Rita El Khoury / Android Authority I just returned from my annual holiday on South Africa’s hot and humid eastern coastline. As much as I enjoy seeing family, eating great food, and even flying to an extent, I loathe the ...

2024 has been a year with positive and negative things for Google. The financial results were good, with continued growth in interest in the brand’s hardware products, such as the Pixel phones. The company also launched more AI-based developments and ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages is working on an in-app backup option. Backup settings in Messages now look like they’ll include information on your available Google storage. If you’re running low, links will provide quick access to ...

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Pixel 8 Pro We’re always preaching that stepping back a generation is often where the most value is found in the Android phone market. This Google Pixel 8 Pro deal is a particularly good ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini’s new compact overlay is getting a more colorful look with its latest design change. The revamped overlay features a more prominent glow effect around the text box and the microphone button. The colorful ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR We managed to activate a search feature and the new account switcher in the latest version of Google Wallet. The search feature would help find documents when you have too many stored in the ...

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s latest Quarterly Platform Release preview has just landed, with the release of Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2.1. Builds are available for the Pixel 6 series, Pixel 7 series, Pixel 8 series, Pixel 9 ...

TL;DR Google Tasks will start putting dates on completed tasks. You will start seeing the number of tasks in a specific list beside the list name at the top of the page. You can now sort tasks alphabetically and open ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube TV has added a prompt that will let you know if 4K resolution is available for the show you’re watching. Previously, viewers with the 4K Plus add-on had to search for 4K content. ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The latest Google Messages beta supports MLS encryption, RCS’s next step toward E2EE interoperability across apps and platforms. We managed to enable MLS for one-on-one RCS conversations in Google Messages, but we haven’t been ...