by dbadmin | Jan 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Play Store, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is working on a new UI for voice search. The new UI only shows up when you tap the mic icon while in the Search tab. The bottom sheet shows your recent searches, up to your last four. Using voice search in the Google...
by dbadmin | Jan 30, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Google, Linux, News
Android 16’s Linux Terminal can now run graphical Linux apps such as Doom. This is thanks to improvements like hardware acceleration support and a display server. These upgrades aren’t live yet in the most recent Android 16 beta, but they could arrive in a future...
by dbadmin | Jan 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Phone app, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google’s Phone app could soon get a redesigned Settings menu that resembles the new Settings home page UI expected to roll out with Android 16. The updated design adds a background to menu items within each header, which...
by dbadmin | Jan 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google Pixel, News, Weather Apps
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google is making it much easier to change units of measurement in the Pixel Weather app. We discovered that Google is adding a separate Weather units page to the app. The change is now rolling out to everyone in the latest...
by dbadmin | Jan 29, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Google, News
Android may add a new feature that automatically converts light theme apps to dark theme. The evidence for this comes from a new “make more apps dark” toggle that I spotted in the first Android 16 beta release. Google has been working on this feature since last year,...
by dbadmin | Jan 28, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Google, News
Android 16 introduces Live Updates, a new class of notifications for ongoing activities. Live Updates are prominently displayed on the lock screen as well as on the status bar. These notifications are intended for rideshare pickups, food delivery alerts, navigation,...
