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Survey shows Android 16’s Expressive redesign is a big hit

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-29 10:23:16

Google launched the stable Android 16 update back in June, but we had to wait a few months for the promised Material 3 Expressive redesign to appear. Fortunately, this visual overhaul landed in early September, giving us a fresh coat of paint. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority? We recently asked what you thought of this visual redesign. Now that the dust has settled and you’ve had time to explore the update, here’s how you answered that question. Over 3,000 votes were tallied

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This upcoming Android flagship will offer a video feature not even the iPhone has

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-29 16:28:16

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Vivo has confirmed that the upcoming X300 series of phones will offer 4K/60fps Cinematic Portrait video capture. By contrast, the latest iPhones support 4K/30fps Cinematic video recording. Vivo claims this is a first for both Android and Apple devices. Apple’s iPhones are widely considered to be the best phones for video capture, but they’ve played catch-up to Android when it comes to some features. This includes 4K/120fps video capture, multi-camera r

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Android will soon be able to theme every app icon, and Google Play won’t let developers opt out

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-30 06:26:42

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is making support for its Themed Icons feature mandatory by automatically generating themed icons for apps that don’t already provide one. This change addresses inconsistent home screens, as many developers currently opt out of providing a themed icon for branding or design reasons. To enforce this, Google updated its Play Store policy today, requiring developers to legally grant users the right to modify their app icon’s color. App icons rarel

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HBO Will Really Test How Much ‘Game of Thrones’ You Want Next Year

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-09-30 10:00:07

We did already know that Game of Thrones spin-offs A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and House of the Dragon season three would arrive in 2026. But now we have more concrete details on when we’ll be heading back to Westeros—and the time between visits could be surprisingly short. As Deadline reports, HBO and HBO Max head Casey Bloys offered some morsels for George R.R. Martin fans as part of an interview celebrating the outlet’s many Emmy wins. (Hell yeah, The Penguin star Cristin Milioti!) Accor

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Company that owns Gucci, Balenciaga, other brands confirms hack

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-09-30 10:03:09

In Brief Kering confirmed a data breach affecting customers of its luxury brands Gucci, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Lauren, and others, on Monday. Hackers stole sensitive customer data such as names, email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses, and the total amount of money they spent in stores all over the world. The BBC first reported the breach. Kering said the hackers did not steal credit card numbers and that it has contacted the customers whose data is part of the breac

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Harvard's new free AI tool could help treat Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and even cancer

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-09-30 14:04:00

Nemes Laszlo/Science Photo Library/Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Harvard researchers designed a new AI model, PDGrapher. It can identify treatments to restore diseased cells to health. This could have larger impacts on drug discovery. While AI's most common use cases involve helping people with their everyday tasks, it can also go far beyond that, even helping make medical breakthroughs. Also: Can AI outdiagnose doctors? Microsoft

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New Phoenix attack bypasses Rowhammer defenses in DDR5 memory

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-30 18:01:24

Academic researchers have devised a new variant of Rowhammer attacks that bypass the latest protection mechanisms on DDR5 memory chips from SK Hynix. A Rowhammer attack works by repeatedly accessing specific rows of memory cells at high-speed read/write operations to cause enough electrical interference to alter the value of the nearby bits from one to zero and vice-versa (bit flipping). An attacker could potentialluy corrupt data, increase their privileges on the system, execute malicious cod

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This Chip Will Power 2026's Best Android Phones. I Can't Wait to See What It Can Do

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-30 16:47:00

What do the Samsung Galaxy S25, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra and the OnePlus 13 have in common, beyond simply being Android phones? The answer is that they're all powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, which is the processor of choice for 2025's top Android flagship phones (other than those made by Google). The 8 Elite has performed well in our testing, but a successor is incoming. Next week at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, Qualcomm is set to unveil its latest, greatest chip, which it announc

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This Chip Will Power 2026's Best Android Phones. I Can't Wait to See What it Can Do

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-30 21:47:43

What do the Samsung Galaxy S25, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra and the OnePlus 13 have in common, beyond simply being Android phones? The answer is that they're all powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, which is the processor of choice for 2025's top Android flagship phones (other than those made by Google). The 8 Elite has performed well in our testing, but a successor is incoming. Next week at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, Qualcomm is set to unveil its latest, greatest chip, which it announc

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Android Auto’s media player looking faded? This may be the reason why

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-01 02:24:01

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Android Auto users are reporting that the media window now looks washed out. The change makes it difficult to see the white text in the window. It appears the issue may be connected to the new light theme. About a month ago, some Android Auto users encountered a problem that caused the whole display to look washed out. While the lack of contrast has since been addressed, users are now experiencing a similar but slightly different issue. This issue spe

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Android UI finally beats iOS in the looks department - and I'm stunned

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-10-01 06:25:42

Jack Wallen/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Google released the latest Android feature drop. Material 3 Expressive has finally arrived, and it's brilliant. You get more customizations, better animations, and performance. When the latest Android feature drop hit my Pixel 9 Pro a few days ago, I was stunned. There it was -- everything I've been asking of Google. The company has finally given the Android interface a much-needed facelift. Als

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Show HN: I reverse engineered macOS to allow custom Lock Screen wallpapers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-01 04:28:09

Yes. Backdrop supports using custom video files and Rive animations to create a scene. You can import your own content via the Creator feature, and even submit it to the Community Platform for others to use.

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‘Andor’ Leads the Big Genre Wins of the 2025 Emmys

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-10-01 10:00:41

The 2025 Emmys took place this past weekend, and Andor walked away with several wins for its final season, among many highlights for genre media across both nights of awards. While the sci-fi series didn’t win its Best Drama or Best Directing nominations, it took home Best Writing in a Drama for “Welcome to the Rebellion”. During Saturday’s Creative Arts Emmys, the episode “Who Are You?” took home awards for Outstanding Production Design in a Narrative Period/Fantasy Drama, Picture Editing, and

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Introducing our new WhatsApp and Telegram channels, and more ways to follow Android Authority

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-01 14:07:56

Media is an increasingly tough business. With Google and other platforms now summarizing articles and diverting web traffic away from publishers, it’s harder than ever for independent outlets like ours to sustain quality reporting. That’s why we rely more and more on readers like you to find us directly, rather than through big platforms. Every time you choose to engage with us directly, you help keep Android Authority strong, independent, and focused on bringing you the tech insights you can’t

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ExpressVPN review: One of the fastest VPNs we've tested

zdnet.com Kennedy Otieno 2025-10-01 14:48:31

June Wan/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways ExpressVPN The servers are optimized for global geo-restrictions and fast bandwidth connections without giving up safety. Slight connection delays are noticeable when switching servers, and the VPN is still relatively overpriced. ExpressVPN is one of the best virtual private networks (VPNs) to ever exist. I've reviewed it three times in less than a year, and each time it's inching closer to NordVPN, another terrific service. Now that the provider has rev

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Readers still love this legendary Files by Google alternative, but why?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-02 01:00:21

Andy Walker / Android Authority In a recent article I wrote about alternatives to Files by Google, several users mentioned a name I hadn’t heard in ages: Total Commander. Launched back in 2012, the app still has a strong following on Android, even though I remember it best as my preferred Windows file manager back in the day. You all intrigued me, so I installed it on my main phone and started using it as my primary file manager. But is it any good compared to the many alternatives available? I

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The Pixel 10 made me fall back in love with small phones

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-02 02:00:52

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority Remember a time when we used to call devices with 7-inch screens tablets? Does your memory go back to the era of phablets — phones with a “large” 5.5-inch display? Screen sizes have gone up so much that almost 7 inches is now considered a standard phone size, while we call 6 inches mini. I fall in the former category: I used the iPhone 16 Pro Max, a massive brick of a phone, for the majority of the last year. And if my wrist had vocal cords, you could hear it s

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Pixel’s At a Glance widget could soon work across more wallpaper choices

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-02 02:24:59

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Pixel Launcher’s At a Glance widget may soon be upgraded for better text visibility. Google appears to be testing a new high-contrast background for the widget to enhance the readability of the text. Besides the home screen, these changes also show up on the lock screen. Google’s At a Glance widget for Pixel phones provides useful information, including weather updates, calendar events, upcoming flights, and even your fitness data, directly on your home s

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Android’s next flagship processor will be the ‘Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5’

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-10-02 03:27:41

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Qualcomm has announced that its upcoming flagship mobile chipset is the “Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5,” a confusingly named successor to the Snapdragon 8 Elite. While the processor itself will be unveiled during the Snapdragon Summit on September 23rd-25th, Qualcomm has already published an explanation for the branding update. “It might look like we skipped generations, but the truth is simpler— and more powerf

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It’s official: The ‘Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5’ will power the next wave of Android flagships

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-02 00:41:03

Qualcomm TL;DR Qualcomm has announced that its new flagship processor will be called “Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.” Xiaomi has confirmed that its next flagship phone lineup, the Xiaomi 17 series, will be powered by the new chipset. The processor will also power the Galaxy S26 series, with a possible “Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy” branding. Qualcomm has officially announced its next flagship mobile chipset, the “Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.” Ahead of the 2025 Snapdragon Summit, where the chi

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Apple TV+ ‘The Studio’ wins best comedy at Emmy awards, but HBO’s ‘The Pitt’ beats ‘Severance’ in drama

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-10-02 04:08:33

Apple TV+ set a new personal record for wins at the 2025 Emmy Awards, taking home 25 total trophies across its series. This was led by recognition for The Studio in the comedy categories, which won 13 awards including the top honors Best Comedy Series. However, Apple was less successful on the drama side. Despite coming in to the night with a record-setting 27 nominations for Severance, HBO’s The Pitt ultimately clinched the Best Drama Series Emmy. Severance did win two Emmys last night, for a

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'How to Train Your Dragon' Remake: Release Date and Time on Peacock

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-01 18:37:26

Need a live-action Night Fury in your life? The recent How to Train Your Dragon remake is hitting Peacock, so animated film fans can spend more time with the franchise's Vikings and dragons. The new version from Universal Pictures stars Mason Thames as the misfit Viking teen Hiccup, and Gerard Butler as Hiccup's dragon-loathing dad, Stoick the Vast (Butler also voices the character in the animated movie). Nico Parker plays Astrid, the tough girl Hiccup has a crush on, and Nick Frost plays the v

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Eye drops could replace glasses or surgery for longsightedness, study says

news.ycombinator.com Andrew Gregory 2025-10-01 19:59:16

Doctors have developed special eye drops for people with longsightedness that could replace the need for reading glasses or surgery. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide have presbyopia, which is when the eyes find it difficult to focus on objects and text up close. Glasses or surgery can usually resolve the problem but many find wearing spectacles inconvenient and having an operation is not an option for everyone. Now experts say the solution could be as simple as using eye drops twice a

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We now know how Quick Share for iPhone will work, and there’s bad news (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-01 17:52:43

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has uncovered just how Quick Share will work for iPhones. Android owners can share a QR code with iPhone users to let them download files. However, files shared with iPhone users via Quick Share will first be uploaded to the cloud and retained for 24 hours. We’ve known since last year that Google is working on bringing Quick Share to iOS and MacOS. We recently discovered more evidence of the feature coming to iPhones, as

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Introduction to GrapheneOS

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-27 23:32:23

This blog post is an introduction to the smartphone and security oriented operating system GrapheneOS. GrapheneOS official project web page Thanks to my patrons support, last week I have been able to replace my 6.5 years old BQ Aquaris X which has been successfully running Lineage OS all that time, by a Google Pixel 8a now running GrapheneOS. Introducing GrapheneOS is a daunting task, I will do my best to present you the basics information you need to understand if it might be useful for you,

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EPA Seeks to Eliminate Critical PFAS Drinking Water Protections

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-01 21:04:16

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will no longer defend rules that protect people from unsafe levels of PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water, seeking to reverse legal protections put into place last year. In its motion filed in federal court yesterday, EPA asked the court to axe its determinations to regulate and enforceable standards for four PFAS chemicals – GenX, PFHxS, PFNA, and PFBS. Separately, EPA previously announced that it will seek to extend the compli

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7 launchers you should use instead of Nova Launcher

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-01 21:30:25

Andy Walker / Android Authority If you’ve been using Android phones as long as me, it’s impossible that you haven’t dabbled in Nova Launcher at some point. In fact, I’d say that Nova Launcher has been the go-to app for Android customization for well over a decade. It earned that well-deserved status by giving users more control than stock launchers ever could, from how icons looked to how gestures worked to how the app drawer was laid out. But all good things come to an end, and the development

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My art skills peaked in kindergarten but my portable projector had me covered

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-01 14:00:27

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority To set the stage, my artistic ability falls somewhere between a toddler with a crayon and the least helpful player on your Pictionary team. So when faced with the prospect of hand-painting a birthday banner, I was dubious, though still committed. Like any modern adult, I turned to tech, and while projectors may not have been designed for amateur crafters, they’re surprisingly perfect for the job. Setting up shop Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority The bigges

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Exclusive: Google wants to make Android phones safer by switching to ‘risk-based’ security updates

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-01 15:00:06

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority For the past decade, Google has consistently published an Android Security Bulletin every month, even if the company wasn’t ready to roll out a security update to its own Pixel devices. These bulletins detail the vulnerabilities that have been fixed in that month’s security release, with issues ranging from low to critical in severity. Given how large and complex the Android operating system and its underlying components are, it’s not unusual to see a dozen or

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Android’s version of Apple Health is in bad shape, but Google’s got a plan for change

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-01 15:00:24

00:00 – Mishaal Rahman: Is Google’s delay in releasing source code a sign of AOSP’s impending doom? 00:04 – C. Scott Brown: And could Google finally make Health Connect a true alternative to Apple Health? 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. 00:20 – Mishaal Rahman: So this week or actually last week, Google re

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Survey shows Android 16’s Expressive redesign is a big hit

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Android will soon be able to theme every app icon, and Google Play won’t let developers opt out

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Company that owns Gucci, Balenciaga, other brands confirms hack

Harvard's new free AI tool could help treat Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and even cancer

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Show HN: I reverse engineered macOS to allow custom Lock Screen wallpapers

‘Andor’ Leads the Big Genre Wins of the 2025 Emmys

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The Pixel 10 made me fall back in love with small phones

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Android’s next flagship processor will be the ‘Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5’

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Introduction to GrapheneOS

EPA Seeks to Eliminate Critical PFAS Drinking Water Protections

7 launchers you should use instead of Nova Launcher

My art skills peaked in kindergarten but my portable projector had me covered

Exclusive: Google wants to make Android phones safer by switching to ‘risk-based’ security updates

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