Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 has a new media app switcher UI in notifications and on the lock screen. It replaces the old carousel-style layout with a new card layout. Apart from swiping, users can also tap cards to switch between media apps. Google released Android 17 QPR1 Beta … Read More “Android 17 will bring a smarter media app switcher” »
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Image of a Pixel 10 Pro Fold showing Android’s screenshot preview UI. Original photo by Joe Maring, modified with Gemini Nano Banana Pro to show the screenshot UI. TL;DR We managed to activate two new buttons in the screenshot overlay in Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3. The “Copy to clipboard” … Read More “Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 reveals new screenshot buttons, likely for Aluminium OS” »
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Kansas City Public Schools are replacing over 30,000 Chromebooks and Windows PCs with Apple’s MacBook Neo as part of a transition to an “all-Apple district.” More than 4,500 MacBook Neo laptops have already been purchased for students, and more will follow. The move could signal growing pressure on … Read More “Googlebooks could inherit a Chromebook problem even before they launch” »
TL;DR Google has introduced new “Wear Widgets” in Wear OS 7 as part of a broader push to unify widgets across Android devices. The new widgets appear to be the long-term successor to Wear OS Tiles, though Google says Tiles will continue to be supported for now. Some Reddit users aren’t thrilled with the change, … Read More “Wear OS 7 brings new widgets, but Google isn’t killing Tiles yet” »
Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR A recently disclosed Chromium vulnerability could allow malicious websites to silently hijack browsers like Chrome and Edge without downloads, pop-ups, or user interaction. The exploit abuses Browser Fetch, a feature meant for background downloads to keep persistent connections alive, potentially turning browsers into lightweight botnets for proxying traffic or … Read More “This Chrome flaw could hand hackers the keys to your browser” »
TL;DR Google has revealed Google Pics, an AI image generation and design app for Workspace users. This web app lets you easily generate and edit images such as event invites and other designs. Google Pics is now available to a limited group of testers, but will come to AI Pro subscribers later this summer. Whether … Read More “Google Pics takes on Canva with easy image generation, intuitive editing” »
TL;DR Samsung and Google have officially previewed their first “Intelligent Eyewear” audio-only glasses created in partnership with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster. The AI glasses will run Android XR with Gemini-powered features like live translation, navigation, and notification summaries. These will be the first true Android XR smart glasses, expanding the platform beyond Samsung’s existing … Read More “Samsung and Google unveil their first Android XR smart glasses with partners” »
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is expanding Ask Play for deeper search journeys. The tool is now available outside of app pages to help with app discovery. Ask Play provides a high-level summary of complex searches and understands context for follow-up questions. Finding an app in the Play Store is easy when you … Read More “Finding the right Android app just got easier with Google’s new Ask Play upgrade” »
Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Google has brought several new features to its AI Edge Gallery app. The on-device AI app now offers chat history and notification reminders. The app also supports the MCP feature, so it can interact with other apps and services like Maps and email. Google’s AI Edge Gallery app allows … Read More “Google’s excellent offline AI app just got even better with three big features” »
TL;DR Google is bringing new features to media apps on Android Auto. Developers will be able to use new components, expanded headers, spotlight sections, and more to offer a better app experience. Apps like Spotify, YouTube Music, Gaana, and others are already incorporating the new features. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority? … Read More “Media apps are getting a major glow up in Android Auto” »
