by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2026 | Google, Google Assistant, News
TL;DR Google has filed a preliminary class action settlement agreeing to pay $68M in an Assistant privacy suit. Plaintiffs alleged that they were targeted with ads based on conversations that Assistant was never supposed to be listening to. Despite its willingness to...
by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2026 | Android Security, Cybersecurity, Google, News
Credit: Supplied by Google TL;DR Google has announced a variety of theft protection improvements for Android devices. This includes a toggle for Failed Authentication Lock, a more comprehensive Identity Check feature, and a more secure Remote Lock tool. Google is also...
by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2026 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy A
Credit: Android Headlines TL;DR New renders of the Galaxy A57 have surfaced. The renders show Samsung’s next mid-range phone in black. The phone features a flat display, a centered front camera, three vertically aligned rear cameras, and an island for the volume and...
by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2026 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S26
TL;DR A new rumor says the Galaxy S26 Ultra could come with a 10-bit display. This would make the phone capable of natively displaying roughly 1.07 billion discrete colors. Last year’s Galaxy S25 Ultra features an 8-bit display that uses a software technique to...
by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2026 | Authority Insights, News, Spotify
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR New strings in the app suggest Spotify is working on a larger mini-player for music videos when you navigate. Music videos currently shrink to a small Now Playing bar, making them hard to watch outside the player...
