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Google's September Android Drop Adds Useful Features
WHY IT MATTERS
Users with Android 16 or higher can now more easily keep track of their belongings, reducing the likelihood of lost items and saving time searching for misplaced items.
What happened
Google's latest Android Drop includes several new features, some of which are AI-powered. Messaging threads have been improved, and the Motion Assist dots are now widely available.
The AI-powered Gemini can now log the location of items without a tracker tag, allowing users to recall where they placed items in the Find Hub.
This feature is available on Android 16 and higher.
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