Android brands keeps copying iOS 26, and I hate it

by dbadmin | Jan 29, 2026 | Android 17, Apple iOS, Features, Material 3 Expressive

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority I’ll admit, I’m hard to please when it comes to UI, but that might be because I’m the sort of person who secretly wishes were peering at green text and living in a world of cassette futurism. I had to invent a new word to...

Apple shames Android with a software update for a 13-year-old iPhone

by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2026 | Apple, Apple iOS, News

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Apple just updated 10+ year-old devices to extend a digital certificate that keeps iMessage, FaceTime, and device setup working past 2027. Without this fix, these devices would slowly break. Once the certificate expired,...

Android 17’s leaked UI looks great — and is a huge mistake

by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2026 | Android 17, Apple iOS, Features, Google

Since its release this past September, Google’s Material 3 Expressive UI has quickly become my favorite Android skin around. The bouncy, responsive animations, big buttons, and distinctive shapes/colors result in an Android interface I love spending time with — and...

Android may be the first official US state smartphone platform

by dbadmin | Jan 22, 2026 | Android, Apple iOS, News

TL;DR Utah is considering legislation that would designate Android as the state mobile operating system. It’s not yet clear if there’s any real support behind this effort, but if there is, it could become official by as soon as May. Life must have been a lot simpler...

I wish every Android app looked as good as this one

by dbadmin | Jan 21, 2026 | Android, Android apps, Apple iOS, Features, Fitbit, Material 3 Expressive

I used iOS for over a decade before fully switching to Android. Even today, my favorite part of iOS doesn’t come from Apple itself, but instead from its third-party app community. My social media feed is filled with examples of beautiful indie iOS apps, crafted...

3 apps I’m actually using to keep my New Year’s resolutions

by dbadmin | Jan 1, 2026 | Android, Android apps, Apple, Apple iOS, Features, Google Calendar, Indie Apps

Happy New Year from the team here at Android Authority! I was thinking about the new year throughout December, jotting down ideas and goals as I went. Near the end of every December, I like to sit down and really get into the details of what I want to do the following...