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...

This is our first look at Google’s upcoming spam-fighting Shielded Email feature

by dbadmin | Feb 28, 2025 | Authority Insights, Gmail, Google, google account, Google Play Services, News

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is working on a new feature that will let you hide your email address when signing up for apps and services. We have new images that show how it’ll be easily accessible in Gboard. This new spam-fighting and privacy...

I tried changing my Google account username and barely lived to tell the tale

by dbadmin | Dec 14, 2024 | Features, Gmail, Google, google account

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority I have been using the same Google account for over 15 years. Obviously, I was much younger when I made it, and C. Scott Brown from 15 years ago didn’t have the best taste in usernames. It’s not an embarrassing username or...

Goodbye, ‘Google’: Your account name could soon shine in Settings (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | Oct 21, 2024 | Authority Insights, Google, google account, News

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The “Google” setting in Android’s System Settings will start showing your account name. The change makes it easier to differentiate between the various accounts in use on the device. You could soon see a small change in your...

PSA: Scammers are posing as Google to takeover your Gmail account

by dbadmin | Oct 15, 2024 | Gmail, Google, google account, News

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority AI technology is enabling increasingly sophisticated scams, including a Gmail takeover scheme where scammers impersonate Google. IT consultant Sam Mitrovic encountered this scam, receiving a spoofed call and email that...