by dbadmin | Nov 29, 2024 | Google, Google Assistant, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 9, Guides, News
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority A bug in Google Assistant’s Quick Phrases feature is causing a persistent toast notification on Pixel phones. The notification makes it difficult to see the caller ID and renders the notification area unresponsive. Disabling...
by dbadmin | Nov 29, 2024 | Android, Android apps, Guides
Our smartphones are digital binders that house profoundly personal and critical data. Should you ever misplace your phone or become the victim of a snatch-and-grab, you want to ensure that this data isn’t easily accessible. To mitigate this, many people hide their...
by dbadmin | Nov 29, 2024 | Google, Google Assistant, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 9, Guides, News
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority A bug in Google Assistant’s Quick Phrases feature is causing a persistent toast notification on Pixel phones. The notification makes it difficult to see the caller ID and renders the notification area unresponsive. Disabling...
by dbadmin | Nov 28, 2024 | Google Home, Guides, Matter, News, Philips Hue, smart bulb, Smart Home
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Philips Hue light owners are reporting that their lights frequently appear as offline in Google Home and Apple HomeKit. Removing the Philips Hue integration and re-adding the lights as generic Matter devices may resolve the...
by dbadmin | Nov 27, 2024 | Google, google messages, Guides, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Messages now lets you control who sees your profile picture and name through the Profile discovery feature. Users can choose from three privacy settings: everyone they message, only contacts, or no one. You can also...
by dbadmin | Nov 26, 2024 | Guides, Verizon
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority You may be under the impression prepaid carriers always have dramatically slower speeds due to poor priority levels over the big carriers. This can certainly be true, but Verizon offers its highest priority levels to a...