Overview
- Remix in Google Messages lets users reimagine photos inside chats using Google’s Nano Banana/Gemini model, with edited images viewable across phones; it launches first for RCS users in the U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada, India, Ireland and New Zealand.
- Pixel 9 and later (9a excluded) gain AI notification summaries for long chats, with a December update set to auto‑organize and silence lower‑priority alerts.
- Scam Detection now flags suspicious chat notifications on Pixel 6 and newer in the U.S., while call‑scam detection expands to Pixel 9+ users in the U.K., Ireland, India, Australia and Canada, and Call Notes rolls out to Australia, Canada, the U.K., Ireland and Japan.
- Pixel 10‑series phones get a new Google Maps Power Saving mode that simplifies navigation and can extend battery life by up to four hours.
- Google Photos adds Personalized Edits for eligible Android users in the U.S., Pixel VIP messages are prioritized with a crisis badge in the Contacts widget, and a limited‑time Wicked: For Good theme pack arrives for Pixel 6 and newer.