Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Google has released official instructions and 2D CAD drawings for creating custom Fitbit Air bands. The company’s guidelines cover everything from sensor placement and attachment force to safe skin-contact materials. The files make it surprisingly easy for makers and 3D printing enthusiasts to design their own Fitbit Air accessories. … Read More “Google just made it ridiculously easy to 3D print your own Fitbit Air bands” »
Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR The NotebookLM mobile app now supports three new report types. These report types are briefing docs, study guides, and blog posts. Google also says the mobile app will soon get mindmaps and the ability to save notes. NotebookLM lets you add your own sources and ask Gemini about this … Read More “The NotebookLM mobile app just gained a trio of report formats” »
Brady Snyder / Android Authority TL;DR Google is now rolling out Gemini’s new Avatar feature more widely to paid subscribers in the Gemini app. The tool lets users create an AI-generated clone of themselves using their face and voice, powered by Google’s new Omni model. Every generated video includes an invisible SynthID watermark and requires … Read More “Gemini’s wild new Avatar feature is now rolling out more widely” »
Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile is celebrating 10 years of T-Mobile Tuesdays by turning June into “Member Month” with various new perks, giveaways, and discounts. The biggest additions include free premium Delta drinks, another free year of DashPass, and expanded Shell gas discounts. T-Mobile is also offering travel deals, event experiences, and sweepstakes … Read More “T-Mobile just announced massive perks for the month of June” »
TL;DR Walmart has accidentally revealed its upcoming Onn-branded security camera with floodlights. The camera looks identical to its recently launched $35 outdoor camera with Google Home integration. The floodlight camera also appears to have an embedded motion sensor, so the lights illuminate when a person walks in front. Last week, Walmart expanded its home security … Read More “Walmart’s Onn accidentally leaks its cheaper alternative to Google Nest Cam with Floodlight” »
Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority TL;DR The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra have leaked again through dummies. The leak highlights the differences in dimensions between the two phones when they’re folded shut. The leak may have also revealed two different colors for the wider Fold 8, including a white and a … Read More “Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra dummies pose for the camera again, this time folded up” »
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Just weeks after basically shutting down its free plan, Helium Mobile has announced it is being acquired. Noble Mobile will take over the existing subscriber base and plans to continue offering access to the Helium Network. The Helium team says it will continue its mission of offering a decentralized … Read More “Helium Mobile is being acquired weeks after killing its free plan” »
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Amazon Music Prime will start playing ads for subscribers in India. Amazon confirms that today’s change is for India only, but its future plans remain unknown. Amazon Prime is one subscription service that’s just packed with benefits: free shipping, Prime Video, Music Prime, and even Luna gaming. But those … Read More “Amazon says Prime subscribers aren’t getting ads in Music… today” »
TL;DR Google is introducing a new RCS-based method for verifying the identity of incoming callers. Unlike carrier-based authentication system, this one just requires that you and your caller are running Google Phone, Messages, and Contacts. Availability is getting started with Pixel phones, but will extend to other handsets running Android 12 and later. Compared to … Read More “Google is bringing certainty to your calls with fake call detection” »
Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Google has confirmed that more Android phones will support AirDrop via Quick Share this month. Samsung phones getting AirDrop support in June include the Galaxy S25 and S24 families, the Z7 and Z6 foldables, and the TriFold. Other devices on the list include the OnePlus 15, the OPPO Find … Read More “These Android phones will support AirDrop via Quick Share this month” »
