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How to clear your Android phone's cache and make it feel like new

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2025-09-13 05:42:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Google recently released Android 16 to Pixel devices and select OEMs, bringing performance improvements, new Material You changes, and more upgrades. If you want to try this update but are hesitant because you've noticed your Android phone or tablet already feels too sluggish, clearing app and browser caches can give it a fresh boost and free up some storage space. Over time, cached data can accumulate, become corrupted, or simply get outdated, which may slow down

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This Android notification exploit could trick you into opening some very unfriendly links (Updated)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-14 04:19:58

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR A bug in Android notifications can cause the “Open link” button to open a different link than the one displayed. Hidden characters in the messages can confuse the system, causing it to open a link that only makes up a part of the one in the displayed notification. Until Google issues a fix, it’s safest to avoid using the “Open link” button and open links manually in the app. Update, June 13, 2025 (5:19 PM ET): Google has reached out to Android Authority w

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It’s raining swag! You can redeem your Play Points for a new Android plushie and more

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-14 13:58:17

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Pixel 8 Pro in front of an Android plushie TL;DR New Google, YouTube, and Android-themed merch is available for Play Points members to spend their points on. The collection includes plushies, shirts, hats, and more. If you’re a Google Play Points member, then you can earn points for purchases of digital content, in-app items, and downloads from the Play Store. These points can be used in various ways, like discounts for in-app items, Play credit, and so on.

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Another one for the graveyard: Google to kill Instant Apps in December

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-15 05:32:16

Apps used to be the measure of a mobile platform's worth, with Apple and Google dueling over who could list the most items in their respective stores. Today, the numbers don't matter as much—there are enough apps, and Google's attempt to replace parts of the web with apps is going away. Instant Apps, a feature that debuted in 2017, will reportedly be scrapped in December 2025. In its place, you'll just have to use the Internet. Developer Leon Omelan spotted this news buried in the latest Canary

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This Android notification exploit could trick you into opening some very unfriendly links

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-15 09:40:58

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR A bug in Android notifications can cause the “Open link” button to open a different link than the one displayed. Hidden characters in the messages can confuse the system, causing it to open a link that only makes up a part of the one in the displayed notification. Until Google issues a fix, it’s safest to avoid using the “Open link” button and open links manually in the app. You might want to think twice before tapping that link in your Android notificati

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Your Android phone just got a major feature upgrade for free - including these Pixel models

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-09-15 13:55:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Android 16 is officially here, and Google has some big upgrades on the way. Instead of releasing a new OS and a new phone lineup at the same time, Google is making the same move it did with Android 15 and giving both software and hardware their time to shine. Also: Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux This is the earliest Google has launched a major Android release in a while (for comparison, Android 15 was released on Oct

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Mobile web traffic hits record 64%, with Android leading the way

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-09-15 17:08:00

In brief: Smartphones have increasingly become the most popular way of accessing the web over the last 15 years. Now, the percentage of web traffic that comes from mobile devices has reached an all-time high of 64%, marking the eighth consecutive quarter of growth in this area. Since 2015, the amount of web traffic to come from smartphones has more than doubled from 31.16% to 64%. There have been quarters during the decade when the figure fell, but there's been a constant upward trajectory sinc

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Early 2010s Android phones were the golden era, you can’t change my mind

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-15 14:30:00

Robert Triggs / Android Authority After recently reminiscing about my favorite camera phones, it occurred to me that my fondest time writing about and playing around with smartphones all happened in a rather short period of time — the early 2010s. Of course, there were great phones before then and plenty of technically superior ones after that sliver of time. However, I still think 2010-2015 represents the most exciting time to be a smartphone aficionado, and not just because of the hardware.

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5 apps I install on every new phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-15 17:00:23

Saeed Wazir / Android Authority I’ve tested countless smartphones, and the excitement of opening the box and taking the stickers off a new device never gets old. I love holding the phone for the first time to see how it fits in my hand, and can’t wait to get past the pesky initial setup to test its capabilities. It usually takes a few minutes, and then I’m ready to load my apps. These days, I have certain go-to apps that I install first on any new Android phone I get. To me, they are the most

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I live between Android, Windows, iPhone, and Mac, and it’s pure chaos

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-15 21:00:57

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Sending a file to a laptop should be simple in 2025, right? Apparently not for me, because my tech setup is split between Apple, Google, and Microsoft. It’s a frustrating multi-step process to do most things. Message my kids? Nope. Drop a file from my phone to my computer? Ya right. These are the kinds of things that happen when you live in a fragmented tech world. I come from an Android and Windows background. I’m a huge fan of Android and bought every singl

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Early 2010’s Android phones were the golden era, you can’t change my mind

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-16 05:30:00

Robert Triggs / Android Authority After recently reminiscing about my favorite camera phones, it occurred to me that my fondest time writing about and playing around with smartphones all happened in a rather short period of time — the early 2010s. Of course, there were great phones before then and plenty of technically superior ones after that sliver of time. However, I still think 2010-2015 represents the most exciting time to be a smartphone aficionado, and not just because of the hardware.

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First look: The Pixel Camera is next to get a Material 3 Expressive redesign (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-16 06:54:53

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed that the Pixel Camera app will receive a redesign. The redesign currently extends to the settings menu and offers an overhaul in line with the Material 3 Expressive design language. This comes after we discovered a slew of other Google apps with an overhauled visual style. Google just launched Android 16, but the platform’s big visual overhaul based on Material 3 Expressive is co

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Google is shutting down Android Instant Apps over ‘low’ usage

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2025-09-16 06:47:23

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Google has confirmed that it plans to shut down Android’s Instant Apps later this year, attributing the decision to “low” usage of the functionality. Instant Apps were introduced in 2017, and allow developers to create mini versions of Android apps that load, well, instantly. Users can try apps and demo games from the click of a link, without having to fully install them. Th

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Your Wear OS smartwatch will now warn you when an earthquake is about to happen

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-16 06:12:17

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s Android earthquake alerts are expanding from phones to Wear OS smartwatches, providing warnings about seismic activity directly on your wrist. Rolling out with Google Play Services version 25.21, these wearable alerts will show the quake’s estimated magnitude and distance to the epicenter. This is a crucial addition for smartwatch users, especially those with cellular models who may leave their phones behind but still need to receive timely warnin

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Android 16 is great, but changing this one setting makes it even better

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-16 01:00:04

Google’s Android 16 update is now available for Pixels, and like many of you, I eagerly rushed to update my phone as soon as the new software was live. Even though Android 16 isn’t the most thrilling OS upgrade we’ve ever seen (the really big changes are coming in Android 16 QPR1), a new Android update is still exciting, no matter how small. Android 16 has been running wonderfully on my Pixel 9a so far. It’s not a drastic update, but it’s smooth, responsive, and the little tweaks here and there

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Android’s ongoing call interface is getting way more useful in QPR1 Beta 2

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-16 21:30:40

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 QPR1 beta introduces upgraded functionality for the ongoing call chip. This long-overdue update makes phone calls easier to interact with. This update gives us a look at how Live Updates will work. It’s been four years since Google added the ongoing call chip to Pixels in Android 12. That’s the bubble in your status bar during calls that displays how long you’ve been on the phone for. All these years later, the Android 16 QPR1 beta 2 that a

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Google is killing Android Instant Apps, but you probably won’t miss them

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-17 01:22:15

Joe Hindy / Android Authority TL;DR Google is discontinuing its Android Instant Apps feature in December 2025. The feature allowed users to try parts of an app without needing to perform a full installation from the Play Store. Low developer adoption is the likely reason for the shutdown, as creating the small, instant-enabled app versions required a lot of work. There are many different ways to interact with a digital service, but the average smartphone user tends to prefer using a mobile a

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Google Pixels are no longer the AOSP reference device

news.ycombinator.com Abner Li 2025-09-17 08:53:08

With the launch of Android 16 earlier this week, Google did not release the Pixel hardware repos and device trees that are particularly important for custom ROM developers. This led to speculation by some that “AOSP is being discontinued.” Google has denied that, but the Pixel change does look to be intentional. On Tuesday, Google released Android 16’s source code to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). However, the Pixel device trees and other code used to adapt the AOSP release to specific

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Google Pixel 10 may fail to live up to our MagSafe dreams, after all

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-17 13:28:50

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is preparing a range of “Pixelsnap” accessories for the Pixel 10 that support wireless charging. Despite Qi2 support, the phone may require the use of a case to add the magnets needed for alignment. In addition to Google’s own accessories, look for a range of similar Made by Google solutions from third parties. What is so hard about giving Android users what they want? When it comes to wirelessly charging our phones, we’re not asking for that m

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Google left months-old dark mode bug in Android 16, fix planned for next Pixel Drop

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-17 13:51:02

Google's Pixel phones got a big update this week with the release of Android 16 and a batch of Pixel Drop features. Pixels now have enhanced security, new contact features, and improved button navigation. However, some of the most interesting features, like desktop windowing and Material 3 Expressive, are coming later. Another thing that's coming later, it seems, is a fix for an annoying bug Google introduced a few months back. Google broke the system dark mode schedule in its March Pixel updat

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Android 16 has finally arrived, and it’s time for your Pixel to upgrade

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-15 20:00:21

TL;DR Google has just released Android 16 stable for Pixel devices Other manufacturers can now follow suit with updates for their own device lineups. The Pixel 6 series and newer, including Google’s foldables and the Pixel tablet, are eligible for today’s update. Are you ready for the summer of Android 16? We’re just a week into June already, and while we missed the initially rumored June 3 launch, Android 16 is finally making its formal debut, as Google settles into its new release schedule.

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Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 just made an iOS-style change to your status bar

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-16 12:49:13

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 quietly swaps the positions of Wi-Fi and mobile network icons on the status bar. The new arrangement mirrors Apple’s approach on iOS and breaks years of established Android UX norms. If Google decides to go ahead with the change, it could reach Pixel devices with the Android 16 QPR1 stable release in September, and to the wider Android platform with Android 17 next year. It’s raining software updates! We’ve got iOS 26 beta and major

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Google tests new segmented Pixel Launcher search bar design in the latest Android 16 QPR1 beta

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-17 17:59:14

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is prepping another redesign for the Pixel Launcher’s search bar. The new design is already live for some users in the latest Android 16 QPR1 beta release. It features a smaller search bar with a round AI mode button to the right, like the recently released search bar home screen widget. Google has given the Pixel Launcher’s search bar a new look in Android 16 QPR1 beta 2. It now resembles the updated search bar home screen widget that rolled o

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Android 16 is out, complete with new features for Pixel phones including live notification updates

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-17 17:40:32

Google has released Android 16 to the masses, as it's now available for compatible handsets. The company says new devices will come preloaded with the OS in "the coming months." As usual, it's first coming to Google's own Pixel phones. The update includes several notable features. The biggest one might be live updates in notifications. This means that stuff like ride-shares and food deliveries will get a progress bar directly in the notification, so folks won't have to constantly open and close

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6 new Android ecosystem treats that have this gadget geek grinning

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-09-17 20:15:13

Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET I've been using Android devices since 2007 and now have a rather large collection of Google devices in my home and office. The latest ecosystem updates will improve my efficiency with communications, safety, and daily commuting. Also: Your Android phone is getting a huge security upgrade for free - what's new While this week's focus has been on the release of Android 16, there are also six new features for Android that I am particularly excited about, and

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Don’t be fooled by Android 16’s release — the big changes are still coming

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-17 01:00:43

Android fans, it is time. After nearly seven months of developer previews and betas, the official Android 16 update is now available for the Pixel 6 and newer Pixel models. If you head to your Settings app to check for an update, you should have Android 16 waiting for you. Android 16 as a whole is shaping up to be one of the most significant Android updates we’ve seen in years, thanks to things like Material 3 Expressive, the redesigned quick settings layout, the new lock screen customization o

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Pixel phones may finally get native flashlight brightness controls, years after Samsung and Apple

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-18 01:00:49

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google may add native flashlight brightness controls to Pixel phones in the next quarterly release of Android 16. While the hardware has long supported it, Pixel users currently need to use an app to adjust the flashlight’s intensity. The new feature, discovered in the latest beta, will likely make the Quick Settings flashlight tile expandable. Nearly every smartphone has an LED flash on the rear that you can use as a flashlight in a pinch, but most d

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Android 16 is out, complete with live notification updates and new camera features

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-16 06:00:35

Google has released Android 16 to the masses, as it's now available for compatible handsets. The company says new devices will come preloaded with the OS in "the coming months." The update includes several notable features. The biggest one might be live updates in notifications. This means that stuff like ride-shares and food deliveries will get a progress bar directly in the notification, so folks won't have to constantly open and close the app to wonder why a burrito seems to be stuck four bl

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It’s been 84 years, but my dream of ‘MagSafe’ on a Pixel is almost here

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-18 14:00:32

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority I am an Android and a Pixel fan who has been heralding MagSafe as the coolest and most useful smartphone accessory improvement since sliced bread — or USB-C to stay within the metaphor. So when Qi2 was announced with a hint of MagSafe backwards compatibility, I was in nerd heaven. Finally — finally! — I’d be able to dip into a large ecosystem of accessories and use them on my Pixel phones. But Qi2’s announcement came and went, and the weeks, months, and years

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6 big features missing on Android 16

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-18 14:30:26

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Google’s big Android 16 update has arrived a tad early in the year — and that’s good news as we get to play with new software a little ahead of schedule. It also means that the upcoming Pixel flagships will likely ship with the latest Android update out of the box, unlike last year. While the Pixel 10 series may get Android 16 at launch, the latest version still misses several noteworthy features in the stable release. Android 16 brings a lot of under-the-hoo

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How to clear your Android phone's cache and make it feel like new

This Android notification exploit could trick you into opening some very unfriendly links (Updated)

It’s raining swag! You can redeem your Play Points for a new Android plushie and more

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This Android notification exploit could trick you into opening some very unfriendly links

Your Android phone just got a major feature upgrade for free - including these Pixel models

Mobile web traffic hits record 64%, with Android leading the way

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I live between Android, Windows, iPhone, and Mac, and it’s pure chaos

Early 2010’s Android phones were the golden era, you can’t change my mind

First look: The Pixel Camera is next to get a Material 3 Expressive redesign (APK teardown)

Google is shutting down Android Instant Apps over ‘low’ usage

Your Wear OS smartwatch will now warn you when an earthquake is about to happen

Android 16 is great, but changing this one setting makes it even better

Android’s ongoing call interface is getting way more useful in QPR1 Beta 2

Google is killing Android Instant Apps, but you probably won’t miss them

Google Pixels are no longer the AOSP reference device

Google Pixel 10 may fail to live up to our MagSafe dreams, after all

Google left months-old dark mode bug in Android 16, fix planned for next Pixel Drop

Android 16 has finally arrived, and it’s time for your Pixel to upgrade

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 just made an iOS-style change to your status bar

Google tests new segmented Pixel Launcher search bar design in the latest Android 16 QPR1 beta

Android 16 is out, complete with new features for Pixel phones including live notification updates

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It’s been 84 years, but my dream of ‘MagSafe’ on a Pixel is almost here

6 big features missing on Android 16

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