Android Authority is a publication focused on Android and mobile technology news, known for APK teardowns and reporting on unreleased features. Recent coverage includes its teardown suggesting Google may expand Gemini's Call for Me beyond business calls to messaging friends and family, such as telling Mom you'll be 15 minutes late. Related stories cover Google's October 16 privacy policy update creating an exception for AI Mode and Search ad data, and Echo users reporting Alexa Plus repeating "lalala."
Google policy update may allow AI data for targeted adsGoogle updated its privacy policy on October 16, adding an exception to its pledge not to use Drive, Gmail or Google Photos data for personalized ads when users make that data available to other Google services supporting such ads, a change tied to AI Mode and Search tools.
Amazon Alexa Plus Reportedly Stuck Repeating 'Lalala'Multiple Echo users on Reddit reported that Alexa Plus glitches, repeating only 'lalala' for minutes and appearing unaware when questioned. Amazon has acknowledged the issue, which affects several Echo speaker models.
Google may expand Gemini Call for Me beyond business callsAn APK teardown by Android Authority suggests Google may expand its Gemini Call for Me feature beyond business calls to messaging friends and family, with examples like telling Mom you'll be 15 minutes late. The feature would likely stay limited to basic, text-message-like calls rather than full conversations.
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