Google Messages is rolling out a new feature that makes it easier to unsubscribe from automated text messages. The feature adds an “unsubscribe to stop receiving messages” pill at the bottom of the screen. Tapping “unsubscribe” opens a dialog that asks why you’re unsubscribing and that a “STOP” message will be sent from your number if you unsubscribe. Businesses, charities, political campaigns, and other organizations send millions of automated text messages every day for marketing, promotional, or informational reasons, and many of those texts end up in the inboxes of unwilling recipients. Most organizations allow users to opt out of these text messages by replying with ‘STOP,’ but many users may not be aware of this, especially if the automated message doesn’t explicitly mention it. Google Messages is rolling out a new feature that helps inform users that they can unsubscribe from automated text messages. While I was using the Google Messages app the other day, I spotted some new text at the bottom of the screen that asked me if I wanted to “unsubscribe to stop receiving messages.” Tapping “Unsubscribe” launched a sheet asking why I wanted to unsubscribe. The sheet presented five options: “Not signed up,” “Too many messages,” “No longer interested,” “Spam,” or “Other.” Selecting the “Spam” option caused a tick box to appear with the additional option to report the sender when unsubscribing, whereas selecting the “Other” option made a text box appear where I could specify exactly why I was unsubscribing. This feature replaced the existing Block & report spam button at the bottom of chats for me, though the latter was still accessible from within the chat’s menu.

Google Messages is rolling out a new feature that makes it easier to unsubscribe from automated text messages. The feature adds an “unsubscribe to stop receiving messages” pill at the bottom of the screen. Tapping “unsubscribe” opens a dialog that asks why you’re unsubscribing and that a “STOP” message will be sent from your number if you unsubscribe. Businesses, charities, political campaigns, and other organizations send millions of automated text messages every day for marketing, promotional, or informational reasons, and many of those texts end up in the inboxes of unwilling recipients. Most organizations allow users to opt out of these text messages by replying with ‘STOP,’ but many users may not be aware of this, especially if the automated message doesn’t explicitly mention it. Google Messages is rolling out a new feature that helps inform users that they can unsubscribe from automated text messages. While I was using the Google Messages app the other day, I spotted some new text at the bottom of the screen that asked me if I wanted to “unsubscribe to stop receiving messages.” Tapping “Unsubscribe” launched a sheet asking why I wanted to unsubscribe. The sheet presented five options: “Not signed up,” “Too many messages,” “No longer interested,” “Spam,” or “Other.” Selecting the “Spam” option caused a tick box to appear with the additional option to report the sender when unsubscribing, whereas selecting the “Other” option made a text box appear where I could specify exactly why I was unsubscribing. This feature replaced the existing Block & report spam button at the bottom of chats for me, though the latter was still accessible from within the chat’s menu.

Google Messages is rolling out a new feature that makes it easier to unsubscribe from automated text messages. The feature adds an “unsubscribe to stop receiving messages” pill at the bottom of the screen. Tapping “unsubscribe” opens a dialog that asks why you’re unsubscribing and that a “STOP” message will be sent from your number if you unsubscribe. Businesses, charities, political campaigns, and other organizations send millions of automated text messages every day for marketing, promotional, or informational reasons, and many of those texts end up in the inboxes of unwilling recipients. Most organizations allow users to opt out of these text messages by replying with ‘STOP,’ but many users may not be aware of this, especially if the automated message doesn’t explicitly mention it. Google Messages is rolling out a new feature that helps inform users that they can unsubscribe from automated text messages. While I was using the Google Messages app the other day, I spotted some new text at the bottom of the screen that asked me if I wanted to “unsubscribe to stop receiving messages.” Tapping “Unsubscribe” launched a sheet asking why I wanted to unsubscribe. The sheet presented five options: “Not signed up,” “Too many messages,” “No longer interested,” “Spam,” or “Other.” Selecting the “Spam” option caused a tick box to appear with the additional option to report the sender when unsubscribing, whereas selecting the “Other” option made a text box appear where I could specify exactly why I was unsubscribing. This feature replaced the existing Block & report spam button at the bottom of chats for me, though the latter was still accessible from within the chat’s menu.

Google has been working on its NotebookLM research assistant since 2023. So far, the only way to access the versatile tool has been through a large web interface. Now NotebookLM is getting ready for smaller screens, as Google confirms app development. If you’re not yet using Google’s fantastic NotebookLM research assistant, what are you waiting for? The AI tool isn’t just for academics, and the way it can digest reams of information and quickly answer questions makes it useful for tons of stuff in daily life, like reading product manuals so you don’t have to. If you like the idea of NotebookLM, at least, and have just been waiting for a better mobile version of it, you may be in luck, as Google confirms that a NotebookLM app is on the way. NotebookLM debuted as a web-based tool, and it takes full advantage of big PC displays with its expansive three-panel layout: all your source material on the left, the chat panel in the middle for interacting with the service’s LLM, and studio on the right for setting up your outputs.

Google has been working on its NotebookLM research assistant since 2023. So far, the only way to access the versatile tool has been through a large web interface. Now NotebookLM is getting ready for smaller screens, as Google confirms app development. If you’re not yet using Google’s fantastic NotebookLM research assistant, what are you waiting for? The AI tool isn’t just for academics, and the way it can digest reams of information and quickly answer questions makes it useful for tons of stuff in daily life, like reading product manuals so you don’t have to. If you like the idea of NotebookLM, at least, and have just been waiting for a better mobile version of it, you may be in luck, as Google confirms that a NotebookLM app is on the way. NotebookLM debuted as a web-based tool, and it takes full advantage of big PC displays with its expansive three-panel layout: all your source material on the left, the chat panel in the middle for interacting with the service’s LLM, and studio on the right for setting up your outputs.

Google has been working on its NotebookLM research assistant since 2023. So far, the only way to access the versatile tool has been through a large web interface. Now NotebookLM is getting ready for smaller screens, as Google confirms app development. If you’re not yet using Google’s fantastic NotebookLM research assistant, what are you waiting for? The AI tool isn’t just for academics, and the way it can digest reams of information and quickly answer questions makes it useful for tons of stuff in daily life, like reading product manuals so you don’t have to. If you like the idea of NotebookLM, at least, and have just been waiting for a better mobile version of it, you may be in luck, as Google confirms that a NotebookLM app is on the way. NotebookLM debuted as a web-based tool, and it takes full advantage of big PC displays with its expansive three-panel layout: all your source material on the left, the chat panel in the middle for interacting with the service’s LLM, and studio on the right for setting up your outputs.

Google has been working on its NotebookLM research assistant since 2023. So far, the only way to access the versatile tool has been through a large web interface. Now NotebookLM is getting ready for smaller screens, as Google confirms app development. If you’re not yet using Google’s fantastic NotebookLM research assistant, what are you waiting for? The AI tool isn’t just for academics, and the way it can digest reams of information and quickly answer questions makes it useful for tons of stuff in daily life, like reading product manuals so you don’t have to. If you like the idea of NotebookLM, at least, and have just been waiting for a better mobile version of it, you may be in luck, as Google confirms that a NotebookLM app is on the way. NotebookLM debuted as a web-based tool, and it takes full advantage of big PC displays with its expansive three-panel layout: all your source material on the left, the chat panel in the middle for interacting with the service’s LLM, and studio on the right for setting up your outputs.

Google has been working on its NotebookLM research assistant since 2023. So far, the only way to access the versatile tool has been through a large web interface. Now NotebookLM is getting ready for smaller screens, as Google confirms app development. If you’re not yet using Google’s fantastic NotebookLM research assistant, what are you waiting for? The AI tool isn’t just for academics, and the way it can digest reams of information and quickly answer questions makes it useful for tons of stuff in daily life, like reading product manuals so you don’t have to. If you like the idea of NotebookLM, at least, and have just been waiting for a better mobile version of it, you may be in luck, as Google confirms that a NotebookLM app is on the way. NotebookLM debuted as a web-based tool, and it takes full advantage of big PC displays with its expansive three-panel layout: all your source material on the left, the chat panel in the middle for interacting with the service’s LLM, and studio on the right for setting up your outputs.

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google could soon make further changes to Gemini’s attachment interface. The company might relocate the Deep Research and Canvas tools to the home page and add a new Power up button to the attachment sheet. The Power up button will help users quickly enhance their prompts to get more detailed responses. Google recently updated Gemini’s file attachment interface, replacing the small pop-up window with a larger sheet featuring four file attachment buttons and dedicated options for Gemini’s Deep Research and Canvas tools. We first spotted the new attachment interface in a teardown this February, and Google rolled it out to users late last month. However, it doesn’t seem like the company is done tweaking the attachment UI.

Infinix is preparing to release an Android phone that has a built-in aroma. The Infinix Note 50s 5G+ will use microencapsulation to incorporate scent into its vegan “leather” back. The scent should last for up to six months before fading. The best-executed smartphones around offer something to satisfy many of the senses. Big, beautiful screens and finely crafted design are a delight to our eyes. Stereo speakers deliver rich, booming audio and let us take calls over speakerphone in a pinch. And some of the most premium models manage to combine sleek panels of metal and glass in a way that just fees enormously satisfying in the hand. Now one phone manufacturer is about get us thinking about a new way to titillate the senses, with the introduction of a phone that offers a signature scent. It’s not too often that we bother to think about how our electronics smell. When we do, it’s often in a profoundly negative context, like when someone notices that Samsung’s S Pen has a weird smell to it. But while we occasionally see the odd entry like that ASUS Fragrance Mouse, for the most part it feels like most phone makers just don’t have olfactory considerations on the radar.