by dbadmin | Sep 6, 2025 | Authority Insights, Authority Insights Podcast, News
This week, Mishaal Rahman and C. Scott Brown discuss Google’s controversial new developer verification requirements and whether they spell the end for sideloading on Android as we know it. They also talk about whether Google owes ChatGPT for its resounding victory...
by dbadmin | Sep 5, 2025 | Authority Insights, Features, Google Pixel 10
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Google’s Pixel series has, to be blunt, always been pretty slow to charge. Even the Pixel 9 Pro XL’s boost to 37W (about 35W effective) still left the phone taking a sluggish 77 minutes to reach full, while the regular 26W...
by dbadmin | Sep 4, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google Contacts, News
Credit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority We spotted Google Contacts code that hints at contact-specific vibration patterns for Pixel phones. Apple and Samsung already allow you to assign specific haptics to your contacts. If it rolls out, the feature would tell you...
by dbadmin | Sep 2, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google Play Games, Google Play Store, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Play Games profiles are being revamped with new social and customization features. Profiles will now be directly accessible in the Play Store, alongside games and stats. We managed to enable the new profile features...
by dbadmin | Sep 2, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Docs, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Docs on the web recently received a new feature that lets users listen to their documents with Gemini. We spotted code that enables this feature on the Google Docs Android app and activated it ahead of release for an...
by dbadmin | Sep 1, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Apps, Material 3 Expressive, News
Personal Safety is rolling out an update that implements a new color scheme. While the app still doesn’t use your system palette, it does improve readability. Google has managed to mess up clock rendering, though, with the time fitting poorly on the screen. Developers...
