We asked, you told us: Here’s how many of you bother reading app changelogs

by dbadmin | May 16, 2022 | Android apps, News, Survey Results

Credit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority Apps are constantly adding new features or fixing ongoing issues and bugs. All of this updated information is added to an app’s changelog in the Google Play Store to help users understand what’s going on with their favorite...

Google wants to fix health data sharing on Android with its latest app

by dbadmin | May 13, 2022 | Android apps, Fitness, Google, Google I/O 2022, Health, News, Wearables

Credit: Andy Walker / Android Authority Google has announced Health Connect, its bid to improve health data sharing between apps on Android. Health Connect will let users store their private fitness details and allow approved services to access this data. This could...

Android 13 is getting new sideloading restrictions, but they are good.

by dbadmin | May 5, 2022 | Android 13, Android apps, Google, News

Google is introducing new restrictions on sideloaded apps with Android 13. Users won’t be able to give accessibility permissions to these apps. The idea is to stop apps from less legitimate sources to misuse the API and scam users. Android 13 will bring new...

Google Play Store will now show you how apps collect and share your data

by dbadmin | Apr 26, 2022 | Android, Android apps, Google, Google Play Store, News

Credit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority Google is now rolling out the new data safety section in the Play Store. It will display how apps collect, share, and secure your data. It is mandatory for all apps starting July 20, 2022. Google Play Store is getting a new...

How to delete your Telegram account

by dbadmin | Apr 26, 2022 | Android apps, How To, Messaging Apps, Telegram

Telegram is a versatile and useful chat app, but you can delete your Telegram account if you no longer wish to use it or it doesn’t suit your needs anymore. Telegram lets you do this in two ways on desktop and mobile. Read more: What is Telegram, and why should I use...

Poll: Are you okay with Google killing third-party call recording apps?

by dbadmin | Apr 22, 2022 | Android apps, Google, News, Survey

Google recently changed its Play Store policies that will effectively kill call recording apps starting May 11. These apps have been using Google’s Accessibility API to record calls since the company banned other ways of doing so with Android 10. Now, Google is taking...