TechCrunch

Apps to distract you from the endless cycle of doomscrolling

You open your phone to check the time or a quick message. The next thing you know, an hour has passed and you’ve scrolled through endless celebrity drama, cat videos, awful news stories, influencer ...
Android Police

I finally beat my 'scrolling' addiction with this one productivity app

I am an author and features writer at Android Police. I primarily writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest smartphone apps and features for Android Police since joining the team in early ...
Tom's Guide

SWEAT app review: I've been using this app for the past decade, and here's why I think it's the best workout app for women

Fitness Trackers I tested the Amazfit Active 3 Premium for a month — and these 3 features beat my Apple Watch Fitness I’ve been using the same under-desk treadmill for 9 months — here's my honest take ...
Android

Gizmo Turns Social Media Scrolling into Interactive, AI-Powered Mini Apps

Gizmo is a new social platform that blends TikTok-style feeds with AI-powered vibe coding, allowing users to create and share interactive mini apps without programming skills. While safety and ...
Engadget

Our first look at Google's Android for PC interface leaks in a bug report

Last summer, Google announced that Android 16 would include a desktop interface built from Samsung DeX, a mirroring and phone integration tool for PC. Thanks to a (now permissions-restricted) bug ...
Computerworld

The best Android feature you (probably) aren’t using

Here in the land of Android, we’ve got an almost comical kind of first-world problem: So many new features fly our way so frickin’ often that it’s all too easy to overlook something interesting — or ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Tough Job Market Has People Using Dating Apps to Get Interviews

Most people use dating apps to find love. Tiffany Chau used one to hunt for a summer internship. This fall, the 20-year-old junior at California College of the Arts tailored her Hinge profile to ...
Android Police

Android is finally fixing one of the most annoying scrolling screenshot quirks

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
Android

Google Messages Introduces Modern Photo Interface With Viewer Redesign

Google Messages is getting a new update with a redesigned photo and video viewer interface. The UI has been modernized and has a more intuitive control. The main UI has been refined to match the ...
Los Angeles Times

Judge temporarily blocks OpenAI from using ‘Cameo’ in video-making app Sora

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A federal judge has temporarily blocked OpenAI’s use of several monikers, including “Cameos” and “CameoVideo,” for ...
CNBC

OpenAI launches Sora for Android devices

OpenAI on Tuesday launched its Sora app of AI-generated videos for Android devices. The announcement on Tuesday brings the popular AI app to the Google Play app store for users in the U.S., Canada, ...