by dbadmin | Jun 2, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google is working on an easy way to manually enable Now Playing functionality. Now Playing runs in the background and uses on-device machine learning to automatically identify...
by dbadmin | Jun 1, 2025 | Google Pixel, Guides, Wallpapers
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Wallpapers are a fantastic way to freshen up your smartphone’s look, which is why I love to switch mine up regularly. I’ve previously written about my favorite Samsung wallpapers, which I’ve used extensively in the past, and now...
by dbadmin | May 31, 2025 | Android, Features, Google Pixel
Many people will argue that the Google Pixel series is the pinnacle of Android smartphones. These devices offer the slickest implementation of the OS I’ve ever used, while including heaps of exclusive features. Google’s constantly adding to this list, further...
by dbadmin | May 31, 2025 | Android 16, Features, Google, Google Pixel
Ever since Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 was released a little over a week ago, the number of new features and changes we’ve discovered has almost been overwhelming. Material 3 Expressive is the star of the show, but we’ve found loads of other things too — most recently,...
by dbadmin | May 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Contacts, Google Pixel, News, WhatsApp
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Google is testing a new “Pixel VIPs” home screen widget within the Contacts app that centralizes info from key contacts. The widget shows recent calls, messages (including WhatsApp), location data, birthdays, and allows notes...
by dbadmin | May 29, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google Pixel, News
Google is preparing to launch a “Pixel themes” feature, as evidenced by new strings and a button we managed to surface in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1. This button is part of the Pixel wallpaper app, and it aims to launch a “Pixel Customization Packs” app, which isn’t...
