Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR Hackers successfully hijacked high-profile Instagram accounts by manipulating Meta’s automated AI support bot with a simple text prompt to change the target profile’s associated email address. Affected users were allegedly completely locked out, with no mechanism to escalate the issue to human representatives Meta recently laid off over 8,000 … Read More “Hackers stole Instagram accounts by asking Meta AI nicely” »
Cover display size and resolution iPhone Fold(leaked dimensions) 5.49-inch;2,088 x 1,422 pixels Galaxy Z Fold 7 6.5-inch;2,520 x 1,080 pixels Pixel 10 Pro Fold 6.4-inch;2,364 x 1,080 pixels Pixel Fold 5.8-inch;2,092 x 1,080 pixels Inner display size and resolution iPhone Fold(leaked dimensions) 7.76-inch;2,713 x 1,920 pixels Galaxy Z Fold 7 8-inch;2,184 x 1,968 pixels Pixel … Read More “iPhone Fold/Ultra dummy unit leaks in white color” »
Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google is working on a video tab for Google’s Discover screen. This would ostensibly dish out a steady stream of recommended videos. The video tab would sit alongside a new home tab, which shows you the existing Discover feed. We conducted a … Read More “Here’s your first look at Google Discover’s upcoming video tab” »
Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Google is finally making password manager switching easier by letting users securely import and export passwords and passkeys between Google Password Manager and third-party apps. The new Credential Exchange standard eliminates reliance on insecure CSV exports, creating a safer way to move sensitive login data across platforms. Don’t want … Read More “Google just made switching password managers a whole lot easier” »
Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Google Play Store v51.7 delivers a major usability refresh, with a cleaner and more consistent experience across Android phones, Android TV, and Android Auto. Purchase and download dialogs have been redesigned, making app installs and purchases look more modern and easier to navigate. App deals are now much harder … Read More “Google is giving the Play Store a much-needed interface cleanup” »
Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Google is finally making password manager switching easier by letting users securely import and export passwords and passkeys between Google Password Manager and third-party apps. The Play Store is also getting a visual refresh, with cleaner purchase and download dialogs across Android phones, Android TV, and Android Auto. Discounts … Read More “Google just made switching password managers a whole lot easier” »
TL;DR The ShadPS4 emulator has just received its biggest update yet. The v0.16.0 release brings local multiplayer support, a Big Picture mode, screenshot functionality, and more. Six more games are now listed as playable with this release, joining 111 titles on Windows and 144 on Linux. It’s still relatively early days for PlayStation 4 emulation, … Read More “The best PS4 emulator just got its biggest update yet” »
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is adding a new “Incremental Takeout for Photos” feature that lets users schedule recurring exports of their Google Photos library. After the initial full export, future exports will only include photos and videos that were added, edited, or changed since the last successful backup. Previously, exporting Google Photos … Read More “Google Photos finally fixes one of Takeout’s biggest annoyances” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google is now rolling out wallpaper-based Material You theming for Gemini in the Google app after previously testing the feature internally. The redesign currently appears in Gemini’s floating overlay UI, where colors dynamically adapt to the user’s wallpaper theme. Google appears to be rolling out wallpaper-based theming for Gemini … Read More “Google Gemini is finally getting Material You theming on Android” »
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing a new option to choose your preferred calling SIM within the Phone app. This prevents users from having to choose the preferred SIM before every call. Users will still have the option, even if they choose a default SIM in the phone’s Settings. Dual-SIM Android … Read More “Google’s Phone app could finally fix this basic dual SIM oversight” »
