Recovering your Google account after a hack is going to become much less of a headache

by dbadmin | Oct 15, 2025 | Google, google account, News

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is rolling out two new ways to recover your account after you lose access. “Recovery Contacts” lets you pick trusted friends and family to verify your identity. Users will soon be able to use their mobile number...

Google’s fresh, clean account switcher is rolling out now to more apps

by dbadmin | May 23, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, google account, News

Google’s been developing a new account switcher since last August. The new account switcher is rolling out in Translate, Wallet, and Tasks. This new look appears more like the web version, and recently showed up in Maps. Many of us have multiple Google accounts, and...

Google Maps users are starting to see the new account switcher on Android

by dbadmin | May 13, 2025 | Google, google account, Google Maps, News

Credit: Andy Walker / Android Authority Users are starting to see the new Google account switcher in Maps on Android. The redesign brings the UI closer to what you see on the web. Since August 2024, we have been keeping tabs on a new account switcher that’s in...

Here’s an early look at Android’s colorful and ‘expressive’ Google account settings (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | Apr 28, 2025 | Android, Android 16, Authority Insights, Google, google account, News

Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Android could soon get a more colorful look thanks to a new expressive Material Design theme. We recently got an early look at the redesigned Settings menu featuring this theme in Android 16 beta 4. We now have a better idea...

Time is running out for Fitbit users who haven’t switched to Google accounts

by dbadmin | Mar 28, 2025 | Fitbit, Google, google account, News

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Google has set a final deadline of February 2, 2026, for all Fitbit users to switch to Google Accounts. Users who don’t migrate by then will lose access to their Fitbit account and all historical health data. The transition is...

Chrome doesn’t let me switch Google accounts on my phone, but this trick overrides it

by dbadmin | Mar 9, 2025 | Browser, Features, Google, google account, Google Chrome

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Almost every Google app on my Android phone offers an easy way to switch accounts. I either swipe up/down across my profile pic on the top right or tap it to pick another account. This makes it easy for me to jump between my...