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‘Magic Pointer’ app for Googlebooks released to Play Store

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By Abner Li Verified
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As we wait for more Googlebook details this fall, Google has released a “Magic Pointer” app to the Play Store. This “Initial Play Store listing for Magic Pointer” has a straightforward app description: “Select anything on your screen to get contextual AI suggestions and seamlessly get help from Gemini.” There’s a cursor badged by the Gemini spark icon. It’s accompanied by mockups that explain how you can use Magic Pointer to select content and text to get suggestions.
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‘Magic Pointer’ app for Googlebooks released to Play Store

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By Abner Li Verified
| Gear Open
As we wait for more Googlebook details this fall, Google has released a “Magic Pointer” app to the Play Store. This “Initial Play Store listing for Magic Pointer” has a straightforward app description: “Select anything on your screen to get contextual AI suggestions and seamlessly get help from Gemini.” There’s a cursor badged by the Gemini spark icon. It’s accompanied by mockups that explain how you can use Magic Pointer to select content and text to get suggestions.
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Google starts rolling out local Documents backup on Android, lets you turn off SMS & RCS

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By Abner Li Verified
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Following Android’s backup policy change this week, Google is rolling out new settings to control whether SMS, MMS, and RCS messages are backed up. Additionally, Android is beginning to introduce local Documents backup. When you go to Settings > Accounts and backup > Google Backup > Other device data (on Pixel), there are new on/off toggles for SMS & MMS messages, Call history, and Device settings.
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