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Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Some OnePlus users have reported that the AI Writer tool censors specific political topics. The tool apparently refused to create content regarding Tibet, the Dalai Lama, and the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. OnePlus has now confirmed that this is a “technical issue” and has temporarily disabled the … Read more
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR New strings in Google Play Services indicate that enabling Android Advanced Protection Mode will automatically disable the Watch Unlock feature on Pixel Watch. This potential change prioritizes maximum security over convenience, preventing accidental unlocks if your watch is merely nearby. Users will likely need to toggle off … Read more
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google has renamed its Motion Cues feature ahead of its release. The feature is now called Motion Assist, ostensibly to differentiate it from Apple’s own Vehicle Motion Cues tool. This also comes after we discovered that Google is working on a … Read more
Credit: AssembleDebug / Android Authority TL;DR Google is developing a NameDrop-style contact-sharing feature for Android. We can now show you the slick animation that will accompany the feature and appear when two Android phones are brought together. We still don’t know the marketing name Google plans to use for the feature, but internally, it’s referred to … Read more
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Nothing has reportedly paused the rollout of its Android 16-based Nothing OS 4.0 update after initially releasing it for multiple models. According to a Phone 3 user, Nothing support confirmed the update was pulled to implement an urgent fix. The company hasn’t officially announced the halt yet, and … Read more
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google’s second major quarterly release of Android 16 — known as Android 16 QPR2 — is finally here, bringing plenty of new features to Pixel owners, and eventually other brands as well. According to anecdotal reports from the usual corners of the internet, one unexpected bonus appears to be … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQm0IifEaMw This week, Mishaal Rahman and C. Scott Brown discuss the leaks suggesting the Samsung Galaxy S26 will get a big boost to wired and wireless charging speeds. They also break down Google’s new Android release schedule following the launch of Android 16 QPR2, and analyze the “Aluminium OS” project that aims to bring Android … Read more
I have an app for almost everything I could ever need. Whether I’m craving pizza, need to calculate compound interest, find a tailor for a shirt alteration, or check the current Premier League scores, I can accomplish all of these tasks with an app of some description. So naturally, when it comes to customizing my … Read more
Earlier this week, I published an article highlighting a phenomenon that I only recently learned about. Called “smartphone pinky,” it describes discomfort and pain that result from holding and handling one’s smartphone, especially when using the little finger as a platform to seat the device. As I’ve learned the hard way, it’s a terrible way … Read more
Billions of people rely on public transit every day, and if you’re one of them, you know the drill: You step onto a crowded train and immediately turn down the volume so your Reels don’t annoy your fellow commuters. Maybe you also enable Do Not Disturb mode to silence incoming calls and alerts or tweak … Read more