Messing with Android phones’ power button is a divisive business
Adam Birney / Android Authority The power button used to be the key to switch on or off your smartphone. However, device makers have taken more liberties with how this…
Android 15 may soon be even more accessible for color blind users
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android 15 is preparing to add an intensity slider to color correction settings. This slider adjusts the intensity of each color correction mode, giving…
RCS gets serious about message reactions, replies, and editing between Android and iPhone
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Standardized reaction support would let everyone see the same emoji — and even support custom uploads. Threaded replies promise to keep your messy group…
Perplexity’s impressive new Pro Search starts rolling out on Android
Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR Perplexity’s upgraded Pro Search is now available on Android. The feature adds multi-step reasoning to the AI search engine as well as support for…
Microsoft bans Android for its China staff, mandates iPhones for work
Eric Zeman / Android Authority TL;DR Microsoft is mandating its employees in China to use iPhones for work, effectively banning Android devices. This move is due to the lack of…
Chrome for Android to get big security update
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Chrome for Android’s Safety Check feature might soon receive an update. The update is expected to allow the feature to run in the background…
Google extends Linux kernel support to keep Android devices secure for longer
Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Google has committed to a four-year support lifetime for its Linux kernel forks, starting with kernel 6.6. Android devices utilize the Linux kernel and…
Motorola has a long-overdue Android 14 treat for the Razr (2023)
Ryan Whitwam / Android Authority TL;DR Both the standard Motorola Razr (2023) and Plus model have begun getting their Android 14 updates. So far, access appears limited to smaller carriers,…
Google is bringing Fuchsia OS to Android devices, but not in the way you’d think
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on “microfuchsia,” a stripped down version of the company’s Fuchsia operating system that runs on the Google Nest Hub. Microfuchsia…
Google Chrome is rolling out predictive back gesture support on Android 15
TL;DR Google Chrome for Android is starting to roll out support for predictive back navigation. This lets users see whether a back navigation swipe will exit the app and take…