Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s Personal Safety app is now available to kids under 13. The app lets tweens display any allergies alongside their age on their phone’s lock screen in case of emergencies. Kids will also be able to turn on crash detection on their phones. Google has just announced a range … Read More “Google’s Safety app just picked up a few new tricks for your kids” »
Tushar Mehta / Android Authority Android is going through one of its biggest transformations lately, and piggybacking on that change are widgets. They are quickly becoming a glanceable source of even more information right on your home screen with multi-page widgets and a more uniform layout for fitness and productivity apps. They are very much … Read More “5 features Android widgets still need, despite Google’s big overhaul” »
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is implementing a networking upgrade for Android that could make local file sharing and network access feel much more seamless. An upcoming Google Play System Update will let Android apps use certain standard networking ports typically reserved for system services. The change could improve compatibility with PCs, … Read More “Android may soon make local file sharing feel far less clunky” »
Pankil Shah / Android Authority For most Android users, the Play Store is the only place they ever look for apps, and honestly, that’s how I used Android for years, too. But over time, I realized that some of the most interesting Android apps aren’t actually available on the Play Store at all. Some are … Read More “The 5 best Android apps I use that aren’t on the Play Store” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority A recent report found that the US smartphone market is shrinking, and Android phones are taking the biggest hit. Despite rising prices and stock issues, iPhones continue to sell well while Android’s market share keeps slipping. You can point to a lot of reasons for this, including Apple’s ecosystem advantages … Read More “Google isn’t the one ruining Android. It’s the apps you use every day” »
TL;DR Leaked iPhone 18 Pro dummy units show Apple experimenting with bold new finishes, including a standout Dark Cherry colorway. Apple’s previous Cosmic Orange trend pushed several Android brands toward similar designs, and Cherry Red could be next. Apple may have accidentally reignited the next smartphone color war. After the surprisingly loud success of the … Read More “Apple may have just kicked off the next big Android color trend” »
Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Android Auto is starting to roll out support for multiple swipeable media cards on the dashboard. The feature is now live in the latest beta version of Android Auto. It lets users cycle between active audio apps without reopening them each time. Google appears to be rolling out a … Read More “Android Auto just made switching media apps way less annoying” »
TL;DR Google says that while the first Googlebooks will be premium, cheaper models are also in the pipeline. The comment suggests Googlebooks may eventually expand beyond high-end laptops into the same affordable territory as Chromebooks. If that happens, Google may no longer need ChromeOS laptops to maintain its presence in education and budget computing. Now, … Read More “Google confirms cheaper Googlebooks are also coming” »
TL;DR The DuRoBo Krono is now available commercially in the US for $279. It comes with a smart dial to turn pages, and it can record and transcribe voice notes. It runs Android 15, has Play Store support, built-in speakers, and Bluetooth. When DuRoBo showed off its ambitious new Krono e-reader at IFA in Berlin … Read More “The DuRoBo Krono e-reader is now officially available in the US” »
At the second edition of Google’s I/O Show for Android, Google announced major improvements coming to Gemini. The biggest of them involves how Gemini could bear the load of mundane or mindless tasks you do on your phone or other Android devices. This, as Google proposes, will be accomplished through Gemini Intelligence. Although Google has … Read More “Majority of Android users aren’t sold on Gemini Intelligence, survey reveals” »
