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YouTube says there’s a reason its UI keeps changing, and it’s not to annoy you

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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. YouTube’s endless experimentation with its user interface, both on mobile and the web, can feel jarring. It’s almost as if the UI is constantly changing, and at any given time you’ll find different content orientations, experimental placements, and buttons spread across the interface. […]

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Data analyst sent to prison for stealing data, extorting employer

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A former data analyst contractor for Brightly Software has been sentenced to two years in prison for targeting his employer in a $2.5 million extortion scheme. Brightly is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company formerly known as SchoolDude, which was acquired by Siemens in August 2022. Brightly employs over 700 people and provides asset management and maintenance

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Forget the Pixel 11, this Google product is turning plenty of heads this year

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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. In May, the Fitbit Air arrived with its minimalist, screenless design that I’ve been clamoring for for years. Granted, it misses a few features on my personal wishlist, but it proves that you don’t need a display to keep tabs on your health.

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Google Meet can now take notes even for in-person meetings, here’s how

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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. We’ve seen speech recognition evolve rapidly over the past year. Voice typing is so accurate now that dictation is replacing traditional keyboards for some of us, with specialized software like Wispr Flow making it effortless to catch every word. Some brands have even

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Samsung phones could finally get proper app lock with One UI 9.5

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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. App lock functionality has been a staple feature on phones from several Android brands. This lets you put apps behind a PIN or biometric scan. Unfortunately, Samsung doesn’t have a proper app lock system. Thankfully, it looks like this is changing in One

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iOS 27 gives Apple Photos two features we’ve waited a long time for

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iOS 27 is packed with new features for Apple’s Photos app, including two that have long been on many users’ wish lists: full-featured slideshow creation and upgraded iCloud Shared Albums. The Photos app has long supported a very rudimentary version of a slideshow feature. But it’s geared more toward reliving personal memories. If you wanted

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8’s iFixit teardown highlights serious repair flaws

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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Samsung’s latest foldable flagships might feel like sleek engineering marvels, but beneath that polished exterior lies a familiar, frustrating story. We’ve been impressed by Samsung’s new foldable form factor in our Galaxy Z Fold 8 hands-on, yet a fresh teardown from the folks

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Spotify’s Android app is breaking down, and subscribers are reaching their limit

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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. There have been so many Reddit threads and comments in the past week alone highlighting the community’s widespread frustration with Spotify on Android. Multiple threads are calling out frozen playback screens, delayed button inputs, and endless loading spinners. Users report that basic interactions.

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