by dbadmin | Apr 8, 2025 | Android, Authority Insights, Google Play, News, Polls, Survey Results
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority When you update your Android phone, what’s the first thing you do? Chances are, you head to Settings and check for updates in the software update section, right? And hey, that’s totally fine. That’s how you’re supposed to...
by dbadmin | Mar 11, 2025 | Google, Google Play, Google Play Services, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority With the Play System update for March 2025, Google is bringing Thread network support to compatible devices for better smart home connectivity. The update also brings an improved interface for Cast Options settings. Google...
by dbadmin | Mar 3, 2025 | Google, Google Play, Google Play Store, News
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Google Play is introducing new features to improve widget visibility and make it easier for users to discover apps with widgets. The updates include a dedicated widget search filter, widget badges on app pages, and a curated...
by dbadmin | Mar 3, 2025 | Google, Google Play, Google Play Store, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is adding an AI-powered feature to the Play Store that can answer your app-related queries. The feature adds a new section to app listings with a text field for custom queries and several sample queries. It’s...
by dbadmin | Feb 21, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Play, Google Play Store, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is working on an AI-powered avatar generator for Play Games profiles. We’ve enabled it before the official rollout to give you an early look. Google is developing an AI-powered avatar generator for the Play Store that...
by dbadmin | Jan 21, 2025 | Google, Google Play, News, VPN
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Google has updated the Play Store to show badges on verified VPN apps. These badges are a sign that the app has gone through an independent security review. Google first announced these badges in late 2023. When Google...