Media apps in Android Auto are about to get a big design boost
… Now, alongside the I/O announcements, the company has shared more details about the updates coming to media apps on Android Auto in a new developer blog post . …
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Here's why your Android Auto music controls look different this morning
… Once muscle memory is retrained, you should find it easier to operate just about any media app that opts into this new template. Any change Google makes to the template should also roll out uniformly across all media apps that use it. …
Wear OS 7 announced: A more efficient and intelligent smartwatch platform
… Check out the screenshots below, showing Live Updates for a food delivery app. Android Developers Blog Wear OS 7 also brings a couple of media-related additions. For one, we’ve now got per-app media auto-launch controls. …
Android's Photo picker may finally fix its biggest missing feature
… The Photo picker is an Android system component that provides a browsable interface for accessing media library content in third-party apps. Apps can use a library to invoke the Photo picker, saving them the effort of building this interface themselves. …
Google Home's latest update wants to solve your biggest smart camera headaches
… It’s not clear whether this unusual behavior is related to this week’s Home app updates. …
Android 17 Beta 3 can keep virtual assistants from getting too loud
… With the latest update, a new volume slider for assistants now appears at the bottom of the volume control sheet in Android. So, with this change, you can continue to use a steady volume for your virtual aide without letting it increase or decrease as you change the loudness for media. …
Your Instagram posts on Android are finally getting the glow up they deserve
… The broader pitch from Google is that Android is becoming a better platform for creators and social media users — not just another device where social apps happen to run. …
Gemini notebooks expand beyond the web with mobile rollout
… Today, Google posted on social media, officially announcing the rollout of notebooks in Gemini to mobile users. This integration gives the chatbot access to all of your personal, unshared notebooks directly inside the app. …
This powerful PC game emulator for Android just got a big update
… By • April 15, 2026 • • • Add AndroidAuthority on Google Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Winlator v11.0 introduces the Gladio OpenGL wrapper for Mali GPUs MediaTek/Exynos and updated Turnip drivers for Snapdragon 8 Elite devices. …
Google TV is a mess — and Microsoft has a perfect alternative hiding in plain sight
… If anything, platform updates have slowed significantly, with major updates arriving only every couple of years. Compare that to something like an Apple TV 4K, and the difference is pretty obvious. …