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The best source for Android OS news. Editor-at-large @AndroidAuth, Co-host @AndroidFaithful.
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Joined December 2016
We're launching a new podcast and newsletter at Android Authority! The Authority Insights Podcast is a weekly podcast hosted by C. Scott Brown and I. Each week, we analyze the top 2-3 scoops our Authority Insights team publishes each week. The first episode is out now! The
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🏃Here's why Google's pushing you to set up Health Connect on your Android phone Google recently started sending notifications to get users to enable Health Connect, Android’s health and fitness data aggregator. Here's why that matters 👇 🔗 https://t.co/8NKkjn8vIN
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Health Connect is Android's built-in health and fitness data aggregator, and Google really wants you to turn it on. Here's why.
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🌐🖥️Google is already preparing Chrome for Android's eventual jump to the desktop Google Chrome for Android may soon enable the desktop version of sites when you’re browsing on an external display. Details 👇 🔗 https://t.co/AJgIkQ5r5P
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Google is preparing to make the Chrome browser work better in Android's Desktop Mode. Here's what's changing.
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⌨️Google is making it easier to fix Gboard’s most annoying auto-correct errors Gboard is making it easier to spot and undo unwanted auto-corrections by highlighting any text it automatically corrects. You can easily tap-to-undo these changes. 🔗 https://t.co/KvlGVENEAk
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Gboard is adding a tap-to-undo feature that makes it easier to undo unwanted auto-corrrections while you're typing. Here's how it works.
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Android Faithful #118 - Can Gemini save the Google Home?
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Introducing the Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model https://t.co/dmhyIlixOY Android’s new Computer Control feature shows the Rabbit R1 was ahead of its time https://t.co/uKAQJ1DgE8
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Google’s new Computer Control feature could enable automated control of Android apps similar to the Rabbit R1. Here’s how.
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Google's new Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model, while optimized for web browsers, also demonstrates "strong promise for mobile UI control tasks." I wonder if Google will use this model for Android's upcoming Computer Control feature!
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MODERATOR: Are you willing to commit to NOT raise the sales tax? MIKIE SHERRILL: I'm not going to commit to anything right now. On Nov. 4, vote NO on Mikie Sherrill. ❌
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✨🖥️EXCLUSIVE: Google is working on a Computer Control feature that will let you fully automate your phone's apps. This feature enables agentic AI control of Android apps. Maybe I was too harsh on you, Rabbit R1. Click👇for more details! 🔗 https://t.co/uKAQJ1DgE8
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Excited to see what's new in OxygenOS 16 on my OnePlus 13! I switched back to the OnePlus 13 a few days ago to prepare myself for trying this update.
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Google has published the Android Security Bulletin for October 2025, and for the second time ever, there are no security vulnerabilities listed in the bulletin. This is because of Google's new 'risk-based' approach to Android security updates, which I've detailed👇
Exclusive: Google wants to make Android phones safer by switching to ‘risk-based’ security updates https://t.co/AagJtOQaXi
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Exclusive: Google wants to make Android phones safer by switching to ‘risk-based’ security updates https://t.co/AagJtOQaXi
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Google’s new ‘risk-based’ approach to Android security updates prioritizes high-risk security issues. Here’s what this means for you.
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Google recently updated its Android Security Bulletin overview page to confirm that security fixes will now be merged to AOSP on a quarterly, rather than monthly, basis. I recently reported that Google shifted to a 'risk-based update process' for security updates, and this is
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You can watch the full interview with @AnishKattukaran over on @androidfaithful! https://t.co/b4S9YI4QU8
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We're back with another exclusive interview with Anish Katukaran, Chief Product Officer of Google Home about the launch of Gemini for Home, replacing Google Assistant, and the challenges they faced.
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🏠How Google plans to fix its smart home mess with Gemini for Google Home We asked Google's Chief Product Officer of Home and Nest how it plans to win back trust from users. Here's what he had to say👇 🔗 https://t.co/YE79Lqquw1
androidauthority.com
Google knows its smart home ecosystem has been a mess, but it thinks Gemini for Google Home will help win back your trust.
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✨🖥️EXCLUSIVE: Google is working on a Computer Control feature that will let you fully automate your phone's apps. This feature enables agentic AI control of Android apps. Maybe I was too harsh on you, Rabbit R1. Click👇for more details! 🔗 https://t.co/uKAQJ1DgE8
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Waymo’s fully autonomous driving technology offers greater independence for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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👀The One UI 8.5 leaks that has us most excited about the Samsung Galaxy S26 On this week's Authority Insights podcast, we discuss the One UI 8.5 leaks, plus evidence of Handoff coming to Android & hypertension alerts coming to Pixel Watch. Listen 👇 🔗 https://t.co/UNNcEulQbY
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For context on the AI agent thing:
rabbit.tech
a research preview of an AI agent that can use and control Android apps and devices
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It's been a while since we last talked about the Rabbit R1, so I'm curious to hear what y'all think now that the dust has long settled: Was it always doomed or was it just ahead of its time? What do you think of their proposed AI agent for Android apps - should that be a thing?
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YouTube Music is finally testing lyrics translation
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What's your favorite foreign song actually saying? YouTube Music is testing a new tool that translates lyrics for you.
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🔁Samsung's One UI 8.5 update is an even bigger deal than you thought One UI 8.5 will be based on Android 16 QPR2, bringing several major new Android features to Galaxy devices. Here's why this matters & what to expect👇 🔗 https://t.co/sSpPYyCEOf
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My new article covers new details on: - How Android will verify apps through the new Developer Verifier service - When an Internet connection will be needed for verification - What versions of Android this change is supported in - How exactly student/hobbyist devs are affected
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