TL;DR Samsung has quietly launched the Galaxy A08 4G, successor to the Galaxy A07 4G, one of 2026’s best-selling Android phones. The biggest upgrades are a larger 6,000mAh battery, improved IP64 protection, and Android 17 with One UI 9 out of the box. Most other hardware stays familiar, while Samsung promises six Android OS upgrades…
I’ll admit it: I use AI for all sorts of daily tasks. My favorite use cases include reviewing property listings and assessing value and asking prices, explaining the factors at play in the global economy, and using it as a devil’s advocate to balance my own biases. I’ve never thought of using it to create…
TL;DR Spotify is rolling out a new setting that lets parents stop kids’ and family music from influencing their recommendations. Turning it off keeps children’s music out of features like Discover Weekly, Daily Mix, and even 2026 Wrapped. The change works retroactively and is available globally on mobile for both Free and Premium users. After…
TL;DR An update that makes device IMEI numbers accessible from the lock screen is rolling out now. The change will affect phones running Android 12 or newer. If you’d prefer to keep your IMEI inaccessible, you can opt out in device settings. Late last year, we saw that Google was working to make device IMEI…
TL;DR Discord is currently experiencing issues with session unavailability. The outage began around 10:25am Eastern this morning. Discord reports that it’s currently looking into the problem. Update, September 15, 2026 (11:04 AM ET): Discord now shares: “A fix has been implemented and we are currently monitoring recovery of services.” If you’re still experiencing problems connecting,…
Credit: Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority TL;DR SongFlip solves cross-platform music link mismatches by automatically opening shared URLs in your preferred music streaming service. Built on Android’s App Links system, it features zero-click background redirection, Share Sheet and clipboard fallbacks, and Shazam interception. The Android app is free and ad-free, featuring an optional Pro tier…
TL;DR Google has started rolling out a new Continue activity hub through Google Play Services on Android 17. It introduces controls for continuing tasks and apps while sharing notifications, files, and media across devices. The rollout lands just ahead of the Googlebook launch, pushing Google’s broader cross-device vision closer to reality. Googlebooks aren’t going to…
Awards season is upon us, and all week long, the National Book Award judges will be releasing their 2026 longlists across five categories. These are among the most prestigious honors bestowed upon books in a given year. The National Book Awards began in 1936 by the American Booksellers Association, took a break during World War…
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Just as I was heading into the final stretch of review season, TestFlight was updated to reverse an update I wrote about in July. That update added search, which was one of my longstanding wishes for TestFlight. However, for some users, the update also changed the sorting of betas from reverse chronological order to alphabetical,…