by dbadmin | Jan 11, 2026 | Features, Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 11, smartphones
Google’s Pixel 10 phones are among the best camera phones on the market, and this generation marks the first time in a while that the entire series offers a telephoto camera. The Pixel 10 ships with a 10.8MP 5x camera, while the Pixel 10 Pro phones pack a great 50MP...
by dbadmin | Jan 9, 2026 | Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 10, Google Pixel 8, Google Pixel 9, Polls
Last month, Google brought back a convenient security feature when it released Android 16 QPR2 for Pixel devices. On our Pixel 9 and newer phones, we discovered the option to unlock the phone with the fingerprint scanner with the screen off. That’s right, you...
by dbadmin | Jan 8, 2026 | Android, Android 16, Features, Google, Google Pixel, Software Update
When Android 16 landed on Pixels early last summer, it didn’t make much of a splash. To say that many of us were disappointed by what we saw — or what we didn’t see, to be fair — would be an understatement. Android 16 felt like Android 15.1, a minor upgrade with some...
by dbadmin | Jan 8, 2026 | Apple AirDrop, Apple iPhone, Authority Insights, Google, Google Pixel, News, Quick Share
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google has added AirDrop-related Quick Share system files to the Pixel 9 series firmware with the latest Android Canary build. Pixel 9a and Pixel 8 series devices don’t yet have these files, suggesting support isn’t...
by dbadmin | Jan 8, 2026 | Google, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google is pushing out a Pixel Launcher change that lets you open apps by pressing Enter after partially typing their name. The keyboard button switches from Google Search to an arrow/Enter shortcut when an app name is...
by dbadmin | Jan 7, 2026 | Android Security, Google, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google has released the Android Security Bulletin for January 2026, addressing a critical Android vulnerability. The vulnerability can be used to trigger a zero-click attack on Android using an audio file. While the...
