by dbadmin | Sep 3, 2024 | Google Gemini, News, Samsung
TalkBack’s new AI-powered image description feature won’t be available on Samsung phones and tablets. This feature uses Google’s Gemini AI to generate a description of images. Samsung devices don’t offer Google’s solution because Samsung has its own, competing...
by dbadmin | Sep 3, 2024 | News, Xiaomi, Xiaomi 15
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority A new report reveals significant camera upgrades coming to the upcoming Xiaomi 15 Ultra. The phone will feature an upgraded Sony sensor for the primary camera, a new 4K Cinematic video mode, and upgraded slow-motion...
by dbadmin | Sep 3, 2024 | Acer, Chromebooks, Deals, Google Chrome OS, News
Credit: Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority Are you looking for a great Chromebook? We have a list of the best Chromebooks, and the Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE is on there. Right now, you can save $100 on it, bringing the price down to $549. That’s a pretty good deal for...
by dbadmin | Sep 3, 2024 | News, Starlink, T-Mobile
Space X’s Starlink has partnered exclusively with T-Mobile for a year to offer Direct to Cell satellite connectivity to users. After this period, Starlink will open up its satellite service to other carriers as well. Musk confirmed that SpaceX will adopt the same...
by dbadmin | Sep 3, 2024 | Android 15, Google, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google has released the Android 15 source code to AOSP. The source code will allow developers to build custom ROMs based on the latest Android release. The company has also said that the stable Android 15 release for Pixel...
by dbadmin | Sep 3, 2024 | Accessibility, Google Chrome, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is adding read-aloud features to Chrome, letting you read web pages. TalkBack, Android’s screen reader app, is now better at describing images thanks to an upgrade to Gemini AI on supported devices. Google has just...
by dbadmin | Sep 3, 2024 | Android, News
Credit: Google Google has expanded its Android Earthquake Alerts System to all US states and six territories. The feature uses the accelerometers of Android phones around the world to detect tremors, subsequently sending alerts to users in affected areas. The US now...
by dbadmin | Sep 3, 2024 | Features, Foldable Phones, Google, Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Google Pixel Fold
I don’t know what I expected when I first held the new Pixel 9 Pro Fold in my hand, but it certainly wasn’t this. On paper, there are a lot of question marks around the “Pro” aspect of this phone, so much so that my colleague Robert called out the branding as a way to...
by dbadmin | Sep 3, 2024 | Foldable Phones, Google, Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, News
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold offers app pair capabilities. This allows you to save two specific apps running side-by-side as a home screen shortcut for quick access. Google is following in the footsteps of Samsung and...
by dbadmin | Sep 3, 2024 | Android 15, Google, Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, News
Android’s permanent taskbar looked like it would be making a return in Android 15. With the release of the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, this feature is available early. You have the choice to keep the Pixel Fold’s transient bar, or go with the return of this permanent option....