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Today, we're announcing multiple new Android features as part of the September Android Drop. From keeping track of important items in Find Hub to reducing motion sickness during your ride, these new features are designed to help you stay connected effortlessly. 

Here’s what’s coming in the September Android Drop. Starting with what’s new:

1. Keep track of important items with Find Hub

Soon, you’ll be able to keep track of important items, like your spare keys or passport, with the new remembered items tab in Find Hub. Just say, “Hey Google, remember in Find Hub that I put my passport in my bedroom drawer,” and it automatically logs the item and location. You can opt to add a photo to make it even easier to find your item later. When you need to find it later, just ask Gemini for its location or check your remembered items tab in Find Hub.

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This feature will roll out soon and will be available on devices running Android 16 or later in all markets and languages where both Gemini and Find Hub are supported.

2. Help reduce motion sickness during your ride with Motion Assist

Keep using your phone from the passenger seat while reducing motion sickness with Motion Assist, which adds subtle bubbles to your screen that sync with the vehicle’s movement. It’s designed to help bridge the gap between what your eyes see and the movement of the vehicle. 

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You can set Motion Assist to turn on automatically while you’re in a moving vehicle or add a shortcut to toggle it from Quick Settings. You can also customize the bubbles’ shape, color, and opacity to match your style. 

Motion Assist is rolling out starting today and will be available globally on devices running Android 17 or later.

3. Use Google Keep to collaborate with friends on notes right from your chat

Share and update notes right inside Google Messages so the whole group is on the same page. From grocery lists to vacation plans, you can effortlessly collaborate on notes without switching between apps. Just hit the + icon in Google Messages to bring Google Keep into your conversations.

This feature is rolling out starting today and will be available globally for Google Messages users in RCS chats. The Google Keep app and extension are also required.

4. Personalize your chats in Google Messages with custom backgrounds and themes

With the new Chat theme feature in Google Messages, you can personalize your chats with distinct backgrounds and colors. Pick a wallpaper or use your own photo, and your text bubbles will automatically match — or you can change the colors to suit your personality. Set a latte theme for your coffee buddy or use a beach photo for the vacation group chat. 

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The Chat theme feature is available to use now in Google Messages for RCS chats. Chat themes are only visible to the user who created them and not other chat participants.

5. Use Guided vision to understand things around you

Share your camera in Gemini Live to hear descriptions of what’s in front of you. Guided vision can help with things like reading the fine print on a food label, ordering from a menu in a dimly-lit restaurant, or locating household objects. If your camera isn't lined up, you get instant voice feedback on how to reframe – guiding you to adjust your camera, pan across a space, or center an object so you get the exact answers you need. For quick access, add guided vision to your Accessibility shortcuts or enable it directly from the TalkBack menu or Gemini App Settings. 

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Guided vision was designed for and with the blind and low vision community and is coming soon to phones running Android 9+ in countries where Gemini is available. 

Guided vision can make mistakes. It is not intended as a medical device, mobility aid, or substitute for safe-travel guides. Don’t use it for navigation or obstacle detection.

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In addition to these new features in the September Android Drop, we’re also highlighting the following features, some of which you may already be using (but if not, try them out!)

1. Elevate your photos with a single tap in Google Photos

With AI Enhance in Google Photos, you can make complex photo edits with just a tap. AI Enhance analyzes your photo and makes the most impactful corrections instantly, like fixing lighting, colors, and cropping. Whether you're dealing with tricky shadows or dull lighting, you get crisp, natural-looking results without the tedious editing.

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AI Enhance is available to use now in Google Photos.

2. Make complex photo edits in Google Photos by just asking

Take the complexity out of editing and transform photos with one quick ask. To edit with Ask Photos, simply type or use your voice to describe the changes you want to see – from fixing a harsh glare to removing background distractions. Make your pictures look just how you want them to without the need for professional editing.

Edit with Ask Photos is available now for eligible users aged 18+ in the U.S., UK, Germany, India, Japan, France, Italy, Australia, and Spain, in English, French, German, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Marathi, Spanish, Tamil, and Telugu.

3. Get answers to questions through a real-time conversation with Search Live

Get answers through a back-and-forth conversation with Search Live, now available anywhere AI Mode is available. Have a back-and-forth conversation using your voice and get real-time audio responses, or share your camera to ask about what's in front of you. Whether it’s installing a floating shelf or solving a tough math problem, get help with links to keep exploring.

4. Create new images from anything you see with Gemini Live

Point your camera and ask Gemini Live to transform your surroundings with Nano Banana. Talk and ask to see your sleeping dog as a Renaissance painting, swap your bedroom walls for a fresh sage green, or turn a history timeline from your textbook into an annotated visual guide – your idea comes to life as a new image in seconds.

This feature is available now on devices running Android 10+.

5. Remixing images in Google Messages gets even better with Nano Banana 2

Remix in Google Messages now uses Nano Banana 2, so you can combine multiple photos and create realistic images with clear text and enhanced world knowledge. Make a party invitation or put your friend on a movie poster, and if you’re both using Google Messages, you can remix the same image back and forth – without leaving the chat.

This feature is available for users aged 18+ in select countries and languages.

6. Talk to Gemini Live during your next drive with Android Auto

Brainstorm your biggest ideas or learn something new right from the driver's seat. With Gemini Live on Android Auto, say “Hey Google, let’s talk” or tap the Live icon to start chatting freely in a back-and-forth conversation. Interrupt at any time to ask a new question or change the topic – all completely hands-free so you can stay focused on the road.

Gemini Live in Android Auto is available in all supported Android Auto countries and languages for devices running Android 11+.

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Head over to android.com/drop to learn more about these Android features as well as explore features introduced in past Drops!