by dbadmin | Oct 15, 2025 | Android apps, News, Social Media
Using Open Canvas on a OnePlus phone Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Bluesky users are unable to access the social media platform. There are over 4,000 reports of the platform being down. Bluesky’s status webpage says that all systems are still...
by dbadmin | Apr 15, 2025 | ChatGPT, News, OpenAI, Social Media
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority A new report claims OpenAI is developing its own X-like social media platform. The early-stage prototype reportedly includes a feed built around ChatGPT’s image generation. A social platform could give OpenAI access to...
by dbadmin | Apr 6, 2025 | Features, Instagram, Social Media
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority For about half of March, I was away from work on a family vacation. We took a cruise through Spain, Morocco, and Portugal. It was a lovely time, and I used my Google Pixel 9 Pro — easily one of the best camera phones you can...
by dbadmin | Jan 23, 2025 | Android apps, News, Social Media, TikTok
Credit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority Despite the US president delaying the TikTok ban, the mobile app is still unavailable on Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store. While Android users can easily sideload the APK file on their phones, there’s no straightforward...
by dbadmin | Jan 15, 2025 | Instagram, News, Social Media
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Pixelfed is a decentralized Instagram alternative that ties into the fediverse via the ActivityPub protocol. Following a beta test, Pixelfed has now widely released its official app on Android and iOS. The ad-free service...
by dbadmin | Jan 14, 2025 | Android apps, News, Social Media, TikTok
Credit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority TikTok will be banned in the US on January 19 if parent company ByteDance fails to find a buyer before then. Based on download charts, American users appear to be migrating to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu. The...
