by dbadmin | Oct 20, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Google, Google Pixel 10, Linux, News
TL;DR Google is adding GPU acceleration for graphical Linux apps to Android’s Terminal app, but the feature is currently exclusive to the Pixel 10. This feature relies on Gfxstream, a library that forwards graphics API calls from the guest Linux virtual machine to the...
by dbadmin | Oct 20, 2025 | Apple Watch, Authority Insights, News, NFC, OnePlus OxygenOS
Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Our APK teardown found that the latest OHealth app update includes steps for setting up pairing with an Apple Watch. Code strings detail syncing calls, messages, and health data via OHealth. A new “Cardless entry”...
by dbadmin | Oct 20, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Play Store, Material 3 Expressive, News
TL;DR Google’s been working to modernize the Play Store’s interface, recently giving it a new gradient-shaded status bar. The app’s also working on a couple more Expressive updates, including a new loading indicator. Card UI may also be updated to move text away from...
by dbadmin | Oct 20, 2025 | Authority Insights, Linux, News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon
TL;DR Qualcomm’s powerful new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip unfortunately doesn’t support Android’s new Linux Terminal feature. This is because the feature requires support for “non-protected” virtual machines, which Qualcomm’s latest high-end chip does not offer. As...
by dbadmin | Oct 18, 2025 | Authority Insights, Authority Insights Podcast, Features, Google, Google Photos
This week, Mishaal Rahman and C. Scott Brown dive into a suite of upcoming Google Photos features that could change how we create and remember our favorite moments. They discuss new AI-powered highlight video templates that automate editing, the controversial...
by dbadmin | Oct 18, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Authority Insights Newsletter, News
If you want to share your Android phone’s screen content, you have a few options: take a screenshot, cast the screen, or record it with the built-in screen recorder. The screen recorder has been around for a couple of years now, but it’s still fairly basic. Despite...
