By default, Google Photos now uses Gemini AI to search through your photo library. This is thanks to a new feature called Ask Photos that rolled out late last year. While this feature is great for locating specific photos, it’s not as fast as the older search option, so it’s not ideal for every search, … Read more
The Shortcuts app comes preloaded on the iPhone and can be used to set up quick automations; you can set up shortcuts that can execute multiple options at the same time. For example, you can connect to your HomePod and play instrumental music while dimming your smart lights, all at once, with a tap. If … Read more
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on re-adding a dedicated shortcut for toggling Do Not Disturb mode from the Quick Settings panel. For a long time, Android let users quickly toggle Do Not Disturb mode from a Quick Settings shortcut, but this shortcut was replaced with Modes in the latest Android 15 … Read more
Windows 11’s Snipping Tool is one step closer to getting a nice upgrade. Support for text extraction through the capture bar in Snipping Tool is now in testing among Windows Insiders in the Dev and Canary channels. After the update, Text Extractor lives within the Snipping Tool capture bar. With the new feature, you can … Read more
Google is testing a new shortcut location for AI Mode in the Google App on Android. Google is placing the shortcut button directly in the search bar. This was spotted by Glenn Gabe who posted on X and wrote, “AI Mode update: Last night I noticed the shortcut to AI Mode in the Google app … Read more
Rushil Agrawal / Android Authority TL;DR The OnePlus 13T will feature a customizable shortcut key instead of the iconic Alert Slider. The new button will still control sound modes, but will also support custom functions. OnePlus has also hinted at a mysterious “interesting” feature for the new key OnePlus has officially confirmed that the upcoming … Read more
Google’s new AI Mode for search may soon get an update to make the feature easier to navigate after users input a query. The Gemini 2.0-powered AI-search function is an elevated search experience, providing a mix of contextual AI Overviews and relevant search links. Currently, Google has made AI Mode available to its Google One … Read more
Readers help support Windows Report. We may get a commission if you buy through our links. Read our disclosure page to find out how can you help Windows Report sustain the editorial team. Read more Until June 2024, Copilot in Windows 11 had a special shortcut: Win+C. However, due to the emergence of the Copilot+ … Read more
Google’s John Mueller said that there is no persistent shortcut to faster crawling. Yes, you can expedite crawling for specific situations and times, but there is no way to just tell Google you want them to crawl you faster, all the time. This came up on Bluesky where the question was: I work with a … Read more
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a new shortcut for the Pixel Launcher’s search bar that opens the new AI Mode in Google Search. AI Mode is an upcoming feature of the Google Search app that’ll let you interact with Search more conversationally. The shortcut will reside to the left of … Read more