UWB is still under-utilized on Android, but there’s a bit of hope
Robert Triggs / Android Authority It’s been nearly four years since Samsung shipped the first Android phone with an ultra-wideband chip — or UWB for short. Since then, Samsung has…
Best VPNs for Android 2024: Our picks for phones and tablets
Over the past few years I’ve tested a good number of VPN services for the PC and compiled them into a list of the best VPN picks. But with each…
Wallpaper Wednesday: Android wallpapers 2024-06-05
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone,…
Latest Google Maps beta breaks Android Auto, here’s the fix
TL;DR The latest Google Maps beta is breaking Android Auto integration, crashing the interface continuously. To fix the issue, simply uninstall the latest Google Maps beta and revert to the…
Spatial audio will be even more immersive in Android 15
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is enabling support for dynamic spatial audio over Bluetooth LE Audio in Android 15. Dynamic spatial audio allows for the direction of…
Android 15 update tracker: When will your phone get it?
Adamya Sharma / Android Authority Google released the first Android 15 beta on April 11, 2024, with Android 15 beta 2 following on May 15, and the latest Android 15…
Android 15 beta 2.2 rolls out with some minor fixes
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is rolling out Android 15 beta 2.2 today. The iterative upgrade is designed specifically as a bug-fixer with no new features. We’ll likely…
Google makes Android’s new note-taking feature official in Android 15
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Android 15 will let you set a default note-taking app that can be launched from the lock screen. The default note-taking app can use…
Google could let you bring your Live Photos along when you migrate from iPhone
Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s Data Transfer Tool (also called Pixel Migrate on Pixel devices) is adding support for transferring Live Photos from iOS to Android. Live Photos…
Windows brings AI-powered replies to Phone Link for Android
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26227 introduces AI-powered replies for texts in the Phone Link for Android app. The feature is on by default…