by dbadmin | Dec 28, 2025 | Features, Google Pixel, OnePlus, Samsung, smartphones
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority 2025 was an eventful year for the Android phone ecosystem. Between the full-blown adoption of silicon-carbon batteries, Qualcomm’s Apple-rivaling Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, and more phones with integrated Qi2 magnets, there...
by dbadmin | Dec 26, 2025 | Features, Google Pixel, Samsung, smartphones
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority We’re coming to the end of the year, and we’ve already seen the first next-generation flagship Android phones launching around the world. These phones give us a rough idea of what to expect from the industry next year — more...
by dbadmin | Dec 24, 2025 | Features, Foldable Phones, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold
2025 was a wildly successful year for Google’s Pixel hardware. The Pixel 9a marked another strong entry in the company’s budget portfolio, while the Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro were solid upgrades in their own right. The Pixel Watch 4 also catapulted Google’s smartwatch...
by dbadmin | Dec 23, 2025 | Google, Google Pixel, News
TL;DR A recent Pixel update changed the home screen search bar behavior, but you can revert it with a workaround. The change forces the search bar to open the standard Google Search UI rather than the Pixel Launcher’s unified search. By using ADB to toggle a specific...
by dbadmin | Dec 23, 2025 | Google, Google Photos, Google Pixel, News
TL;DR Multiple Pixel users report that their phones (including Pixel 8a, Pixel 9a, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10) have been failing to save some photos. These failures may happen after shooting a large number of photos in a short period of time. It’s not clear how widespread...
by dbadmin | Dec 19, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Pixel, News
TL;DR Google appears to be considering a change to how it responds to certain queries from the Pixel home screen widget. With both song searches and voice input, we’re able to get responses from Google that contain voice output. We’re also seeing a new floating button...
