by dbadmin | Jan 22, 2026 | Android 16, Android Security, Google, News
TL;DR Google’s Intrusion Logging is now live on some devices running Android 16. Once enabled, Android records key activity so you can check what happened if your phone is compromised. You’ll see intrusion logging when setting up Device Protection, and you can opt in...
by dbadmin | Jan 22, 2026 | Google Play Store, Material 3 Expressive, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Some new Material 3 Expressive animations in the Google Play Store are rolling out now. The shape of the download progress ring around the app icons is changing, as is the loading icon when switching pages. This looks...
by dbadmin | Jan 22, 2026 | News, Spotify
TL;DR Spotify’s new Prompted Playlist feature creates custom playlists from text prompts. The prompts can be as general or specific as you want. Prompted Playlist debuted in beta in New Zealand last month. It’s now expanding to the US and Canada. Last month, Spotify...
by dbadmin | Jan 22, 2026 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Photos, News
TL;DR Google devs have been cooking up a new look for how you share pics in Photos. The in-development sharing interface features a larger, animated carousel of images. We could lose some functionality along the way, however, including the ability to easily modify...
by dbadmin | Jan 22, 2026 | Google, Google Gemini, Google Home, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A Reddit user reported that Gemini for Home initially refused to play white noise, claiming it could only broadcast messages. The AI assistant eventually performed the task after the user encouraged it, highlighting a...
by dbadmin | Jan 22, 2026 | Google, Google Phone app, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s “Take a Message” feature on Pixel phones is not functioning as intended. Instead of recording the caller’s message as a voicemail, it may allow them to hear you in the background. The bug appears to affect all...
by dbadmin | Jan 22, 2026 | Features, OnePlus, Oppo
Credit: Tushar Mehta / Android Authority Fans may be breathing a sigh of relief that reports of OnePlus preparing to wind down global operations seem to be inaccurate. But even before this rumor, there have been creeping indications that at least some changes are...
by dbadmin | Jan 22, 2026 | Android apps, Gaming, News, Survey Results
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Android apps and games are our bread and butter, so we’re constantly investigating which ones might actually be worth your time. But as much as we like naming our own favorites, we’re always more interested in hearing what...
by dbadmin | Jan 22, 2026 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Watch, Samsung One UI
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Do Not Disturb is currently broken on Galaxy Watches after the One UI 8 update, with the setting turning itself off when enabled from the watch’s quick panel. Samsung has confirmed the bug, which affects multiple...
by dbadmin | Jan 22, 2026 | Features, Samsung Galaxy A, Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung Galaxy S26
Rumors around Samsung’s upcoming midrange Galaxy A57 have been circulating for months, but the last few weeks gave us more clarity about what to expect, including a full-blown spec sheet that shows an impressive set of features like 45W charging and a large 4,900mAh...
