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Spotify users complain of severe app lag on Android, company acknowledges issue
21+ min ago (435+ words) Aamir is a qualified accountant and business lawyer who started dabbling with Android phones over a decade ago, thanks to a regretful low-end phone purchase. Since then, he has written news, reviews, tutorials, editorials, and more as a tech journalist…...
Pixels could soon catch up to Galaxy phones with a new Voicecast feature
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (415+ words) Aug 4, 2026 — 3:25 AM ET Google just launched the second Android 17 QPR2 beta, giving us a taste of things to come later this year. The company didn’t reveal any specific changes or fixes, but we’ve just discovered that Pixels could get an audio-sharing…...
Google Drive finally fixes the most tedious part of reviewing videos
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (272+ words) Aug 4, 2026 — 3:26 AM ET Giving feedback on a video shouldn’t feel like solving a puzzle. Yet if you’ve ever reviewed a video stored in Google Drive, you’ve probably found yourself typing something like, “At 1:42, the text needs to be bigger,” or…...
Google Home's latest fix solves a major headache for Tapo camera owners
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (371+ words) Android Authority Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Google Home's latest fix solves a major headache for Tapo camera owners Aug 4, 2026 — 3:23 AM ET - TP-Link Tapo smart cameras are now showing live video feeds directly…...
Google widely rolling out support for Live Updates for stopwatch and timer
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (272+ words) Aug 4, 2026 — 2:53 AM ET The Google Clock app started getting support for Live Updates for stopwatches and timers last week. At that time, the server-side update hadn’t started rolling out widely, but that’s changing now as Google is flipping the switch…...
Google could soon let you assign tasks to Spark from a regular Gemini chat
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (302+ words) Aug 4, 2026 — 3:00 AM ET Google is making it easier to use Gemini Spark on mobile. The company was recently spotted working on introducing Gemini Spark Skill management to the mobile app, and now it seems it’s also trying to make it…...
Google Health just made sharing medical records much easier
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (293+ words) Aug 4, 2026 — 12:54 AM ET Google has started rolling out Google Health version 5.05, bringing a convenient new way for users to share their medical record summaries with healthcare providers. The update also confirms the Apple Health integration we reported about earlier, along…...
Apple is finally closing a significant ecosystem gap with Android on Windows
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (249+ words) Aug 3, 2026 — 11:55 PM ET Apple is finally working on a feature that Android users have enjoyed for years. As part of the European Union’s interoperability requirements, Apple has confirmed (via MacRumors) that it’s developing a way for users to seamlessly copy…...
Telegram's Apple App Store mystery continues, but it's still available on Android
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (276+ words) Aug 3, 2026 — 10:44 PM ET Telegram disappeared from Apple’s App Store on Monday in what appears to have been a worldwide issue. While Telegram now says the app has been restored, its return doesn’t seem to be complete just yet. Earlier on…...
Android 17 QPR2 Beta 2 arrives for Pixel 6a and newer devices
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (222+ words) Aug 3, 2026 — 5:44 PM ET For Google’s most dedicated Android fans, is there anything better than bookending your weekend with a pair of new Android Beta releases? We wrapped up last week with Google dropping Android 17 QPR1 Beta 8, and now we’re hardly wasting…...