In late August, Google announced new rules for sideloading on Android. Under the policy, all developers must verify their identity starting from 2026 for security reasons. The policy sparked controversy, with developers raising several concerns. F-Droid, an open-source Android app repository, even warned that Google will “break free app distribution” with this move. Now, in an attempt to calm the …
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority One area where iOS beats Android is its deep integration with MacBooks, which is to be expected since Apple controls both ecosystems. While tools exist to connect your Android phone to a Windows PC, these solutions often fall short of Apple’s integrations. This gap exists because Android and Windows are developed by different companies with …
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Qualcomm has announced that its upcoming flagship mobile chipset is the “Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5,” a confusingly named successor to the Snapdragon 8 Elite. While the processor itself will be unveiled during the Snapdragon Summit on September 23rd-25th, Qualcomm has already published an explanation for the branding update. “It might look like we skipped generations, but the truth is …
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The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers. The following first-party apps comprise the “Google System”: A feature appearing in the changelog does not mean it’s widely available. …
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The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers. The following first-party apps comprise the “Google System”: A feature appearing in the changelog does not mean it’s widely available. …
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C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Right after blowing our minds with the new AI-powered Voice Translate feature on the Pixel 10, Google went and dashed our hopes of seeing a new Pixel Tablet anytime soon. The company told Bloomberg that it has “paused development on a tablet overhaul until it figures out a meaningful future for the category,” which …
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Joseph Maldonado and Kerry Wan/ZDNET The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold has finally arrived, and it isn’t taking on the Galaxy Z Fold 7 with a generational design leap. Instead, it competes by adding quality-of-life features — a couple of which are industry-firsts for a foldable phone. If you are ready to upgrade from a slab phone to a foldable one, …
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google has confirmed it will roll out a new customization setting in Android to let users turn off the background blur effect. Android’s new Material 3 Expressive design makes ample use of blur throughout the UI. The setting is coming in the “near future” for accessibility and could also offer a minor improvement in …
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I used to think of Android’s Quick Settings panel as just a place to toggle Wi-Fi or turn on Do Not Disturb. For years, I ignored that row of tiles sitting just above my notifications. However, after one too many swipes through cluttered app drawers and endless home screen widgets, I realized something: the Quick Settings panel was the most …
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What you need to know Google is rolling out a fresh new visual for your headphone and earbud battery status on Android. The updated notification shows color-coded rings around the icons for each earbud and the case, giving you a quick, at-a-glance update. Icons will pop up to show if your earbuds are charging and if the case is discharging …
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