Tushar Mehta / Android Authority Google made an avalanche of announcements during its Google I/O keynote this past week. Wear OS 7 was among the reveals, a pretty robust update to Google’s wearable operating system. Google claims users will experience a 10% increase in battery life and that features like Live Updates will be available. … Read More “Wear OS 7 is the ultimate insult to Pixel owners” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority Between my old Galaxy S22 and the current S26, I’ve been a loyal Samsung user for over four years now. But I’ve always been tempted by Pixel phones. Not just as a secondary device, but to actually use it as a daily driver. And honestly, devices like the Pixel 10 … Read More “This Samsung app is the reason I won’t switch to a Google Pixel” »
Shimul Sood / Android Authority Software experience can make or break a smartphone for me, which is exactly why I keep gravitating toward Pixels. Google’s handsets feel easygoing in a way very few Android phones manage, and I love it. So naturally, the moment Android 17 started making headlines with features like app memory limits, … Read More “I hated multitasking on my Pixel until I tried Android 17 app bubbles” »
Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority I’ve used other Android phones that are better than my Pixel in many ways, but each time I do, the same thing happens: I count down the time until I can put my SIM card back into Google’s phone. Simply put, the Pixel 10 Pro has ruined all other Android … Read More “The Google Pixel 10 Pro is ruining all other Android phones for me” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority If you spend any time on tech Twitter, you’ve probably come across Race Johnson’s semi-viral post featuring a few app icons with a disco ball effect, cutely referred to as “discomorphism.” The post garnered a fair amount of attention, to the point where Android President Sameer Samat joked about making … Read More “How to get the viral disco app icon pack on your Pixel right now” »
Stephen Radochia / Android Authority I’m not a Tensor chipset hater. Most of the criticisms are overblown and stem from a time when Google had legitimate issues with earlier generations. If you were a Pixel 6 or 7 owner, I feel your pain, and there’s nothing Google can do to ease your frustrations. However, Google … Read More “Google is making me look like an idiot for believing in Tensor” »
TL;DR Disco-ified version of popular app icons have been going a little viral lately. Earlier this week, Android head Sameer Samat teased the possibility of an official icon pack. Today those disco icons go official as a custom style for the Pixel Launcher. Disco has found itself mired in controversy for longer than many smartphone … Read More “Google hops on the disco icon train with an official Pixel release” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority During its I/O opening keynote yesterday, Google talked a lot about various new Gemini features. There’s Gemini Spark, Gemini Omni, Gemini 3.5 Flash, and so much more. However, out of all the Gemini things announced, the one that caught my attention the most is Gemini Daily Brief. Daily Brief is being pitched … Read More “Google’s new Gemini Daily Brief is a disaster waiting to happen” »
The future of Android is here, and it looks a lot like Gemini Intelligence. But, as with most paradigm shifts, there’s a catch: the looming hardware requirements are already leaving plenty of phones behind. Starting with a minimum of 12GB of RAM, many affordable devices simply won’t make the cut — including Google’s own budget-friendly … Read More “The AI era is making Google’s 7-year Pixel promise harder to trust” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Some Pixel owners say their phones aren’t vibrating for incoming calls, causing missed calls even when vibrate mode is enabled. Reddit users have suggested fixes involving the Phone app’s incoming call notifications and the Ring vibration slider. Google’s Pixel Community account has contacted some affected users, while one Redditor … Read More “Pixel owners are missing calls because vibrate mode isn’t vibrating” »
