Google will throttle Pixel 10 charging, battery and that makes me upset

by dbadmin | Aug 29, 2025 | Battery, Battery Life, Features, Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 10

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Google announced a mandatory Battery Health Assistance (BHA) feature for the Pixel 9a earlier this year. This feature essentially reduces the battery’s effective capacity and charging speeds as the cell ages, in the name of...

Another Pixel app gets a splash of Material 3 Expressive design

by dbadmin | Aug 29, 2025 | Google, Google Pixel, News

Credit: Tushar Mehta / Android Authority The Pixel Sounds app is getting a Material 3 Expressive redesign. The update rearranges sound collections into grids and introduces new shapes for selections. The redesign is currently officially limited to the Pixel 10, but...

You’re wrong about the Pixel 10 Pro

by dbadmin | Aug 28, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 10

When Google finally revealed the Pixel 10 series last week, I was there. I got to attend a secret preview of the phones a week before the launch, and I was in the live audience for the cringeworthy Jimmy Fallon event that showed the phones to the public for the first...

Google says it’s easier to switch from iPhone to Pixel 10, but is it really? We tried it out

by dbadmin | Aug 28, 2025 | Apple iPhone, Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 10, News

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Apple iPhone owners can now use the Pixel Head Start Tool to prepare their data for a switch to a Pixel 10 series phone. The feature lets you prepare your iPhone’s passwords and photos for transfer before the Pixel 10 device...

Get a Google Pixel 10? You need to change this display setting immediately

by dbadmin | Aug 28, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 10

There’s a lot to like about the Google Pixel 10. The triple-camera system on the back is one of the most impressive we’ve seen for a non-Pro Pixel. Magnetic Qi2 charging is a fantastic addition, the Tensor G5 is a significant upgrade, and the Indigo color this year is...

I installed the Pixel 10’s Daily Hub on a Samsung phone, and here’s the proof

by dbadmin | Aug 28, 2025 | Google, Google Pixel, News

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority The Google Pixel 10 family’s Daily Hub feature can be sideloaded on phones from other manufacturers. We sideloaded the app on Samsung and vivo phones, and it generally worked as expected. Daily Hub is effectively Google’s take...