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Google Maps Gets a New Look

We’ve updated Google Maps with more relevant information, a new color scheme and new icons to help you quickly identify points of interest.

Updating Google Photos’ storage policy to build for the future

In order to welcome even more of your memories and build Google Photos for the future, we are changing our unlimited High quality storage policy.

Google Pay reimagined: pay, save, manage expenses and more

The new Google Pay is a safe, simple, and helpful way to pay and manage your money, giving a clear picture of your spending and savings.

Android Auto: right on your phone screen

Four steps we’re taking today to fight online terror

Today, we are pledging to take four additional steps to tackle the problem of violent extremism online.

Upgrading Messaging on Android in the U.S. with RCS

Get modern messaging features in the US with RCS in the Messages app

Google Wallet launches new age and identity verification features (ZK proofs)

Learn more about new Google Wallet updates, including new ways to use your digital ID for age and identity verification.

The first wired XR glasses powered by Android XR

XREAL AURA, the first wired XR glasses powered by Android XR, lets you work, watch, and play anywhere with Gemini by your side.

Finance information on Google

Now you can explore an improved and expanded Search experience for finance-related information globally on desktop and the mobile web.

Pixel Watch 3

Pixel Watch 3, the latest version of our flagship smartwatch, offers a stunning design combined with even better performance.

Chrome experimental AI features

Three experimental generative AI features are coming to Chrome on Macs and Windows PCs to make browsing easier and more personalized.

A future without passwords

On World Password Day, we’re providing a sneak peek at a future in which, one day, you won’t need a password at all.

Google's 25th Birthday

For Google’s 25th birthday, we’re celebrating alongside our users with a special Doodle and some surprises in Search.

Improvements to searching for special characters in programming languages

Now for queries containing sequences of 2-3 special characters such as [== vs ===] and [+=], Google will return results on the meaning of these sequences in programming …

Try Bard and share your feedback

Bard is an early experiment from Google that lets you collaborate with generative AI. If you’re in the U.S. and U.K., you can sign up to try it.

Vaccines and our return to office plans

An update on Google’s return to office plans, including vaccine requirements and extending voluntary work from home.

Google: Lake Ontario/Lake America name change in the U.S. will appear in Maps

The U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) has formally changed the name for "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" in the United States. Since we update Google Maps …

Google now deleting health clinic searches from location history automatically

Editor's note – May 12, 2023Last year, we launched an important update to Location History. We remain committed to improving the experience and making it as helpful…

The next billion users are the future of the internet

The next billion users are not becoming more like us. We are becoming more like them.

As G Suite gains traction in the enterprise, G Suite’s Gmail and consumer Gmail to more closely align

Google’s G Suite business is gaining enormous traction among enterprise users. G Suite usage has more than doubled in the past year among large business customers. Today…

Joint statement from Google and Apple

Apple and Google have entered into a multi-year collaboration under which the next generation of Apple Foundation Models will be based on Google's Gemini models and clou…