Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google is reportedly bringing new logos for Google Photos and Maps. With this change, the apps are expected to get gradient icons as was recently rolled out for the Home app. As with the Google and Home apps, these new logos depict its shift towards an AI-first approach. … Read more
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Wallet is preparing a new “Express Transit Card” feature for faster transport payments. It’ll allow users to set up a separate debit/credit card for transport payments, different from their default tap-to-pay card for regular purchases. Wallet users will be able to make transport payments with their Express … Read more
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube TV is reportedly offering users a $10 monthly credit for six months following the recent removal of over 20 Disney channels from the platform. Last week, YouTube promised a $20 credit to affected users. Not everyone is seeing the new discount, however, and YouTube has not officially … Read more
TL;DR AYANEO has started teasing the launch of its first smartphone. The company says “mobile phone meets the soul of gaming handheld” in its upcoming device. It appears that the AYANEO Phone will feature a dual-camera setup at the back and shoulder buttons. Gaming handheld maker AYANEO has begun teasing its first smartphone. The company … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rib6xSD7Ilk This week, Mishaal Rahman and C. Scott Brown discuss the upcoming addition of home screen widgets to Android Auto, a new “Min Mode” in Android 17 that could revolutionize the always-on display for apps like Google Maps, and the disappointing gaming performance of the Pixel 10. The Authority Insights Podcast is a new weekly … Read more
There are three things that are certain in life: death, taxes, and Google restricting background work. With every new Android release, Google seemingly further restricts what apps running in the background can do. This is understandable because battery power is a finite commodity on Android phones, so allowing apps to do whatever they want whenever … Read more
Recently, I reported that AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon had all released their Q3 2025 financial results. Verizon’s rivals are doing well, but Big Red finds itself in a much less rosy position. While it did manage to add more than 40,000 new subscribers this quarter, those gains came entirely from its prepaid and business divisions. … Read more
I find it hard to believe we’ve had ten generations of Pixel already. The event for the original Pixel in October 2016 is still vivid in my mind — I’d never been as excited for a phone as I was in that moment, and I haven’t felt that excitement since, either. As enamored by the … Read more
Whether you can’t wait to let go of your current Android phone or can’t imagine living without it, there will come a time when you’ll have to upgrade. I reluctantly faced this fact earlier this year when my beloved six-year-old phone finally showed signs of fatigue. More recently, my mom had to deal with the … Read more
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Mint Mobile has made a name for itself as one of the most recognizable prepaid carriers in the US, thanks in part to Ryan Reynolds’ ads and its simple approach to mobile plans. It runs on the T-Mobile network, but as an MVNO, it already undercuts the big three networks … Read more