Some Pixel owners still can't dial 911 during an emergency(androidauthority.com)

331 points by vpt 3 years ago | 222 comments

Android Authority article reporting that some Google Pixel phone owners continue to experience failures when trying to dial 911 in emergencies.

Google Removes the Photo Sphere Mode from the Pixel 8 Camera(androidauthority.com)

34 points by efraim 3 years ago | 25 comments

Google blocks Android hack that let Pixel users enable VoLTE anywhere(androidauthority.com)

170 points by josephcsible 1 year ago | 60 comments

Android’s new sideload settings will carry over to new devices(androidauthority.com)

131 points by croemer 7 months ago | 188 comments

Apple signs deal with OpenAI for iOS, still wants Google as an 'option'(androidauthority.com)

51 points by ahiknsr 2 years ago | 53 comments

Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC(androidauthority.com)

161 points by jmsflknr 11 months ago | 226 comments

Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and sending a text message(discuss.privacyguides.net)

575 points by negura 5 months ago | 427 comments

Privacy Guides forum thread discussing Google account registration now requiring users to send an SMS from their phone (via QR code) rather than receive one.

Google shared my phone number(danq.me)

429 points by luu 1 year ago | 144 comments

Dan Q's blog post, also offered as a podcast episode, about Google exposing his personal phone number, apparently in search results.

Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is coming to Android(androidauthority.com)

587 points by _____k 9 months ago | 619 comments

Android Authority article reporting Google's confirmation that a high-friction sideloading flow, meant to warn users of risks, is coming to Android.

Google Authenticator now supports Google Account synchronization(security.googleblog.com)

412 points by ortusdux 3 years ago | 297 comments

Google Security Blog post announcing that Google Authenticator can now back up and sync one-time codes across devices via Google Accounts.

Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for three days(arstechnica.com)

386 points by namanyayg 1 year ago | 317 comments

Ars Technica article reporting that a Google update will make Android phones automatically reboot after three days unused, improving security.

Gmail will no longer support checking emails from third-party accounts via POP(support.google.com)

582 points by sumanep 1 year ago | 324 comments

Gmail Help Center article announcing that starting January 2026 Gmail will drop support for Gmailify and fetching third-party email via POP.