Android is getting a design refresh, launching a mixed reality platform for smart glasses, and Gemini is expanding to cars and watches. Can it entice the overwhelmingly dominant iPhone-owning youth?

These lesser-known Android features are not the easiest to find, but you'll be glad to have them at your fingertips when you need them.

If your Android phone is a few years old, it might not have cutting-edge cameras or a razor-thin design. But it's probably still plenty capable enough for your day-to-day needs. Google and Samsung have promised years of software updates for their devices, so you don't have to rush out and buy a new phone just to enjoy new features and updates .

During a Google I/O session, the company shared that it is working with OEMs to add additional mobile app compatibility for large screens. Along with that, Google is aiming to expand its catalog of car-ready, large-screen optimized mobile apps into the thousands. This will start on cars with Google built-in running Android 14.

If you're not a fan of Gemini, Android Auto is getting several standalone upgrades, too. Google says that the app catalog has been expanding to include more categories like games and video, and it's expanding the digital car key feature to more vehicles, like Audi, Volvo, and Polestar.

Google on Tuesday revealed new Android development tools, a new mobile AI architecture, and an expanded developer community. The announcements accompanied the unveiling of an AI Mode for Google Search at the Google I/O keynote in Mountain View, California.

Android 16 brings resizable Quick Settings tiles, and it turns out the software also has a nifty way to help you identify small tiles.