by dbadmin | Aug 25, 2025 | Android, Authority Insights, Google, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google is testing new diagnostics options for Pixel devices. This new option combines discrete options into a single dashboard to test if there’s anything wrong with your phone. It also introduces a new AI-powered search...
by dbadmin | Aug 23, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Authority Insights Newsletter, Features
Right after blowing our minds with the new AI-powered Voice Translate feature on the Pixel 10, Google went and dashed our hopes of seeing a new Pixel Tablet anytime soon. The company told Bloomberg that it has “paused development on a tablet overhaul until it figures...
by dbadmin | Aug 23, 2025 | Authority Insights, Authority Insights Podcast, News
This week, Mishaal Rahman and C. Scott Brown discuss whether Google’s new AI features make up for the minimal Pixel 10 hardware upgrades, why Android 16 QPR2 will be a huge upgrade, and how eSIMs and RCS will soon work better between iPhone and Android. The Authority...
by dbadmin | Aug 22, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Maps, News
Google Maps developers are working on a bunch of small tweaks to the app’s interface. Some of those include a new setting menu, icons, and search UI. Place cards could also be getting a reorganization, flipping the placement of some options. This week may be all about...
by dbadmin | Aug 22, 2025 | Authority Insights, Gboard, News
Credit: Ryan McLeod / Android Authority Gboard may be removing Bitmoji integration on December 15, 2025. A warning hidden in the latest beta says the Bitmoji tab will disappear after that date. You’ll still be able to use Bitmoji through its website or other supported...
by dbadmin | Aug 22, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Google, Google Pixel, News
Android 16 adds a shortcut to open Google Wallet with a power button double-press, but Google has limited this feature to the Pixel 8 and newer devices. Despite no apparent technical limitations, Google intentionally disabled the gesture on older phones like the Pixel...
