You can finally talk to Gemini on older Galaxy Z Flip cover screens

by dbadmin | Sep 29, 2025 | Google, Google Gemini, News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6

TL;DR Gemini is finally available on older Z Flip cover screens, as we can now use it on our Galaxy Z Flip 6. The only missing feature is screen sharing, while features like Gemini Live work perfectly. The power button can’t summon Gemini yet, but you can use Good...

You’ve heard of Now Brief, but Google Home could soon get Home Brief (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | Sep 29, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Home, News

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown of the Google Home app has uncovered a Home Brief feature. This seems to be Google’s name for security-related summaries in the smart home app. We’ve also uncovered more details about the...

I used to make fun of this Gemini feature. Now, I don’t know what I’d do without it

by dbadmin | Sep 29, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Gemini

If you’ve heard Google talk about Gemini during a Google I/O keynote, a Pixel product launch, or anywhere else over the last couple of years, you’ll know that there’s one use case example Google loves to tout for Gemini: vacation planning. Are you building a travel...

Google Home’s major redesign is already rolling out, but not on Android

by dbadmin | Sep 29, 2025 | Google, Google Home, News

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The redesigned Google Home app seems to have started rolling out on iOS. An iPhone 16 Pro Max user posted screenshots of the app’s new UI, complete with Gemini, the new layout, and the “Ask Home” search bar. Looks like...

Google’s new rules could wipe out sideloading and alternative app stores, F-Droid warns

by dbadmin | Sep 29, 2025 | Google, Google Play Store, News

Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR F-Droid has warned that Google’s new developer verification rules could effectively kill alternative Android app stores. The platform says that Google’s rules are monopolistic and harmful to competition as well as user...

6 crucial features the new Google Home app needs to win me back

by dbadmin | Sep 28, 2025 | Android apps, Features, Google, Google Gemini, Google Home, Smart Home

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google is working on a brand new Home app with Gemini integration. My colleague AssembleDebug was able to trigger that new interface and showed off the spiffy redesign with streamlined tabs that merge favorites and devices...