by dbadmin | May 19, 2025 | Authority Insights, File Manager, Files by Google, Google, Material 3 Expressive, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is testing Material 3 Expressive components in a beta version of its Files app. Changes include centrally placed, redesigned floating buttons, larger thumbnails, and a new progress bar design. These design features...
by dbadmin | May 19, 2025 | Google, Google Fi, Guides, T-Mobile
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority For a long time, I have recommended T-Mobile as the go-to carrier if you want a postpaid plan without sky-high prices or the usual corporate nonsense. Unfortunately, over the last few years, it’s become harder to stand by...
by dbadmin | May 19, 2025 | Features, Fingerprint scanner, Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 8
When the Pixel 8 was first announced, it was the most excited I’d been about a Google phone in quite some time. After a brief defection to the dark side (i.e., the iPhone 13), I was more than ready to come back into the Android fold. I was enticed by the more compact...
by dbadmin | May 19, 2025 | Android apps, Features, Google, YouTube
If you’re like me, YouTube is one of the most-used apps on your Android phone. If I want background noise while doing chores around the house or something to watch with breakfast, YouTube is the first app I turn to, and I imagine it is for many of you, too. I don’t...
by dbadmin | May 19, 2025 | Google, News
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by dbadmin | May 19, 2025 | Google, Google Gemini, Google Nest, Google Nest Audio, Google Nest Mini, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Some Nest Audio and Nest Mini users are seeing blue and purple colors on their devices instead of the usual white lights. The change marks the presence of Gemini and seems to be appearing for users enrolled in the Google Home...
