by dbadmin | Aug 18, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Wallet, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Wallet is getting ready to launch a new feature that’ll automatically scan and add eligible passes from your photos. We have managed to get the feature working in the latest version of the app. Wallet won’t just...
by dbadmin | Aug 18, 2025 | Authority Insights, Circle to Search, Google, News
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google is testing a live translation functionality in Circle to Search. Unlike the current translation function, the live functionality is likely to translate dynamic screens, such as moving webpages or videos. The Live...
by dbadmin | Aug 16, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Authority Insights Newsletter, Features
Last year, Google announced it was accelerating Android’s release schedule. In the past, Google typically rolled out a single Android release each year with new APIs for developers. Starting in 2025, however, the company is moving to two such releases annually: one...
by dbadmin | Aug 16, 2025 | Authority Insights, Authority Insights Podcast, News
This week, Mishaal Rahman and C. Scott Brown discuss Google’s new AI-powered notification intelligence features that aim to tame your phone’s chaotic alert shade. They also dive into how the Google Play Store might be getting its own community forums for games and how...
by dbadmin | Aug 16, 2025 | Authority Insights, backup, Google, News
Android offers convenient built-in backup tools, but these don’t automatically save every file on your phone. Google appears to be working on a new option to explicitly back up downloaded files. At the moment it’s not clear if this would support any and all files...
by dbadmin | Aug 15, 2025 | Authority Insights, Find Hub, Google, Material 3 Expressive, News
Credit: Andy Walker / Android Authority We’ve conducted a teardown of Google’s Find Hub app and discovered a variety of visual changes. These tweaks are broadly in line with Google’s push to adopt the Material 3 Expressive style. Google’s Find Hub is your one-stop...
