Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung Browser v30.0.2.30 contains code for a new toolbar blur effect. The blur effect will be most noticeable when the bookmark bar is moved to the bottom of the screen, as it blurs both the bookmark bar and the toolbar. The toolbar blur effect is not yet live. Samsung … Read More “Samsung Browser could soon get a stylish visual upgrade for its toolbar” »
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority My colleague Mitja Rutnik tackles this challenge differently. He first targets the home screen of his Pixel, then focuses on targeted notification management to get ahead of the pings, and then tackles Modes to automate some of the important processes on his device. As I said, we all have different … Read More “Survey suggests this is the preferred first step when setting up an Android phone” »
Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Google Keep for Android is testing a new “Export to Markdown” feature. The feature has been spotted as a debug option, suggesting it is in the early stages of testing. While this will enable easier data portability to other Markdown-supported apps, it does not yet provide native Markdown editing … Read More “Google Keep could soon let you turn notes into Markdown files” »
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini Intelligence could debut with One UI 9 on Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8, bringing deeper AI-powered automation to foldable devices. Gemini will handle complete workflows across apps and Chrome. Gemini Intelligence is currently missing from the One UI 9 beta for Galaxy S26 … Read More “Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Flip 8 could launch with Gemini Intelligence” »
Stephen Radochia / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has revealed that a second wave of One UI 9 beta rollout will begin on May 26. The company previously confirmed that the Android 17-based beta software is now starting to roll out in the US, the UK, India, Germany, and Poland, but not all of those countries … Read More “Samsung says One UI 9 beta’s second rollout wave will start soon” »
TL;DR Pixel phones are getting a feature that will make it easier to create reaction videos. Screen Reactions lets you record yourself and whatever is on your screen at the same time, then overlays your response directly on the clip. The feature is coming to Pixel devices first this summer. Some of the most popular … Read More “Google is turning Pixels into the perfect phones for reaction videos” »
TL;DR Tired of wasting time editing speech-to-text transcriptions for accuracy and brevity? Gboard will soon be able to use Gemini models to polish transcribed text for seamless dictation. Similar to the iOS-only Google AI Edge Eloquent release in April, the new Gboard “Rambler” feature sifts through your filler words, pauses, mistakes, and corrections to provide … Read More “Gboard is learning to turn your rambling into polished text” »
TL;DR Google says its new AI-powered Magic Pointer experience is now rolling out to Gemini in Chrome. The feature lets Gemini understand what your cursor is pointing at so you can interact with webpage content more naturally. Google also shared new details about the thinking behind Magic Pointer. Google just gave us our first look … Read More “Googlebooks’ Magic Pointer is also coming to Gemini in Chrome” »
TL;DR Google is rolling out Chrome’s auto browse feature to Android. Auto browse is an agentic tool that’s able to browse the web on your behalf. The feature will be available to Google AI Pro and Ultra users in the US on select devices running Android 12 or higher. If you ever needed help finding … Read More “Chrome on Android can now do your online errands for you” »
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A new Android 17 leak suggests Google is working on deeper Material You customization for Pixel phones. Pixel users may soon be able to pick custom accent colors in the Wallpaper & style settings instead of choosing from preset options. The leak also shows new color intensity presets like … Read More “Google could finally give Pixels proper Material You color controls” »
