Preferred Sources wants to fix your Google Search results — here’s how to set it up

by dbadmin | Aug 12, 2025 | Google, Google Search, News

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority After introducing the feature in Labs in June, Google is now rolling out “Preferred Sources” in the US and India. With this feature, users can select trusted websites that will appear more prominently in Top Stories. Users...

Google is streamlining how you send money abroad — and getting new tools for spending it at home

by dbadmin | Aug 12, 2025 | Google, Google Chrome, Google Pay, Google Wallet, News

Google is improving visibility of Wallet’s international transfer tools by starting to surface them in Search. Buy-now-pay-later options are expanding from Google Pay to Chrome autofill. Chrome is starting to show reward details for a whole lot more credit cards....

I hate Google Search’s AI overviews, so I replaced them with Brave

by dbadmin | Aug 12, 2025 | AI, Features, Google, Google Search

A few months ago, I switched from Google to Brave on my Android phone. While I initially did this to force dark mode on my mobile browser and remove ads, I discovered plenty of benefits to using Brave over Chrome. One of these is access to Brave’s search engine, which...

This Gemini UI change should’ve been the default from the start (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | Aug 12, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Gemini, News

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google could move Gemini’s AI model switcher to the bottom of your smartphone screen. This would make it easier to switch AI models with one hand compared to the current UI. Google could also bring a UI tweak to Gemini’s...

As a Pixel Watch fan, here are the 3 reasons I’m excited about the Pixel Watch 4

by dbadmin | Aug 12, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Pixel Watch 3, Google Pixel Watch 4

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority I’ve been a Google Pixel Watch user and fan since the original launched in 2022. I wore it every day — except when I was charging it — and then upgraded to the Pixel Watch 2 and later to the 45mm Pixel Watch 3. In the last...

Forget Reddit, Google wants gamers to use the Play Store as a forum (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | Aug 12, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Play Games, Google Play Store, News

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is working on a new, in-app community forum for gamers within the Play Store. The feature will allow users to create posts, share tips, ask questions, and start discussions around games. We’ve been tracking a new...