🏃Here's why Google's pushing you to set up Health Connect on your Android phone

Google recently started sending notifications to get users to enable Health Connect, Android’s health and fitness data aggregator.

Here's why that matters 👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/health-connect-notification-3605129/

✨🗺Google Maps is getting a HUGE AI upgrade

Gemini in Maps could be a game-changer for planning, while new agentic AI features in Android could be big for convenience. And lastly, Nano Banana is coming to Google Lens...but why?

Find out👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/authority-insights-podcast-008-3606075/

🎨 One-click theme packs are coming to Pixel phones thanks to Android's new Theme Manager

To enable theme pack support on Android, Google has created a new Theme Manager feature that builds off Material You.

Here's how it works👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-theme-manager-3606395/

📞 Google blocks Android hack that let Pixel users enable VoLTE anywhere

The Pixel's October 2025 update has an undisclosed security fix that broke the app that enabled VoLTE and VoWiFi in unsupported regions.

More details 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-ims-broken-october-update-3606444/

📱LineageOS releases Android 16 update despite challenges with Android source code

LineageOS 23.0 is here for over 100 different devices and brings new versions of Aperture and Twelve, a new TV launcher, and more.

Here's what you need to know👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/lineageos-23-release-3604073/

📞📶Google tried to kill this Pixel VoLTE-enabling app, but the developer already has a fix

The developer of Pixel IMS has rolled out an update that restores the ability to enable VoLTE and VoWiFi on Pixel phones in unsupported regions.

Here's how👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-ims-update-fix-3606811/

🌐Samsung's Galaxy Tab S11 has a hidden Chrome trick that not even Pixels have

A Google Chrome feature exclusive to high-end Samsung tablets allows open tabs to appear in the launcher’s search results.

More details👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-tablets-chrome-tabs-in-finder-3607079/

📺Google TV is working on a one-touch camera feed shortcut for your remote

The customizable button on select Google TV remotes may soon be able to directly launch your camera feed.

More details in the link👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-tv-camera-feed-shortcut-rumor-3607128/

📱Google releases the final beta for its next Pixel Drop: Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 has been released (at least, the factory images) for Pixel devices ahead of the stable release in December.

Will let you know what's new shortly!

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr2-beta-3-release-3607343/

PSA: Before you update to Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3, you MUST turn off "enable desktop experience features" in Settings > System > Developer options!

There's currently a bug in QPR2 Beta 3 that causes SystemUI to crash when Desktop Mode is enabled!

If you have ADB enabled and you manage to get shell access during the boot screen, you MAY be able to fix it without reverting/wiping by running this command then rebooting:

adb shell settings put global override_desktop_experience_features 0

YMMV!

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Rebooting to safe mode may be another option. If you can enter safe mode, then you may be able to go and disable the option/developer options entirely.

🚀Android 16 QPR2 brings Live Updates to the Android Easter egg

The Android Easter egg now shows a status bar chip indicating the progress of the spaceship to its next destination.

More details👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr2-easter-egg-live-updates-3607537/

🔁Here's every new feature for Pixel phones in Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3

If you're wondering what's new in the latest Android beta, check out this article 👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr2-beta-3-features-3607353/

🔎📷 Google is making it easier to find the right photo on your Android phone

Google has updated the Photo Picker in Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 to add a handy date scrubber and voice search support.

More details👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-photo-picker-date-scrubber-voice-search-3607570/

1️⃣➕OnePlus's big OxygenOS 16 update brings much more than just Android 16

I've been using OxygenOS 16 on the OnePlus 13 for the past few days, and there's a LOT more in this update than I expected!

Here's EVERYTHING that's new👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/oxygenos-16-features-3607625/

👓Google Play spills the beans on what apps & games are coming to Android XR

A collection of apps optimized for Android XR headsets has appeared on Google Play, revealing things like NFL Pro Era & Virtual Desktop (!) coming to the platform.

Details👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-apps-games-android-xr-early-listings-3608434/

📸 A new (artificial) era for Google Photos

Google Photos is getting a TON of new features that could change how we create and remember our favorite moments.

We dive into these changes in the latest episode of the Authority Insights Podcast.

Listen👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/authority-insights-podcast-009-3608297/

⏺️Google is preparing big screen recording upgrades for Android tablets and PCs

My latest Authority Insights Newsletter post dives into the upcoming revamp of Android's screen recorder tool.

Click the link👇to get all the details!

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-screen-recorder-toolbar-rumor-3608449/