by dbadmin | Apr 21, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google Photos, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Photos is starting to roll out a new “Ultra HDR” editing option that lets users convert regular photos into Ultra HDR after capture. The feature is reportedly appearing in version 7.24.0.747539053 for some users via a...
by dbadmin | Apr 19, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Linux, News
Pixel phones now feature a Linux Terminal app, enabling users to run a Debian virtual machine for desktop apps alongside Android ones. While still lacking features like GUI/audio, the recent Android 16 Beta 4 release removes the previous 16GB storage cap for the Linux...
by dbadmin | Apr 18, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Google Pixel, News
The toggle to enable the Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock feature is missing from Android 16 Beta 4, but it’s still possible to enable it via a hidden command. Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock allows Pixel phones to use fingerprint unlock even when their screens are off....
by dbadmin | Apr 18, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
Google is preparing to make the icons on the Settings homepage more colorful. This is part of Google’s effort to redesign the Settings app to be more expressive. It’s unclear if colored icons are part of Google’s new Material Design 3 Expressive theme. Earlier this...
by dbadmin | Apr 17, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
Google is working on a new Video Chat panel for Android that lets you apply a variety of visual and audio effects to video calls. These effects include background blur, portrait lighting, portrait touch-up, and studio-style mic processing. Although we spotted evidence...
by dbadmin | Apr 17, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
Google is working on re-adding a dedicated shortcut for toggling Do Not Disturb mode from the Quick Settings panel. For a long time, Android let users quickly toggle Do Not Disturb mode from a Quick Settings shortcut, but this shortcut was replaced with Modes in the...
