This dumb little battery trick tells you if it’s really dead
When your remote control gives up the ghost or your kid’s favorite toy stops working, you’re often faced with the question: Did the batteries die or is the device defective?…
Marner’s first playoff hat trick propels Golden Knights to rout of Ducks
Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist and Brayden McNabb scored a short-handed goal as the Golden Knights stormed to a 5-0 lead after two periods, silencing a sellout…
Claude’s latest AI trick sounds weirdly human
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…
Google’s latest trick gets Gemma 4 running 3x faster right on your phone
TL;DR Google has introduced new assistant models, called “drafters,” that could significantly speed up Gemma 4. Drafters work by predicting sections of prompts to the main model, which can focus…
New Android 17 trick could make ChatGPT’s screen sharing way smoother on your phone
Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR OpenAI is testing a more efficient way to let ChatGPT see your screen on Android. It could use Android 17’s new Bubbles feature and…
Android 16 has a cool trick to help you identify small Quick Setting tiles
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16’s Quick Settings panel allows you to resize tiles to make them smaller or larger. Tapping a small tile will result in its…
Google confirms Android 16’s flashiest trick is not just reserved for Pixel phones
TL;DR Google has confirmed that Android 16’s Live Update will arrive on Samsung, OnePlus, vivo, and Xiaomi devices, apart from Pixel phones. Samsung will integrate Live Updates into its Now…
Circle to Search has a hidden trick every color lover should know about
Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority I’ll admit: long-pressing the home button to trigger a visual search was a genius move by Google. I use Circle to Search more often than…
Switch 2 will learn this battery trick from your Android phone
TL;DR The Nintendo Switch 2 will include a feature to cap battery charge at 90%. A similar feature debuted on Pixel phones in 2020, and is included in Android 15.…
Google Maps just gained a cool new trick, but not on Android
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Maps for iOS is now getting the handy screenshot-reading tool. The feature allows Maps to automatically save places from screenshots that contain location…