TL;DR OpenAI is introducing GPT-6.1 Sol, promising Astra-like performance at one-fifth the expenditure. Across numerous benchmarks, GPT-6.1 Sol comes close to 6 Astra’s capabilities, and outpaces GPT-6 Sol. GPT-6.1 demonstrates fewer factual errors than GPT-6 Read more…
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR OpenAI is experiencing elevated error rates across ChatGPT, Codex, and API. The company warns that users may experience “failed requests, difficulty logging in or signing up, and tasks Read more…
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Motorola and Google are looking into an issue with Android Auto. Users report that they are unable to make outgoing calls while their flip phone is closed. The Read more…
TL;DR Google Play is adding usage-based subscription billing aimed at AI apps and other services with variable costs. New options will also support team subscriptions, mixed subscription/one-time purchases, and cross-app bundles. Google is also testing Read more…
TL;DR America.gov is a new AI-powered US government portal that pulls information from more than 29,000 official sources. The Google-backed platform can answer questions about benefits, forms, fees, deadlines, and eligibility, while also supporting PDF Read more…
TL;DR Fairphone will launch the Fairbuds 2 on October 14, 2026. The earbuds will have seven replaceable and modular parts. They will be available in the US for $119. Fairphone, the Dutch electronics manufacturer best Read more…
Posted by Sheenam Mittal, Senior Product Manager, Google Play The subscription landscape is evolving rapidly, especially with the surge of generative AI and increasingly sophisticated app experiences. As the ecosystem shifts, we recognize that developers Read more…
Posted by Jolanda Verhoef, Senior Developer Relations Engineer, Android Developer Relations Welcome back to the blog post series “Build intelligent Android apps” where you take a basic Android app and transform it into a personalized, Read more…
Posted by Matthew Warner, Product Manager, Android Developer Experience AI-powered developer tools have become an essential multiplier for engineering productivity, with teams adopting specialized AI coding agents, custom enterprise harnesses, and autonomous tools. It’s important Read more…
Posted by Fahd Imtiaz, Senior Product Manager, and Loryn Hairston, Product Marketing Manager, Android Developer Googlebook introduces a new category of laptops built on a shared Android foundation. High-performance hardware from partners such as HP, Read more…