Google’s MWC surprise: New features announced for Android and beyond

by dbadmin | Feb 26, 2024 | Android Auto, Fitbit, Google, Google Docs, Google Gemini, Google Maps, google messages, Google Wallet, Google Wear OS, Health, News, Spotify

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority At MWC 2024, Google is announcing new features and official rollouts of some previously announced features. Google Messages is getting Gemini access, Android Auto is getting AI text summaries, and more. Boarding passes can...

Google could be looking to reimagine Android’s home screen Search widget

by dbadmin | Feb 24, 2024 | Android, Google, News

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority A Google Opinion Rewards survey gives us a sneak peek at some possible reimaginations of the Google Search widget that is present across all GMS-equipped Android smartphones. Google could add more buttons, surface on-device...

Is Google Chat safe and secure?

by dbadmin | Feb 23, 2024 | Cybersecurity, Google, Guides

Google Chat may not be the sexiest messaging platform out there, but being built into Gmail and other elements of Google Workspace, it can be convenient for both office workers and others who want an alternative to services like Slack, WhatsApp, or Telegram. But how...

Gemini’s growing pains: Google explains what went wrong with its AI images

by dbadmin | Feb 23, 2024 | Google, Google Gemini, News

Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Google has now provided an explanation for what went wrong with Gemini after it generated inaccurate and offensive images of people. The tech giant claims that there were two things that went wrong and caused the AI to...

Gemini Nano is enabling on-device AI features on mid-range phones

by dbadmin | Feb 23, 2024 | AI, Google, Google Gemini, Mediatek, News

Credit: Google MediaTek has announced that its Dimensity 8300 chip now supports Google’s Gemini Nano model. This means mid-range phones can now run generative AI features on-device. Gemini Nano is Google’s smallest AI model, designed to run locally on smartphones and...

Google’s deal with Reddit could hopefully make for better searches and AI

by dbadmin | Feb 23, 2024 | Google, News, Reddit

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google and Reddit have confirmed a content licensing deal, worth a reported $60 million. The search giant will use Reddit content to train its AI models. It also turns out that Google will make Reddit content easier to...