Google’s ecosystem of smart home products hasn’t been without its issues. Recently, we’ve encountered reports highlighting Google Home’s inability to respond to basic commands, in addition to several other functionality-related complaints. While the company is currently in damage control mode and fixing some of these shortcomings, it is also finding the time to roll out a design change that was …
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Joe Maring / Android Authority Productivity apps are the bane of the app world. On one end of the spectrum are the total nerds who could shame a cyborg with their organizing skills, and on the other are those who dump everything into Google Keep just to have everything in one place. I live somewhere in the middle. I’m not …
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In this photo illustration, the Tea app logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. The dating advice app suffered a major data leak last month. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The Tea app describes itself as “the safest place to spill tea” about potential online matches, allowing its subscribers to …
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It’s no longer taboo to meet your partner on the internet. The evidence is everywhere: It’s on your refrigerator door, where you’ve hung up the wedding invitations of friends who met on Tinder. It’s on your Instagram feed, where a friend shares a sappy post about her one-year anniversary with a woman she met on Hinge. But when Zeke Rothfels …
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Linux is all about customization, whether you need the most basic, command-line-only operating system, or a fully-fledged desktop ready to throw down with Windows and macOS. These are a few of the best apps you can install on Linux. 7 AppImageLauncher Linux distros can use a type of portable application called an AppImage. Unlike regular apps, they don’t install on …
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Like most Android users, my phone was overflowing with Google apps I never thought twice about. Applications such as Gmail, Maps, Photos, and Chrome are as much a part of our phone experience as the hardware itself. However, I started wondering: could I use my Android phone without any of Google’s apps? To be clear, I didn’t strip my phone …
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Gentler Streak It’s been nearly two months since Apple previewed iOS 26 during the WWDC 2025 keynote. This upcoming software update introduces Apple’s new Liquid Glass design language. While it’s been generating a great deal of debate online, this is the most significant revamp to the company’s mobile UI since iOS 7. …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published in 2024 by Alcove Press. Teenagers are using dating apps more than we previously knew, according to research published this …
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Andy Walker / Android Authority Google is a software company and knows how to make great apps. I mean, I use apps like Gmail, Maps, YouTube, and Drive on a regular basis. Then there are its AI-focused apps like NotebookLM, which is by far the most underrated app in Google’s arsenal. However, there are a few apps I think are …
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In an effort to help parents decide which apps they should download or avoid for their kids on iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, Apple Watches, Apple TVs and the Apple Vision Pro, Apple has added three new age ratings: 13 plus, 16 plus and 18 plus. To make things a little clearer, Apple removed the 12- and 17-plus ratings (but kept the 4- and 9-plus ratings). …
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