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One of Microsoft’s best-rated mobile apps is bowing out soon

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-03 02:59:16

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Microsoft Lens PDF scanner will be retired on Android and iOS later this year. The phase-out begins in September, with scanning disabled after December 15, 2025. Microsoft is pushing users toward its 365 Copilot app, which lacks some Lens features. One of Microsoft’s most popular mobile utilities is heading for the chopping block. The Lens PDF scanner has long been a go-to for quickly turning documents and whiteboards into shareable files. Neverthele

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Android 17 codename: Our survey reveals your top dessert choice

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-02 20:36:03

Android 16 has been out for Pixels for a while now, and we’re already well on our way to Android 16 QPR1. Thanks to Google’s move to Android Canary, we know a fair bit of what’s coming with further updates to the Android platform, including Android 17. What we don’t know yet is what Android 17 would be called. We asked you what you think Android 17’s dessert codename would be, and most of you feel that Google should go with “Cheesecake” for Android 17. We received about 1900 votes on our survey

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Introducing the Authority Insights Podcast and Newsletter

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-03 16:29:26

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority With so many amazing media outlets and YouTube channels out there in 2025, why should you spare time for Android Authority? If you care about Android and Google news, we know you have options. However, we’re the best site to follow if you want the inside scoop on what Google is working on before it’s announced, especially when it comes to its Android operating system and mobile apps. Now, we’re making it even easier to get that exclusive content delivered righ

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Big Galaxy S26 changes, even bigger Android changes | Authority Insights Podcast #001

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-03 16:36:54

00:00 – Mishaal Rahman: Samsung might be killing the Galaxy S26, well, at least the base model. 00:05 – C. Scott Brown: And Google may want you to ditch your MacBook for an Android PC, eventually. 00:09 – Mishaal Rahman: I’m Mishaal Rahman. 00:11 – C. Scott Brown: And I’m C. Scott Brown and this is the Authority Insights Podcast where we break down the latest news and leaks surrounding the Android operating system. 00:21 – Mishaal Rahman: Now, when I heard that Samsung was going to be shakin

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This app lets Mac users take full advantage of Android’s Quick Share with new QR code support

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-03 21:42:14

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR NearDrop allows users to send files from their Android device to their Mac. A new update adds support for sending files using QR codes. This update now allows you to send files from your computer to your Android device. It would be nice if Google created a Quick Share app for macOS that allowed you to share files quickly between your Android phone and your Mac. The NearDrop app can help fill that gap, but it’s not a perfect solution. However, a new up

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A Linux terminal app for native Android development? Here's why I'm bullish

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-12-05 08:45:15

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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Very Important Study Calculates Your Chance of Being Killed by an Asteroid vs Several Other Scary Things

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-12-06 02:11:24

In what first appears like a rather morbid game of “which would you rather?”, researchers have released a new study that games out how likely the average person is to die should one of various mishaps like car crashes, carbon monoxide poisoning, and lightning strikes, occur—or because a giant asteroid destroys the Earth. The probability of a planet-annihilating asteroid crashing into Earth is low, but it’s not zero. In fact, Earth had a recent close call when a newly discovered asteroid was cal

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Digital Wellbeing is looking easy on the eyes with its first taste of Material 3 Expressive

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-06 11:49:18

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Material 3 Expressive changes have started showing up in Digital Wellbeing. Right now only users on Android 16 QPR1 Beta or Android Canary are getting the new interface. Only the main Digital Wellbeing screen has this new look, suggesting more changes could be on the way. Google developers are currently in the middle of an Android-wide project to update the look and feel of the company’s apps, all with the goal of embracing the new Material 3 Express

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The Pixel’s most powerful privacy tool doesn’t come from Google, but I’d install it in a heartbeat

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-08 00:00:24

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority Google’s Pixel phones have long been sold as some of the most secure Android devices you can buy, thanks to the inclusion of the Titan M2 chip and regular security patches over several years. There’s a bit of irony to that statement, of course — Google’s entire business model revolves around selling ads. Indeed, the search giant has quite a bit of insight into the way you use your device along with a host of other analytics and location data. Having said tha

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We asked Gemini for a story about the Pixel 10 launch and it hallucinated a bizarre foldable

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-08 02:30:44

Stephen Schenck / Android Authority Summer’s been going by so fast, it’s hard to believe that we’re already down to just two weeks to go until Google’s August 20 event, where we’re expecting to see the company introduce the Pixel 10 series, the Pixel Watch 4, and some new Pixel Buds. As that date keeps creeping up on us, we’re learning more and more about what we’re likely to get. Some of it sounds great, like the full-featured Qi2 magnetic charging support, while we’re a little bummed by other

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Android 16 QPR1 makes it easier to find your recent apps with its taskbar overflow

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-08 16:13:19

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR The Android 16 QPR1 release will add a taskbar overflow button to improve app switching on tablets when many apps have been recently opened. Tapping the overflow button will open a horizontally scrolling carousel that displays previews of your recent apps. This feature is live in the latest Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 release, suggesting it will be available in the September stable release of Android 16 QPR1. Update 1, August 6, 2025 (05:13 PM ET): The tas

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Android can now give you a heads up when your phone’s time zone changes

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-09 06:15:20

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Android can now alert you when your device’s time zone has been automatically updated. This alert will come in the form of a notification, but you have to opt-in, first. The feature is live in the July 2025 Android Canary release and may roll out in the Android 16 QPR2 stable update. Update 1, August 6, 2025 (02:15 PM ET): The “time zone change” feature described below didn’t go live in the stable release of Android 16, but it’s finally available in the J

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Android 16 lets the Linux Terminal use your phone’s entire storage

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-09 06:24:06

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR The Terminal app on Pixel phones enables users to run Linux apps via a Debian virtual machine. The Android 16 Beta 4, and subsequently the stable Android 16 release, removed the previous 16GB storage cap for the Linux VM. In Android 16 QPR1, manual storage resizing has been replaced with dynamic storage ballooning, allowing the VM to adjust its storage needs automatically. Update 1, August 6, 2025 (02:24 PM ET): With the release of Android 16 QPR1 Bet

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Android really needs a better definition of fast charging, here’s how I’d fix it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-10 11:00:55

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Maybe it’s just the sheer number of phones that cross my desk, but I have a love-hate relationship with USB-C. It’s great that I can charge my headphones, laptop, and latest Android smartphones with the same plug, but figuring out whether my gadgets are actually charging optimally is often just a matter of shrugging and hoping for the best. As I’ve whined about countless times, USB-C still has too many different flavors for fast charging. Whether that’s propr

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Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (August 6)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-10 11:30:17

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use and come without watermarks. File formats are JPG and PNG, and we’ll provide images in both landscape and portrait modes, so they’ll be optimized for various screens. For the newest wall

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Android may soon get its own version of Apple’s Hot Corners on Macs

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-10 12:00:01

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority TL;DR Google is developing a new ‘Action Corners’ feature for Android, which could be similar to ‘Hot Corners’ on macOS. This feature may allow users to trigger actions, like launching Recent apps or opening notifications, by moving the cursor to one of the four corners of the screen. The feature is not yet live but may be part of a broader push to make Android a more capable operating system for PCs. Shortcuts are crucial for saving time on any device, but

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Here’s an early look at Gboard’s Material 3 Expressive refresh (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-10 18:12:40

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a Material 3 Expressive redesign for the Gboard app settings. The redesign features a card-style user interface and a rearranged settings menu with new descriptions. Gboard is one of those apps I cannot live without, so much so that I even install it on my iPhones (which sounds blasphemous, but it works great). On Android phones, Google is working to bring a Material 3 Expressive redesign for Gboard settings, so you can enjoy a co

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

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

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 21:00:26

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 2025-12-11 00:02:26

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 2025-12-11 00:44:39

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 2025-12-11 02:48:06

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 2025-12-12 02:28:11

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 2025-12-12 11:27:57

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 20:35:35

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 21:19:45

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 2025-12-13 06:00:27

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 2025-12-13 06:00:00

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 2025-12-13 16:31:32

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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The ‘Star Wars’ Slur That Has Been Mainstreamed by Anti-AI Discourse

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-12-14 06:30:52

“Clanker.” You’ve probably heard the term online a lot lately, as growing wariness of the acceptance of generative AI has led to an almost science-fictional world of anti-robot sentiment. It’s become an increasingly common derogatory term, growing beyond the constraints of referring to chatbots and image generators to refer to any kind of non-human robotic intelligence. It’s perhaps fitting then, as it penetrates increasingly mainstream social circles, that “Clanker” itself is rooted in science

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Latest Tech News

One of Microsoft’s best-rated mobile apps is bowing out soon

Android 17 codename: Our survey reveals your top dessert choice

Introducing the Authority Insights Podcast and Newsletter

Big Galaxy S26 changes, even bigger Android changes | Authority Insights Podcast #001

This app lets Mac users take full advantage of Android’s Quick Share with new QR code support

A Linux terminal app for native Android development? Here's why I'm bullish

Very Important Study Calculates Your Chance of Being Killed by an Asteroid vs Several Other Scary Things

Digital Wellbeing is looking easy on the eyes with its first taste of Material 3 Expressive

The Pixel’s most powerful privacy tool doesn’t come from Google, but I’d install it in a heartbeat

We asked Gemini for a story about the Pixel 10 launch and it hallucinated a bizarre foldable

Android 16 QPR1 makes it easier to find your recent apps with its taskbar overflow

Android can now give you a heads up when your phone’s time zone changes

Android 16 lets the Linux Terminal use your phone’s entire storage

Android really needs a better definition of fast charging, here’s how I’d fix it

Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (August 6)

Android may soon get its own version of Apple’s Hot Corners on Macs

Here’s an early look at Gboard’s Material 3 Expressive refresh (APK teardown)

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

The ‘Star Wars’ Slur That Has Been Mainstreamed by Anti-AI Discourse

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