by dbadmin | Nov 22, 2024 | Google, google messages, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is testing a new media gallery UI with a fullscreen camera viewfinder alongside the ability to caption your media before sending it. This test also includes the option to choose “original quality” media for sending...
by dbadmin | Nov 22, 2024 | Fitbit, Google, News
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Fitbit is the new pre-installed fitness app on some new Android phones, at the expense of Google Fit. The app is also added to the default Google apps folder. Google reportedly confirmed that “several” Android OEMs have...
by dbadmin | Nov 22, 2024 | Google, google messages, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Messages has finally started getting the new “Original quality” media sharing feature. The setting is now available on the beta version of the app, indicating a wider rollout is imminent. By selecting the new option,...
by dbadmin | Nov 22, 2024 | Android 15, Google, News
Last month we spotted work towards a small change in Android settings that adds your name to the Google account page. That change is now starting to appear live for some users. In addition to showing your name, your Google profile picture is also visible. What’s your...
by dbadmin | Nov 21, 2024 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Google, Google Gemini, News
Google is working on a new API for Android 16 that lets system apps perform actions on behalf of users inside applications. This new API is guarded by a permission that’ll be granted to the default assistant app, ie. Gemini on new Android devices. This could let...
by dbadmin | Nov 21, 2024 | Google, Google Chrome, News
As Google faces threats of being forced to divest itself of Chrome, speculators are betting on the odds of that sale happening. Betters on Polymarket have started putting money on the outcome of the legal battle. Right now, the odds are giving Google only about a 30%...