Android news and trends

Alphabet’s Pichai: AI Drives User Engagement and Growth; Monetization to Follow

October 29, 2024
Google Unveils New Gemini Live AI-Powered Assistant for Mobile Devices
Google // August 13, 2024

Google unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered assistant for use on mobile devices. The new Gemini Live became available in English to Gemini Advanced subscribers on Android phones on Tuesday (Aug. 13) and will be expanded to iOS devices and more languages in the coming weeks, the company...

Report: Huawei May Exempt WeChat From In-App Transaction Fees
Mobile Applications // June 19, 2024

Huawei is reportedly ready to let WeChat operate on Huawei’s mobile platform without sharing revenue. The deal, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (June 19), would be a concession by the China-based Huawei designed to maintain its recent lead over Apple in its home country. Sources tell...

Zebra Technologies Announces GenAI Partnership With Google
Partnerships // April 04, 2024

Zebra Technologies announced a partnership with Google Cloud, Android and Qualcomm. The collaboration involves using generative artificial intelligence to improve employee productivity, with capabilities that will be previewed next week at the 2024 Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas, according to a Thursday (April 4) press release. “The aim of...

Google to Enable Search Via Gestures on Android Phones
Google // January 17, 2024

In a bid to improve the way people search for information, Google has unveiled its latest development, Circle to Search. This feature allows users to search for anything on their Android phones without the need to switch between apps; with a simple gesture, they can select what...

Interviews & Exclusives
Worldpay: ‘Future-Proofing’ The POS

April 17, 2018
The next big thing is not often easy to spot. Sometimes, the thing that everyone sees coming fails to actually show up. Need proof? Check out the PYMNTS/InfoScout mobile wallet adoption numbers and compare them to the more exuberant predictions about Apple Pay in late 2014. Other times, the next big thing isn’t nearly so obvious, […]

Samsung Takes The #1 Smartphone Spot — As The Apple Machine Spins Up

August 10, 2017
A year can make a big difference to a corporate storyline. This time last year, battery issues in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 created a series of unfortunate problems that resulted...

PayPal And Android Pay Team Up To Take On Digital Payments

April 18, 2017
“How can you compete?” That was the big question that PayPal’s COO Bill Ready told Karen Webster he was asked multiple times a week two years ago when PayPal was...

PYMNTS Mobile User Data Hints At Differentiation

August 11, 2016
It’s amazing what you can find when you dig into the data. We have tens of thousands of data points from questions we’ve asked 4,000 consumers every quarter over the...

Quick Reads
Google Unveils New Gemini Live AI-Powered Assistant for Mobile Devices

August 13, 2024
Google unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered assistant for use on mobile devices. The new Gemini Live became available in English to Gemini Advanced subscribers on Android phones on Tuesday (Aug. 13) and will be expanded to iOS devices and more languages in the coming weeks, the company said in a Tuesday blog post. “Gemini Live is a […]

Report: Huawei May Exempt WeChat From In-App Transaction Fees

June 19, 2024
Huawei is reportedly ready to let WeChat operate on Huawei’s mobile platform without sharing revenue. The deal, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (June 19), would be a concession by the China-based...

Zebra Technologies Announces GenAI Partnership With Google

April 04, 2024
Zebra Technologies announced a partnership with Google Cloud, Android and Qualcomm. The collaboration involves using generative artificial intelligence to improve employee productivity, with capabilities that will be previewed next week at the 2024 Google...

Google to Enable Search Via Gestures on Android Phones

January 17, 2024
In a bid to improve the way people search for information, Google has unveiled its latest development, Circle to Search. This feature allows users to search for anything on their Android phones...