by dbadmin | Dec 10, 2024 | Android 15, Features, Google Pixel
Tucked away in a recent Pixel Feature Drop, Google has finally included the long-anticipated option to cap battery capacity at 80% as part of the Charging optimization menu. But what does the phone do when it hits 80% and it’s still plugged in? Does it slow down and...
by dbadmin | Dec 10, 2024 | Android, Features, News, smartphones
Updated December 10, 2024 (01:00 PM ET): The elimination round has ended! The final four smartphones in our annual Reader’s Choice Award voting, in order of most votes to least, are the Google Pixel 9 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, and OnePlus...
by dbadmin | Dec 9, 2024 | Android, Features, News, smartphones
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Looking at the calendar, 2025 is just a stone’s throw away, and you know what that means: It’s time to figure out the best smartphone of 2024! Here at Android Authority, we give out two major phone awards at the end of the year....
by dbadmin | Dec 9, 2024 | Features, Google Gemini
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority I recently tested out all of Gemini’s extensions, including Maps and Workspace, and had mixed feelings. They are great when they work, but I ran into issues often enough to start thinking about whether they are worth the...
by dbadmin | Dec 9, 2024 | Authority Insights, Features, Google, Google Pixel Tablet, News
Google was working on a Pen to launch alongside the canceled Pixel Tablet 2 The pen has a button that launches a quick note-taking app and supports handwriting-to-text conversion When Google first launched the Pixel Tablet many people noticed something weird — it...
by dbadmin | Dec 8, 2024 | Features, Google, Google Tensor
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Anyone who’s peered behind the scenes at Tensor’s development issues might be pretty down on Google’s custom chipset project, but going its own way has scored the Pixel series a few notable wins. Solid photography and...
