by dbadmin | Dec 20, 2025 | Android, Android 17, Authority Insights, News
With the release of Android 12 back in 2021, Google made a somewhat controversial change to the Quick Settings panel. Gone were the individual toggles for Wi-Fi and mobile data. In their place was a new, expandable Internet tile that housed the old mobile data and...
by dbadmin | Dec 20, 2025 | Android, Emulator, News
Using an emulator on Android devices has become a popular way to play classic, PC, and console games on mobile devices. These emulators have come a long way in such a short period, and are now capable of mimicking even the most complex architectures. This, combined...
by dbadmin | Dec 20, 2025 | Android, Android 16, Features, Google Home, Smart Home
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Android 16’s first major update made me fall back in love with Quick Settings. After Android 12 took away the smaller toggles and switched to the large pill-shaped buttons in the name of Material You, I started using Quick...
by dbadmin | Dec 16, 2025 | Android, Apple, Apple iOS, Google, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Apple is making it easier to switch to an Android phone in iOS 26.3 Beta 1. The beta introduces a tool that allows you to initiate the transfer process by placing your iPhone next to an Android phone. When the two phones...
by dbadmin | Dec 16, 2025 | Android, Android apps, Features, Spotify
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority It’s a rare day when you find a popular app and realize it has Android-specific features that don’t, or even can’t, exist on iOS. Most apps and services aim for feature parity between the two platforms, and when they don’t,...
by dbadmin | Dec 16, 2025 | Android, Features, News, smartphones
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Updated Tuesday, December 15, 6:00 AM ET: The elimination round finished early this morning, so now we’re on to the final four. Cast your vote in the poll lower down on this page, and don’t forget that you can cast additional...
