Google’s New Android Update Locks Your Apps And Hides Your Messages

Now Android Authority has delved deeper into pre-release code to find that the “latest Android Canary reveals Google plans to ...
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Android 16 finally lets you fully customize your app icons

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Android 17's new App Lock might stop your notifications from spilling secrets

Android 17's App Lock feature is still a work-in-progress, but we've now learned how it will handle notifications from locked ...
Android Authority

Latest Google Messages bug gives you two or three app icons (Update: Fixed!)

A bug in the new Google Messages beta, version v20250811, is causing users to see two or even three app icons in their app drawer. The bug affects only beta users. All icons launch the same app, so ...
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Google to introduce a discreet Android 17 App Lock feature to keep your notifications private

An example is a user who locked the Google Messages app with App Lock. If they receive a message, they will only see a “New ...