by dbadmin | Aug 22, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Google, Google Pixel, News
Android 16 adds a shortcut to open Google Wallet with a power button double-press, but Google has limited this feature to the Pixel 8 and newer devices. Despite no apparent technical limitations, Google intentionally disabled the gesture on older phones like the Pixel...
by dbadmin | Aug 22, 2025 | Android 15, Android 16, Authority Insights, Google, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Bogdan Petrovan / Android Authority Google may soon roll out a new “Hearing Wellness” settings page to Pixel devices that lets you control whether the OS will notify you and/or take proactive action on your prolonged exposure to loud audio. The feature builds...
by dbadmin | Aug 22, 2025 | Android 15, Android 16, Google, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Bogdan Petrovan / Android Authority Google is bringing a new “Hearing Wellness” feature to Pixel devices to notify you about prolonged exposure to loud audio. The feature will lower your headphones’ volume to safer limits to prevent any hearing loss. The...
by dbadmin | Aug 22, 2025 | Android 16, Features, Material 3 Expressive, Widgets
Google is implementing a big redesign of Android with Material 3 Expressive. This updated design language will spread across apps and Android itself with the upcoming Android 16 QPR1 update. And despite updating most of its apps, Google is overlooking widgets again...
by dbadmin | Aug 22, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Google Pixel, News
Google has introduced a new screenshot editing experience on Pixel phones running Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1. Now, when you edit a screenshot, it opens directly in the Pixel Studio app You can use additional screenshot editing tools in Pixel Studio, including the...
by dbadmin | Aug 21, 2025 | Android 16, News
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Google has added a new Parental Controls hub in Android Settings, which is now rolling out in Android 16 QPR2 beta. The hub combines on-device, PIN-protected controls with existing Family Link features. On-device controls are...
