September 2023
New features across your devices.
Stay connected and organised at a glance with these new updates and features across your Android devices.
Connectivity
Wear OS
Keep the conversation going.
With WhatsApp now available on your Wear OS smartwatch, you can securely send and receive messages, answer calls and keep up with chats without having to get out your phone.1
Download nowUsing WhatsApp on Wear OS to read and reply to messages on a smartwatch.
With WhatsApp now available on your Wear OS smartwatch, you can securely send and receive messages, answer calls and keep up with chats without having to get out your phone.1
Wear OS
Place info on your wrist.
Find new places, place information and directions on your smartwatch.1
Download nowUsing Google Maps for Wear OS to locate a supermarket and view its information on a smartwatch.
Find new places, place information and directions on your smartwatch.1
Google Apps
Assistant At a Glance widget
What you need, when you need it.
The AI-powered Assistant At a Glance widget intuitively surfaces helpful information on your home screen. Get high-precision weather alerts, dynamic travel updates and upcoming event reminders.2
Try nowOn the home screen of an Android phone the Assistant At a Glance widget is showing the current weather and upcoming flight information.
The AI-powered Assistant At a Glance widget intuitively surfaces helpful information on your home screen. Get high-precision weather alerts, dynamic travel updates and upcoming event reminders.2
Lookout
Visual content is now more accessible.
Image Q&A uses AI to generate image descriptions and answer follow-up questions that you can ask using your voice or typing. Use it on everything from images on social media to your photo gallery.3
Download nowUsing Image Q&A on Lookout on an Android phone to hear an AI-generated image description and ask follow-up questions.
Image Q&A uses AI to generate image descriptions and answer follow-up questions that you can ask using your voice or typing. Use it on everything from images on social media to your photo gallery.3
Google Assistant
Start your day with a little motivation.
You can now hear your Fitbit or Google Fit data — like hours slept, sleep start time and step count — in your personal routines to help you stay on top of your wellness goals. Learn how to set it up.4
Try nowUsing Google Assistant on an Android phone to set up a morning Routine that lets you hear the number of hours slept the night before.
You can now hear your Fitbit or Google Fit data — like hours slept, sleep start time and step count — in your personal routines to help you stay on top of your wellness goals. Learn how to set it up.4
Translate in Gmail
Translate emails right from the Gmail mobile app.
When Gmail detects that you've received an email in a foreign language, you'll be prompted to translate it to your preferred language, right from the mobile app.5
Learn moreThe Gmail mobile app detects an email in Chinese and translates it into English on an Android phone.
When Gmail detects that you've received an email in a foreign language, you'll be prompted to translate it to your preferred language, right from the mobile app.5
Google Meet
Fewer distractions on calls.
Easily take calls on the go with a simplified mobile experience.6
Download nowActivating Google Meet on-the-go mode to use larger, easier-to-use buttons during a team meeting on an Android phone.
Easily take calls on the go with a simplified mobile experience.6
YouTube Shorts
Join in on the fun.
Use effects to add some flair to the people or places in your frame.7
Download now
Use effects to add some flair to the people or places in your frame.7
Download nowGoogle Wallet
Access everyday passes.
Digitise and store your everyday tickets and passes for easy access.
Download nowAdding a gym pass to Google Wallet via a photo of the barcode on an Android phone.
Digitise and store your everyday tickets and passes for easy access.
Protection
Unknown tracker alerts
Stay safe on the go.
Your Android device can now automatically detect and notify you of unfamiliar tracking devices (like Bluetooth tracker tags) moving with you, so you can take action to locate and disable them.8
Download nowAn Android phone shows Unknown tracker alerts notifying the user that an unfamiliar tracking device has been detected.
Your Android device can now automatically detect and notify you of unfamiliar tracking devices (like Bluetooth tracker tags) moving with you, so you can take action to locate and disable them.8
Android Earthquake Alert System
Early earthquake warnings.
React faster with early earthquake alerts, available in 95+ countries.9
Learn moreEarthquake alerts notifies an Android phone user that a tremor has been detected 20 miles away.
React faster with early earthquake alerts, available in 95+ countries.9
More features and updates
Android Auto
Conference calls in the car.
Coming soon, you will be able to stay connected from your car with Zoom and Webex by Cisco on Android Auto.10
Try nowMessages by Google
Keep your RCS chats private.
All messages are now end-to-end encrypted, including group chats.11
Download nowWear OS
Prefer to talk than type?
Easily send and receive voice messages on your Wear OS smartwatch.12
Download nowDiscover how Android connects your devices.
Sync your Android phone with your TV, watch or car for a unified experience. Move from one device to another seamlessly and make everything work better together. Securely and swiftly transfer large files to Android phones, tablets, and Chromebooks, even when offline.
Step into a storyA smartphone wirelessly connects to earbuds. A tablet wirelessly plays Spotify through a Nest Hub. A smartwatch wirelessly takes a photo on a phone.
Sync your Android phone with your TV, watch or car for a unified experience. Move from one device to another seamlessly and make everything work better together. Securely and swiftly transfer large files to Android phones, tablets, and Chromebooks, even when offline.
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