by dbadmin | Oct 18, 2024 | Android, Google, Google Play, News
Google Play is reaching out to many developers to tell them they need to adopt the privacy-preserving Android Photo Picker. Specifically, Google is contacting developers of Android apps that request broad access to photos and videos. Google is giving developers until...
by dbadmin | Oct 18, 2024 | Android, Apple iPhone, News
Credit: Lil Katz / Android Authority The FCC has approved a regulation requiring 100% of all mobile handsets sold in the US to be compatible with hearing aids. The rule requires phone makers to abandon proprietary Bluetooth coupling standards and meet new volume...
by dbadmin | Oct 15, 2024 | Android, Android 15, Features
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority 128GB of storage is barely forgivable these days on a high-end flagship, but Google keeps releasing Pixel phones with that base level. The Pixel 9 series, for example, can do 8K video upscaling, save a Gemini Nano model...
by dbadmin | Oct 15, 2024 | Android, Android 15, Google, News
Credit: Google Android 15 is bringing Private Space to Android devices. Private Space allows users to create a separate, secure environment for sensitive apps and data. Android owners who have long envied Samsung’s Secure Folder for its ability to create a locked,...
by dbadmin | Oct 15, 2024 | Android, Android 15, Guides
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority After a lengthy wait, Google officially announced Android 15 and the availability of the new OS on Pixel devices, including the Pixel 6 series and higher, the Pixel 6a and higher, the Pixel Fold and newer, and the Pixel...
by dbadmin | Oct 15, 2024 | Android, Android Security, Authority Insights, Google, News
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Remote Lock lets users lock their phones remotely using just their phone number. However, there is scope for mischief here. Google mentioned that Remote Lock will be upgraded with a “security challenge,” and we have managed to...
