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Google Photos is getting Tinder’s swipe mechanic (wait, what?)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-19 16:06:39

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos is letting some users clean up their cloud storage with a Tinder-style interface. Users can swipe left to delete large files and blurry photos or swipe right to keep them. This seems to be a limited release for now, and there’s seemingly no way to activate it. Google Photos offers a few ways to claw back cloud storage. One option available in the app is the ability to review and delete blurry photos and large files. Now, it looks like G

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When you're asking AI chatbots for answers, they're data-mining you

news.ycombinator.com Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols 2025-11-19 20:58:17

Opinion Recently, OpenAI ChatGPT users were shocked – shocked, I tell you! – to discover that their searches were appearing in Google search. You morons! What do you think AI chatbots are doing? Doing all your homework for free or a mere $20 a month? I think not! When you ask an AI chatbot for an answer, whether it's about the role of tariffs in decreasing prices (spoiler: tariffs increase them,); whether your girlfriend is really that into you; or, my particular favorite, "How to Use a Microwa

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Last-minute Google leak reveals brand-new 67W charger, cheaper Pixelsnap stand, and pricier cases

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-20 05:00:31

Evan Blass TL;DR A last-minute retailer leak reveals that Google has a new 67W dual-port power adapter coming. It also appears the new “Pixelsnap” charger and stand combo will be cheaper than the old Pixel Stand 2. The new cases with embedded magnets are getting a slight price increase. The Google Pixel 10, Pixel Watch 4, and more will be unveiled this week, and we know almost everything there is to know about them thanks to numerous leaks. While that’s nothing new, it happens every year, so

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After using the Galaxy Watch 8, there’s one feature I hope Google steals for the Pixel Watch 4

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-20 05:00:50

Joe Maring / Android Authority It’s a damn good time right now to be a smartwatch fan. Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 series recently launched, the Pixel Watch 4 is right around the corner, Wear OS 6 is chock-full of impressive changes, and Gemini has finally replaced Google Assistant on our wrists. The Pixel Watch 4 is expected to arrive on August 20, and it’s shaping up quite nicely. We’ve seen leaks teasing a bigger battery, brighter display, and faster charging (with a funky new charging mechani

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Google Wallet is about to make adding passes effortless: Here’s how it’ll work (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-20 05:31:53

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Wallet is getting ready to launch a new feature that’ll automatically scan and add eligible passes from your photos. We have managed to get the feature working in the latest version of the app. Wallet won’t just blindly add every pass or ticket in finds in your image gallery; it’ll let you review and approve the selected items. In September last year, we spotted hints of a new Google Wallet feature that could make it much easier to find and st

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Google Translate prepares speed vs accuracy modes for translation (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-20 08:23:36

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on new features for Google Translate, including a new AI model picker. The model picker will let users choose between “Fast” and “Advanced” models, allowing them to choose between quick translations or more accurate ones powered by Gemini. Only English-Spanish/French pairs are supported so far for the Advanced model. Google has been working on several major new features for Google Translate. These include AI-enabled translations, a r

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Google will pay Australia $36 million over anticompetitive search deal with mobile carriers

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-20 08:09:56

Google has agreed to pay a fine of $55 million AUD ($36 million USD) for anticompetitive practices, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced. It stems from deals Google undertook with Australian telecommunications companies Telstra and Optus to only pre-install Google Search. The key there is that these companies couldn't install any other search engine. Telstra and Optus then got a share of Google's ad revenue from customers using Google search on their respective An

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Google admits anti-competitive conduct involving Google Search in Australia

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-20 03:54:55

The ACCC has today commenced Federal Court proceedings against Google Asia Pacific over anti-competitive understandings that Google admits it reached in the past with Telstra and Optus regarding the pre-installation of Google Search on Android mobile phones. Google has co-operated with the ACCC, admitted liability and agreed to jointly submit to the Court that Google should pay a total penalty of $55 million. It is a matter for the Court to determine whether the penalty and other orders are app

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These are the 9 best Google TV apps I just couldn’t live without

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-19 21:00:26

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority I can think of a handful of Android apps that I couldn’t use a smartphone without because the default Android experience on every device leaves much to be desired. The same goes for Google TV devices. Yes, the interface is clean and swift, but the entertainment experience can be vastly improved by installing just a few third-party apps. Of course, this includes the streaming services you will likely use, but I want to go beyond those. These apps make my Goog

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5 reasons I swapped Google Keep for this open-source app

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-19 22:00:38

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority As a journalist and avid enthusiast of productivity apps, I’ve used more note-taking apps than I care to admit. Google Keep, OneNote, SimpleNote, and a pretty wide assortment of open-source tools have all been a part of my note-taking arsenal at one point or another. To be sure, some of these were excellent, some less so, while others like Google Keep and OneNote begrudgingly became a key part of my workflow. Google Keep, in particular, has been a constant com

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Google is adding "Projects" feature to Gemini to run research tasks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-20 00:38:29

Google's Gemini is now testing a new feature called "Projects." This will be similar to OpenAI's Project Feature for ChatGPT. With Projects, you can add files, documents or your code. Then, you can ask Gemini to reference those files in project conversations. Google describes this as a feature where you "start by adding files to the project. Gemini can reference these files in project conversations and use them to generate new documents and code." With Projects, you can group similar tasks to

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Why I recommend this $400 Google Pixel over competing models from Samsung and OnePlus

zdnet.com Kerry Wan 2025-11-19 11:19:56

Google Pixel 9a ZDNET's key takeaways The Google Pixel 9a is the latest midrange phone from the company and retails for $499. It features a new Tensor G4 chip, helpful AI tools, an improved main camera, and the largest battery of any Pixel. You'll have to settle for some budget trade-offs, including the lack of a telephoto lens and slower charging speeds. View now at Google View now at Amazon View now at T-Mobile more buying choices Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred

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Can Google do AI notifications better than Apple? | Authority Insights Podcast #002

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-19 10:00:07

00:00 – Mishaal Rahman: Android could soon use AI to organize and summarize your notifications for you. 00:05 – C. Scott Brown: And Google Translate could soon take on Duolingo with its Practice mode. 00:09 – Mishaal Rahman: I’m Mishaal Rahman. 00:11 – C. Scott Brown: And I’m C Scott Brown, and this is the Authority Insights podcast where we break down the latest news and leaks surrounding the Android operating system. 00:20 – Mishaal Rahman: So this week we’ve got a couple of interesting st

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Google’s next big Android release is coming with these AI tools and UWB features

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-19 11:00:44

Last year, Google announced it was accelerating Android’s release schedule. In the past, Google typically rolled out a single Android release each year with new APIs for developers. Starting in 2025, however, the company is moving to two such releases annually: one major and one minor. We’ve already received this year’s major release with the stable Android 16 update in June, and the upcoming Android 16 QPR2 update will be the first minor one. Here are some of the new features we think Google wi

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This Pixel 10 rumor just gave Google an edge over Samsung and OnePlus

zdnet.com Kerry Wan 2025-11-19 10:30:19

Kerry Wan/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Recent rumors and leaks suggest that the Pixel 10 series will feature magnet-based Qi2 wireless charging. That would position the Google Pixel well above Samsung, Motorola, and OnePlus in charging capabilities. The big question is how fast the charging will be, and how reliable it is compared to the iPhone's MagSafe. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. There's been no shortage of P

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I Tried Perplexity's Comet AI Web Browser and It Might Be the Future

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-19 10:20:03

It takes deep, below-the-navel brazen audacity to take on Google in online search. Just ask Microsoft, DuckDuckGo, Brave and the slew of other search engines that have tried to scrape away at Google's near 90% global market share. It takes a kick in the head to think Google would sell Chrome, its wildly popular web browser. It seems that AI search company Perplexity has a pair of grit and gall, along with a multitude of head fractures, as it not only aims to usurp Google in online search, it of

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The Pixel 9 Pro Fold is $600 off ahead of the new model’s debut

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-11-19 14:23:27

Some people like to stay on the cutting edge of technology. If that’s you, you already know that Google is going to officially unveil its Pixel 10 phones (including a new Fold) during its August 20th event. But if you’re someone who prefers to use these opportunities to save on last-gen tech, you’ve been rewarded with a sweet deal on the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. The base 256GB version in obsidian (black) is down to $1,199 at Amazon and Best Buy, which is 33 percent off its original $1,799 price. It was

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I love Google’s new Calling Cards feature. Here’s how to use it on your Android phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-19 14:00:20

Joe Maring / Android Authority In late July, Android Authority reported that Google was working on a new “Calling Cards” feature for its Contacts app. Yesterday, it began rolling out widely for everyone to use. When you receive a call on your Android phone, you see a standard incoming call screen with that person’s name, number, and profile picture. Calling Cards let you spruce this up a bit, allowing you to select a full-screen picture and stylized text to display for each of your contacts. I

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Android phone backups may soon get an option to save all your downloads (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-19 15:00:57

Damien Wilde / Android Authority TL;DR Android offers convenient built-in backup tools, but these don’t automatically save every file on your phone. Google appears to be working on a new option to explicitly back up downloaded files. At the moment it’s not clear if this would support any and all files types, or be limited to documents. Backing up your data is easily one of the most important thing you can do if you’re looking to avoid a smartphone accident causing you a lot of heartache, but

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Single Sign on for Furries

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-19 14:42:51

Single Sign On for Furries Published Today If I were to bootstrap a furry convention today for its first year, without writing any code, I'd probably start with a square store to handle both online and in person transactions, a custom domain, a social media account, and an email address for any business communications. Check in for pre-registrations will be clunky, but for a 100-300 attendance event, it should be feasible. Disclosure: I have no personal experience with Square. I know people t

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Google Messages support for remotely deleting texts you’ve sent now widely rolling out

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-20 00:08:02

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR RCS support has opened the door for some advanced messaging features, and earlier this year Google started work on a new remote-deletion option. Users are able to delete recently sent messages from the phones of recipients. After beta testing this past spring, we’re now seeing the feature widely available. Who doesn’t love a good do-over? Everybody makes mistakes, and we don’t have nearly enough opportunities to go back and try setting things right.

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Next week’s Google event is sounding more like a late-night talk show lineup

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-20 10:46:28

TL;DR The Made by Google event next week will feature celebrity guests alongside product reveals. Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Curry, Lando Norris, and the Jonas Brothers are among the teased guests. The event celebrates 10 generations of Pixel and ends with the tagline “Get outside your comfort phone.” It looks like Google’s big Pixel launch next week won’t just be about the hardware. In what appears to be a bid to draw a wider audience than tech nerds like us, Google is rolling out the red carpet

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Tell Google's new AI tool about your travel needs and it'll find flight deals for you now

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-11-20 20:13:00

Getty Images/George Pachantouris ZDNET's key takeaways You can describe travel ideas in natural language to Google's tool. Flight Deals surfaces affordable flight options to match your ideas. The tool will roll out in beta over the next week. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Google is bringing generative AI to the skies. On Thursday, the company announced Flight Deals, a new AI-powered feature within Google Flights

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YouTube Music just got a new podcast superpower that’s been a long time coming

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-21 00:21:15

TL;DR Google Podcasts used to offer the ability to remove gaps of silence from podcasts. When Podcasts was retired, YouTube Music did not offer a similar tool. Work on a “trim silence” option for YouTube Music was spotted last year, and the feature is finally available now. Progress is supposed to mean improvement, right? While we’re no strangers to seeing Google transform one app into another, merging features in the process, it’s extremely frustrating when we lose some functionality along t

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Why the Google Pixel Watch 4 may be a bigger generational leap than we expected

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-11-21 05:11:00

Matthew Miller/ZDNET Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. There's a big chance we'll be getting a new Google smartwatch next week. We're one week away from the August Made by Google event, the tech giant's annual hardware showcase, and rumors and leaks of what's coming on this next generation of AI-infused devices are swirling. Also: I've owned every Google Pixel since the first - here's why 2025's will be different What

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Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold drops to new record-low price!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-20 14:46:34

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Foldable phones are fascinating, and I love how they have transformed smartphone interaction in recent years. What I don’t love is how expensive they usually are, though. That said, good deals come from time to time, and today we have one of the best offers we’ve seen in a while. The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold is $600 off, bringing the cost down to a record-low price of $1,199. Buy the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold for just $1,199 ($600 off) This offer is available di

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Want Google to build the features you need? Just start a tech company

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-21 10:40:03

Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Google Calendar on the web has a new feature. Users can now duplicate events. The feature was added after Stripe co-founder John Collison directly requested it on social media. Google has rolled out a new feature for Calendar on the web. While that new feature should come in handy to a lot of users, the more interesting aspect of this rollout is how it happened. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority? Set us as a preferred source in Google S

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Find Hub is working on a new way to quickly check your friends’ location (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-22 09:30:34

AssembleDebug / Android Authority TL;DR Google appears to be working on a home screen shortcut for users who are sharing their location with you in Find Hub. Right now, Google Maps already offers similar functionality. Bringing the option to the Find Hub reflects Google’s consolidation of tracking tools. Big things are in the works right now for the Find Hub on Android. Already this year we’ve seen it pick up this new name and add support for tracking people, and just over the past couple da

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Latest Google Messages bug gives you two or three app icons (Update: Fixed!)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-22 10:09:09

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A bug in the new Google Messages beta, version v20250811, is causing users to see two or even three app icons in their app drawer. The bug affects only beta users. All icons launch the same app, so their functionality is the same. Google has since updated its messaging app to address the issue. Update: August 15, 2025 (6:07 AM ET): It looks like the latest Google Messages beta (v20250813) has addressed this duplicate app icon issue. Some Reddit users

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Surveys show Google desperately needs to do much better with Pixel battery defects

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-22 10:30:46

Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority Google’s mid-range Pixel phones have suffered from a litany of battery issues. The company issued updates to some Pixel 4a and Pixel 6a models that effectively reduced battery capacity in a bid to prevent overheating. This comes after some users reported device fires. The issues haven’t ended here, as Google is now offering free battery replacements for some Pixel 7a models due to battery swelling. Will these issues affect the Pixel 9a? I have my reservation

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Google Photos is getting Tinder’s swipe mechanic (wait, what?)

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Google Messages support for remotely deleting texts you’ve sent now widely rolling out

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Find Hub is working on a new way to quickly check your friends’ location (APK teardown)

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