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Poll: What do you think Android 17’s dessert codename will be?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-10 04:22:55

Google has a fun tradition of codenaming Android versions after desserts in alphabetical order. In the early days of Android, these dessert codenames were part of the Android name/branding. However, with Android 10’s release in 2019, Google dropped the codename from the public name, even though it has continued to use the dessert codename internally. Android 15 is internally called Vanilla Ice Cream, whereas Android 16 is called Baklava. With Android 16 out for a while now, and Android 16 QPR1 a

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YouTube’s playback speed controls are broken on Android (Updated: Official confirmation)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-10 03:00:26

Update: August 6, 2025 (1 AM ET): YouTube has acknowledged the issue of playback speed not functioning on its Android app. Its team is investigating the problem. A fix should roll out soon enough. Here’s the full update posted on YouTube’s community forums: We’re aware some of you are experiencing issues adjusting playback speed while watching videos on Android devices. Our teams are actively investigating this issue! We’ll update this thread as soon as we have new information. Thanks so much f

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You’re not going crazy: YouTube’s playback speed controls are broken on Android

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-10 06:02:26

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube’s playback controls are broken on the Android app. Playback speed controls are still functioning properly on the YouTube website and the iOS app. On Android, you can tap and hold for 2x speed, but you can’t change the speed settings from the gear icon. The YouTube app for Android appears to be experiencing a glitch that has effectively broken the playback speed controls. Currently, attempting to change the playback speed of a video doesn’t wo

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These $80 Windows XP Crocs just made me desperate for Android footwear

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-10 06:44:39

Techradar TL;DR Microsoft has created Windows XP Crocs as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. The custom footwear features a sky blue design with grassy green soles that mimic the conic Bliss wallpaper from the XP era. All I want is for Google to make Android Crocs a thing! Microsoft just did the unthinkable and made Windows XP cool again after almost 25 years. The software giant has released a pair of Windows XP-inspired Crocs, and now, all I can think of is how cool it would be if G

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Google is rolling out a fix for Pixel back button issues

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-12-10 08:48:06

The issues appear to have started popping up shortly after the official release of Android 16 in June. Ever since that update, the user said that navigation has been “a complete mess” and that they ran into issues with buttons being “completely unresponsive” or delays of “over 30 seconds” on their Pixel 8 Pro. Another user said they had to occasionally press the back button “a few times” on their Pixel 9 to get the phone to register it. The swipe gesture to navigate back also occasionally stoppe

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Gemini storybooks let you be the star of your kids’ bedtime stories

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-11 08:28:11

Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini now lets you generate illustrated storybooks. You can direct output towards a specific art style, and even upload your own imagery. Gemini lets you direct how the story unfolds, and can read it aloud when completed. As Google builds out its AI-fueled tools and services, we keep seeing impressive new ways the company manages to “connect the dots” and create something new and useful out of existing pieces. Just look at Audio Overviews: Gemini co

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Google could fix one of the most annoying things about switching from a Galaxy to a Pixel phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-11 17:27:57

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a native option for stock Android to flip the three-button navigation bar, a feature long requested by users switching from Samsung devices. This addresses a major pain point, as Samsung’s default navigation layout is the reverse of stock Android’s, forcing users to retrain their muscle memory. Evidence of the unreleased feature was found in an Android Canary build, but it will likely not launch until a future Android 16 quarterly

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 problems and how to fix them

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-12 02:35:35

Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority The Galaxy Z Flip 6 isn’t the latest member of the Galaxy Z Flip family anymore, but it’s still a solid device. Of course, nothing is perfect, and the Z Flip 6 isn’t immune to bugs and glitches. We take a look at some common Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 problems and offer potential solutions on how to fix them. Editor's note: It's important to remember that not every Z Flip 6 owner will come across these problems. In fact, it's more likely that you won't face any iss

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Google is building a Linux terminal app for native Android development - here's why that's huge

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-12-12 03:19:45

Jack Wallen/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Google is developing another Linux terminal app. The app runs a full Debian environment. Developers will be able to build Android apps on device. For some time, Android has had access to a terminal app that ran a full-blown, text-only Linux environment. This app is enabled via Android's developer options feature and makes it possible for users to run Linux commands (even SSH). From Google's perspective, that wasn't enough. Also: 5 Linux terminal app

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Apple Music for Android gets redesigned with lyrics and translation

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-12 12:00:27

Apple has released the beta version of Apple Music version 5.0 for Android, and as 9to5Google reports, it doesn't feature a Liquid Glass redesign like its counterpart for iOS 26. Liquid Glass is what Apple calls its new visual language, so it's not quite clear whether the Android iteration of the app will ever get the same visual overhaul. It did get a handful of elements from the iOS 26 version, though, including new pill-shaped buttons for play, shuffle and repeat at the top of albums, playlis

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Best VPN for Android for 2025: Protect Your Privacy on Mobile Devices

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-12 12:00:00

With so many Android VPN apps available, it can be difficult to choose the right solution. Based on our extensive research and hands-on testing of VPNs over the years, these are the most important factors to consider when choosing a VPN for Android: Privacy No matter which VPN you use on Android or any other device, the bare minimum for consideration is that it protects your privacy. Look for a VPN that uses industry-standard AES 256-bit encryption over the OpenVPN protocol, or ChaCha20 over W

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Android gets patches for Qualcomm flaws exploited in attacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-12 22:31:32

Google has released security patches for six vulnerabilities in Android's August 2025 security update, including two Qualcomm flaws exploited in targeted attacks. The two security bugs, tracked as CVE-2025-21479 and CVE-2025-27038, were reported through the Google Android Security team in late January 2025. The first is a Graphics framework incorrect authorization weakness that can lead to memory corruption due to unauthorized command execution in the GPU micronode while executing a specific s

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Google is making Android’s touchpad controls more like a desktop OS

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-14 22:29:58

Paul Jones / Android Authority TL;DR To improve Android’s capabilities on laptops and tablets, Google is adding more advanced touchpad settings. An upcoming update introduces a customizable three-finger tap gesture for actions like launching Gemini, going home, or middle-clicking. Later versions will expand on this by letting you map the gesture to open any app and will also add a toggle for touchpad acceleration. Last month, Google revealed it plans to combine Chrome OS and Android into a s

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Google is making it easier to hide sensitive files in your Pixel’s Private Space

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-14 22:34:32

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is making it simpler to move sensitive files into Private Space, the built-in feature on Pixel devices for hiding apps and data. While the tool has always made it straightforward to add apps to the profile, adding files has been less intuitive. An upcoming update adds a new “Add files” option that lets you directly copy or move files from your main profile into the Private Space. If you want to hide apps, files, and folders on your Android devi

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Music lovers aren’t happy with Android Auto’s refreshed interface

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-15 08:15:53

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Google recently refreshed the Android Auto interface using Material You to match colors with your phone’s wallpaper. As part of the changes, the music player interface now uses wallpaper colors instead of album art and has smaller album art. Some users find the new design bland and unbalanced, compared to the previous dynamic album art backgrounds. Just last week, Google updated Android Auto’s head unit interface with Material You, letting your car’s dis

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I Love How Streamlined the Pixel 9 Pro Feels, and It’s 20% Off Today

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-15 05:39:00

CNET's key takeaways The Google Pixel 9 Pro is currently on sale with $200 off I've been using Google's Pixel 9 Pro for months. I like its solid overall performance and quirky new AI skills. The element that stands out most is how easy it is to use. Android phones often get a bad rap for being overly convoluted. And to be fair, that's often well justified. Samsung's Galaxy S25 range, for example, has deep menu systems for messing about with nearly every aspect of the phone, along with featu

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These are my 5 favorite e-book reader apps, but one leaps out from the page

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-15 16:00:47

Andy Walker / Android Authority I rarely take just one book along when I travel. If there’s a paperback I’m particularly interested in, I’ll find space in my bag. But usually, my Android tablet, loaded with a mix of classics, cookbooks, and non-fiction, usually serves as my e-reader. While Android tablets (or even Android smartphones) aren’t created as dedicated e-readers, it’s now easier than ever to enjoy a book on your device. There are many excellent e-book reader apps available. What is

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I switched to this paper-like TCL phone for a week, and my tired eyes finally got a break

zdnet.com Jason Howell 2025-12-15 16:00:16

TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G ZDNET's key takeaways This budget Android phone features a large, paper-like display, 128GB of storage, and more. It has a feature set that promotes minimalism and digital wellbeing. I just wish the camera system and general performance were better. $249.99 at Amazon Looking at smartphones all day can be exhausting on the eyes, and over time, I've adjusted to the discomfort, but TCL's Nxtpaper technology is made for tired eyes like mine. The TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G is the

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I Found the Pixel 9 Pro to Be a More Streamlined Android Experience, and It’s 20% Off Today

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-15 17:39:00

CNET's key takeaways The Google Pixel 9 Pro is currently on sale with $200 off I've been using Google's Pixel 9 Pro for months. I like its solid overall performance and quirky new AI skills. The element that stands out most is how easy it is to use. Android phones often get a bad rap for being overly convoluted. And to be fair, that's often well justified. Samsung's Galaxy S25 range, for example, has deep menu systems for messing about with nearly every aspect of the phone, along with featu

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5 productivity apps I swear by, and one of them unlocks the rest

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-15 11:00:04

Joe Maring / Android Authority Productivity apps are the bane of the app world. On one end of the spectrum are the total nerds who could shame a cyborg with their organizing skills, and on the other are those who dump everything into Google Keep just to have everything in one place. I live somewhere in the middle. I’m not pedantic enough to run the most complex Notion server and flex about it on Reddit, nor am I a simpleton who relies solely on a notes app. I use a bunch of apps every day to i

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The AYANEO Pocket S2 is the most powerful Android handheld I’ve ever tested, but is it the best?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-15 11:05:43

AYANEO Pocket S2 The Pocket S2 is the most powerful Android gaming handheld you can buy, with a massive battery to boot. Only small sticks and a non-OLED screen keep it from achieving absolute perfection, if you can afford it. When it comes to truly premium Android gaming handhelds, AYANEO practically owns the market. Its devices are admitedly niche compared to the likes of Retroid and ANBERNIC, but they offer premium devices with performance that blows away the competition. So when it was ann

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Building a DIY TV box made me realize how awful Google TV really is

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-15 12:00:33

Robert Triggs / Android Authority Like many affordable smart TVs, mine runs on a frankly garbage processor that makes trawling through my TV’s updated Google TV interface a real chore. Quad‑core Cortex‑A55 CPUs are pretty standard but also as cheap as they come, and paired with a tight-fisted 1.5GB RAM, it’s easy to see why the UI experience is just so bad on my TV and many others. Thankfully, there are plenty of options to escape the confines of cheap TV processors, including various Android

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These are 5 of my favorite gallery apps, but one stands out from the rest

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-15 04:00:01

Andy Walker / Android Authority Every modern smartphone has a capable camera system, and there’s a good chance that you regularly browse the images you capture with it. Most devices come with a brand-adjacent gallery app. I find that Samsung Gallery is one of the best in this regard. But what if you don’t own a Samsung and want a brand-agnostic option? After many years of trying various apps, I’ve narrowed my favorite gallery app selection to just five options. Some products have overlapping f

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Gone but not forgotten: Survey reveals Android users miss these features the most

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-15 08:00:50

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Our smartphones have undergone profound commodification. But in the process of forging them into objects we use and rely on for nearly every waking hour, phone companies have focused a lot on optimizing utility, which, in turn, has resulted in many key features being dropped from our beloved devices. These days, leading brands especially insist on slimming down phones more, even going against what users may truly want. So, to get a sense of which features our

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This is my favorite Android launcher, and it’s not the one you think

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-15 08:00:50

Nathan Drescher / Android Authority We’re probably a lot alike when it comes to launchers. I’ve been bouncing between them for years, trying each one out, getting excited about updates and then being let down when they offered nothing new. I’ve paid for pro launchers and tried going with the locked down stock launcher on a Google Pixel, but nothing really stuck, until Smart Launcher 6. My Redmagic 10 Pro is my current daily driver. However, its stock launcher is the definition of “just good en

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NewPipe adds Android Auto support, bringing YouTube to your car screen

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-15 17:00:16

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Android Auto still doesn’t support the official YouTube app, but NewPipe can now fill that gap. The update lets you access playlists, history, and search from your car’s screen. Of course, you’ll only be able to watch while parked. Android Auto has always been pretty strict about what kinds of apps are allowed, but Google is starting to loosen up now, and NewPipe isn’t wasting any time. Thanks to the latest app update, the open-source YouTube alternat

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Android’s Apple-inspired Handoff feature is moving closer to completion (Updated)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-15 22:25:58

Google TL;DR Android’s Handoff functionality is taking shape, with new options for cross-device file sharing now visible. We also saw glimpses of app sharing, which could allow you to access apps installed on other devices. The toggles and buttons are not active, which suggests that Google may still modify how these features function. Update, August 1, 2025 (05:25PM ET): Google still isn’t quite ready to launch Handoff, but we’ve spotted some further progress on the tool. AssembleDebug / An

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Android TV is getting ready to kill off the Discover tab… last month? (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-16 08:40:18

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Android TV currently offers a Discover tab for getting recommendations and building your watchlist. A new update to the system launcher suggests that Google’s planning to drop Discover and move your watchlist to the Home tab. Confusingly, Google’s messaging in the app suggest that this change was supposed to take place in July. What does your usage of Android TV look like? Google’s big-screen entertainment platform certainly tries to act as a hub that

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How did Facebook intercept competitor's encrypted mobile app traffic? (2014)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-17 10:54:06

A technical investigation into information uncovered in a class action lawsuit that Facebook had intercepted encrypted traffic from user's devices running the Onavo Protect app in order to gain competitive insights. There is a current class action lawsuit against Meta in which court documents note* that the the company may have breached the Wiretap Act. The analysis made in this post is based on content court documents and reverse engineering sections of archived Onavo Protect app packages for

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Everything we think we know about the Google Pixel 10 phones

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2025-12-17 17:19:07

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google is readying its next set of hardware announcements, and has already confirmed that the Pixel 10 series is launching this month. We even know what one of the phones looks like, thanks to the official image up above. But beyond the few tidbits Google has shared officially, there’s a

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Latest Tech News

Poll: What do you think Android 17’s dessert codename will be?

YouTube’s playback speed controls are broken on Android (Updated: Official confirmation)

You’re not going crazy: YouTube’s playback speed controls are broken on Android

These $80 Windows XP Crocs just made me desperate for Android footwear

Google is rolling out a fix for Pixel back button issues

Gemini storybooks let you be the star of your kids’ bedtime stories

Google could fix one of the most annoying things about switching from a Galaxy to a Pixel phone

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 problems and how to fix them

Google is building a Linux terminal app for native Android development - here's why that's huge

Apple Music for Android gets redesigned with lyrics and translation

Best VPN for Android for 2025: Protect Your Privacy on Mobile Devices

Android gets patches for Qualcomm flaws exploited in attacks

Google is making Android’s touchpad controls more like a desktop OS

Google is making it easier to hide sensitive files in your Pixel’s Private Space

Music lovers aren’t happy with Android Auto’s refreshed interface

I Love How Streamlined the Pixel 9 Pro Feels, and It’s 20% Off Today

These are my 5 favorite e-book reader apps, but one leaps out from the page

I switched to this paper-like TCL phone for a week, and my tired eyes finally got a break

I Found the Pixel 9 Pro to Be a More Streamlined Android Experience, and It’s 20% Off Today

5 productivity apps I swear by, and one of them unlocks the rest

The AYANEO Pocket S2 is the most powerful Android handheld I’ve ever tested, but is it the best?

Building a DIY TV box made me realize how awful Google TV really is

These are 5 of my favorite gallery apps, but one stands out from the rest

Gone but not forgotten: Survey reveals Android users miss these features the most

This is my favorite Android launcher, and it’s not the one you think

NewPipe adds Android Auto support, bringing YouTube to your car screen

Android’s Apple-inspired Handoff feature is moving closer to completion (Updated)

Android TV is getting ready to kill off the Discover tab… last month? (APK teardown)

How did Facebook intercept competitor's encrypted mobile app traffic? (2014)

Everything we think we know about the Google Pixel 10 phones

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