Google has rolled out its September Android update, bringing several new features designed to make smartphones more useful in everyday situations. The latest Android Drop adds new Gemini capabilities, tools for reducing motion sickness, accessibility improvements and new options for Google Messages.

Unlike updates that focus mainly on visual changes, this one introduces features that can help users find misplaced items, understand their surroundings and perform everyday tasks more easily.

Gemini Can Remember Where You Keep Your Things

One of the most interesting additions is the ability to ask Gemini to remember where you have kept important items.

For example, if you put your passport in a particular drawer, you can tell Gemini where you stored it. The information can then be saved in Find Hub, allowing you to ask Gemini about the item's location later.

You can also add a photo while saving the location, which could make it easier to identify the exact place where the item was kept.

The feature is designed for items that do not necessarily have a tracker attached to them, such as spare keys, documents or a passport.

New Tool Can Help Reduce Motion Sickness

Google has also introduced Motion Assist, a feature designed to make it more comfortable to use a phone while travelling in a car.

The tool adds a subtle moving bubble overlay to the screen. The movement is designed to help reduce the mismatch between what your eyes see and what your body feels while travelling.

The feature can be enabled automatically or added to Quick Settings. Google says Motion Assist is available on phones using Android 17.

Gemini Can Describe What Your Camera Sees

Another major addition is Guided vision, an accessibility-focused feature that uses Gemini to describe what the phone's camera is seeing.

Users can point their camera at objects or text and receive spoken descriptions. It can potentially help with tasks such as reading small print, understanding a menu or identifying household objects.

The feature also provides voice guidance if the camera needs to be repositioned to better capture an object or area.

Google says Guided vision is designed with blind and low-vision communities in mind and is coming to phones running Android 9 or later in countries where Gemini is available.

Google Keep Comes to Messages

Google is also making collaboration easier inside Google Messages.

Users can now bring Google Keep into conversations to create and edit shared notes without leaving the messaging app.

This could be useful for creating grocery lists, planning trips or sharing tasks with friends and family. Everyone involved can view and update the shared note directly from the conversation.

You Can Give Every Chat a Different Look

The September update also adds more customisation options to Google Messages.

Users can choose different