Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR Claude agents can now “dream” by reviewing past sessions between tasks. The dreaming feature can spot recurring mistakes, identify useful workflows, and tidy up memory before the next session. Anthropic also launched outcomes and multiagent orchestration for Managed Agents. AI companies keep finding new ways to make their chatbots … Read More “Claude’s latest AI trick sounds weirdly human” »
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 limit … Read More “Google appears to have ‘AI Ultra Lite’ plan in the works” »
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, builds … Read More “Android 17 QPR1 Beta 2 is ready to test” »
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 on-off … Read More “Google says Home’s RGB lighting issues are resolved” »
Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung may be splitting its foldable chip strategy, with Snapdragon staying on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 lineup while the Flip 8 could go either Snapdragon or Exynos. Regional chip differences are still possible, with Snapdragon potentially reserved for markets like the US. A recent leak from tipster Erencan … Read More “Next Galaxy Z foldables may split Snapdragon and Exynos chips” »
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 tool’s … Read More “Google quietly kills Project Mariner as the AI agent race shifts gears” »
The stable version of One UI 8.5 first arrived on the Galaxy S26 series. After months of being in beta, some of Samsung’s older Galaxy devices are finally getting the stable version as well. While Samsung neglected to include the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE in its official rollout list, it looks like the Fan … Read More “Samsung didn’t forget the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE in its One UI 8.5 rollout” »
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Snapseed 4.0 is set to arrive on both iOS and Android this week. The update was teased by Snapseed product lead Giles Ochs in an Instagram post. No other details about the latest version have been revealed, but many Android users, including us, have been awaiting its arrival. Snapseed … Read More “Snapseed 4.0 is finally coming to Android” »
TL;DR A web port of Animal Crossing for the GameCube has been released. It features progressive web app offline support, so you can save it locally on your device for an app-like experience. This is a port with no distributed assets, so you’ll still need an Animal Crossing ROM for it to work. There are … Read More “New Animal Crossing web port just made it effortless to hop back in to the GameCube classic” »
TL;DR The Xperia 1 VIII was briefly listed on Amazon in the UK and Germany. This listing reportedly revealed that Sony’s flagship will be released on June 26. It said to cost €1,868.99 in Germany and £1,728 in the UK. Every now and then, when a product gets close to launch, there will be a … Read More “The Xperia 1 VIII could cost you more than some foldables” »
