I uninstalled all button mapper apps from my Google TV, and you should too

by dbadmin | Sep 6, 2025 | Android TV, Features, Google, Google Chromecast, Google TV, Google TV Streamer

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority From the first Android TV unit I bought in 2015 to the Chromecast with Google TV and now the Google TV Streamer, nearly every streaming box I’ve used with an Android-based operating system has triggered my one pet peeve:...

Google is sitting on a gold mine of custom maps and is doing nothing with it

by dbadmin | Sep 6, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Maps

I recently rediscovered a Google Maps feature that I completely forgot existed, but you can’t really blame me. If you frequent travel subreddits and forums, you’ll likely be familiar with My Maps, Google’s custom map creation platform. However, if you’ve only ever...

I tested the Pixel 10’s charging with Google’s own 67W brick, and it’s still disappointingly slow

by dbadmin | Sep 5, 2025 | Authority Insights, Features, Google Pixel 10

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Google’s Pixel series has, to be blunt, always been pretty slow to charge. Even the Pixel 9 Pro XL’s boost to 37W (about 35W effective) still left the phone taking a sluggish 77 minutes to reach full, while the regular 26W...

7 features I’m excited to try when Gemini lands on my Google Home speakers

by dbadmin | Sep 5, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Assistant, Google Gemini, Google Home, Google Nest, Google Nest Audio, Google Nest Mini

Credit: Adam Molina / Android Authority Gemini support on Google Home and Nest speakers has been a long time coming. The feature has been in preview testing for some lucky US users with specific voices for months now, but Google just announced the exact date when...

You can finally remove fences in Google Photos, and the results are crazy

by dbadmin | Sep 5, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Gemini, Google Photos

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority At Google I/O 2017, Google showed what quickly became one of its most infamous product teases in history: removing a chain link fence from a picture of a child playing baseball. The pitch was that we would soon be able to...

Android 16 QPR1 made my Pixel 9 Pro feel just like a Pixel 10 Pro

by dbadmin | Sep 5, 2025 | Android 16, Features, Google, Google Pixel 10

Believe it or not, I’m not usually one to load up beta software. It’s cool to try new Android features before they’re fully baked, but I run into more hiccups than I’d usually like along the way. However, when Google announced that the Android 16 QPR1 beta was ready...