by dbadmin | Dec 11, 2025 | Disney, Google, Google Gemini, News
TL;DR Disney has formally demanded Google stop allowing Disney characters to appear in AI images and videos. This comes as Disney and OpenAI have announced a licensing deal that sees Disney acquire a $1 billion stake in OpenAI. Google has not responded to request for...
by dbadmin | Dec 11, 2025 | Google, Google Translate, News
TL;DR Google Translate recently expanded from translating languages to teaching users them with its Practice mode, now in beta. Practice mode initially only taught Spanish and French to English speakers. That’s now expanding to German and Portuguese, plus English...
by dbadmin | Dec 11, 2025 | Google, Google Phone app, News
TL;DR Google implemented a landscape-mode UI for the Phone app’s call interface earlier this year. At the time it was not clear if this change was even intentional, or what use cases it was meant for. In its latest beta, the Phone app finally adds an option to stay...
by dbadmin | Dec 11, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Gemini, Google Play, News
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR The latest Google Play Books & Audiobooks beta reveals code pointing to an upcoming “Ask Gemini” feature. “Ask Gemini” will allow users to select text in a book and request AI-driven insights or summaries directly. It...
by dbadmin | Dec 11, 2025 | Android, Features, Google, Software Update
2025 has been pretty phenomenal for Android. Google’s Android 16 update is one of the biggest we’ve seen in years, and although some of the most significant changes weren’t available until Android 16 QPR1 and QPR2, the final product is still an excellent piece of...
by dbadmin | Dec 11, 2025 | Google, Google Pixel, Guides
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Notification Organizer was part of the November 2025 Pixel Drop announcement, but Google had mentioned that the feature would be released in December. Now the feature is finally here, saving Pixel users on the latest Android...
