by dbadmin | Nov 21, 2023 | Android, imessage, News
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Amid security concerns, Sunbird has now shut down its iMessage for Android app. Sunbird has notified users it is pausing usage for now. Sunbird says it will investigate reports that messages aren’t end-to-end encrypted. The...
by dbadmin | Nov 19, 2023 | Android, Apple, Apple iPhone 15, Reviews
On paper, there’s very little reason to get excited about Apple’s iPhone 15. It has a chipset we’ve seen before, a design that hasn’t changed in years, and cameras that cover the basics but don’t really reach for the stars. And yet, it’s probably going to be one of...
by dbadmin | Nov 18, 2023 | Android, Android Security, Features
I’m not a tinfoil conspiracy theorist by any means, but smartphone data privacy has been on my mind for quite some time. You can never be sure enough when it comes to data security and privacy, and there’s no better single source of information on anyone’s online (and...
by dbadmin | Nov 16, 2023 | Android, Android 14, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Android 14 QPR2 Beta 1 includes a new settings stub for a “Private Space” feature. While the feature is not live, it appears to be similar to “Private Space” features on other Android skins that create a separate user...
by dbadmin | Nov 15, 2023 | Android, Google, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Google unexpectedly dropped Android 14 QPR2 beta 1 today. This includes features we’ll see in the March 2024 feature drop for Pixel smartphones. This release signifies that the beta for QPR1 is closed, and we should see that...
by dbadmin | Nov 15, 2023 | Android, Google, Google Play Store, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Back in 2008, Google only wanted to collect a small charge to cover the costs of handling and billing on the Android Market. The company then settled on keeping 5% of the app store proceeds as revenue share. In contrast, by...