by dbadmin | Jul 10, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Gemini, News, NotebookLM
Gemini on Android has been working to implement new Storybooks, Timeline, and Mindmap options. While Timeline and Mindmap come from NotebookLM on the web, Storybooks could be a new Gem for creating illustrated books. Storybooks is not yet functional in Gemini, but we...
by dbadmin | Jul 10, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Phone app, Material 3 Expressive, News
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Google has already rolled out many Material 3 Expressive changes to the Google Phone app, but more changes are in the pipeline. Within the app, the Keypad will likely get its own permanent tab replacing Contacts, while...
by dbadmin | Jul 9, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Docs, News
Google’s updating apps across Android to incorporate Material 3 Expressive design elements. We’ve identified some tweaks to the UI in Docs that aren’t yet live, but we can preview in the latest release. Docs should be getting the same sort of high-contrast backgrounds...
by dbadmin | Jul 9, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Photos, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Photos could soon introduce a new Remix feature that uses generative AI to help users create short videos from still images. We first spotted the feature in a teardown in May and gave you an early look at its...
by dbadmin | Jul 9, 2025 | Android Auto, Authority Insights, Google, Google Assistant, Google Gemini, News
With the newest version of Android Auto, references to “Google Assistant” are being replaced with generic terms like “Digital Assistant,” despite still referring to the existing Google Assistant settings. The changes indicate Google’s ongoing transition from Google...
by dbadmin | Jul 8, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Play, Google Play Services, Google Play Store, News
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Google could soon extend Play Protect to scan PWAs and WebAPKs during installation. This new feature could protect users from malicious PWAs used for phishing and data theft. Google has been silently protecting most Android...
