[ad_1] Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Every June, Apple stands on stage to outline the future of its mobile operating system, and the entire Android ecosystem watches closely to see which features look suspiciously familiar. It is a well-established truth that mobile platforms constantly copy each other, and over the last few years, the functional … Read More “6 iOS 27 features Android needs to copy immediately” »
[ad_1] Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority TL;DR iOS 27 introduces massive 4×6 widgets that can occupy an entire home screen pane, a concept Android pioneered in 2009 and expanded with resizable layouts in 2012. Currently in developer preview, the update will allow users to drop extra-large widgets directly or long-press and stretch existing smaller widgets … Read More “Apple’s iOS 27 copies a classic Android feature: Extra large widgets” »
[ad_1] Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Apple is introducing cross-platform photo sharing with full resolution support. This will allow users to share albums with Android and Windows users. This update is scheduled to arrive this fall. Something that’s nice about Google Photos is the fact that it doesn’t restrict you from sharing albums with … Read More “Apple Photos users will finally be able to share albums with their Android friends” »
[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority AI assistants like ChatGPT and Gemini are well-equipped to summarize lengthy texts and answer our everyday questions in language we can understand. However, these new-age AI assistants still feel a bit hamstrung when you ask them to complete tasks inside apps, especially on our smartphones. At Google I/O, Google … Read More “Google is quietly reimagining how you use your Android phone” »
[ad_1] Pankil Shah / Android Authority Limiting charging to 80% is one of the best things you can do to preserve your phone’s battery health in the long run. And if you can also avoid fully discharging the battery often and stay closer to the 20-80 charging range, even better. This essentially keeps the battery … Read More “Why I never enable battery protection on my Android phone” »
[ad_1] TL;DR Developers of open-source Android apps, including NewPipe, have begun warning users about Google’s upcoming sideloading restrictions. NewPipe’s developers refuse to comply with Google’s proposed verification rules. The app has started to inform users of ways to bypass hurdles, including the proposed 24-hour lockout period before installing “unverified” apps. Sideloading, or the ability to … Read More “NewPipe, other open-source apps are preparing users for Google’s sideloading crackdown on Android” »
[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google may soon bring a new visibility option to Quick Share. It appears to be toying with the idea of allowing family members to send you files more easily. The option doesn’t appear in the app yet, so we’re unsure of its release. Quick Share has received a … Read More “Quick Share might soon give your family an easier way to share files with you” »
[ad_1] Paul Jones / Android Authority It’s easier than it used to be to make a smartphone last. These days, yearly phone releases introduce only minor improvements, and phone makers like Google and Samsung offer software support that spans the better part of a decade. In a poll we’ve been running for the past couple … Read More “Survey finds annual phone upgrades aren’t very popular these days” »
[ad_1] Paul Jones / Android Authority The One UI 9 beta is in full swing for the Galaxy S26 series, and while there aren’t many major updates, there are some nice quality-of-life changes to look forward to. Seeing as One UI 9 is based on Android 17, it’s natural to assume that most, if not … Read More “One UI 9 is skipping my favorite Android 17 feature” »
[ad_1] TL;DR Android Canary 2606 adds Google’s upcoming Screen Reactions feature. The feature lets you record your screen and yourself simultaneously, with your camera feed overlaid on the recording. Users can choose between a transparent background or six different background colors for their selfie overlay. Google recently announced a new feature called Screen Reactions that … Read More “Android Canary just got Google’s built-in reaction video maker” »
