Overview
- Google Messages now supports real‑time location sharing powered by Find Hub, so contacts can follow your position on a live map inside a conversation with user‑controlled duration.
- Find Hub can generate a secure tracker link for lost luggage that participating airlines accept in their baggage systems; links expire after seven days and stop once the item is detected with you.
- Pixel Watch gains instant left‑behind phone alerts, automatic phone lock when out of range, faster identity checks, Express Pay tap‑to‑pay, standalone earthquake alerts, and Satellite SOS expanding to Europe, Canada, Hawaii, and Alaska.
- Circle to Search adds Find the Look and a Try On virtual try‑on, with availability focused on newer Pixel 10‑series devices, while At a Glance picks up commute updates, live sports scores, and finance watchlist summaries.
- Gemini introduces task assistance for actions like booking rides or reordering essentials and Magic Cue suggests restaurant searches in conversation, as Google Play Shorts debuts for app discovery and Now Playing arrives as a standalone app.