Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Verizon has petitioned the FCC to waive its 60-day phone unlocking requirements. The company has proposed waiving the unlocking rule because it encourages bad actors to exploit unlocked devices and harms its business. Verizon pointed out that the industry standard for providers not subject to the 60-day rule is
Read MoreWhen working with web applications, you will often want to keep watch on user requests to understand user behavior. Known as request tracing, this process also enables you to monitor the reliability of your applications and to inspect requests and detect and fix errors that may occur at runtime. In a previous article, I discussed
Read MoreAs we approach the 7th anniversary of GDPR coming in to force, research from SurveyMonkey finds 58pc of Irish businesses still experience challenges. Read more: Seven years on businesses still grapple with GDPR compliance
Read MoreGoogle will allow app developers to easily halt the release of their apps on the Play Store. Developers currently have no easy way to stop the release of their apps in the event of a major bug or other significant problem. This would also make life easier for users, as they wouldn’t have to unwittingly
Read MoreIn his latest column, Jonathan McCrea outlines his recent experimentation in building a virtual Jonathan McCrea with the AI tools already available. Read more: Opinion: I killed my clone and I don’t know how I feel about it
Read MoreRed Hat has announced Red Hat Advanced Developer Suite, an integrated suite of tools for developers that includes an internal developer platform, trusted software supply chain capabilities, platform application capabilities, and streamlined tools that simplify onboarding, development, and modernization. Billed as part of the Red Hat OpenShift cloud application platform, Red Hat Advanced Developer Suite
Read MoreGoogle has confirmed that Android 16’s Live Update will arrive on Samsung, OnePlus, vivo, and Xiaomi devices, apart from Pixel phones. Samsung will integrate Live Updates into its Now Bar, something a recent One UI 8 leak also showcased. OnePlus will introduce the feature through its Live Alerts system, while vivo and Xiaomi plan to
Read MoreRed Hat has announced Red Hat Advanced Developer Suite, an integrated suite of tools for developers that includes an internal developer platform, trusted software supply chain capabilities, platform application capabilities, and streamlined tools that simplify onboarding, development, and modernization. Billed as part of the Red Hat OpenShift cloud application platform, Red Hat Advanced Developer Suite
Read MoreDyson’s newest cordless vacuum, which won’t be available in the US until next year, is its thinnest yet with an all-new motor.
Read MoreDyson’s new skinny PencilVac looks like a broom. | Image: Dyson Dyson has announced what it’s claiming is the “world’s slimmest vacuum cleaner.” At first glance, its new PencilVac looks like a broom rather than a vacuum because the battery, motor, and electronics are all integrated into a thin handle that’s just 38mm in diameter
Read MoreThe Innocn 49-inch OLED ultrawide monitor is an eye-catching monitor, and I’m a big fan. But some concerns may mean that Mac owners should choose something else. Innocn 49Q1R review: This thing definitely dominates a desk I know that might not make a lot of sense, especially when I explain all of the things I
Read MoreThe Innocn 49-inch OLED ultrawide monitor is an eye-catching monitor, and I’m a big fan. But some concerns may mean that Mac owners should choose something else. Innocn 49Q1R review: This thing definitely dominates a desk I know that might not make a lot of sense, especially when I explain all of the things I
Read MoreApple has added the iPhone 7 Plus and two iPhone 8 models to its list of vintage and obsolete products, as it’s been more than five years since both devices launched. The iPhone 8 and iPhone 7 Plus are now vintage products, according to Apple. The iPhone 7 Plus, which launched in 2016, was the
Read MoreAn Apple research paper suggests that humanoid robots can be more effectively trained with human instructors as well as robot demonstrators, which is part of a new combined approach the company calls “PH2D.” Apple has published a research paper that details a new training method for humanoid robots. On Wednesday, a week after the company
Read MoreMicrosoft has announced that a new “Retro Classics” collection is now available to Game Pass subscribers. Reminiscent of the Nintendo Switch Online classic games library, the collection includes Pitfall, Grand Prix, and more than 50 other Activision titles from the 1980s and 1990s. It’s not as many titles as the 1,300 retro games that Antstream, Microsoft’s
Read MoreGoogle announced a new SynthID Detector tool at Google I/O that lets you check if content has been made with the assistance of Google’s AI tools. In a blog post, Google DeepMind’s Pushmeet Kohli describes SynthID Detector as “a verification portal” that can “quickly and efficiently identify AI-generated content made with Google AI.” It’s also
Read MoreNew analysis by MIT Technology Review reveals AI’s rapidly growing energy demands, with data centers expected to triple their share of US electricity consumption from 4.4% to 12% by 2028. According to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory projections, AI alone could soon consume electricity equivalent to 22% of all US households annually, driven primarily by inference
Read MoreApple’s actions to fight the injunction from its Epic Games App Store legal fight interfered with plans to launch the Xbox mobile web store, Microsoft has said. An Xbox controller The continuing legal drama between Apple and Epic Games over an anti-steering injunction harmed more than the two companies, it is alleged. According to an
Read MoreSorry, Mario. Google’s latest Android 16 beta adds a bunch of new wallpaper and lock screen options for Pixel phones, including live-updating weather animations and a feature that automatically frames subjects of photos within a variety of bubbly shapes. When you select an image to use as a wallpaper in the beta, you can tap
Read MoreSorry, Mario. Google’s latest Android 16 beta adds a bunch of new wallpaper and lock screen options for Pixel phones, including live-updating weather animations and a feature that automatically frames subjects of photos within a variety of bubbly shapes. When you select an image to use as a wallpaper in the beta, you can tap
Read MoreIf you got a kick out of Baby Driver, there’s a very good chance you’re going to be into Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming black comedy / thriller, Caught Stealing. Adapted from Charlie Huston’s 2005 novel of the same name, Caught Stealing tells the wild take of Hank Thompson (Austin Butler), a former high school baseball prodigy
Read MoreGoogle’s opening keynote for I/O 2025 has come and gone, and if you’re an Android fan, one of the biggest pieces of news wasn’t mentioned on stage at all. In the middle of the keynote, Google quietly released the first public beta for Android 16 QPR1. Android 16 QPR1 is important because it’s our first
Read MoreIf you ask me, there’s always space in my games catalog for a fun third-person shooter that I can play with my buds online. Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 delivers some of the best blood-gushing, bug-crushing action, filling a Gears of War void that I didn’t know needed filling. You can jump into the fray
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Weather app support for Android Auto has finally graduated from beta, and you can expect to see more weather apps for the platform in the coming months. Google has announced that it now plans to extend support to two more app categories: browser and video apps. The company
Read MoreOura rolled out a new trend view for users’ active minutes and GPS-based fitness tracking metrics. The company also announced new integrations with CorePower Yoga, The Sculpt Society, Technogym, and Open. Most features are live now, with some Android-specific updates coming in June. Smart ring maker Oura has announced the global rollout of new activity-tracking
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