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How we deepened our commitment to belonging in 2023

The three key ways we fostered belonging around the world in and beyond Google in 2023.

19 Dec 2023

How we’re approaching the 2024 U.S. elections

An overview of how we are supporting and protecting elections across our products and our ongoing commitment to this work.

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19 Dec 2023

Reaffirming choice and openness on Android and Google Play

An overview of the details of a settlement reached with State Attorneys General.

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18 Dec 2023

Increase your app’s availability across device types

Posted by Alex Vanyo – Developer Relations Engineer

TL;DR: Remove unnecessary feature requirements that prevent users from downloading your app on devices that don’t support the features. Automate tracking feature requirements and maximize app av...

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18 Dec 2023

Save time when calling customer service with this easy Pixel tip

If you find yourself dealing with an issue that requires calling customer support — like a canceled flight or a lost package — and you want to make the process much simp…

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18 Dec 2023

#WeArePlay | Meet Steven from Indonesia. More stories from around the world.

Posted by Leticia Lago, Developer Marketing

As we bid farewell to 2023, we're excited to unveil our last #WeArePlay blog post of the year. From Lisbon to Dubai, let’s meet the creators behind the game-changing apps supporting communities, bringin...

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18 Dec 2023

TAG Bulletin: Q4 2023

This bulletin includes coordinated influence operation campaigns terminated on our platforms in Q4 2023. It was last updated on January 19, 2024.OctoberWe terminated 8 Y…

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15 Dec 2023

How AI helps make public health truly public

YouTube uses AI to transform and scale how high-quality, relevant and engaging health information is produced and delivered globally.

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14 Dec 2023

More ways to repair your Pixel phones

We’re improving the repair process with more ways to protect your privacy, easy-to-use manuals and easier to find parts and repairs.

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14 Dec 2023

3 Google features to help you get last-minute holiday gifts

Easily find last-minute gifts with these Search and Gmail features.

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14 Dec 2023

The next step toward phasing out third-party cookies in Chrome

Chrome is restricting website access to third-party cookies for 1% of users, part of our work to limit cross-site tracking on the web.

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14 Dec 2023

Learn about the Spanish language in Google Arts & Culture’s newest collection

Explore the culture, communities, and stories behind the Spanish language.

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14 Dec 2023

Partnering with news publishers to drive innovation and fight misinformation

An overview of Google’s work to support news publishers in Central and Eastern Europe in 2023.

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14 Dec 2023

Deprecating Content API Easy Onboarding In Merchant Center

The Content API for Shopping easy onboarding authentication method and tab, which create a service account for you, will not be available in Merchant Center Next. Easy onboarding is still available in Merchant Center Classic.

You can still use exist...

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13 Dec 2023

Gemini API and more new AI tools for developers and enterprises

Launching Gemini Pro via the Gemini API and four more AI tools: Imagen 2, MedLM, and Duet AI for Developers and Duet AI in Security Operations.

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13 Dec 2023

It’s time for developers and enterprises to build with Gemini Pro

Gemini Pro is now available for developers and enterprises to build AI applications.

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13 Dec 2023

Leverage Gemini in your Android apps

Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering

Last week we unveiled our most capable foundation model, Gemini. Gemini is multimodal – it can accept both text and image inputs. We introduced a way for Android developers to leverage our smallest mod...

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13 Dec 2023

A first look at the plans for our new Chicago office

We’re sharing a first look at plans for our new office, the redeveloped James R. Thompson Center in Chicago’s Loop.

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13 Dec 2023

Faster Rust Toolchains for Android

Posted by Chris Wailes - Senior Software Engineer

The performance, safety, and developer productivity provided by Rust has led to rapid adoption in the Android Platform. Since slower build times are a concern when using Rust, particularly within ...

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12 Dec 2023

Improvements to using Spanish in Search and Gboard

We’re integrating the Spain Royal Academy of Language lexicon into Gboard and their dictionary into Search.

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12 Dec 2023

Updates to Location History and new controls coming soon to Maps

Timeline will soon be saved on your device, and new controls in Maps

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12 Dec 2023

Hardening cellular basebands in Android

Posted by Ivan Lozano and Roger Piqueras Jover

Android’s defense-in-depth strategy applies not only to the Android OS running on the Application Processor (AP) but also the firmware that runs on devices. We particularly prioritize hardening the cellu...

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12 Dec 2023

Quiz: How well do you know the most-searched trends?

We’re rounding out the year with a quiz dedicated to Google Search Trends.

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12 Dec 2023

6 nonprofits shaping AI policy in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America

Meet the startups shaping AI policy in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.

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12 Dec 2023

This year’s Black Founders Fund recipients in Africa and Europe

Celebrating Black founders building across industries and continents.

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12 Dec 2023

Exploring the Most Searched Playground

Check out a behind the scenes look at the creation of the Playground, a first-of-its kind Doodle and an interactive search-and-find game.

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12 Dec 2023

Here’s to an epic 25 years: Exploring the most searched trends of all time

A special edition of our Year in Search film highlights the most searched people, places and things of all time.

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11 Dec 2023

The searches that brought us together in 2023

Celebrate 25 Years in Search as we look back on the places, people and questions that sparked our joint curiosity in 2023.

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11 Dec 2023

Protecting the humble dormouse from extinction using AI and machine learning

Network Rail reveal the railway’s cutest neighbours caught on film thanks to ZSL and Google Cloud collaboration. In partnership with People’s Trust for Endangered Specie…

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11 Dec 2023

10 Google Play apps to help with your holiday budget

Check out these top apps for keeping your finances, and stress, in check this holiday shopping season.

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8 Dec 2023

NotebookLM adds more than a dozen new features

Now available in the U.S., NotebookLM has new features to help you easily read, take notes and organize your writing projects.

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8 Dec 2023

Optimally configure the Attribution Reporting API for ad measurement

Background

Ad-tech providers have historically used third-party cookies for conversion measurement, and for attributing conversions to ad interactions. Conversion measurement is critical for evaluating the performance of ad campaigns and automated b...

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7 Dec 2023

KSP2 Preview: Kotlin K2 and Standalone Source Generator

Posted by Ting-Yuan Huang – Software Engineer, and Jiaxiang Chen – Software Engineer

The Kotlin Symbol Processing (KSP) tool provides a high-level API for doing meta-programming in Kotlin. Many tools have been built on KSP, enabling Kotlin code...

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7 Dec 2023

Learn more about Gemini, our most capable AI model

Explore our collection to find out more about Gemini, the most capable and general model we’ve ever built.

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6 Dec 2023

A New Foundation for AI on Android

Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering

Foundation Models learn from a diverse range of data sources to produce AI systems capable of adapting to a wide range of tasks, instead of being trained for a single narrow use case. Today, we announced ...

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6 Dec 2023

Introducing Gemini: our largest and most capable AI model

Gemini is our most capable and general model, built to be multimodal and optimized for three different sizes: Ultra, Pro and Nano.

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6 Dec 2023

Pixel 8 Pro — the first smartphone with AI built in — is now running Gemini Nano, plus more AI updates coming to the Pixel portfolio

New Feature Drop brings updates to your Pixel hardware. Plus, Gemini Nano now powers on-device generative AI features for Pixel 8 Pro.

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6 Dec 2023

Bard gets its biggest upgrade yet with Gemini

We’re starting to bring Gemini’s advanced capabilities into Bard.

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6 Dec 2023

Python Version Support in the Google Ads API Client Library

In June 2023, support for Python 3.7 was deprecated in the Google Ads API Client Library for Python. In Q1 2024, a major version of the library will be released that makes it incompatible with Python 3.7. Library changes related to compatibility with P...

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5 Dec 2023

Virtual Machine as a core Android Primitive

Posted by Sandeep Patil – Principal Software Engineer, and Irene Ang – Product Manager

The Android Virtualization Framework (AVF) will be available on upcoming select Android 14 devices. The AVF, first introduced in Android 13 on Pixel devices, p...

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5 Dec 2023

Celebrate your holiday travels with Waze

Check out Waze’s latest holiday driving experiences with Spicy Gingerbread Man and Santa Claus.

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5 Dec 2023

Adding markup support for vacation rentals

Vacation rentals on Google make it easier for travelers to discover the best lodging options,
whether they're searching for a cozy cabin or a house that sleeps ten. Today, we're announcing a
new and simpler way for vacation rental in...

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4 Dec 2023

Video mode now only show pages where video is the main content

Earlier this year, we made a change to only show video thumbnails next to results on the main
Google Search results page when the video is the main content of a page. Today, we're
extending this change to search results in Video mode...

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4 Dec 2023

Create a festive jingle with instruments from around the world

Generate, play and compose music inspired by instruments across the globe with the help of Google AI by Artist in Residence, Simon Doury.

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1 Dec 2023

Seizing the AI opportunity in Europe

At the European Business Summit, Kent Walker shared how Europe can maintain its competitive advantage by harnessing AI.

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1 Dec 2023

Stitched Into Memory: the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt comes online

Explore the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt, which celebrates and remembers loved ones, friends and family who passed away from an AIDS related illness in the 80’s and 90’s.

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1 Dec 2023

Members of Fort Peck Tribes and Googlers meet to learn, celebrate and support socially beneficial technology

A team of Googlers focused on responsible innovation visited the Fort Peck Tribes in Montana to engage in relationship-building and bidirectional learning.

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30 Nov 2023

Android Studio Hedgehog is stable

Posted by Sandhya Mohan, Product Manager

Today, we are thrilled to announce the stable release of Android Studio Hedgehog 🦔 : The official IDE for building Android apps!

In this Android Studio release, we have upgraded the IntelliJ platform to 2...

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30 Nov 2023

Discover the link between climate change and freshwater availability

From artists and climate scientists, learn how we can better manage the planet's water.

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30 Nov 2023

New features to celebrate Messages’ 1 billion RCS users

Google Messages welcomes a new era of personalized messaging with 7 new features to help your personality shine through.

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30 Nov 2023

Unbox 11 new Android features and updates

Android is announcing new features rolling out now and in the coming weeks.

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30 Nov 2023

Meet Asia Pacific’s award winning app and game developers

Asia Pacific developers collectively won more than two-thirds of all awards during this year’s Best of Play, an annual campaign by Google Play awarding the most creative…

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30 Nov 2023

Meet Asia’s inspiring developers creating apps for global audiences

Asia Pacific has one of the largest communities of mobile app developers in the world. In fact, many globally popular apps like Canva, Pokemon GO and WeChat have come fr…

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30 Nov 2023

NordVPN boosted the speed of its login user flow by 60% using Baseline Profiles

Posted by Ben Weiss, Senior Developer Relations Engineer

NordVPN is a virtual private network (VPN) app that protects users while they’re browsing the web by providing them a more secure and private connection. As a network utility, NordVPN’s us...

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29 Nov 2023

A Recap of 2023’s Top Entertainment on Google TV

Google TV released the top movies and shows from 2023 in collections like “most-watched movies”, “most-watchlisted” and others.

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29 Nov 2023

Improving Text Classification Resilience and Efficiency with RETVec

Elie Bursztein, Cybersecurity & AI Research Director, and Marina Zhang, Software EngineerSystems such as Gmail, YouTube and Google Play rely on text classification models to identify harmful content including phishing attacks, inappropriate comment...

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29 Nov 2023

A conversation with Refik Anadol on creativity and AI

Mira Lane explores how AI is empowering creativity with pioneering artist Refik Anadol.

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29 Nov 2023

Google Ads API 2024 release and sunset schedule

We’re announcing our tentative 2024 release and sunset schedule for upcoming versions of the Google Ads API to bring greater clarity to your planning cycle. Please keep in mind that these dates are only estimates and may be adjusted going forward. Addi...

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29 Nov 2023

Google Play’s best apps and games of 2023

We’re announcing Google Play’s Best of 2023 awards, celebrating the best apps, games and books of the year.

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29 Nov 2023

Notes from Google Play: Celebrating another year of partnership and innovation

Posted by Sam Bright, Vice President & General Manager, Google Play

Hello everyone,

Since joining the team at the start of this year, I’ve been continuously inspired by our incredible community of people building apps and games, and it’s bee...

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29 Nov 2023