by dbadmin | Oct 31, 2025 | Authority Insights, News, Samsung, Samsung One UI
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Code within One UI 8.5 suggests Samsung could bring a new “Adaptive data saver” feature to Galaxy phones. The feature works by only downloading videos in social media apps when you are “ready to watch them.” This...
by dbadmin | Oct 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Gboard, Google, News
TL;DR Gboard is getting a button to browse trending GIF searches. These trending searches are apparently sourced from Tenor. The trending GIFs button isn’t live in any user-facing version of Gboard yet. Gboard is making it easier to find GIFs about buzzy topics....
by dbadmin | Oct 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Photos, News, Photography
TL;DR Google Photos backs up RAW images alongside JPGs, which takes a lot of cloud storage. Earlier this year we found evidence for a new system that would store RAW images separately and not back them up. We’re now finally able to see this in action, and there’s even...
by dbadmin | Oct 30, 2025 | Android 17, Authority Insights, News
TL;DR Google is developing a new “Min Mode” feature for the Always-On Display that will allow apps to show their own minimal, persistent interfaces. This enables richer, glanceable experiences, with Google Maps expected to be one of the first apps to use it for...
by dbadmin | Oct 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Maps, News
TL;DR Google Maps appears to be working on a new power saving mode for navigation. The mode would eliminate almost all UI elements and extraneous map labeling from your view. Power saving mode limitations could prevent it from working in landscape or with public...
by dbadmin | Oct 29, 2025 | AI, Authority Insights, Google Apps, Google Gemini, News
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Our APK teardown of the latest Google app beta revealed several features that are currently in testing. Search Live might be getting an “Interrupt Live responses” toggle, along with live captions. There’s also a potential...
