by dbadmin | Dec 15, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Apps, News
TL;DR Google appears to be considering a change to how you access AI Mode history. Right now, the Google app hides your history behind the AI Mode button, but it could soon replace Labs in the upper-left. The Google app on iOS has already made this adjustment. Google...
by dbadmin | Dec 15, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Gemini, News
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing a new feature that lets users prevent Gemini 3 Pro from thinking. This will allow Gemini to fall back on the Flash model, resulting in quicker responses. Google is already testing the feature with a...
by dbadmin | Dec 15, 2025 | Authority Insights, News, Spotify
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Spotify currently relies on global system settings to control its in-app animations, but these settings affect all animations on the phone. New code found in the Spotify app suggests a specific “Reduce animations”...
by dbadmin | Dec 13, 2025 | Android 17, Authority Insights, Authority Insights Newsletter, News
Many people avoid using their Android phones in moving vehicles due to motion sickness, a condition that can induce nausea, headaches, and dizziness. Motion sickness is believed to be caused by a sensory conflict; your eyes focus on a stationary object (the phone)...
by dbadmin | Dec 13, 2025 | Android XR, Authority Insights, Features, Google
This week, Mishaal Rahman and C. Scott Brown discuss a new collaboration between Google and Apple that could make transferring data between Android and iOS much easier. Scott also shares his hands-on experience with Google’s new Android XR glasses prototypes, and we...
by dbadmin | Dec 12, 2025 | Android Canary, Authority Insights, Health Connect, News
TL;DR Google is redesigning Health Connect’s settings to place connected apps front and center while streamlining the overall menu layout. A new grouped view for “App access” will allow you to grant or deny permissions for entire data categories with a single tap. We...
