Tag: Apps

We’re well aware of the drama going on with major companies and the app stores they run. Major companies like Google and Apple charge an additional fee when users make purchases using their payment processors. This is something that both ...

Sign in to your Android Police account Summary Google Play Store purged nearly half its apps in the past year to enhance the platform. Android users are unlikely to complain about the removal of low-quality apps. Check out recommended apps ...

Not all features that a company introduces enhance the overall experience. Sometimes, new features can bring further annoyances, much like Spotify’s smart Shuffle feature. Well, Smart Shuffle has been bugging users, and the company now lets you disable it. The ...

We’ve all used Google Translate at some point in time to help translate a word or phrase. It’s probably the most popular translator on the planet. Well, Google might be planning on pushing this app from being a simple translator ...

Google has long been able to recognize faces. It can keep track of who’s in your photos and organize them based on that. However, accessing the faces has always been a pain. According to a new report, it seems that ...

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority There isn’t a Garmin fitness tracker review that goes by that I don’t talk about how much I appreciate Garmin’s robust companion app. In fact, I usually talk about it as a comparison point when ...

A super app combines services and apps that users can access in one big app (hence the name “super app”). An analogy would be Amazon Prime Video, accessed via Fire TVs, Amazon’s premium streaming offerings, and online/in-app. On Amazon Prime ...

Summary: A bug in Google Messages causes the reaction panel to appear when you view a recently received image. This issue is causing frustration among Google Messages users. Adding reactions to messages is a pretty useful tool. This allows you ...

Summary: Google Wallet now lets you add nicknames to your passes. This makes using the app that much easier.  Over a decade ago, Google introduced the concept of carrying your wallet on your smartphone. Well, we’re getting closer to that ...

Summary: Android 16 is set to speed up app installations with a new “cloud compilation” feature that offloads parts of the process to the cloud. This should help apps install faster, especially on lower-end devices, though we’ll have to wait ...