[ad_1] Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority TL;DR Google has reopened the Android Auto beta program and is currently accepting new testers. The beta program is usually full because Google keeps a strict limit on the number of participants. Interested users should hurry, as available spots are likely to disappear quickly. Google has quietly reopened the …
[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google has updated AI Mode and AI Overviews in Gemini-powered Search with new features that provide more context about topics being searched about. AI Overviews has five updates, including links directly within AI responses, previews of linked websites, links to sources highlighted as subscriptions, links to in-depth articles …
[ad_1] Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority TL;DR Google recently acknowledged a critical memory leak affecting Galaxy XR headsets. The company has now rolled out a patch (version I610UEU2AZD8) that promises to fix the issue. To download and install the patch, you’ll need to go to Settings > Software Update. Things have not been going smoothly …
[ad_1] TL;DR Fitbit has teased a new wearable announcement for tomorrow, May 7. The teaser image appears to show the rumored Fitbit Air, a screenless fitness band. Previous leaks suggest it could cost around $99 and undercut WHOOP’s entry-level pricing. Fitbit has been pretty quiet on the hardware front lately, but it looks like that …
[ad_1] Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR By default, Chrome downloads a multi-gigabyte file called weights.bin on desktop computers. This file is the Gemini Nano model that powers on-device AI features. Google says it’s rolling out an option to easily delete weights.bin from Chrome settings. Earlier today, we wrote about Chrome automatically downloading a large, …
[ad_1] Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is quietly developing AI Ultra Lite as a new subscription option for Gemini. The price for AI Ultra Lite, codenamed “Neon”, may fall somewhere between the $20 and $250 range offered by AI Pro and AI Ultra. Google is also working on adding a new AI usage …
[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Android 17 QPR1 Beta 2 is now available for Pixel testers. The release implements several bugfixes and arrives two weeks after QPR1 Beta 1. This software will ultimately go public as the Android 17 September Feature Drop. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority? Once again, …
[ad_1] Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Home was having problems with some users’ RGB lights in April. The Home app could control light brightness, but not color. Google says these issues have been resolved. Last month, Google Home users reported an annoying bug around RGB smart lights, with the Home app still showing …
[ad_1] Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is shutting down its experimental AI browser agent that could browse the web, fill forms, search listings, and book trips for you. The tool relied on screenshots and visual recognition to interact with websites like a human. Google isn’t abandoning the tech entirely, as many of the …
[ad_1] TL;DR Users noticed Google Chrome silently downloading a 4GB file called “weights.bin” in the background, sparking privacy concerns. This file actually helps run Gemini Nano on-device, improving privacy by processing AI requests locally rather than sending data to the cloud. Users frustrated by the storage hit can stop the downloads by disabling specific Chrome flags …
