by dbadmin | Apr 16, 2025 | Android, Circle to Search, Features, Google, Google Search
Every feature addition that Google makes to Android and its other products always seems to funnel me back to the company’s original purpose: search. As its name suggests, Circle to Search is one very obvious example. Long-pressing the home button to pull up a search...
by dbadmin | Apr 7, 2025 | Google, Google Gemini, Google Search, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google is expanding AI Mode availability to more Search Labs users in the US. The company has also integrated Lens’ multimodal capabilities within AI Mode. You can now use AI Mode to ask complex questions about images and get...
by dbadmin | Apr 7, 2025 | Features, Google Search
Hate it or love it, AI Overview is now a firm part of Google’s long-term search plans (unless you switch it off). However, if I were to pick a side, I’d fall firmly into the “hate it” camp. The experimental AI feature offers nothing of value whenever it appears; it...
by dbadmin | Apr 4, 2025 | Google, Google Search, News
Credit: Google Google Search has a new Pokémon-themed Easter egg. You can catch the original 151 Pokémon by searching their names. Each Pokémon you catch will get you closer to earning Master Balls that can be used to catch legendary or mythical Pokémon. It’s not...
by dbadmin | Mar 27, 2025 | AI, Authority Insights, Circle to Search, Google, Google Search, News
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority The latest Google app beta introduces three new chips for AI Overviews through Circle to Search. These chips let you summarize, explain, and extract text from images. The chips are rolling out server-side on the latest beta...
by dbadmin | Mar 27, 2025 | Google, Google Search, News
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Google has added the ability to track hotel prices to Google Search, allowing users to be notified of significant price drops. The new feature accounts for filters like star rating and location preferences to avoid irrelevant...