The Amazon Appstore is broken on Android 12, and there's no fix in sight

Eric Zeman / Android Authority TL;DR The Amazon Appstore is broken on Android 12 devices. Users are unable to launch apps downloaded from Amazon’s store. Amazon has since acknowledged the issue and that a fix is incoming. Update: December 1, 2021 (12:34 AM ET): Amazon has now responded after it emerged that the Amazon Appstore and apps downloaded from the storefront were broken on Android 12.  “We are aware and working to resolve an issue impacting app performance and launches for the small number of Amazon Appstore users that have upgraded to Android 12 on their mobile devices.

The best private search engines

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Search engines know so much about us. From medical worries to hobbies and obscure questions we think of at midnight, we trust them with a lot of information. However, this trust shouldn’t be blind. Data is big business nowadays, and many popular engines aren’t shy about selling everything to advertisers. Using private search engines is, therefore, a must. If you are not sure where to start, we are here to help.

The best Thanksgiving apps for Android

Thanksgiving is a trying, but ultimately happy time of year for many people. You get a chance to see your family, eat a ton of food, and you finally get to whip out all those excuses you’ve been saving up on why you haven’t come to visit more often. The dominant opinion is that it’s a day to put your phone or tablet away and interact with your family, but we have a list of awesome Thanksgiving apps that can help make the day go by smoother.

Trusted Face smart unlock removed from Android

The not-so-widely-used trusted face smart unlock feature has officially been removed from Android. Android Police reported that the feature has been completely removed from devices running Android 10 or below. The feature was added to Android in 2014 and existed alongside other smart unlock features that keep your device unlocked under certain circumstances. Examples include on-body detection, trusted places, trusted devices, and voice match. None of the other smart unlock features have been removed as of right now.

All Samsung Galaxy S22 colors leak for entire line

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR We now have high-quality renders of all Samsung Galaxy S22 colors. There appear to be four colors for each variant, with black, white, and green shared among them. Only the Galaxy S22 Ultra gets a unique purple color that might land as Burgundy. Regardless, if you want to see the Samsung Galaxy S22 colors well before Samsung reveals them, we’ve got you covered.

Are smartphone gimbal stabilizers better than OIS?

Over the course of the last year, I’ve been increasingly seeing a strange new gadget at the industry events and conventions I attend. You’ve probably seen them as expensive alternatives to selfie sticks, but smartphone gimbals are increasingly being used by consumers to help them achieve a Steadicam video effect. I personally own a gimbal stabilizer for my mirrorless camera, and I know first hand what kind of advantages it offers over the built-in stabilization in my camera.

Best Nexus 7 (2013) Cases

The Nexus 7 (2013) features the ideal combination of high-end specifications and a budget-friendly price point. While not without its flaws, the very attractive price, along with a stock Android experience and the promise of timely OS updates, made the Google tablet, manufactured by Asus, one of the best of 2013. There are some great accessories for the Nexus 7 (2013), and today, we’ll be focusing on one type of accessory in particular – cases.

Four rear cameras, punch-hole display

The Huawei Lite series is probably one of the most popular mid-range phone families in the EMEA region, offering a respectable price and decent camera credentials. Now, it seems like the firm has another addition to the family in the Huawei P20 Lite 2019. On the Huawei P20 Lite 2019 are what looks like four rear cameras. WinFuture reports the main camera is a 24MP f/1.8 shooter, which lines up with the P30 Lite’s main camera.

Google Maps and Google Earth now have insanely high res satellite imagery

When it comes to technology, bigger numbers are typically better – from battery capacity, pixel density, RAM and so on – but the same is also true of satellites (I guess). Google has just announced it has upgraded its satellite imagery from the Landsat 7 satellite to, you guessed it, the Landsat 8. But it’s not just a shiny new satellite imagery we’re getting either, cos Google also has an all-new image processing technique too.

How to stream Ferguson vs. Gaethje

Update: May 10, 2020 – The prelims have started. The prelims are free on ESPN, the main card you need to order ESPN+, details below. Update: May 9, 2020 – We have updated the article to show that one of the matches for UFC 249 has been taken off the card, due to one of the fighters, Ronaldo Souza, testing positive for COVID-19. The coronavirus outbreak sure did a number to our social lives.