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...
by dbadmin | Nov 10, 2025 | Android apps, Software lists
Credit: Mitja Rutnik / Android Authority You’d think that all the popular major online tools, especially those from big companies like Google, would have a dedicated mobile app. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. While the Play Store is home to millions of apps, it’s...
by dbadmin | Nov 9, 2025 | Android apps, Features
The Android apps that come preinstalled on a phone have several advantages. For one, they’re already there — you don’t need to visit the Play Store and sift through numerous options to find one that might meet your needs. Secondly, they’re usually from the...
by dbadmin | Nov 6, 2025 | Android apps, Android Games, News
Credit: Matt Horne / Android Authority TL;DR The New York Times has added a “Create Your Wordle Puzzle” feature for Games subscribers. You can now design custom Wordles with your own word, screen name, and optional clue. Created puzzles can be shared via a link and...
by dbadmin | Nov 6, 2025 | Android apps, Authority Insights, Features
Yesterday, Google and Epic finally reached an agreement to settle their years-long legal dispute. If approved by the judge overseeing the case, the settlement would resolve the lawsuit Epic filed in 2020 to challenge Google’s stranglehold on Android app distribution....
by dbadmin | Nov 6, 2025 | Android 16, Android apps, Features, Google, Google Pixel
When I used an iPhone for the first time in 2024, one of the features I grew to love was the Dynamic Island and Live Activities. I knew that I wanted Android to copy the feature, and I was pleased to see Samsung do so with One UI 7. Google has finally brought its...
