by dbadmin | Jan 31, 2026 | Browsers, Features, YouTube
No, it’s not your browser; it’s YouTube. This week, the company confirmed that it’s cracking down on background playback for non-Premium subscribers. Apps that previously and reliably supported YouTube background playback in the past, including Brave, Vivaldi, and...
by dbadmin | Jan 28, 2026 | Android apps, Browsers, Microsoft Edge, News, YouTube
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube viewers are reporting that background play no longer works on Samsung Internet, Vivaldi, and other browsers. The breaking of background play on multiple browsers suggests this could be a targeted change by...
by dbadmin | Jan 28, 2026 | Browser, Browsers, Google, Google Chrome, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Chrome Canary has reportedly added a new toggle to launch a Chrome window when the computer boots up. This could be very useful for many users, but also raises performance concerns due to Chrome’s resource...
by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2026 | AI, Browsers, Features, Perplexity
The community’s hatred of AI is completely valid. Even I can’t help but scoff when I hear about new features landing on operating systems that don’t need them, or apps with additions that offer no tangible benefit. This was my reaction when the first AI web browsers...
by dbadmin | Jan 17, 2026 | Browsers, Google, Google Chrome, Guides
One of my favorite web browser trends in recent years has been vertical tabs. Moving your tabs from the top of your browser to the side may not sound like a significant change on paper, but in practice, it makes your browser look so much cleaner and better organized....
by dbadmin | Nov 19, 2025 | Browsers, Google, Google Chrome, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google has rolled out vertical tabs for Chrome in the latest Canary version for desktop. The option to use vertical tabs will appear when you right-click on the horizontal tab bar. The option to use horizontal tabs will...
