Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is rolling out a new version of Google Play Services, bringing new features to Google Wallet. On Fitbit devices, Google Wallet now supports American Express cards. On phones, you can now choose to authenticate debit/credit card payments for your public transit journeys. Google Wallet is a mobile payment app from Google that lets you store your card information securely on your phone and use it to make payments. If you’ve stayed loyal to the app all these years as it went through its rebrandings, Google has released new features that make ..read more

Credit: Oliver Cragg / Android Authority Nothing has brought Nothing OS 2.5.5 to the Nothing Phone 1. This update brings ChatGPT integration to the company’s first smartphone. Nothing surprised us last week when it revealed the Nothing OS 2.5.5 update for the Nothing Phone 2. This brought a number of additions to the phone, including ChatGPT integration. There’s good news if you’ve got the Nothing Phone 1, as the update is being pushed out to this device. Nothing took to its forum to announce the release of Nothing OS 2.5.5 for the Nothing Phone 1, and the headline feature here is indeed ..read more

After years of struggling to compete in the PC space, Qualcomm finally has a platform that should be able to compete. The Snapdragon X platform is built on its custom Oryon CPU architecture, which it claims is powerful enough to match — and possibly even beat — Apple, Intel, and AMD. Qualcomm has shared quite a bit about the performance of its upcoming chips and recently detailed more information about the exact models to be available — the X Elite and X Plus. Thanks to a source familiar with the matter, we can share a little more than Qualcomm let slip by previewing the additional specs for ..read more

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority WhatsApp passkey support is rolling out to iPhone users as an alternative to SMS login codes. Passkeys on WhatsApp don’t necessarily make your account more secure, and we advise you to enable the separate 2FA feature. Once set up, your WhatsApp passkey will be stored in Apple’s iCloud Keychain and sync to your connected devices. WhatsApp is widely rolling out passkey support to iPhone users, following last October’s release on Android. Simply put, this feature is an alternative to SMS login codes. Through biometric authentication, those without ..read more

Credit: Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority The beta version of the ChatGPT app for Android now lets you edit existing prompts. This feature is also available in the regular version of the app for iOS. This means you don’t have to type a new message if you made a typo or want to refine your initial prompt. The ChatGPT app is pretty convenient compared to the website, offering voice support and an improved UI. But one website feature that hasn’t been available on the app is the ability to edit prompts. Fortunately, we’ve got some good news. Code sleuth AssembleDebug confirmed to Android Au ..read more

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority T-Mobile is making some important changes to its SIM change process to make SIM swap scams much harder. A new Account Change Engine determines the legitimacy of SIM change requests. Customers now also need to confirm a SIM change instead of denying the SIM change under the previous system. SIM swap scams are on the rise, and they bank on a mix of social engineering and luck to get complete control over a consumer’s number. After that, they can easily access two-factor authentication for bank accounts and other financial instruments. However, SIM ..read more

The OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro have received their final scheduled update. This last update brings the April 2024 security patch. This closes the book on the 2020 flagship phones, which received three Android OS updates and four years of security patches. The OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro were two of the better OnePlus phones, being released back in 2020. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, and the two phones have reached end-of-life status ..read more

Credit: Damien Wilde / Android Authority Google may soon offer its Pixel Tablet without the charging speaker dock, potentially making it more affordable. New accessories for the Pixel Tablet, including a pen and keyboard, are also rumored to be in the works. The Pixel Tablet was Google’s comeback into the Android tablet space, and it seems like the comeback might be coming back again. According to reliable leaker @MysteryLupin on X/Twitter, Google might soon “relaunch” the Pixel Tablet. If you were hoping for a brand-new Pixel tablet like us, you might be disappointed. According to the tw ..read more

The Google Podcasts migration tool is now available internationally. Users have until July 29 to migrate their subscriptions to YouTube Music or another platform. After Google announced the Podcasts app would be shutting down, it said that it would roll out a tool to help users migrate their subscriptions over to YouTube Music. This tool was launched in the US back in December, but the rest of the world was left waiting. Four months later, the exporting tool has now gone live globally. Today, Google updated its podcast migration support page to announce that the export tool is now availab ..read more

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google working on a toggle that will allow you to turn off expressive animations in Google Messages. The setting will presumably turn off/on Reaction and Screen Effects. It’s unclear if turning expressive animations off will also affect animated emojis. If you find the animated reactions in Google’s messaging app annoying, you may be able to turn them off soon. An APK teardown has revealed Google is working on an on/off toggle for the feature. Google announced Reaction Effects back in November 2023, however, wide availability only rolled out las ..read more