by dbadmin | Nov 24, 2025 | Google, Google Pixel, News, Polls
Pixel Drops used to be something to get excited about, especially if you had the latest Google handset, but not anymore. These software updates brought exclusive features to Pixel phones, giving users more toys to play with than other Android users. However, as the...
by dbadmin | Nov 24, 2025 | Apple, Google, Google Pixel, News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon
TL;DR Qualcomm has said that it’s bringing Pixel 10-style AirDrop support to Snapdragon-powered phones. This means many more Android phones could soon support Quick Share-AirDrop file transfers. The chipmaker says it’ll enable support on Snapdragon devices in “the...
by dbadmin | Nov 23, 2025 | Google, Google Gemini, News, Polls, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Watch 8
Credit: Brady Snyder / Android Authority Smartwatches are the perfect use case for a voice assistant — the small screen makes touch-based navigation and typing cumbersome, and users also have lower expectations and needs for the tasks they can accomplish on the watch....
by dbadmin | Nov 23, 2025 | Apple, Apple AirDrop, European Commission, Features, Google, Google Pixel 10, Quick Share, WI-FI
Google surprised everyone this week by doing the unthinkable and rolling out AirDrop support for the Pixel 10 without any hacks, directly through Quick Share. If you have a Pixel 10 like me, now you can Quick Share with any iPhone, iPad, and Mac, or even AirDrop back...
by dbadmin | Nov 23, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Pixel
Google’s Pixel Launcher is better than I give it credit for, but it isn’t without its shortcomings. As a Pixel 8 user, I encounter the home screen’s quirks every day, but even so, its limitations can be leveraged to build a highly functional, productivity-first home...
by dbadmin | Nov 22, 2025 | Apple, Apple AirDrop, Authority Insights, Authority Insights Podcast, Features, Google, Google Pixel 10, Quick Share, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Buds, Samsung One UI
This week, Mishaal Rahman and C. Scott Brown discuss the bombshell news that Google has updated Quick Share to be compatible with Apple’s AirDrop — without Apple’s help. They also break down the leaked design and new “head gesture” features of the Samsung Galaxy Buds...
