The writing has been on the wall as Google has slowly moved away from Android as the core product and toward the bright light of artificial intelligence. This week’s news about how Google plans to change how it develops the operating system seems to seal the deal. Android Authority confirmed that Google plans to take […]
Apple Will Fully Encrypt RCS Messages Between Androids and iPhones
It’s been less than a year since iPhones were granted the ability to send messages to Green Bubbles unfettered, and only now is proper end-to-end encryption making an appearance. Better late than never. The GSM Association announced new specifications for RCS, requiring it to be end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) based on a protocol called the Messaging […]
Here’s the One Feature I’m Excited About in the Latest Android 16 Beta Update
There’s good, albeit boring, news for the future of Android phones today. Google is officially rolling out Android 16 Beta 3 for those running it on a compatible device. This version is what Google calls a “platform stability” release, meaning developers can go ahead and code their apps to this. With Google I/O approaching in […]
Android Users Will Eventually Be Able to Edit and Unsend Text Messages
Sometimes, we regret things. Sometimes, we’re caught up in typing thoughts and feelings and forget to edit ourselves before pressing send. Sometimes, the consequences of our actions are too much to deal with, especially in interpersonal relationships. Sometimes, we wish we could go back in time and start over. I’m not saying that RCS, the […]
The Minimal Phone’s E Ink Screen Will Bore You Out of Doomscrolling
Android 14 running on an E Ink screen with cellular connectivity and a QWERTY keyboard? Life is no longer but a dream for the backers of the Minimal Phone, which started shipping out units to its faithful supporters nearly a year after going viral as possible vaporware. It’s good timing, considering we’re all in the […]