by dbadmin | Nov 14, 2025 | Apple, Apple iOS, Authority Insights, Google, Google Contacts, Google Phone app, Google Play Services, News
Credit: Apple TL;DR Google is developing an iOS’ NameDrop-like feature for Android, internally referred to as “Gesture Exchange” and “Contact Exchange.” The functionality uses a gesture and is likely driven by NFC to share contact information. Much like they can on...
by dbadmin | Nov 14, 2025 | Authority Insights, Chargers, Features, Google, Google Pixel 10, Google Pixel 9, Wireless Charging
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Users have been reporting issues with wireless charging on the Pixel 10 series phones when using older Qi pads and power banks. We have verified these claims, with intermittent charging, random stops, and extremely slow...
by dbadmin | Nov 14, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Phone app, News
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR The “Take a Message” feature on Google Phone may soon gain more customization options. We’ve spotted the ability to set custom voicemail greetings using the feature. Setting custom greetings currently requires you to do...
by dbadmin | Nov 13, 2025 | Android 17, Authority Insights, News
TL;DR Google is developing a new Contacts Picker tool for Android 17 to fix the current all-or-nothing contacts permission. This tool will allow you to share specific contacts with an app, rather than your entire contacts list. Access will be a one-time snapshot, and...
by dbadmin | Nov 13, 2025 | Authority Insights, Features, OnePlus 15, Qualcomm Snapdragon
We’ve had a few Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5-powered smartphones in-house recently, and the results have been somewhat mixed. The gaming-oriented REDMAGIC 11 Pro excelled in our toughest benchmarking tests, largely due to its fan-assisted, liquid cooling setup. Meanwhile,...
by dbadmin | Nov 13, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Pixel, News
TL;DR Google appears to be working on a new option that would let Pixel users remove the At a Glance widget from their home screen. We discovered the option in the latest Android Canary build. The option completely hides the widget from the home screen while keeping...
