5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (348+ words) Sep 9, 2026 — 8:15 AM ET Google has been working on several new tweaks and features in Android Auto. We recently spotted the company testing new map interface colors and a new weather animation. Now, we’re seeing more evidence that the company is…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (291+ words) Andy is a practised technology journalist with nearly a decade of experience. Based in Cape Town, South Africa, he started his career writing for a local publication that explored the melting pot of internet culture. Since joining Android Authority in…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (471+ words) Aamir is a qualified accountant and business lawyer who started dabbling with Android phones over a decade ago, thanks to a regretful low-end phone purchase. Since then, he has written news, reviews, tutorials, editorials, and more as a tech journalist…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (651+ words) Sep 2, 2026 — 6:00 AM ET Before you get your hopes up, the latest update isn’t as big a release as QPR2 Beta 3, from what I can see, but there are still some nice little nuggets here that should appeal to many users. I’ve…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (771+ words) Sep 1, 2026 — 10:00 AM ET iMessage support on Android is back after a years-long hiatus. Back in 2022, a novel app called Sunbird promised to bring iMessage conversations to Android smartphone owners. Although functional, the app was soon removed from the Play Store…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (205+ words) Sep 1, 2026 — 9:51 AM ET Google announced a couple of weeks ago that it had started rolling out its advanced flow for sideloading apps on Android devices. This controversial new process requires users to restart their phones and then wait 24 hours before…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (486+ words) Aug 31, 2026 — 11:08 AM ET Now Playing is a Pixel-exclusive feature with few haters, but Google managed to rile up users when it refashioned it as a separate app this March. The supposed upgrade broke key functionality for users, including the ability…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (160+ words) Aug 31, 2026 — 9:48 AM ET Google rolled out Android 17 QPR2 Beta 4, and alongside several under-the-hood tweaks, it introduces a major transparency upgrade for how the OS handles sensitive on-device data. The new release adds a dedicated “Data logging” section for the Private Compute…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (194+ words) Aug 31, 2026 — 8:29 AM ET Google released Android 17 QPR2 Beta 4 last week, bringing new additions such as a dedicated Agent Dashboard. However, the update also tackles a long-standing security and convenience pain point by introducing one-time installation permissions for unknown apps, making APK…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (197+ words) Aug 31, 2026 — 7:05 AM ET A new option for “Agents” appears in the latest Android 17 QPR2 beta under Security & privacy > Privacy controls. While the page doesn’t list any agents for us yet, the description notes it is meant to list “agents that can…...