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Your Android phone just got 3 useful upgrades for free - including a big one for audio

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-10-06 13:46:00

Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways A new Google update is adding several features to Android phones. A new AI writing tool for Gboard is on the way. An upgraded Emoji Keyboard will help you find the perfect emoji. Your Android phone is getting an upgrade, and it might have a big impact on how you communicate. Also: Google is killing the Android phone feature that once made them popular - and there's a big reaso

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I tested a 25-inch Android tablet for a week - here's who should buy it (and who shouldn't)

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-10-06 13:52:00

KTC 25-inch Android Display ZDNET's key takeaways KTC's 25-inch Android display is available for $399. Its unique form factor allows it to serve several use cases. Although the resolution and camera aren't the best, everything else is spot on. View now at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I love that Android makes it possible for companies to create devices for various scenarios. For example, you might want to have a large touchscreen display, powered by Android, i

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Nova Launcher is shutting down, and Android fans are heartbroken

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-06 11:24:43

Damien Wilde / Android Authority TL;DR Nova Launcher, one of Android’s best customization tools, is shutting down for good. Founder Kevin Barry made the announcement over the weekend, confirming that he’s leaving the company that owns Nova and that the launcher won’t be released as an open-source project. Android fans are heartbroken about Nova’s shutdown, calling it a “legendary” app that contributed to the success of Android as a platform. A beloved Android customization tool is coming to

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Best of IFA 2025 Awards: Android Authority’s top picks from the show

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-06 06:43:47

IFA 2025 has brought no shortage of exciting announcements, from bold new smartphones to super-bright projectors, smarter appliances, and even drones that rethink what’s possible. As always, we’ve combed through the show floor in Berlin to find the standouts that truly impressed us. From Lenovo’s OLED gaming handheld to TCL’s eye-friendly phone, Samsung’s latest Fan Edition, and some surprising innovations in audio, charging, and the smart home, here are our picks for the very Best of IFA 2025.

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10 of the coolest tech products we’ve spotted at IFA 2025!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-06 09:14:25

IFA is one of the biggest consumer tech shows in the world, and journalists, media houses, and tech enthusiasts flock to Berlin to check out the latest innovations in the tech space. Whether an emerging startup or an established tech giant, brands show off everything from incredibly cool concepts and cutting-edge tech to mainstream consumer-ready products at the event. Lawn mowers can also play fetch with your dog, robots are playing tennis, laptops now have physical, rotating screens, and of c

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I uninstalled all button mapper apps from my Google TV, and you should too

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-05 14:30:04

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority From the first Android TV unit I bought in 2015 to the Chromecast with Google TV and now the Google TV Streamer, nearly every streaming box I’ve used with an Android-based operating system has triggered my one pet peeve: branded buttons for Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, and/or other services. I don’t have a Netflix subscription and probably never will. I have a YouTube Premium family sub, I get Amazon Prime Video with my Prime subscription, Apple TV Plus and Par

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Is Google using security as an excuse to kill sideloading on Android?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-06 02:00:09

0:00 – Mishaal Rahman: Is Google killing Android by restricting sideloading? 0:03 – C. Scott Brown: And should Google have been forced to sell off Android to a competitor? 0:08 – Mishaal Rahman: I’m Mishaal Rahman. 0:09 – 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. 0:18 – Mishaal Rahman: Now, before we dive into the stories for this week, just a little bit of insider

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Google’s plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for users

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-06 02:00:38

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Last week, Google dropped a bombshell: The company plans to verify the identity of all developers who distribute apps for Android, even those outside the Play Store. Starting next year, if a developer chooses not to verify their identity, Android will prevent their apps from being installed on certified devices (ie. devices with Google Mobile Services). This news sent shockwaves through the enthusiast community, with many criticizing Google for transforming An

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Google is sitting on a gold mine of custom maps and is doing nothing with it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-06 04:00:37

Andy Walker / Android Authority I recently rediscovered a Google Maps feature that I completely forgot existed, but you can’t really blame me. If you frequent travel subreddits and forums, you’ll likely be familiar with My Maps, Google’s custom map creation platform. However, if you’ve only ever experienced Google Maps on an Android phone, I’d be surprised if you’ve heard of it, unless you’ve accidentally scrolled to the bottom of the You tab. My Maps is an obscure but powerful tool for creati

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Galaxy S25 vs Galaxy S25 FE: 4 reasons why the cheaper one isn’t worth it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-06 04:30:10

With every passing year, the Galaxy S25 FE has been inching closer to the main high-end lineup, both in features and price. They share the same software with One UI 8, boast top-notch build quality, have great displays, top-tier IP ratings, and whatnot. But what started as a solid mid-tier phone that felt like a flagship without the flagship money is now becoming a less enticing deal. With the gap bridging, there are more reasons to spend that extra cash on the standard Galaxy S25 to get a bett

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The best Switch emulator just got a big update, with support for Silksong

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-05 23:30:10

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR The official stable release 0.0.3 of the Switch emulator Eden is now available. It adds performance updates, driver downloads, UI improvements, and bug fixes. The update also adds support for Hollow Knight: Silksong, which released just yesterday. It’s been just over a month since the Nintendo Switch emulator Eden dropped the release candidate for version 0.0.3, but after a few rounds of revisions, it’s finally ready for a stable release. The Yuzu for

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7 features I’m excited to try when Gemini lands on my Google Home speakers

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-08 12:30:44

Adam Molina / Android Authority Gemini support on Google Home and Nest speakers has been a long time coming. The feature has been in preview testing for some lucky US users with specific voices for months now, but Google just announced the exact date when it’ll start showing up for real: October 1. Although this will still be an early access, I can’t wait to get my proverbial hands on it because I’m sick of Google Assistant’s glitches. The inconsistency, frequent bugs, and silly downgrades hav

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Everyone’s in awe of ‘tri-fold’ phones, and now projectors are all ‘yeah, us, too’

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-08 13:41:57

Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR The Aurzen ZIP projector has a Z-shaped folding design that collapses to just one inch thick. A 5,000 mAh battery delivers 90 minutes of operation on a charge. In addition to the folding design letting you easily direct the ZIP’s output, you can turn it on its side for screen-mirroring portrait mode. Listen, foldables are cool — who doesn’t love big things that transform into smaller things — but they’re also becoming a little been-there-done-that as

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Solid-state power banks are ready to keep you juiced — without burning all your stuff

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-08 14:58:14

Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR BMX is bringing solid-state tech to battery packs with a 5,000mAh and 10,000mAh solution. Solid-state construction allows these batteries to take serious damage and keep right on running. Magnetic Qi charging also makes them perfect for pairing with a new Pixel 10. Lithium-ion batteries have been an utter game-changer for mobile devices, making possible everything from our smartphones to practical electric cars. But for all the power they can offer,

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Circle to Search adds continuous translation

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2025-10-08 14:02:19

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 has announced a pretty major upgrade to the convenience of the translation built into Circle to Search on Android, which will now continue translating as the content on-screen changes. Google has slightly undersold the feature with the name “Scroll and translate.” In fact, it will

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Your Android phone just got 3 useful upgrades for free (Samsung models included)

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-10-08 15:00:17

Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways A new Google update is adding several features to Android phones. A new AI writing tool for Gboard is on the way. An upgraded Emoji Keyboard will help you find the perfect emoji. Your Android phone is getting an upgrade, and it might have a big impact on how you communicate. Also: Google is killing the Android phone feature that once made them popular - and there's a big reaso

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Android's Big UI Makeover Is Official for Older Pixels in September Update

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-08 16:35:00

Android's big UI overhaul, Material 3 Expressive, was announced earlier this year and is preinstalled on the new Pixel 10 series of smartphones. Now it's time for older Pixel devices to get the makeover treatment, thanks to the September Pixel Drop. Material 3 Expressive is now coming to Pixel 6 devices and up, including the Pixel tablet. Google's focus with the UI overhaul is to make Android more personalized, colorful and livelier overall. It's easier to identify actions you want to take with

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This Pixel 9 Pro Is So Clean, It Feels Like the iPhone of Androids

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-09 00:39:00

CNET's key takeaways After months of using Google's Pixel 9 Pro, I like its solid overall performance and quirky new AI skills. The element that stands out most is how easy it is to use. While Android users swear by them, a lot of other people consider Android phones to feel overly complex. The user interface isn't quite as easy to adjust as Apple's offering. And while it may sound unreasonable, Samsung's Galaxy S25 range, for example, has deep menu settings that let you tweak nearly every as

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Pour one out for the Galaxy Note line as updates come to an end

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-09 05:15:45

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has finally ended software support for the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra. The August 2025 patch was their final update, leaving them on One UI 5.1. Fans say they’ll keep using the phones, but the Note line is now officially over. The Galaxy Note series was iconic in its day, but time waits for no device, and now the last models have finally been cut off. Samsung has stopped supporting the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra, with the August 202

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Google's new Androidify app turns you into an adorable green robot - try it for free

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-10-09 05:26:00

Androidify / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The Androidify app lets you customize your own Android bot. You can use a photo or enter a text prompt. There's an app and a browser version of the tool. If you're an Android die-hard, Google is giving you a fun new way to express your fandom. For more than 15 years, a small green robot (a.k.a. Bugdroid) has been the official mascot of the Android operating system. Several versions of the mascot

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Google's new Androidify app turns you into an adorable Android bot - try it for free

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-10-09 09:15:43

Androidify / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The Androidify app lets you customize your own Android bot. You can use a photo or enter a text prompt. There's an app and a browser version of the tool. If you're an Android die-hard, Google is giving you a fun new way to express your fandom. For more than 15 years, a small green robot (a.k.a. Bugdroid) has been the official mascot of the Android operating system. Several versions of the mascot

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I tested the Abxylute One Pro, and it nails game streaming (with a catch)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-10 05:23:54

Abxylute One Pro If you want to stream games without tinkering with settings or dealing with Android jank, the Abxylute One Pro is a great pick. But if you want a little more, you can get better performance for the price. If you had asked me six years ago, I would have told you that game streaming was the future of gaming. Now that Stadia is dead and Xbox Cloud Gaming hasn’t made any significant improvements in years, the world seems to have shifted focus to gaming handhelds. But there’s a uni

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Samsung’s new DeX drops desktop UI on tablets, and not everyone will be happy

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-10 20:30:30

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR In One UI 8, Samsung DeX no longer offers the full desktop interface on tablets unless connected to an external display. The updated version improves ease of switching between regular Android and DeX mode without closing apps. When using the standalone tablet view, traditional navigation buttons and quick settings are absent, resulting in a less mouse-friendly experience. Android 16 introduced Google’s take on a Desktop Mode for Android, and the new v

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Dymesty AI Glasses: Everyday titanium eyewear with a full AI assistant built in

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-10 21:09:16

AI-powered smart glasses are all the rage nowadays. However, despite their potential, one of the main issues with smart glasses is their appearance and feel. Most are usually big, bulky, made with plastic to keep the weight low, and have large stems to hold all the tech. It all adds up to quite an uncomfortable experience and often looks out of place. That is the most significant pain point that Dymesty addresses with its AI Glasses. Dymesty created AI glasses that professionals would genuinely

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Your Android phone just got 3 free upgrades - including a big one for Quick Share

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-10-10 19:45:17

Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways A new Google update is adding several features to Android phones. A new AI writing tool for Gboard is on the way. An upgraded Emoji Keyboard will help you find the perfect emoji. Your Android phone is getting an upgrade, and it might have a big impact on how you communicate. Also: Google is killing the Android phone feature that once made them popular - and there's a big reaso

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Google’s Material 3 Expressive UI rolls out to Pixel 6 and newer

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-11 13:31:03

Google has spent the last few weeks hyping up its new Pixel 10 phones, which are very nice devices. They're just not a big leap over last year's phones. If you've decided to hang onto your Android phone a bit longer, there are some new goodies headed your way. If you've got a Pixel, Google's revamped Material 3 Expressive interface is rolling out. Google's Pixel Drop updates, which arrive quarterly, are not quite a new version of Android, but they include more than the bug fixes and security pa

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Your Android phone just got 3 free upgrades - including a custom emoji creator

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-10-11 16:00:17

Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways A new Google update is adding several features to Android phones. A new AI writing tool for Gboard is on the way. An upgraded Emoji Keyboard will help you find the perfect emoji. Your Android phone is getting an upgrade, and it might have a big impact on how you communicate. Also: Google is killing the Android phone feature that once made them popular - and there's a big reaso

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I tried using a 25-inch Android tablet for a week - here's my buying advice now

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-10-11 17:57:00

KTC 25-inch Android Display ZDNET's key takeaways KTC's 25-inch Android display is available for $399. Its unique form factor allows it to serve several use cases. Although the resolution and camera aren't the best, everything else is spot on. View now at KTC Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I love that Android makes it possible for companies to create devices for various scenarios. For example, you might want to have a large touchscreen display, powered by Android, in y

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Not using a Pixel or Galaxy? The wait for stable Android 16 just got longer

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-11 12:42:27

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Thanks to Google’s preponed release timeline, Android 16 has been out for Pixels since June. Samsung also launched phones with stable One UI 8 in July. The company has confirmed that more Galaxy devices will receive the stable update this month. Meanwhile, other Android manufacturers, such as OPPO, Xiaomi,vivo, and OnePlus, are now expected to announce their Android 16-based updates by October, which is far behind Google and Samsung’s rollout. Google laun

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Gboard’s Emoji Kitchen finally lets you save your sticker masterpieces

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-11 21:00:20

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Gboard is getting new features with the September Pixel Drop. With this update, Google confirms the expansion of AI writing tools to non-Pixel devices. Additionally, Emoji Kitchen is getting a substantial upgrade with the ability to save creations. The September Pixel Drop has landed on the Pixel 6 as well as all newer phones, watches, and tablets in Google’s portfolio. In addition to its own hardware, Google is also introducing new features to select sys

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Your Android phone just got 3 useful upgrades for free - including a big one for audio

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Your Android phone just got 3 useful upgrades for free (Samsung models included)

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This Pixel 9 Pro Is So Clean, It Feels Like the iPhone of Androids

Pour one out for the Galaxy Note line as updates come to an end

Google's new Androidify app turns you into an adorable green robot - try it for free

Google's new Androidify app turns you into an adorable Android bot - try it for free

I tested the Abxylute One Pro, and it nails game streaming (with a catch)

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Your Android phone just got 3 free upgrades - including a big one for Quick Share

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Your Android phone just got 3 free upgrades - including a custom emoji creator

I tried using a 25-inch Android tablet for a week - here's my buying advice now

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