by dbadmin | Jul 2, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
Google is preparing to launch “Live Updates,” a feature similar to iOS’s Live Activities that prominently displays progress-style notifications. Once live, these special notifications will appear fully expanded on the lock screen and as a persistent chip in the status...
by dbadmin | Jul 2, 2025 | Android 16, Google, News
Credit: Tushar Mehta / Android Authority Google has redesigned the permissions dialogs that appear in Android. This change appears following the June Google Play system update when applied to the latest Android 16 QPR Beta 2.1. Google has dropped the older design in...
by dbadmin | Jun 27, 2025 | Android 16, News
Android 16 is adding a new security feature that can warn you when your phone might be connected to a fake or insecure mobile network created by a “stingray” device. This feature alerts you to unencrypted connections or when the network requests your phone’s...
by dbadmin | Jun 27, 2025 | Android 16, News
Android 16 is adding a new security feature to warn you when your phone connects to a fake or insecure mobile network known as a “stingray.” This feature alerts you to unencrypted connections or when the network requests your phone’s identifiers, which helps protect...
by dbadmin | Jun 27, 2025 | Android 16, Android Security, Features, Google
It’s been just about two weeks since Google launched Android 16, and for the most part, it’s an update that came and went without too much fanfare. I’ve been playing around with Android 16 on my Pixel 9a since the update was released, but it wasn’t until a few days...
by dbadmin | Jun 26, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Find Hub, News
Android 16 introduces a “Secure Lock” feature that enhances the security of remotely locking a lost device. Secure Lock restricts access to notifications, Quick Settings, widgets, and the digital assistant and requires both the screen lock credential and biometrics to...
