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Googlebooks have started reaching the hands of consumers, but not everyone can afford to splurge hundreds of dollars on a new machine, just to see the hype behind Googlebook OS. If you find yourself eager to try out the Android-powered laptop experience and have an Apple Silicon-powered Mac around, you are in luck: a developer…

Smart Launcher is one of the many great custom launchers available to Android users. But it offers a few extra features, such as universal search and a custom RSS feed, that make it a tad more intriguing than other available options. Now, Smart Launcher is evolving into something smarter, partnering with another stalwart in the…

Google Maps has long been handy when you know where you want to eat. The harder question is what to try when you don’t. Google already tackles that through weekly dining lists in Maps’ Explore tab, sorting restaurants into Trending, Gems, and Top collections. Now it’s taking the idea much further by turning a year…

Googlebooks have hit store shelves, and the Android Authority team has received review units as well. One of the biggest selling points is the “Better Together” integration with Android phones, but it looks like we’ve hit a major snag with Pixel phones.

One of the most annoying things about admiring Apple’s ecosystem from Android land is watching tiny conveniences pile up into something genuinely hard to ignore. Unlocking a Mac with an Apple Watch is a perfect example. It’s not flashy, but once you have it, typing a password starts to feel strangely prehistoric. Now, code within…

The official 2026 Amazon fall Prime Day sale is now in full swing with loads of notable deals from the Androidverse. We have up to $300 off the Pixel 11 series over at Amazon alongside new all-time lows on several Pixel Watch 5 models, including the Steph Curry Special Edition. On the Samsung side of…

Scrcpy, the open-r desktop, added support for zero-copy hardware decoding in its latest release

We already know that Google is working on a custom game playlist feature that will let users group and store Play Store games into different categories, but that tool assumes that you already have games in mind that you want to save. What about when you have no idea what to play next? Google appears…

Pre-installed apps can invade your privacy. But, some smartphones let your remove more than others.Credit: nemar74

According to a statement from Google, Intel-based Googlebooks will apparently still struggle with some Android apps.