Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A new rumor claims that OPPO is beta testing its own version of Samsung Good Lock. The customization tool is reportedly in development for OxygenOS 17 and ColorOS 17. Right now the rumor is still light on details, and needs further confirmation. There is something just so viscerally satisfying … Read More “Could these brands be next with their own Samsung Good Lock?” »
Nicolas Cage stars in the new live-action series Spider-Noir, based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir. The show marks Cage’s first leading role in a TV series. In it, he plays Ben Reilly, a down-on-his-luck private investigator in 1930s New York who was once a superhero known as “The Spider.” When he’s offered a new … Read More “New Releases on Prime Video in May 2026: Jack Reacher, Spider-Noir and More” »
Nintendo recently announced a new pricing policy, which knocks $10 off the cost of digital versions of future first-party titles exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2. Splatoon Raiders, for instance, is available for preorder ahead of its July 23rd release for $49.99 digitally or $59.99 for the physical edition. However, Walmart is the exception in … Read More “Splatoon Raiders preorders for the Switch 2 are nearly 20 percent off” »
Google has added another 25 million paid subscriptions to its services over the past quarter, parent company Alphabet announced during its first-quarter earnings on Wednesday. The company said it now has 350 million paid subscriptions across its services, up from 325 million in Q4 2025, with YouTube and Google One — its cloud storage and … Read More “Google gains 25M subscriptions in Q1, driven by YouTube and Google One” »
Brady Snyder / Android Authority TL;DR The Google Home app is being updated with a new and improved camera UI, among other changes. Users on Reddit report usability issues with Google Home’s camera controls on the web; it’s unclear if the issues are related to this week’s updates. Google’s rolling out an update for the … Read More “New Google Home update solves some smart camera headaches- Android Authority” »
It started as an experiment, Divine co-founder Evan Henshaw-Plath told me. He wanted to see if he could build an app that effectively filtered out AI slop. The idea was to create a different kind of social media experience, one without AI-generated videos or picture-perfect photos, one that prioritized authenticity over engagement. That’s what led … Read More “Do It for ‘Da Vine’: Divine, the AI-Free Video App and Vine Archive, Is Out Now” »
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR An open source project called ps5-linux will allow you to run Steam on your PS5. The project works by exploiting a patched hypervisor vulnerability in the system. It only works on the original PS5 model on 3.xx or 4.xx firmware. Valve is working on bringing Steam directly to your … Read More “Forget the Steam Machine: This hack will let you play Steam games on PS5” »
If people on social media networks couldn’t hide behind anonymous profiles, would that eliminate online toxicity? That’s the idea behind a proposal in Greece. According to Euractiv, an EU website focused on European policy and government, Greece’s minister of digital governance, Dimitris Papastergiou, is promoting the idea that social networks should be regulated so that … Read More “Greece Reportedly Wants to Curb Anonymity on Social Media Platforms” »
Android is designated as a gatekeeper under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) and as such is required to offer equal access to key features of phones and tablets to third-party companies. The European Commission feels that Alphabet (Google) hasn’t done enough and has kept some features related to AI exclusive to its own Gemini … Read More “The European Commission thinks Android can be more open to third-party AI services” »
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google appears to be getting Photos ready to support the ability to search through your pics from the Pixel launcher. Evidence in both Google Photos and recent Android 17 Beta builds hints at a new framework for Pixel launcher search bar integration. While Photos may be the first, … Read More “Pixel launcher Google Photos search could be just the start” »
