by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2024 | Android apps, Instagram, News, Social Media
Credit: Damien Wilde / Android Authority Instagram has overhauled profile cards to include users’ bios, profile photos, songs, occupations, and more. Prior to this update, profile cards weren’t as detailed or customizable, and they mostly revolved around a QR code....
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2024 | Google Home, News, Smart Home
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority The Google Home Favorites widget for Android is now available to all users running Android 12 or newer. The widget previously required users to join the Public Preview program. This widget lets you control specific smart home...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2024 | Android Security, Google, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Google is including the October 2024 fixes from the Pixel Update Bulletin and Android Security Bulletin with the Android 15 platform update for Pixel devices. The Pixel Security Bulletin contains 29 fixes specific to Pixel...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2024 | Android 15, Instagram, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The Android 15 update seems to have broken the Instagram app. Swiping between stories is impossible, and the app is randomly freezing up. An updated version of the app doesn’t appear to have the issue, but it’s not available...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2024 | Android 15, Battery Life, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority The stable Android 15 update doesn’t have a battery charging limit feature seen in beta versions earlier this year. That’s because the feature applied to the Android 15 QPR1 beta rather than the initial Android 15 release. You...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2024 | AI, Motorola, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Motorola has announced new Moto AI features for its phones at the Lenovo Tech World 2024 conference. The AI will soon let users perform tasks like ordering coffee or requesting rides using natural language commands. Additional...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2024 | Apple, Apple Watch, Guides, smartwatches, Wearables
Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Apple continues its legacy of dropping a powerful smartwatch year after year with the newest Series 10 model. The device is loaded with features and tools to deliver one of the best user experiences available in the market....
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2024 | Authority Insights, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google could be preparing to bring the Pixel Studio app to the Pixel 8 series. The app is currently exclusive to the Pixel 9 series. The app uses on-device AI and Google’s Imagen 3 AI model to generate images from text prompts....
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2024 | 5G, News, T-Mobile
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority T-Mobile is preparing to add 5G-Advanced to its network, with plans to begin rolling it out before the end of 2024. 5G-Advanced, also known as 5.5G, is a mid-cycle upgrade that promises faster speeds, improvements to Massive...
by dbadmin | Oct 15, 2024 | Android 15, Authority Insights, Google, News
Android 15’s new app archiving feature works with apps distributed as both APKs and Android App Bundles. In contrast, the Google Play Store’s app archiving feature only works with apps distributed as Android App Bundles. The reason for this difference is that Google...
