by dbadmin | Jan 23, 2025 | Android 16, Google, News
Google has released Android 16 Beta 1 for Pixel devices, allowing users to try the upcoming Android platform release by signing up for the Android Beta program. One of the most significant announced changes for Android 16 Beta 1 is Live Updates, which is Google’s...
by dbadmin | Jan 23, 2025 | Google, Google Gemini, Google TV, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google TV is experimenting with a new potential feature called “News Briefs.” The feature offers narrated overviews and surfaces related videos of top news stories using “Gemini models and human evaluation.” The experiment...
by dbadmin | Jan 23, 2025 | Android, Google, News
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Identity Check is now rolling out to Pixel devices. This feature makes it more difficult for unauthorized users to access accounts by requiring biometric authentication. One UI 7 eligible Galaxy phones and other supported...
by dbadmin | Jan 23, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Photos, News
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Google Photos recently started testing a new Quick Edit feature that lets users edit images before sharing. The feature brings up an edit screen when you share a single image, which presents options to crop and enhance the...
by dbadmin | Jan 23, 2025 | Android XR, Google, HTC, HTC Vive, News
Credit: Kris Carlon / Android Authority Google has bought parts of HTC’s Vive division to “accelerate the development of the Android XR platform.” The deal is reportedly valued at $250 million and comes years after Google acquired most of HTC’s smartphone unit. Google...
by dbadmin | Jan 23, 2025 | Google, News, YouTube
Last fall, Russia slapped Google with a dizzyingly high fine in response to blocking sanctioned Russian YouTube channels. While Google already shut down its Russian operations, the company sought legal protections by filing lawsuits in international courts. This week...
