Encrypted text messages may finally reach iPhone users with iOS 26. Code in the beta version of iOS 26 reveals strings for RCS encryption. With encryption, texts between iOS and Android will be more ...

Google to Require Identity Verification for Android App Developers: Here’s the Rollout Timeline Your email has been sent Google will soon require all Android app ...

In late July, Android Authority reported that Google was working on a new “Calling Cards” feature for its Contacts app. Yesterday, it began rolling out widely for everyone to use. When you receive a ...

Google’s Quick Share is poised to make file sharing between Android, iPhones, and Macs as easy as a single tap.(AI-generated) Google is moving closer to bridging the long-running gap between Android ...

Google has introduced new requirements for app developers, aimed to make sideloading apps on Android devices safer. Beginning September 2026, app developers distributing apps outside the Play Store ...

Like most people, I hadn’t noticed the app count on my phone creeping up. However, after years of downloading and trying new tools, I saw that my app drawer was bloated. I had pages of applications I ...

Google’s Android operating system has historically offered a more open approach compared to Apple’s iOS, giving users more freedom when it comes to customization and apps. However, the company has ...

Google’s Quick Share, a convenient tool for transferring files across Android devices, Chromebooks, and Windows PCs, may soon bridge the gap with Apple devices. Traditionally, iPhones and Macs have ...

Android's open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...

When I made the switch from my iPhone 15 Pro Max to a Galaxy S25 Ultra earlier this year, one of the first things I missed was the ability to delete text messages that I'd sent. The ability to unsend ...

It's the end of days for one of the main features that differentiated Android from iOS for so many years. Namely, the ability to sideload apps from unverified developers working outside the official ...