✨ Can Google do AI notifications better than Apple?

Our thoughts on Android's Notification Intelligence features, plus an analysis of the Google Play Store's gaming forums and Translate's Duolingo competitor.

The latest episode of the Authority Insights Podcast is live!

Episode show notes + links to view/listen to it can be found 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/authority-insights-podcast-002-3587977/

Trying something new: I'm hosting a Made by Google '25 Watch Party tomorrow!

Join me at 12:30 PM ET (30 minutes before the keynote kicks off) and watch Google unveil the Pixel 10, Pixel Watch 4, and more!

Thanks to Google for giving us permission to restream this!

Watch here:

🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWma9DFBz5w

Suddenly, this Amazon-led contribution to AOSP makes a lot more sense.

Via Reuters:

"Exclusive: Amazon looks to ditch homegrown software for Android in Fire tablet revamp, sources say"

🎧The Pixel Buds 2a brings substantial upgrades to Google’s mid-range earbuds

🔉New design similar to Buds Pro 2
🔥Tensor A1 processor
🔇ANC
🔋Better battery life
📌Multipoint, Find Hub, spatial audio

More details at the link 👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-buds-2a-launch-3584238/

⌚️Google just unveiled the Pixel Watch 4, a huge upgrade without a price bump!

☀️ Brighter display
📳 Better haptics
🔥 New M55 co-processor
🔋 25% better battery life
📌 Dual-frequency GPS

Tons more details in the link 👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-watch-4-price-availability-specs-features-3585385/

👀 Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, and Pixel 10 Pro XL debut as Google's most ambitious lineup yet

⏩ Tensor G5
🪫 INTEGRATED Qi2 magnets (!)
✨ TONS of new AI features
📶 eSIM-only in US (!)
📷 100X zoom

All the details 👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-10-specs-features-price-availability-3588502/

📱📱The new Pixel 10 Pro Fold is here, and it looks like a stellar Galaxy Z Fold 7 rival!

📲 8” inner, 6.4” outer display
🔋 5015mAh battery
💦 IP68 rating (!)
🪫 INTEGRATED Qi2 magnets (!)

Click 👇 for all the details

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-10-pro-fold-specs-features-price-availability-3585263/

🔥Google announces Tensor G5: What's new with the Pixel 10 processor?

🔨Built on TSMC’s 3nm process
⏩Upgraded CPU, GPU, and TPU
✨Newer version of Gemini Nano
📷Better image processing

Here’s what we know so far 👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-tensor-g5-3583168/

📱Google's Pixel 10 has a secret weapon for long-term storage performance

All 256GB+ Pixel 10 models now have UFS 4.0, and in addition, the 512GB and 1TB models have a new technology called ZUFS that improves long-term storage endurance.

Here's how👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-10-storage-specs-3589059/

📹Google Pixel 10's new camera setting is a storage-saving game changer for 4K videos

The Pixel 10 is the first Android phone that lets you record videos in AV1, a highly efficient codec that saves space without sacrificing quality

More details 👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-10-video-recording-av1-vp9-3586429/

🏠The Pixel 10 Pro has a smart home feature that might make it future-proof

The Pixel 10 Pro phones are the first to ship with Thread network support, letting it communicate with some smart home devices more reliably and with less latency.

More info👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-10-pro-thread-support-3586443/

✨Gemini Live is becoming a more helpful digital assistant that can match your mood

Gemini Live can now visually highlight objects on the camera feed and match your mood in conversations

More details👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/gemini-live-visual-overlays-audio-model-3586419/

🪫The Pixel 10 phones go all-in on Qi2 with Pixelsnap, but one model's leading the pack

The Pro XL is the only model that supports Qi2.2 w/ faster 25W charging. The rest support Qi2 w/ 15W charging. Still magnetic!

All the details on Pixelsnap👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-10-qi2-pixelsnap-accessories-3586593/

The Pixel 10 adds a TON of cool new AI features 🧵

- Live Translate clones your voice and makes you talk in a different language
- Call Message lets you skip voicemails
- Magic Cue gives you info when you need it
- Pixel Journal app
- Now Brief-like "Daily Hub" feature

I'm live now! Join me and watch Google unveil the Pixel 10, Pixel Watch 4, and more!

The keynote kicks off in 4 minutes!

👀 Google releases the first beta of Android 16 QPR2, previewing its big December update

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 is rolling out now to supported Pixel devices, but the stable version isn’t expected until December

More details 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr2-beta-1-release-3586937/

📱Here's all the new features for Pixels in Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1

The first beta of Android 16 QPR2 offers a glimpse at the new Android features coming in the December 2025 Pixel Drop.

My coverage will be updated continuously, so keep checking👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr2-beta-1-features-3586944/

📱Lock screen widgets are finally live on Pixel phones in Android 16 QPR2

Android brought back lock screen widget support to tablets in Android 15 QPR1, but the feature has finally been optimized for phones.

Here's a first look 👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/lock-screen-widgets-on-phones-android-16-qpr2-3589668/

🎨 HUGE: Android will finally fix your messy home screen by forcing apps to use themed icons

Android 16 QPR2 adds a FORCED themed icon feature that makes all icons monochromatic, allowing Android to apply icon theming to them.

Details + screenshots👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-icon-colors-3589663/

🔒🥷Google is expanding a key anti-theft feature to make your apps more secure

Identity Check in Android 16 QPR2 will make it harder for phone thieves to gain access to sensitive apps

Here's how👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/identity-check-expanded-app-support-3589693/