Brady Snyder
Brady is a tech journalist for Android Central, with a focus on news, phones, tablets, audio, wearables, and software. He has spent the last three years reporting and commenting on all things related to consumer technology for various publications. Brady graduated from St. John's University with a bachelor's degree in journalism. His work has been published in XDA, Android Police, Tech Advisor, iMore, Screen Rant, and Android Headlines. When he isn't experimenting with the latest tech, you can find Brady running or watching Big East basketball.
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Google updates Gemini Live, plans screen sharing and live video support
By Brady Snyder published
Live upgrades Google appears to be upgrading Gemini Live with new models, and is teasing new features on the horizon, including screen sharing and live video support.

Android 16 Beta 2 is here with new media, camera, and graphics updates
By Brady Snyder published
Early preview Android 16 Beta 2 is landing on Pixel phones enrolled in the Android Beta Program, and it brings a few big changes.

Spotify fixes bug that had Premium subscribers hearing ads
By Brady Snyder last updated
Commercial breaks Reports of Spotify Premium subscribers hearing ads have emerged over the past week — here's what the company has to say.

Google gives Family Link a new look and plans new supervision tools
By Brady Snyder published
Parental controls Google is bringing a few new Family Link features that debuted on the Galaxy Watch for Kids to Android phones.

The Apple TV app is finally available on Android with Apple TV Plus
By Brady Snyder published
Cross-platform Apple is finally making the Apple TV app, which accesses Apple TV Plus and MLS Season Pass, available on Android — and it uses Google Play Billing.

YouTube wants to use machine learning to figure out who's lying about their age
By Brady Snyder published
Old enough? Unsurprisingly, AI is a huge part of YouTube's 2025 plans. That includes ML age verification and auto dubbing.

Google Maps users in the US will now see the renamed 'Gulf of America'
By Brady Snyder published
Name change In accordance with Google's earlier statements, it updated Google Maps to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in the U.S.

Google I/O 2025's date is official and you can register now
By Brady Snyder published
Big reveal After debuting a puzzle game earlier today, Google officially revealed the dates for the Google I/O 2025 developer conference.

You can help reveal Google I/O 2025's date with 'Prism Shift' puzzle game
By Brady Snyder published
Coming soon You can help figure out the dates of the Google I/O 2025 developer conference with an interactive web puzzle game.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking and Pro experimental models are hitting the Gemini app
By Brady Snyder published
New arrivals Announced last week, Google's newest experimental Gemini 2.0 models are appearing in the Android app now.

Leak reveals the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge's thickness and battery size
By Brady Snyder published
Ultra-thin The mysterious Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge has a smaller battery than the base Galaxy S25 and is much thinner, per a new leak.

Samsung's February 2025 patch for Galaxy S24 arrives amid One UI 7 delays
By Brady Snyder published
More waiting After reports emerged that Samsung's One UI 7 was delayed yet again for the Galaxy S24, the February 2025 security patch is here, and it's based on Android 14.

Google's incorrect Gemini response was actually faked entirely for Super Bowl ad
By Brady Snyder published
Hold up Google's recent Gemini in Workspace advertisement, set to air in one Super Bowl TV market, is shrouded in controversy.

The old T-Mobile app is officially gone for good — time to download T-Life
By Brady Snyder published
Sunsetting After a slow transition from the T-Mobile to T-Life apps, the legacy T-Mobile app is now officially useless.

An Android 14-based build of Fire OS may be in the works for Fire TVs
By Brady Snyder published
Not so fast A report from 2023 said that Amazon was moving its Fire TVs to a new software platform, and yet, an Android 14 build of Fire OS is seemingly in the works.

Leaked Oppo Find N5 renders show off the upcoming foldable in new angles
By Brady Snyder published
Revealing all Oppo has been teasing the Find N5 foldable slowly, but a leak from Evan Blass shows off the upcoming device from nearly all angles.

Pebble founder already has open-sourced PebbleOS running on new hardware
By Brady Snyder published
Quick work Eric Migicovsky, the founder of Pebble, already has his RePebble project well underway with PebbleOS running on new hardware. That's just the start.

Honor Magic 7 Pro camera review: All-encompassing AI joins solid hardware
By Brady Snyder published
Camera test Honor upgraded the telephoto lens on the Magic 7 Pro and added an AI-centric imaging engine, but how does it all perform?

Google Photos will soon watermark Magic Editor creations with SynthID
By Brady Snyder published
AI detected Google Photos has a "Reimagine" tool that can drastically change the appearance of a photo, and now SynthID will tell you whether AI was used.

Google shows how Gemini Live can help you land a job in Super Bowl ad
By Brady Snyder published
Live practice Ahead of the Super Bowl this Sunday, Google revealed its Pixel and Gemini advertising campaigns — and they just might make you shed a tear.

Verizon myPlan customers can add Google One AI Premium for half price starting today
By Brady Snyder published
Family sharing Verizon's myPlan lets users build a collection of services from scratch, and Google One AI Premium is now an option.

Samsung Galaxy S25 review: The last compact Android flagship
By Brady Snyder published
Small but mighty While the lack of upgrades in some areas made my time with the Samsung Galaxy S25 frustrating, there's no doubt this is the best small phone available.

Spotify subscribers exceed 260 million as platform subscribers grew 11% in 2024
By Brady Snyder published
Streaming dominance Spotify continued its dominance in music streaming and more with financial results that exceeded even its own expectations.
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