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Today — 1 October 2026Main stream

Google’s new Guided Vision feature can help you read the fine print

1 October 2026 at 19:47
Illustration of the Google Gemini logo.

Guided Vision is launching in Gemini Live on compatible Android devices today to use AI to give real-time audio descriptions of anything you point your phone's camera at. By sharing your camera in Gemini Live, you can have Google's AI help with things like reading small text, describing your surroundings, finding or identifying objects around you, and describing details on specific objects.

Like the VoiceOver Live Recognition feature Apple has added to the iPhone and Vision Pro, it's designed for people who are blind, have low vision, or want assistance in specific situations. In addition to the Gemini app, Guided Vision is also available …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Android Central ‘will continue’ despite laying off its staff

1 October 2026 at 19:20

Android Central, a blog focused on the Android ecosystem, laid off its staff yesterday, but owner Future confirms to The Verge that the site will continue publishing.

Yesterday, four of the six staffers on Android Central's staff page posted publicly about the layoffs, including Shruti Shekar, Derrek Lee, Harish Jonnalagadda, and Nicholas Sutrich, and former senior editor Namerah Saud Fatmi updated her LinkedIn to indicate that her tenure at Android Central had ended. Both Lee, the site's managing editor, and Sutrich confirmed that all remaining staff were laid off.

The former staffers weren't told whether the site would shut down. Today, …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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