by dbadmin | Jun 26, 2025 | Android 16, Features, Samsung One UI
Android 16 is now available for Pixel phones, although some of the more exciting features won’t be ready until the release of Android 16 QPR1 later this year. On the other hand, Samsung’s One UI 8 beta, which is based on Android 16, has already surprised us by going...
by dbadmin | Jun 25, 2025 | Android 16, Google, News
Android 16’s first QPR build entered beta testing last month. Two weeks ago we got QPR1 Beta 2 with a handful of new features. Today QPR1 Beta 2.1 arrives, delivering a few fixes for problematic bugs. If you’ve never really been into testing Google’s in-development...
by dbadmin | Jun 21, 2025 | Android 16, Features, Google, Google Pixel
One of my favorite things about Google’s Pixel phones is the persistent Google Search bar at the bottom of the home screen. It’s such a simple feature, but having that constant access to Google, and right by my thumb, is a huge convenience. Earlier this month, we...
by dbadmin | Jun 20, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Google, Google Pixel, Google Search, News
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Pixel devices could soon receive a shortcut to Search’s AI Mode on the home screen. The shortcut will appear within the Pixel Launcher’s search widget and launch the Google app’s AI Mode interface. We’ve enabled it in Android...
by dbadmin | Jun 20, 2025 | Android 16, HDR, News, Samsung, Samsung One UI
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority Samsung is testing HDR screenshot support for One UI 8 with its latest closed beta (ZYF7) release. The feature likely relies on Android 16’s embedded gain maps to show true HDR imagery when viewed correctly. HDR screenshots...
by dbadmin | Jun 19, 2025 | Android 16, Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 9, News
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority Android 16 is causing a very annoying bug where Pixel phones take too long to wake up. Google is aware of the issue and is working on a fix, and temporary workarounds are also available. This is one of several bugs reported by...
