Android Authority reports the same. “Users are reporting that the latest Google Play system update reverts their version from January 2026 to November 2025.” It’s mostly but not just Pixels affected. “The ‘downgrade’ may be a mislabeled February 2026 update.” Users are advised to do nothing for now.

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

This week, Google’s parent company, the Alphabet Company, reported on its latest earnings results and the end of its 2025 fiscal year. It looks like mostly good news coming out Google in its Q4 2025 results, outperforming Wall Street analyst expectations for the quarter.

Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.

Today's Google Doodle game celebrates the sport of curling at the Winter Olympics 2026, which started today, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, ahead of the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies on Friday, Feb. 6. To see interactive Google Doodles or play Google Doodle curling, go to Google.com.

Google’s Q4 2025 earnings call will take place today, February 4, at 1:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. ET. We’ll be streaming it over on the Shacknews Twitch channel. You can also find it on Google parent company Alphabet’s YouTube channel.

Profits rose to $34.5 billion last quarter, as the tech giant gained ground with its Gemini system, bolstering its search business and YouTube.

A former Microsoft executive is returning to the company from Google to lead its security initiatives, replacing the former Amazon exec who is exiting the role to focus on engineering quality as an individual contributor at the Redmond company.

From enhanced Search features to AI-powered explanations, the company is rolling out a broad suite of tools aimed at both remote viewers and attendees.

Google’s latest quarterly report provided further evidence that its internet empire is withstanding an artificial intelligence shakeup that’s turning into another potential boon for the company. The numbers released Wednesday marked Google's third consecutive quarter of digital ad growth of more than 10% from the previous year,