Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos started rolling out a tool to horizontally flip pics last September. Today Google shares that this option is broadly available to Android users. There’s still no ETA on the flip button coming ...

TL;DR A leak claims the Pixel 9a will launch in mid-March. Pre-orders are said to begin on March 19 with shipping to start on March 26. The battery capacity is reportedly 5,100mAh. As you know, Google moved up the launch ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google has announced new features for Gemini in Google Sheets, aimed at making data analysis easier. Gemini can now generate charts, analyze trends, and answer data-related questions, even running Python code for deeper insights. ...

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR “Besties” in Contacts may soon give you a new way to identify your closest friends. While we find multiple references throughout the app, right now nothing’s functional. Subsequent strings point to this feature actually ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR In 2024, human reviewers on the Google Play security team were able to stop more harmful apps from making it to the Play Store than ever before. In 92% of these cases, the human ...

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android may add a new feature that automatically converts light theme apps to dark theme. The evidence for this comes from a new “make more apps dark” toggle that I spotted in the first ...

The “artificial intelligence boom” in the tech industry has spawned apps and services of all kinds. ChatGPT, a chatbot, popularized the technology among the masses, so similar products—but with different approaches—began to flourish. Character.ai, a platform for “talking” to AI-powered ...

I have fond memories of the card-based Google Now service from when it was introduced in 2012. As Google’s original assistant, I thought it would suddenly boost my smartphone to a new level, providing context-aware information when needed. It wasn’t ...

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR The Pixel Weather app no longer offers settings for weather units, immersive weather vibrations, themes, or AI weather reports on some devices. AI weather reports still work despite the missing settings. It’s unclear if ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 introduces Live Updates, a new class of notifications for ongoing activities. Live Updates are prominently displayed on the lock screen as well as on the status bar. These notifications are intended for ...