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Your Spotify Wrapped and YouTube Music Yearly Recap is Live

Tim December 3, 2025 2

It's always a fun day when your Spotify or YouTube Music yearly recap goes live. For me and anyone else who uses YouTube Music, those recaps are now rolling out, filled with all of the sweet tunes you rocked out to during 2025. If you're a Spotify user,...

These are Google Play’s Top Apps and Games of 2025

Tim November 18, 2025 3

Google Play has graced the internet with its Best Of list for 2025. It was a decent year for Google Play, getting all sorts of big titles launched, such as Pokémon TCG Pocket, but we also have a new category entirely: Best for XR headsets. What we appreciate...

Red Dead Redemption Coming to Android on December 2

Tim November 14, 2025 3

On December 2, mobile users will gain access to Red Dead Redemption. Rockstar announced this week that the title is coming to a plethora of platforms, including Netflix, as well as the latest series of consoles. This is a big deal, as RDR is one of those games...

Google Home App Updated With Improved Device Controls, New Automation Editor, and Bug Fixes

Tim November 13, 2025 1

Google is pushing out another update to the Google Home app, labeled as version 4.3. Inside, you'll find a few new features, as well as a list of bug fixes and miscellaneous performance improvements. For features, Google lists improved camera feedback, meaning...

Google Adding New Sideload Process for Unverified App Installs on Android

Kellen November 12, 2025 7

Back in August, Google announced that it would soon require developers to verify before their apps could be installed on your Android device if you tried to install them outside of Google Play. Another way to look at the situation would be Google blocking you...

Google Play About to Warn You If Apps Cause Excessive Battery Drain

Kellen November 12, 2025 2

Google has defined a new bad behavior threshold for excessive wake locks on Android, which means a new warning is coming to apps on Google Play if they might present excessive battery drain. The time has come for developers to stop messing around in the...

TikTok Lite Made for Those With Suboptimal Internet

Tim November 5, 2025 4

TikTok, a very popular app here in the US, has a Lite version available on Google Play for Android users. Still delivering all of the core features that are offered by TikTok, the Lite version is designed to use less bandwidth to help protect your limited data...

There’s a Fresh Build of Nova Launcher Available

Tim October 31, 2025 19

Back in September, news broke that Nova Launcher's original founder and developer was asked to step away from the app and cease activities related to open sourcing the app. This news didn't sit well with the Android community. While work on that is still...