Check out Pixel’s new AI Mode home screen shortcut (Update: Rolling out widely)

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...

One UI 8 could give screenshots an HDR glow-up that was missing from betas

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...

Android 16 for Pixels brings too many bugs for a ‘stable’ update, but at least one is getting fixed

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...

A fix is on the way for Android 16’s broken navigation buttons and gestures

by dbadmin | Jun 17, 2025 | Android 16, Google, Google Pixel, News

Credit: Paul Jones / Android Authority Some Android 16 users have been dealing with an issue that causes navigation buttons and gestures to become temporarily unresponsive. Google has reportedly fixed this bug internally. The fix is expected to roll out in the next...

Android 16 QPR1 beta 2 has a hidden customization option for the lock screen clock

by dbadmin | Jun 17, 2025 | Android 16, Lock Screen, News

Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Google introduced new lock screen clock customization options in Android 16 QPR1 beta 1. In the second beta release, the company has added another hidden customization option for the lock screen clock. This new option lets...

One UI 8 is missing these 2 crucial Android 16 features, and I want them now!

by dbadmin | Jun 17, 2025 | Android 16, Features, Google, Samsung, Samsung One UI

Samsung pleasantly surprised us with how fast it started its Android 16 beta, especially after the mess it made with the One UI 7 rollout. One UI 8 has been a small update so far, but it makes some welcome tweaks to what we got in One UI 7’s major redesign. While it’s...