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Well, my friends, the June feature drop is finally here, and I've got to say, covering these updates is easily my favorite part of the job. Showing you all the new Android updates and watching the ecosystem grow truly never gets old to me, and this month, we actually have quite a few new additions to go over. Most of these are focused on safety, but a lot of what's here is flagship only features getting rolled out to the wider Android ecosystem. So, if you're someone not using the latest Pixel or Samsung phone, this might actually be a great update for you. That said, without wasting any more time, let's get right into it. And of course, guys, if you appreciate dedicated Android coverage
like this, consider subscribing to the 95 Google YouTube channel because we have a lot more Android news coming your way. First up, we have some pretty major updates to Android scam detective initiative as Google is introducing a brand new feature called fake call detection. And it seems like Google is quite proud of this one. For context, impersonation scams are currently one of the leading contributors to fraud on a global scale, resulting in over $400 billion worth of losses. A very popular impersonation tactic lately is to spoof the number of a trusted contact, like your mom, for example. Use AI deep fake audio to mimic her voice and then present you with an urgent situation
where you may feel pressured to send money or give account credentials or verbalize private personal data. That same exact thing applies to authority figures as well, like the IRS or employers. Scammers are going to try and scare or socially engineer you into giving up sensitive information or potentially wiring money. Because of how prevalent this is, Google is introducing a highle detection system for fake calls. After this update, when a contact calls you using the phone by Google app, their device will send a silent confirmation signal in real time to verify if the call is actually originating from their physical device. If that confirmation signal is missing, the system pings your contacts real device to double check. If the real
phone determines it isn't actually on a call, your device will immediately drop an onscreen warning telling you to hang up right away. A few details worth noting here. This feature completely relies on endto-end encrypted RCS, meaning that the confirmation signal is fully private and it will be on by default for eligible hardware. Speaking of which, fake call detection is rolling out globally this month, starting with Pixel devices running Android 12 and up. But remember, it is exclusive to those using the official Phone by Google app. So, if you aren't using it already, I would download it and take a look just so you can get familiar. Moving away from the scamming angle, we do have some
new features that land more on the fun side of things. Starting with a wider roll out to the circle to surge outfit search feature. Fun fact, this originally debuted on the Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10 series way back in late February. So, it's technically not a brand new feature, but rather an expansion of an already existing one. Now, on all devices running Android 14 and up, you'll be able to find an entire outfit piece by piece using Circle to Search. You can actually test this out right now. If you're using a Pixel 10 or Galaxy S26 device, you just find a full body image, activate Circle to Search, and right underneath the AI overview, you should see a new find the look tab.
Click on it and Google Search will list every single part of the outfit and give you multiple direct sources to purchase it from. It's nothing too crazy, don't get me wrong, but it is definitely nice to see this being rolled out to non- flagship devices less than 6 months after its original flagship release. By extension, Google Photos is getting a new wardrobe feature rolling out next week. This first debuted on Motorola devices back in late April, but now it's expanding to what Google calls quote select devices. The way it works is pretty straightforward. It's basically a digital closet inside Google Photos that uses AI to catalog all the clothing you're already wearing across your photo
library and turning them into clean snapshot images of individual pieces. You can then take those individual pieces, mix and match them to build different outfits, and virtually try them on to see how an outfit would hypothetically look on you. You can also save those custom looks to a digital mood board and share them directly with your friends or family. It's a pretty simple, straightforward feature that is actually incredibly cool. Ever since I was a kid, I always wondered how something like this would work in the real world. And it seems like we're about to find out very soon. Unfortunately though, and I know this is going to make some people probably mad.
It's only limited to the US, India, and Brazil for the time being. I know guys, I know. I'm sure many more people would have wanted to use this and we'll just have to wait to see if Google decides to expand this to more countries later on. Next up, Google Playbooks out of all things is getting new features as well, which is honestly nice to see considering it doesn't get a lot of attention these days. And this latest feature drop where we're introduced to a new reading companion called Book Insights. And this consists of two main features. The first is a catch me up option that can give you a quick recap on what you've read so far. This is very useful when returning to a book after a long hiatus, which admittedly I do quite
often. The second feature is the ability to highlight a specific passage to ask questions and dig deeper into certain themes, context, or characters, effectively giving you more immersive side notes while you read. Personally, I do this all the time anyway. I'll go over to Gemini and ask for context or specific insights to look out for when I'm reading certain pieces of literature. Because of that, I'm actually a big fan of both of these implementations. As for availability, it's rolling out starting today within the Google Play Books app. As a quick caveat though, it only works on select English titles. Google's language specifies thousands of titles, so let's hope that your favorite book is one of
them for the time being. On top of that, we do have some updates to the Quick Share to AirDrop expansion as more Android devices are now officially supported. There isn't anything crazy here because a lot of these specific devices were already announced at the Android show. Most importantly, this includes the Galaxy S25 series, the S24 series, the ZFold and Z Flip 6 and 7 series. And no, do not leave any 67 comments or else I'm banning you guys. We also have the OnePlus 15, the Xiaomi 17T Pro, and a small handful of Honor and Vivo devices. There also will be a version of this feature where iOS devices can scan a QR code to connect devices that aren't natively compatible
with this quick share to AirDrop feature. Again, we already knew about most of these, but this is more so just a formal announcement. Almost done here, guys, but Google did announce a new personal safety for kids feature that seems really useful actually for kids under the age of 13. You can now display crucial medical information directly on your devices lock screen. This features medical information like age, height, allergies, and emergency contact details alongside the ability to toggle on car crash detection if you choose to do so. Personally, I'm not a parent yet. Who knows, maybe one day, but I'd imagine if I were and my kids were using Android, this feature seems like an absolute
no-brainer just for the peace of mind alone. Lastly, it seems like every single feature drop expands Emoji Kitchen more and more, and this month is no different. For anyone unfamiliar, this is a feature where you can mash two distinct emojis together to create a single custom sticker. Not much to say here other than we have a batch of brand new combinations. You can find these right now within Gboard. And please have at it. Also, I would say let me know down in the comments if you guys even use this feature very often. I admit to say I don't use it a ton, but I probably should considering all the wild combinations we have access to these days. And that, my friends, is a quick,
short and sweet, to the point video covering all of the new additions in June's Android feature drop. As I said in the beginning of this video, it was really just a few security features and expanding existing features to the wider Android ecosystem. But personally, I think the more older devices that get the new features, the better. So, I'm actually pretty happy here. On top of that, Android 17 stable is right around the corner. Google IO announced a ton of new Android/Gemini features as well. A few months after that, we're going to get QPR1. So, I would say the next 6 months of Android have a lot to look forward to. That said, I want to hear from you guys now. Which one of these
new features are you most excited to try, if at all? If you're not using any of these currently, what are you looking forward to the most in the future? Please leave a comment. Let me know as I always love to hear what the Android community is thinking. Until next time, my friends, this has been Jordan Floyd from 9to5 Google. Thank you so much for watching and I will see you in the next one.
