by dbadmin | Oct 1, 2025 | Android 16, Features, Material 3 Expressive
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority It was a long time coming, but Google finally brought its Material 3 Expressive redesign to Pixel phones running Android 16 earlier this month. This style brings bolder text, more prominent toggles, and new animations. I...
by dbadmin | Oct 1, 2025 | Android 16, News, Nothing, Nothing OS
Credit: Nothing TL;DR Nothing has announced the availability of the Nothing OS 4.0 open beta, based on Android 16. The open beta is available on the Nothing Phone 2 and 3, as well as the Nothing Phone 2a series. Expect a new quick setting tile size, new lock screen...
by dbadmin | Sep 30, 2025 | Android 16, Google, News
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16’s Audio Share is getting updated, making it much easier and quicker to pair multiple audio devices with the same phone for simultaneous playback. The latest Play Services update brings Fast Pair support to...
by dbadmin | Sep 29, 2025 | Android 16, Linux, News
TL;DR The next quarterly Android 16 update will significantly improve file access for the Linux Terminal app. Currently, the Linux virtual machine is limited to accessing only the phone’s Downloads folder. The update will expand this to nearly all shared storage,...
by dbadmin | Sep 29, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
TL;DR Google is adding a long-awaited option to Pixel phones that lets users reverse the order of the three-button navigation bar. This feature allows users to switch to the “Recents, Home, Back” layout, which is the default on Samsung Galaxy phones. We discovered...
by dbadmin | Sep 29, 2025 | Android 16, Google, News
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 QPR1 beta users were stuck on the beta branch, and they could not exit the beta program without wiping their data. Google is now rolling out a new update that lets users exit the beta program and switch to...
