by dbadmin | May 19, 2025 | Features, Fingerprint scanner, Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 8
When the Pixel 8 was first announced, it was the most excited I’d been about a Google phone in quite some time. After a brief defection to the dark side (i.e., the iPhone 13), I was more than ready to come back into the Android fold. I was enticed by the more compact...
by dbadmin | May 9, 2025 | Google, Google Pixel 8, News
Credit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority A Pixel 8 owner lost their phone during vacation. Their device was found four days later, submerged in a hot tub. The phone continues to work without issue. There are plenty of mishaps that can occur while on travel, but one...
by dbadmin | May 6, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 8, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
If someone were to ask you if Samsung smartphones are better than Google Pixels, what would you say? It’s a question that I can’t answer with a single word. Both offer users some of the best expressions of Android money can buy. And I admit, picking my daily driver...
by dbadmin | Mar 16, 2025 | Features, Google Pixel 8, OnePlus 13, Oppo
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority My household hasn’t had much luck with technology so far this year. First, my wife’s foldable was on the fritz, and now my trust Pixel 8 Pro has bit the dust. In all my years of owning swanky tech, I can’t recall the last time...
by dbadmin | Mar 11, 2025 | Fingerprint scanner, Google, Google Pixel 8, Google Pixel 9, News
Google’s latest Android update is causing problems for the fingerprint reader on some Pixel phones. The bug is extremely rare, but on affected handsets the fingerprint scanner stops working altogether. Fixing the issue seems to be as simple as fully powering down the...
by dbadmin | Feb 18, 2025 | Android Launchers, Features, Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 8
When I get a new phone, more often than not, I’ll jump right into installing my favorite third-party apps. So, when the Google Pixel 8 landed at my door, you best believe I wanted to shove a new launcher on it as soon as possible. But, as this year is about breaking...
