by dbadmin | Jun 5, 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 5, 2025 | Android, Android 16, News
Credit: Paul Jones / Android Authority Google has released the Android 16 QPR1 beta 1.1 update. This update offers plenty of bug fixes, from unresponsive navigation buttons to fingerprint authentication issues. The new update is available on all of Google’s...
by dbadmin | Jun 3, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
Google is developing an “Enhanced HDR brightness” setting for Android 16 QPR1 to give users system-level control over screen brightening from HDR content. This upcoming feature will include both a toggle to disable HDR support entirely and a slider to adjust the...
by dbadmin | Jun 3, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
Google Pixel phones may soon feature an always-on display that shows a blurred version of your lock screen wallpaper, a new option called ‘ambient AOD’. This ‘ambient AOD’ feature is hidden in the Android 16 QPR1 beta update and includes a user toggle to turn the...
by dbadmin | Jun 3, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Google, Google Photos, News, Wallpapers
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Google Pixel users on Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 are now getting personalized wallpaper suggestions. The suggestions are curated from your Google Photos library, mainly featuring people and pets. Users can revoke access if they...
by dbadmin | Jun 1, 2025 | Android 16, Features, Samsung, Samsung One UI
It’s been a few days since Samsung shadow-dropped the One UI 8 beta, and so far, first impressions are positive. While not as drastic an update as One UI 7, we’ve found plenty of noteworthy changes — from Now Bar updates to new widget customization options. There’s a...
