates feature to wearables next year

The feature will be introduced to Wear OS in 2026, though we don't know what it'll look like or what specific Wear OS version will bring it.

More details👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-wear-os-live-updates-3560646/

🎶 Spotify is bringing its social listening feature 'Jam' to Android Auto

At I/O, Google shared that Spotify is redesigning its app to use the media app template in the Android for Cars App Library. The new app also adds the Jam feature.

Screenshots👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/spotify-jam-android-auto-coming-soon-3560708/

💳Google Pay redesign should make checking out even faster

At I/O, Google showed off an updated design for Google Pay's pay sheet. The UI has also been optimized to support dark mode, and it now works in Android WebViews!

More info + images👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pay-sheet-redesign-3560780/

🛑Google confirmed it is cracking down on people using VPNs to buy digital content at lower prices

This probably isn't a new policy, but Google said at I/O it's automatically detecting & blocking abusive purchases that exploit regional price differences

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-regional-pricing-abuse-protection-3560805/

📺 Google TV apps can now ask you for ratings and reviews like phone apps

Google is extending the in-app ratings and reviews API to TV.

More info 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/google-tv-app-ratings-and-reviews-prompt-3560129/

🙏 Google Play now lets you ask your friends to pay for you

Google Play's "Ask someone to pay" button debuted in India last year but is now rolling out in the US, Japan, Mexico, and Indonesia

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-store-new-payment-method-3560534/

🎨 Material 3 Expressive's approach to dynamic app color is sounding better and better

Google says it "upgraded dynamic color to unlock more variation and higher chroma across all hues."

More details 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/material-3-expressive-color-3560841/