Google could give Gemini’s new compact overlay a more colorful look (APK teardown)

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google recently rolled out a redesigned compact Gemini overlay to users. The company is now testing a colorful new animation for the updated overlay. It adds a more prominent animated border in Gemini’s signature colors around the text box. Google recently gave Gemini‘s contextual overlay a much-needed design refresh, ... Read More

Gemini is getting closer to letting you talk with it in more than one language (APK teardown)

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini is getting support for having a conversation in two languages. Although the support page says you can do this already, the function is not currently available. The feature is only available for speech. Wish you could talk with Gemini in more than one language at the same time? ... Read More

New Gemini extensions could bring deep Samsung integration

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini could soon get new extensions that enable deep integration with Samsung’s stock apps on Galaxy devices. Users may be able to control several features within the Samsung Clock, Notes, Reminders, and Calendar apps with Gemini. This functionality is tied to Android 16’s App Functions feature, so it could ... Read More

Google may make it easier to share your custom chatbots on mobile (APK teardown)

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR A “Share conversation and gem instructions” option is being added to the Google app. This feature that was only available on the web is coming to mobile. It will allow you to share custom gems you created in the app. Google announced that Gemini users would be able to ... Read More

Verizon, AT&T, and T-mobile basic plans may not be worth it over prepaid

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority I’ve seen it many times from friends and family: they stick with the big carriers because it’s all they’ve ever known, and there’s an expectation that bigger equals better. This might be true if you’re on a mid-range plan or better, but what about entry-level plans like Verizon’s myPlan Welcome ... Read More

Reddit Answers is Reddit’s answer to Google AI Overviews

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Reddit just launched Reddit Answers, which answers user questions with an AI-powered summary of the relevant information on the platform. The summaries include links to related communities and posts. The feature is only currently available to a limited number of US users. It was only a matter of time ... Read More