What you need to know Samsung is rolling out an Always On Display update for its One UI 7 devices (the Galaxy S25 series). The patch focuses on improving the experience behind its notification management, as well as giving users more agency with Google Sports. Samsung confirmed One UI 7 will go live for eligible … Read more
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR iOS 18.4 will introduce the ability to set a default navigation app other than Apple Maps for the first time. Currently, iPhone users are locked into Apple Maps as the default navigation app, with no option to switch to alternatives. This new option will only be available to users … Read more
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR The Android Settings app could get a major design overhaul in an upcoming Android release. The new design could bring Material Design 3 switches, have each item in separate cards, and use carets to indicate when subpages exist. The new version of the Settings app isn’t live yet in … Read more
During this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC), Google announced that it’s expanding support of its Android games to PCs running on AMD hardware. Previously, the official Google Play Games app for Windows did not support AMD CPUs and GPUs. Up until now, the app required at least Intel UHD Graphics 630 integrated GPU, while Nvidia … Read more
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is starting to roll out the Android 14 update for Chromecast with Google TV. The new OS update weighs in at 809MB and adds support for Find My Remote and Customizable Button. Some users claim they are experiencing some issues since installing the update. The Chromecast with Google … Read more
I don’t spend a lot of time researching deals on home internet, but throw in a free Meta Quest 3S headset and I’m all ears. For a limited time, you can join Verizon Home Internet on the 5G Home Plus plan and choose between a free 43-inch Samsung TV or a Meta Quest 3S, no … Read more
What you need to know Google’s massive announcement involves bolstering the usefulness and complex query solving capabilities of the Gemini app. The post highlights a new 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental model, which aims to enhance Gemini, as well as bring new features. The Gemini app picks up a new “personalization” experimental feature, which lets the … Read more
Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Google has updated the Android Easter egg once again in Android 16. The Easter egg in Android 16 is still the same spaceship minigame from the previous two releases, but it now has an autopilot button and a progress-centric notification. Progress-centric notifications are a key part of Live Updates, … Read more
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a new developer option for Android 16 that will let you enable Android’s desktop experience features. This new option enables Android’s Desktop View on the device itself as well as on secondary displays. We don’t know what the final version of Desktop View will look … Read more
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a new Android feature that automatically summarizes notifications for you. Unlike Apple’s notification summaries feature, Google’s version will only summarize conversation notifications. This should hopefully reduce how often they fail, but it remains to be seen how useful they’ll be. Generative AI models are pretty … Read more