The wait is almost over: Snapseed 4.0 is finally coming to Android
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Snapseed 4.0 is set to arrive on both iOS and Android this week. The update was teased by Snapseed product lead Giles Ochs in…
Google says it’s not about to reveal a Liquid Glass makeover for Android
TL;DR Android boss Sameer Samat has quashed concerns that the platform will gain an Apple-style Liquid Glass redesign. The denial comes after he posted a teaser video showing the Android…
Pixel 10’s May update blocks Android downgrades, recovery issues remain unresolved
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s May 2026 update for the Pixel 10 series blocks downgrades to older Android versions by updating the bootloader. Users say devices can…
This new under-display face unlock tech for Android does what Apple couldn’t
Paul Jones / Android Authority Screenshot TL;DR Apple has been trying to bring Face ID under-display with no success, and Android brands avoided it due to security risks. Metalenz’s Polar…
Samsung shows off wild new phone displays with insane colors and private health tracking
TL;DR Samsung Display’s new Flex Chroma Pixel OLED for smartphones can hit 3,000 nits and covers 96% of the BT.2020 color space. The company also showed off Sensor OLED, a…
Google introduces Binary Transparency for its Android apps
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google launched Binary Transparency as an initiative to verify the integrity of Pixel firmware. The program is now being expanded to cover Google’s own…
Motorola just proved it still doesn’t care about Android updates
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Motorola and Android updates go together like oil and water. It’s a tale as old as time, and one that everyone in the Android…
I ditched music on my Android phone and went back to my iPod
Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority As an old-school techie whose formative years were spent tinkering with tape decks and portable CD players, I find that modern Android phones are nothing…
My favorite Circle to Search feature is also the most underrated
Ryan Haines / Android Authority While Google’s Circle to Search is a handy tool in theory, I find that in practice, the results vary significantly. Sometimes the answers it gives…
5 Android phones you should buy instead of the Razr Ultra (2026)
The Motorola Razr Ultra was one of last year’s best folding phones — and easily the best flip-phone foldable you could buy. It was expensive, yes, but it was also…