by dbadmin | Nov 16, 2025 | Android apps, Features
I feel like 2025 has been the year of quitting apps for me. Some of this has been due to moving to more privacy-focused open-source or self-hosted apps, but a pervasive theme has been free apps simply getting worse as a way to try to push users to a paid tier. Many of...
by dbadmin | Nov 14, 2025 | Android apps, News, Polls
We’re just two weeks away from Thanksgiving, when Americans across the country will be traveling to spend time with family. And if you’re the technically minded one of your family (you are reading a smartphone blog, to be fair), there’s a fair chance that at some...
by dbadmin | Nov 14, 2025 | Android apps, Software lists
Credit: Mitja Rutnik / Android Authority I’ve been a Todoist user for years and am not happy about the upcoming price hike. While I get that prices of most products and services go up eventually, I feel like this increase is too big for a task management app. Monthly...
by dbadmin | Nov 13, 2025 | Android apps, News, T-Mobile
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile is rolling out six new updates to the T-Life app. These updates include an always-on AI assistant, support options, T-Satellite connectivity, quick changes in the cart, more control over your Wi-Fi, and a greener...
by dbadmin | Nov 13, 2025 | Android, Android apps, News
TL;DR Google is working to make it easier for ‘experienced users’ to install apps made by unverified developers. The company is building a new ‘advanced flow’ that allows these users to accept the risks of installing unverified apps. Previously, the only permitted...
by dbadmin | Nov 11, 2025 | Android, Android apps, Google, Google Play Store, News
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google has issued new app quality guidelines to prevent apps from excessively draining your phone’s battery life. Starting March 1, 2026, if an app is found to be holding wake locks excessively, it will be penalized on the...
