I connected Gemini with these apps; my Android phone became smarter overnight

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Finding Android apps on the Google Play Store just got a lot easier thanks to Gemini

Google has launched the Google Play connected app for Gemini, allowing users to discover apps, make select purchases, and buy ...

Sideloading Android apps is great — until you have to update them. Here's my fix

Still manually updating sideloaded apps on your Android phone? Obtainium automates the update process, saving you time and ...

AI agents are getting their own search engine

AI agents may soon search for and use their own tools at runtime, thanks to a new open standard backed by Microsoft and ...
TalkAndroid

This Commodore Flip Phone Runs Android Apps Without Google

Commodore, the brand behind the best-selling computer of all time, is back in the phone business after decades away. The Callback 8020 is a clamshell built for digital detox, blocking social media, ...
The New York Times

How to Remove Apps You Never Use (or at Least Hide Them)

If you need space back on your phone or tablet, removing built-in and unused apps can help free up storage and reduce screen clutter. By J. D. Biersdorfer J.D. Biersdorfer writes about how to get more ...
CNET

Android Update Adds Fake Call Detection, Expands AirDrop Compatibility

Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, autonomous vehicles, internet trends, entertainment, pop culture and digital accessibility. In addition to her current role, she's worked for CNET's video, ...
TechCrunch

Google’s AI Studio now lets anyone build Android apps in minutes

The AI coding boom is now coming directly for Android app development. On Tuesday at Google IO 2026, the company announced new native Android app creation capabilities in its web-based Google AI ...
WeLiveSecurity

Fake call logs, real payments: How CallPhantom tricks Android users

There’s an app for everything nowadays… right? Well, looking up call records for a phone number of choice is not one of those things, as potentially millions of Android users found out after paying ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft issues emergency update for macOS and Linux ASP.NET threat

Microsoft released an emergency patch for its ASP.NET Core to fix a high-severity vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges on devices that use the Web development ...
4029tv

ASP arrests Tontitown church employee for child sex crime

ACCUSED HIM OF ABUSING THEM WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER THAN 14. A MAN WHO WORKS FOR THE SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH IN TONTITOWN-- WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK ON SUSPICION OF DISTRIBUTING, POSSESSING, OR ...
Engadget

Google begins calling out battery-killing Android apps

Google is living up to its word and posting warning labels for battery-killing apps. 9to5Google spotted Google's rollout announcement, which the company previously said would arrive on March 1. The ...