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What is changing in technology, and what it means for the way you use your phone. From the Yemini team.

• Android's "AI seal": a locked room for on-device AI: Google says a new hardware-isolated vault will keep the data your phone's AI works on separate from the rest of the system. What that means in plain words.
• The EU proposes a Digital Fairness Act: what it targets: The European Commission put forward new rules aimed at dark patterns, addictive design and subscriptions that are hard to cancel. It is a proposal, not yet law.
• Android 17 security: new protections against scams and theft: Google's 2026 security update adds verified bank calls, stronger anti-theft locks and a contact picker that shares only what an app needs. A plain summary.
• Google opens preorders for Gemini smart glasses: Google has started taking preorders for glasses with a built-in Gemini assistant, made with Warby Parker, Gentle Monster and Samsung. Here is what is known so far.