One UI 8 might finally fix Secure Folder’s biggest security flaws

by dbadmin | May 6, 2025 | Android 16, News, Samsung, Samsung One UI

Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Samsung’s Secure Folder feature currently exposes apps and media by over-relying on Android’s Work profile. A new leak shows that One UI 8 will likely adopt Android’s Private Space API to fix this flaw. With the upcoming...

One UI 8 leak suggests Samsung DeX could borrow a lot from Android 16’s desktop mode

by dbadmin | May 6, 2025 | Android 16, News, Samsung, Samsung DeX, Samsung One UI

Credit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority A new One UI 8 leak shows a few changes to Samsung DeX, potentially influenced by Android 16’s desktop mode. Changes include repositioned taskbar icons, improved app drawer, and card-based search UI. This redesign for DeX...

Google takes a page from Apple’s playbook with new Material 3 Expressive battery icon

by dbadmin | May 5, 2025 | Android 16, Google, Material 3 Expressive, News

Google is working on a ton of new UI changes in its big Android redesign. This is part of Google’s Material 3 Expressive initiative, focusing on more emotion-driven UX. The new battery icon appears sleeker and more modern with a new shape and rounded corners, and...

Android 16 could introduce an Intrusion Detection feature (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | May 5, 2025 | Android 16, Android Security, Authority Insights, News

Credit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority Google is working on an Intrusion Detection system for Android, according to a teardown of the Play Services app. The system will collect a log of your device/network activities that can be accessed if you notice suspicious...

Android 16’s new multitasking looks cool, but OnePlus still has it beat

by dbadmin | May 4, 2025 | Android, Android 16, Features, Google, OnePlus

The more we learn about Android 16, the more and more excited I get about Google’s upcoming update. Things like lock screen widgets and the new Quick Settings UI already had me hooked, and now, another new feature has me itching to get my hands on Google’s next...

Google is finally building its own DeX: First look at Android’s Desktop Mode

by dbadmin | May 2, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News

Google is developing its own DeX-like desktop mode for Android, and we got an early look at the unfinished feature on a Pixel phone. Android’s upcoming desktop mode includes a taskbar for pinned/recent apps and supports launching multiple apps in freeform, resizable...