Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Google could soon notify Android users when an installed app has been removed or delisted from the Play Store. The Play Store currently only alerts users via Play Protect for serious security threats, leaving out routine or voluntary developer removals. Strings found in Google Play Store v51.4.19 show work-in-progress … Read More “Google Play Store could soon warn you about dead apps” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google Wallet’s new UI continues to roll out, and user opinions are divided. While some appreciate the new UI, others are upset that it hides their passes, requires extra taps to access options, and shrinks logos. The rollout of the new design has also been slow, leaving several users … Read More “Google Wallet’s new design has users deeply divided” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube Music is testing new playlist sorting options, namely track title, artist, and album. The feature was spotted in app version 9.20.52 on Android, but it appears to be a gradual, server-side rollout. These standard alphabetical sorting tools bridge a massive feature gap with competitors like Spotify and Apple … Read More “YouTube Music is finally getting basic playlist sorting features” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google is making its AI Ultra plans slightly less confusing. The company is now clearly highlighting the differences between the two AI Ultra plans. The cheaper subscription offers five times higher AI usage compared to the Pro plan, and the more expensive plan offers 20 times higher AI usage. … Read More “Google makes its AI Ultra subscriptions easier to understand” »
Brady Snyder / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s new compute-based Gemini limits are frustrating users who say they are hitting usage caps far too quickly. One Google AI Pro subscriber shared video proof showing that a single failed video-generation prompt consumed their entire five-hour allowance in just minutes. Google has acknowledged the complaint and is looking … Read More “Gemini user hits usage cap after a single prompt, Google responds” »
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Driven by the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Apple’s upcoming iOS 27 update will reportedly support third-party media-casting protocols, allowing users to set alternatives, such as Google Cast, as the default. This shift could eliminate the need for TV makers to pay Apple AirPlay licensing fees and will make cheaper … Read More “Google Cast could be coming soon to the iPhone” »
Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR One Australian Reddit user shares all the misidentifications they keep getting from Gemini for Home cameras. Despite there being no raccoons in Australia, it keeps mistaking cats for them. Other issues include not characterizing vehicles in local terms. Gemini is very good at a lot of things, but its … Read More “Gemini for Home’s camera smarts may have a localization problem” »
TL;DR Google has introduced Gemini 3.5 Flash (Low) to optimize token usage for simple tasks, following user complaints about tight limits in Antigravity. The new Low variant generates roughly 45% fewer tokens than the original model, which has been seemingly renamed to Gemini 3.5 Flash (Medium). Alongside the new model, Google has reset the Gemini … Read More “Gemini 3.5 Flash Low launched to fix Antigravity token limits” »
Shimul Sood / Android Authority TL;DR A YouTube Music bug is preventing users from playing the Next track. While the bug mostly affects iOS users, there is at least one report from an Android user reporting a similar issue. The fix for the problem seems laughably simple, though. YouTube Music has been highly rated in … Read More “YouTube Music bug doesn’t play the next song, but there may be an easy fix” »
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR A sharing app called Bada has recently been published on GitHub. Bada lets you share files locally with Android devices that have Quick Share. This makes it handy if you have a HUAWEI device or the Chinese version of an Android phone. The vast majority of Android phones have … Read More “This app brings Quick Share support to Android phones without Google services” »
