Here’s your first look at Google Services’ expressive theme
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a new ‘expressive’ version of Material Design, which is expected to be revealed at Google I/O 2025 in the coming…
Google bolsters your Android phone’s security with a new auto-reboot feature
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR The latest Google Play services update includes a new security feature for Android phones. The feature auto-reboots devices if they remain locked for three…
Google’s upcoming Motion Cues feature gets customization options
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google has been working on the Motion Cues feature to help users fight motion sickness (kinetosis). In the latest Google Play Services release, Google…
Android users say a bug is telling them to install a phantom update
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Some Android users are getting a persistent error notification urging them to update Google Play Services to restore app functionality. The notification redirects users…
Our first look at Google’s upcoming spam-fighting Shielded Email feature
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a new feature that will let you hide your email address when signing up for apps and services. We have…
Here’s Google’s upcoming Motion Cues feature in action
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a feature called Motion Cues to help combat motion sickness. The feature will display animated dots on the screen to…
Google’s trusted places upgrades help you manage phone security
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Trusted places are getting a quick toggle to disable Extend Unlock. Google will also start letting you choose new trusted places by selecting…
Google’s December 2024 Android Security Bulletin is live
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Google has shared the latest Android security fixes with its 2024-12-01 and 2024-12-05 patch levels. Updates are not yet available for Pixel phones, but…
Google could copy iOS 18’s Vehicle Motion Cues feature to Android
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Strings indicate Google is working on a Motion Cues feature that will likely help users mitigate motion sickness. Apple added the Vehicle Motion Cues…
Google Shielded Email could fight spam with email forwarding
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google appears to working on an email forwarding alias system. Called “Shielded Email,” the intent appears to be hiding your main email address from…