by dbadmin | Jun 30, 2025 | Amazon, Amazon Fire TV, News
Credit: Amazon Amazon has begun blocking certain apps from its Fire TV platform for promoting piracy. The list of freshly blocked apps includes Blink Streamz, Flix Vision, Live NetTV, and Ocean Streamz. The disabled apps can no longer be used, and can only be...
by dbadmin | Jun 30, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Watch, Samsung One UI, smartwatches
Credit: AssembleDebug / Android Authority Samsung’s first One UI 8 Watch beta update brings the Now Bar to Galaxy Watches. The Now Bar displays snippets of relevant info on your lock screen, such as the stopwatch, music info, and more. Samsung has just released the...
by dbadmin | Jun 30, 2025 | News, Samsung Galaxy Watch, Samsung Galaxy Watch 7, Samsung One UI
Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority The One UI 8 Watch beta has released, and it brings new tile shapes. Many apps also support smaller tiles which can be stacked in pairs on a single screen. Most of these newly shaped tiles belong to Samsung apps, while other...
by dbadmin | Jun 30, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Wallet, Travel
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority If you know me, you know that I love traveling, I enjoy visiting fun places, and I try to be as organized about all of this as I can. That’s why I use the wonderful Wanderlog to plan my trips, but since I don’t pay for the...
by dbadmin | Jun 30, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Watch, Samsung Galaxy Watch 7, Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra, Samsung One UI
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Samsung has started rolling out the OneUI 8 watch beta for Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch Ultra users in the US. • The update adds a Personalized Apps screen that highlights frequently used apps at the top of the Apps screen/app...
by dbadmin | Jun 30, 2025 | Browsers, Features, Microsoft Edge
I open Microsoft Edge, and everything just feels right. It’s not flashy or experimental. It’s stable, fast, and capable. It “just works.” I’ve jumped between browsers over the years, the way someone tests mattresses. I’m always seeking that one that feels just right....
by dbadmin | Jun 30, 2025 | Google Pixel, News, Samsung
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority The GSMA has told Android Authority it could work with Google to broadly enable VoLTE around the world. Google Pixel phones lack VoLTE support in most markets where Pixels aren’t sold. This news comes months after Samsung and...
by dbadmin | Jun 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Gmail, Google, Material 3 Expressive, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority An Android Authority teardown of the Gmail app has uncovered more visual changes. These changes include a redesigned search bar, no more Reply All button, and more tweaks. These tweaks are in line with Google’s Material 3...
by dbadmin | Jun 30, 2025 | Anker, News, Power bank
Credit: Carlos Ribeiro / Android Authority Accessories maker Anker is recalling five more models of power banks. Some units with these models (A1257, A1647, A1652, A1681, or A1689) are prone to faulty batteries, which may cause fire or explosion. Earlier this month,...
by dbadmin | Jun 30, 2025 | Android, Google Chrome, News
Credit: Tushar Mehta / Android Authority Google is testing AI audio overviews in Chrome for Android. This feature will be available as part of Chrome’s Read Aloud functionality. AI audio overviews could convert text from any webpage into interactive NotebookLM-style...
