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Google says schools can switch off Gemini and keep search, but search with AI in it stays part of the AI package
If your child's school uses Google accounts, the school now has to choose whether to turn Google's AI on, and search counts as AI.
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Google Messages is testing a homepage with big pinned-chat photos, a floating search button and Gemini moved to the corner
9to5Google· 7 Nov9to5Google reports that Google Messages for Android is testing a homepage redesign in the beta channel. Pinned chats appear as large contact photos above all conversations, search becomes a floating pill button next to new chat, and the Gemini button moves to the top-right corner next to your profile picture. The changes are rolling out in pieces to some testers and are not widely available yet.
- Nothing to do yet, because this is a test in the beta channel and Google has not said when it reaches everyone.
- If you rely on seeing the last message in a chat list, for example for customer enquiries, pin only the chats you can live with seeing as photos.
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