by dbadmin | Jun 18, 2025 | Android, Authority Insights, News, Virtual assistant
OEMs can now highlight specific digital assistants as “optimized” for their Android devices in the default app settings. Google says it created the feature at an OEM’s request so OEMs can recommend assistants verified to work with their first-party applications. While...
by dbadmin | Jun 16, 2025 | Android, News, smartphones
Credit: Trump Mobile The Trump Organization is launching a phone service called T1 Mobile. The highlight of this service is its flagship “47 plan.” The group has also unveiled a new phone called the T1 Phone. Lately, there have been murmurs about the Trump...
by dbadmin | Jun 16, 2025 | Android, Authority Insights, Google Gemini, News
A teardown of the Google app’s recent beta shows Gemini’s overlay UI may soon adopt Google’s brand colors. It replaces Gemini’s current two-tone colors with Google’s trademark red, blue, green, and yellow colors. The colors accent the mic button and highlight the chat...
by dbadmin | Jun 13, 2025 | Android, Apple iOS, Apple iPhone, News
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority iOS 26 finally introduces the ability to easily set custom ringtones from audio files. Previously, creating iPhone ringtones required a complex process involving GarageBand or a Mac. This feature has been available on Android...
by dbadmin | Jun 13, 2025 | Android, Software lists
I’ve tested countless smartphones, and the excitement of opening the box and taking the stickers off a new device never gets old. I love holding the phone for the first time to see how it fits in my hand, and can’t wait to get past the pesky initial setup to test its...
by dbadmin | Jun 13, 2025 | Android, Apple iPhone, Features, Windows 11
Sending a file to a laptop should be simple in 2025, right? Apparently not for me, because my tech setup is split between Apple, Google, and Microsoft. It’s a frustrating multi-step process to do most things. Message my kids? Nope. Drop a file from my phone to my...
