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...
by dbadmin | Jan 5, 2026 | Google, Google Pixel, News
Credit: eBay TL;DR A Google Pixel (2016) prototype marked “Not for sale” is currently listed on eBay. The phone is a 128GB Pixel “sailfish” unit, unlocked and running Android 10. Bidding currently stands at $105.50, with approximately a week remaining before the...
by dbadmin | Dec 29, 2025 | AI, Features, Google Pixel
When Google released the Pixel 9 series last year, the phones came with a new app called Pixel Studio. It’s an AI-powered image generator, something I couldn’t have had less interest in if I tried. Once I used it, though, it quickly became one of my most-used Pixel...
