by dbadmin | Aug 1, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, News
Credit: Google Android’s Handoff functionality is taking shape, with new options for cross-device file sharing now visible. We also saw glimpses of app sharing, which could allow you to access apps installed on other devices. The toggles and buttons are not active,...
by dbadmin | Aug 1, 2025 | Android TV, Authority Insights, Google, News
Android TV currently offers a Discover tab for getting recommendations and building your watchlist. A new update to the system launcher suggests that Google’s planning to drop Discover and move your watchlist to the Home tab. Confusingly, Google’s messaging in the app...
by dbadmin | Aug 1, 2025 | Android Security, Authority Insights, News
Identity Check offers an extra layer of protection when someone steals both your phone and your PIN. By requiring biometrics, Identity Check attempts to limit the harm bad actors could do. Google is working to let you bypass that biometric requirement when your device...
by dbadmin | Aug 1, 2025 | Authority Insights, Custom ROM, Google, google messages, News, RCS
Last year, Google began preventing devices that failed Play Integrity checks from sending RCS messages. Google Messages would simply drop texts, without delivering any errors or warnings. Messages now appears to be adding an explicit notice when security requirements...
by dbadmin | Jul 31, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
Google is bringing several new features to the Android Photo Picker tool. These features include the ability to change the photo grid view size, as well as a new way to choose multiple photos. These additions seem to be rolling out via the latest Android Canary...
by dbadmin | Jul 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Photos, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority An Android Authority teardown has revealed an overhauled video editor in Google Photos. The new editor features some visual changes in line with the Material 3 Expressive style. The editor also has video flipping...
