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...
by dbadmin | May 18, 2025 | Circle to Search, Features, Google, Google Search
I’ll admit: long-pressing the home button to trigger a visual search was a genius move by Google. I use Circle to Search more often than I ever thought, whether it’s to identify plants, bugs, or famous landmarks in TV shows. Surprisingly, it also has a hidden talent...
by dbadmin | May 18, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Maps
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Several years ago, Google built a light version of Android, Android Go, for lower-end phones with slower processors and limited resources. Google released light “Go” versions of some of its own apps specifically for these...
by dbadmin | May 17, 2025 | Android, Features, Google, Google Apps, Material 3 Expressive
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Material 3 Expressive is pretty — I get it. It’s fluid, responsive, and has all the fun and eye-catching animations that I want from a modern interface when I look at my phone. But as Google explained all the work that went...
by dbadmin | May 17, 2025 | Google, Google Nest Hub, News
Owners of the first-gen Nest Hub report recent device failures, freezing up during the boot process. Attempts to factory reset the hardware have not been successful at restoring operation. It’s possible a recent firmware update may play a role, but Google has yet to...
