by dbadmin | Dec 24, 2025 | Authority Insights, backup, Google, News
TL;DR Google’s prepping some changes to Android backups, including backups for your downloads folder and per-app backup settings. Downloads folder backups are getting a warning that file edits won’t be synced with your Drive copy. Per-app backup settings are being...
by dbadmin | Dec 24, 2025 | Google, News, Verizon, YouTube TV
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Verizon is offering a $20 monthly discount for the first six months of YouTube TV. The deal is available to new YouTube TV subscribers who are also Verizon Home Internet or Mobile customers. To redeem, users must link their...
by dbadmin | Dec 24, 2025 | Google, Google Photos, News
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR A lot of users are complaining that they don’t see the option to make their Google Photos 2025 recap. Despite having all the necessary requirements, the recap just doesn’t show up in the app. There are two workarounds...
by dbadmin | Dec 24, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Pixel Watch 3, Google Pixel Watch 4
A couple of weekends ago, as I crossed the French border into Belgium, my Pixel Watch 4 greeted me with three important warnings that no longer surprise me. All of the Watch’s personal safety features — the ones that I rely on and that I wear this particular...
by dbadmin | Dec 24, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Gemini, News
TL;DR Gemini’s Android overlay does not currently let you leave and resume without starting fresh each time. Google’s working on an update that collapses the overlay into a floating button that lets you resume your session. You can even navigate away while Gemini’s...
by dbadmin | Dec 24, 2025 | Google, News, NotebookLM
Credit: Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing a new lectures Audio Overview style in NotebookLM that can turn notes into a single-host, 30-minute explanation. The Lecture format would sit alongside existing modes, such as Deep Dive, Brief, Critique,...
