The Android team has long offered quality levels for applications on Wear OS, Large screenand other formal factors. As part of this week’s push, Google is highlighting The quality levels of the Android widget. These quality levels were introduced in October, in order to help developers “assess and plan a high quality widget”, so that…
Joe Maring / Android authority Notes applications are among the most fundamental but most useful applications of our phones today. Although there are dozens to choose from the Google Play Store, my choice of choice notes is Google Keep – and it was much more than a decade. I have been using Google Keep since…
Joe Maring / Android authority Tl; DR We now have an official launch date for an IU 7. Samsung’s latest Android skin will arrive for more devices in April 2025. In the meantime, Samsung has added two foldables, an old flagship line and its series of topline tablets to the Beta program support list. While…
What does the word “portable” mean for you? And “ultra-portable”? For me, the ultimate portability test, especially with Android accessories, is whether the item adapts comfortably in my pocket. Anything that does not fit into my pocket is left behind, unless I wear my EDC bag. Many fantastic Android accessories are extremely favorable to the…
Editors’ note, Mar. 4, 2025: The score of the OnePlus Watch 3 has been updated from 8.5 to 8.8 to reflect that OnePlus extend its Wear OS update cycle to three years of software and security updates, with support extending until 2027 with Wear OS 7. In my 10-plus years of testing smartwatches, I’ve never had…
Assembly Assembly / Android Authority Tl; DR Android Auto should obtain the integration of gemini as part of Google’s push to bring AI to its ecosystem. We tested how Gemini will work as a default assistant on Android Auto. While Gemini provided conversational answers to the questions, he failed to provide practical and specific advice…
Each year at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), Google hosts “Android avenue” as a way to present new features in Android and its services, as well as to highlight partner devices. And in this window, I love to look at the adorable Android characters dispersed throughout. Android Avenue mainly concerns the functionality of Google AI…
Google has published fixes for 43 vulnerabilities in the security update in March 2025 of Android, including two zero days exploited in targeted attacks. The Serbian authorities used one of the zero-day days, a vulnerability of security for disclosing high severity information (CVE-2024-50302) In the pilot of the Linux nucleus for human interface devices, to…
What you need to know The Google Play Store now has a “widgets” filter to help you find them quickly. The application lists will now display a clear widget badge, so you don’t have to search in the descriptions. Google Play is launching a section to highlight the main applications powered by widget by category….
March 04, 2025Delighted LakshmananVulnerability / mobile security Google has released His monthly Android security bulletin for March 2025 to tackle a total of 44 vulnerabilities, two of which, according to him, were being operating active in the wild. The two high severity vulnerabilities are listed below – CVE-2024-43093 – A privilege climbing flaw in the…