Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google is prepping a new compact Gemini Live overlay that will let you start a conversation without opening the full-screen interface. The overlay will give you access to all four shortcuts available on the full-screen interface and even feature a similar background animation. We spotted the new Gemini … Read more
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Google is bringing Veo 3 Fast to the Gemini app and Flow. AI Pro members now get three Veo 3 Fast generations per day. Veo 3 Fast will use 20 credits per generation in Flow. It has only been a few weeks since Google first debuted Veo 3 to … Read more
Monday marks the start of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple kicks things things off with its keynote announcement at 1pm ET. The company is streaming the keynote on YouTube, and you can watch right here. This Monday, June 9, Apple is getting set to make some of its biggest announcements of the year. We’re only … Read more
People were understandably upset when Google revamped its weather app and removed its lovable weather frog. Rain or shine, froggie was always ready to greet visitors looking for the day’s conditions. However, with the launch of the Pixel 9 and the introduction of Pixel Weather, the frog moved to the old weather interface accessed through … Read more
For years, I would suggest CapCut as the go-to video editing app for Android. But with its strong push towards monetization, I decided a while ago that it’s time for me to leave CapCut behind. That’s when I set out to find a suitable replacement by trying out the best video editing apps. While many … Read more
I take a lot of photos, even if it isn’t as many as Rita with her Pixels. I developed my love of photography differently than some, starting with phones and not venturing into the world of cameras until much later. Even now, I use a phone for most of my photos. I love my Sony … Read more
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority I’ve been writing about USB-C for what seems like forever (seriously, it’s been seven or eight years!). From a unifying, one-size-fits-all specification to the grim reality of compatibility issues and opaque feature support, USB-C has its plaudits and detractors. Me? I sit firmly in the middle — aware of … Read more
YouTube Premium Lite offers a budget-priced paid subscription that removes most ads from YouTube. Exceptions have included things like music videos, and in some markets Google has warned that Shorts may show ads, as well. The company is now sending out notices to more subscribers warning them that ads in Shorts will start appearing at … Read more
For years, Notion has been my go-to for organizing everything from invoices to movie watchlists. Its flexibility as a database is unmatched, but when it came to creative workflows like jotting down spontaneous ideas, threading together thoughts, and collecting visual inspiration, that’s where Notion starts to feel a bit rigid. I needed something that didn’t … Read more
ChatGPT is usually the first tool that comes to everyone’s mind when you start talking about AI. It sure is versatile and capable of doing a lot — often better than others in many ways. Its memory feature helps it learn about you and fine-tune responses, making it more personalized than many other (even paid) … Read more