by dbadmin | Jan 28, 2026 | Authority Insights, Circle to Search, Google, News
TL;DR Circle to Search makes it easy to ask Google about what you’re seeing on your screen. Current Circle to Search results prioritize Google’s AI Overview. A new Circle to Search workflow could instead pull up AI Mode results first. If you’re not using Circle to...
by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2026 | Authority Insights, News, Spotify
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR New strings in the app suggest Spotify is working on a larger mini-player for music videos when you navigate. Music videos currently shrink to a small Now Playing bar, making them hard to watch outside the player...
by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2026 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Wallet, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing a new grid-style UI for the Wallet home screen which focuses on “favorited” passes. The app will automatically favorite the first four passes for users, though these can be manually unstarred or added...
by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2026 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Gemini, News
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing reminders for you to take breaks when using Gemini for long periods. These reminders may also remind you that you’re talking to an AI that isn’t human. This may be due to the effort to prevent AI...
by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2026 | Authority Insights, Google, google messages, Google Wear OS, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on bringing emoji reactions to the Wear OS version of the Messages app. A new “Mark as read” button is also expected for Wear OS notifications, mirroring the Android phone experience. Google Messages...
by dbadmin | Jan 26, 2026 | Android 17, Authority Insights, News
TL;DR A recent leak suggests Android 17 could gain even more blur effects, and we’ve obtained images showing some of these new elements. The images show that the volume menu and pop-up volume slider could have blur effects. This comes a while after Android 16’s...
