Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 Beta 3 is out today for Pixel devices registered in Google’s testing program. New features include Auracast broadcast support for hearing aids and high-contrast text outlines. Android 16 is now formally at its Platform Stability stage. Google has got the pedal to the metal when it … Read more
We don’t all have a four-figure budget for our next TV, but you don’t need that sort of cash in 2025. A Roku Smart TV is one of the most affordable ways to upgrade, and that’s even more true today with this huge price drop. Thanks to a 44% markdown, the 40-inch Select Series model … Read more
What you need to know Google Photos finally brings “Undo backup” to Android devices, giving them more control over their storage. With this, users can delete all media files that are currently on Google Photos without making them vanish from the device itself. iOS users received this feature back in December 2024. Google Photos announced … Read more
Over the past few weeks, Retroid has been drip-feeding everyone with little bits of information about its upcoming Retroid Pocket Flip 2 and Pocket Classic. With all of the specs and colors revealed, all that was left was price and availability. This morning, Retroid did just that, as it shared how much both of these … Read more
What you need to know Google is making Vulkan the default graphics API for Android, unlocking next-level visuals with ray tracing and multithreading. If your favorite game still runs on OpenGL, no worries—Google’s ANGLE driver converts it to Vulkan for smoother gameplay. Google Play Games is bringing more PC exclusives to mobile and making mobile … Read more
What you need to know Google is launching an earn-back program for native PC games, offering up to 15% additional revenue. The company is also introducing new developer tools to enhance gameplay across multiple devices. Google Play Games on PC will be available on more devices, including AMD laptops, and desktops. Google has announced that … Read more
What you need to know After the Honey scandal, Google tightened its rules to stop shady affiliate link practices in Chrome extensions. Instead of just finding deals, Honey was secretly swapping affiliate links, cutting creators and influencers out of their earnings. Google’s new rules demand transparency, banning extensions from messing with shopping cookies or adding … Read more
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos currently offers multiple ways to view media details and access extended tools. The app is working on splitting that interface up and eliminating redundancy in the process. This change could threaten to make some tools a lot less visible. Good software design is as much art as … Read more
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google announced a bevy of new features, tools, and programs ahead of the latest Game Developers Conference (GDC) to make bringing PC games to Android easier than ever. These include first-class support for the Vulkan graphics API, new partnerships to improve Vulkan support, enhancements to frameworks and tools to … Read more
TL;DR Google Play Games on PC has offered access to a limited selection of Android titles for your Windows computer. Now Google is making all Android games available on PC by default, though developers will still be able to opt out. A new badge system will communicate to users whether apps have been tested for … Read more