Brady Snyder
Brady is a tech journalist covering news at Android Central. He has spent the last two years reporting and commenting on all things related to consumer technology for various publications. Brady graduated from St. John's University in 2023 with a bachelor's degree in journalism. When he isn't experimenting with the latest tech, you can find Brady running or watching sports.
Latest articles by Brady Snyder
Google is freshening up the Pixel 8 series with a new Mint Green colorway
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Fresh mint Google is changing things up in the Pixel 8 lineup, adding a new Mint Green color option for its 2023 flagships.
Samsung could make a cheaper Galaxy Z Fold to bring foldables mainstream finally
By Brady Snyder published
entry-level foldable? According to a new report, Samsung is exploring the creation of an entry-level Galaxy Z Fold smartphone for the first time.
Netflix's plan for 2024 may include more price hikes following record quarter
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Brace for price hikes In a letter to shareholders on Tuesday, Netflix shared its plans to raise prices, scale its ad services, and continue making users pay for sharing accounts.
Google Maps now identifies the menu items in restaurant food photos
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Food finding Google Maps will make finding the good-looking dish easier with a new feature that identifies food photos as menu items.
One UI 6.1 includes a new Samsung Find app for locating lost items
By Brady Snyder published
New app Samsung is moving the SmartThings Find tool in One UI 6.1, choosing to house the feature in a separate Samsung Find app instead.
Google's 2024 goals have leaked, and here's where the company is headed
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Hint: AI An internal memo from Google CEO Sundar Pichai has leaked, revealing Google's seven goals for 2024.
A new Assistant voice typing toolbar will hide your Pixel Tablet's on-screen keyboard
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Hidden keys Google is rolling out its latest keyboard feature to the Pixel Tablet, which is a voice typing toolbar that lets you hide the digital keyboard.
Two Google DeepMind scientists could be leaving to found AI startup
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DeepMind departure Laurent Sifre and Karl Tuyls, two scientists at Google DeepMind, are reportedly planning to leave the company to form an AI startup.
Supposed render of Motorola's Razr Plus 2024 looks familiar
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2024 refresh A leak from MSPowerUser claims to show a Motorola Razr+ 2024 render that looks eerily similar to the current-generation model.
Progress bars and sliders in Material You are changing in a big way
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Thicker UI In Google's Material 3 design guidelines, the company shared how progress bars and sliders in Material You are changing.
Google's navigation rail for Gmail is finally reaching Android tablets
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New UI After first appearing on folding phones, Google's new navigation rail for Gmail is now coming to Android tablets.
Your Pixel home screen might soon get more options for search
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Customization Google might eventually let users pick the default search engine in the Pixel Launcher, according to a new setting that was found in Android 14 QPR Beta 3.
Unlike Google, Samsung will digitally watermark wallpapers and images made with AI
By Brady Snyder published
AI transparency Samsung is bringing AI-generated wallpapers to the Galaxy S24 series, but they'll have a watermark indicating that the pictures were made by artificial intelligence.
You can help Google with its latest Fitbit study on metabolic health
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Health Study Fitbit and Pixel Watch owners can participate in a metabolic health study, which involves providing digital health data and a blood sample.
Your Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra won't scratch as easily, thanks to Corning's new Gorilla Armor
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Gorilla Armor One of the advantages Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra has over its counterparts is Corning's Gorilla Armor on the screen, which is said to be more scratch-resistant.
Samsung plans to charge for certain Galaxy AI features after two years
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Paywall Some new Galaxy AI features are only free for Galaxy S24 owners until the end of 2025.
AI features on the Galaxy S24 are powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy, but not everywhere
By Brady Snyder published
AI power Samsung's new Galaxy S24 series of smartphones have a bunch of artificial intelligence features made possible by a new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy chip from Qualcomm.
Amazon is bringing AI-generated art to Fire TV users
By Brady Snyder published
AI Art Amazon is releasing an AI Art tool for Fire TV users in public preview, and the feature can create custom images based on simple voice commands.
Google now admits it tracks you in Chrome's incognito mode following $5B settlement
By Brady Snyder published
Unwanted tracking Google recently settled a $5 billion lawsuit over its incognito mode practices, and a new disclaimer in Chrome confirms that Google will indeed track you.
Chrome for Android will soon accept one-time permissions on websites
By Brady Snyder published
Chrome Canary A new build of Chrome Canary allows users to give one-time permissions to websites on Android, an option previously reserved for apps and Chrome for Desktop.
Unsubscribing from mailing lists in Gmail for Android just got a lot easier
By Brady Snyder published
Spam, be gone Google added an unsubscribe button right next to the sender's name in Gmail for web, and that button is coming to the Gmail for Android app now.
Google consolidates Fitbit's Help Center into its own support pages
By Brady Snyder published
Google restructuring The home for Fitbit's Help Center is now found on Google's existing support pages, but the actual help documents are unchanged.
Google is making it easier to share Drive files with Calendar meeting attendees
By Brady Snyder published
Easy sharing A Google Workspace update will let users share documents with everyone invited to a Google Calendar event at once, and link the files to the calendar event.
This app turns your Wear OS watch into a mouse, and you can use it now
By Brady Snyder published
Sorry, Pixel Watch At CES, the software developer Doublepoint showed off an app that turns your Wear OS watch into a mouse. You might be surprised to learn that it's something you can download and use right now.