[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google plans to expand Magic Cue across more apps and give it a new look. The feature will soon work with apps like Snapchat and show suggestions at the bottom of the screen. Users will also be able to dismiss Magic Cue suggestions using a small “X” icon. …
[ad_1] Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Google has been busy reshaping its wearable strategy. Earlier this month, the company launched the new Fitbit Air, a screenless fitness tracker anchored by multi-day battery life. Then at Google I/O this week, Google announced Wear OS 7, including battery optimizations that could improve Pixel Watch battery life by …
[ad_1] 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 …
[ad_1] 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 …
[ad_1] 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 …
[ad_1] 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 …
[ad_1] 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 …
[ad_1] 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. …
[ad_1] 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 …
[ad_1] 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 …
