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...
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...
