September 1, 2026
Google on Tuesday rolled out its latest batch of Android updates
This month’s Android update incorporates Gemini into several refreshed capabilities, but emphasizes practical uses, such as remembering where you put your passport or quickly compiling a list with friends. A new accessibility feature also builds on other tools designed to make Android more useful for more people
Here’s what’s landing on Android devices this month.
Track your important items
Find Hub can be used to keep tabs on your important items that don’t have a tracker tag on them.
Do you have a tendency to forget where you put items such as your passport or a spare key? You can now ask Gemini to
remember where you placed those objects
, and it’ll save their locations in
Find Hub, Google’s tracking app for people, phones and accessories.
Just say something like, “Hey Google, remember in Find Hub that I put my passport in my bedroom drawer.” You can add a photo, too. When it’s time to track down that item, ask Gemini where it is or check your remembered items tab in Find Hub. This can be handy for smaller or everyday items you don’t put a tracker tag on.
This feature is available on devices running Android 16 and up, where Gemini and Find Hub are supported
Guided Vision
Guided Vision can help someone pinpoint where an object is using their phone’s camera and Gemini Live.
By sharing your camera in Gemini Live
, you can get descriptions of your surroundings. Gemini Live is part of the Gemini app, and lets you have a more in-depth, back-and-forth conversation with Google’s AI. The new capability, called
Guided Vision
, can assist with reading fine print on a food label or ordering from a menu in a dimly lit restaurant. It can also help you identify something on your shelf or locate objects around the house. If an object isn’t aligned with the camera, voice feedback will help you reframe to better identify it. This feature can be especially helpful for people who are blind or have low vision. But, as is true with all accessibility features, anyone can benefit.
With Guided Vision, Gemini Live will now provide descriptions of what’s in front of you. In an example, a user shares their camera with Gemini Live and points the camera at a rack of spices. The user asks the assistant to guide them to where the oregano is. Gemini Live then guides the user exactly to where the oregano is located.
The feature could prove to be useful in a number of scenarios in addition to helping you find household items. Say that you’re in a dimly lit restaurant, Guided Vision could help you order from the menu. You could also use it for something like reading the fine print on a food label.
To ensure you use the feature correctly, Google has implemented some guiderails. If your camera isn’t lined up in the right way, you’ll get voice feedback guiding you to reframe, pan across a space, or center an object. Once that’s done, you can start asking all of your questions.
According to Google, Guided Vision will be coming soon to phones running Android 9 and above in countries where Gemini is available. Once it arrives, you will be able to add Guided Vision to your Accessibility shortcuts, you will also be able to launch it directly from the TalkBack menu.