Taylor Kerns / Android Authority I don’t just use Google Photos; I have over 50,000 photos in the app and on Google’s servers. I’ve been a loyal user since day one, and I rely on it to keep all my life’s memories and my best photos (along with my NAS for backups). But the more … Read More “Google should fix these 8 missing features in Photos before adding more AI” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority The shift from Snapdragon processors to Google’s in-house Tensor chips inside Pixel phones brought a big advantage for Google. Vertical integration gave Google more control over the entire hardware and software experience, much like Apple has maintained all along. We started to see the benefits of this deep integration when … Read More “Google is slowly ruining one of the best reasons to buy a Pixel” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority On my Pixel phone, there are many Google-made apps that are not just essential to the way I live and work, but completely impossible for me to let go of. Calendar has all my important meetings and upcoming events; Chrome has my entire browsing history and research; Gmail is, well, … Read More “Forget Photos and Maps, this is the Google app I can’t live without anymore” »
Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing a redesigned Games tab in the Play Store that adds prominent, scrollable genre bubbles. The update also brings these genre bubbles to the Top Charts tab, replacing the easily overlooked and overwhelming Categories dropdown. The Google Play Store remains the beating heart of Android for Google … Read More “Google tests Play Store UI change that should help picky gamers save time” »
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Android 17 Beta 4 makes internal reference to an in-development notification tool called Pixel Glow. Pixel Glow uses “subtle light and color” when your phone is face-down to let you know when things happen. Requirements for hardware lights might mean that Google’s adding RGB LEDs to upcoming Pixel … Read More “Mysterious ‘Pixel Glow’ notification tool may involve new hardware” »
Recently, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed legal complaints against Google. The complaints accuse Google of deceptive trade practices for breaking its own policies after it handed a user’s data to US authorities without notifying them. The tech giant claims that there are certain exceptions where it will not notify the user first. Now the … Read More “EFF pushes back on Google data scandal response: ‘Google screwed up’” »
Guest Post / Android Authority TL;DR A legal complaint has been filed against Google after it gave a student’s data to the government without notifying the user. Google’s own policy notes that, with a few exceptions, it will notify users before handing over data. This news also comes as Google-free Android forks like GrapheneOS gain … Read More “This Google user data scandal shows why more people are using GrapheneOS” »
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google has announced a few improvements to the cropping tool in Google Photos. The company says it now offers smoother animations for rotating, dragging, and adjusting aspect ratios. It also fixed a couple of bugs related to the cropping tool. Google Photos has a bunch of AI editing tools, … Read More “Cropping images just got better in Google Photos” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Personal Intelligence launched earlier this year, giving Gemini a holistic look at your digital life across Google products. Google is now expanding access to Personal Intelligence globally, with the key exception of European markets. The company also teases that Personal Intelligence for free Gemini users globally will be here … Read More “Google’s giving Gemini Personal Intelligence a huge expansion” »
Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Google appears to be testing its Canvas feature inside NotebookLM. The same leak points to Connectors support coming to the app. Source labels and auto-labeling may also be in the works. Google seems to be finding more and more places to stick its Canvas feature, and its NotebookLM app … Read More “NotebookLM may soon help you build interactive visuals” »
