10 Janaury 2021, Kathmandu
Android Authority App Review
You want to stay up to date on all the news, reviews, updates, tips, tricks, and hot rumors about your android device? Then Android Authority is the perfect app for you. Specifically made for android devices, this app has a high rating of 4.1 with 10,797 reviews in the Google Play Store. Last updated on December 21st, 2019, this app has over 500,000 downloads. It requires the device android version to be 5.0 and up.
Overview
You can use Android Authority without having to log into the app. The app style is simple, with a green and white color theme. The news, reviews, features, and recommendations are listed out plainly and simply. The application is easy to navigate through.
Features
All the features of these apps are accessible through the side menu bar on the top left corner.
Login
Android Authority requires the user’s name, email address, and password for registration. Login credentials are either the username or the email address with the password previously provided during registration. You can also log in using Twitter or Facebook.
The dashboard shows a list of articles (news, features, deals). Every article contains the full information, upload date, number of times the article is shared, a share and bookmark button, and a comment section.
All Unread
All the unopened articles are listed in this tab.
Android apps and games
List of articles with full descriptions of exciting new online apps and games and their YouTube video link and a download link.
Android how to
List of articles explaining android features, step by step guidelines for the user to follow to perform said features with pictures.
Android Themes
Two themes: Default and Dark. The default theme has a white background, black text, and green headers. The dark theme has a black background, white text, and green headers.
Trending
A list of trending android devices.
You can expect up to date coverage on the following topics:
- Software updates
- New Android apps and games
- Android news
- Android tips and tricks
- Android accessories
- Android wallpaper and themes
- Android widgets and tools
- Android manuals and guides
- Android how-tos
- Firmware updates
Complaints
- Late update on the feed.
- The heavy strain on phone battery.
- Sometimes the app fails to load the articles completely. Leaving either no image, no video, or at times a blank page.
- On login options for google ids.
- Frequent crashing.
- Crash on start.
- Articles take too long to load even in a stable internet connection.
- Too many unrelated apps.
- Having to restart the app completely to perform simple tasks like changing themes.
Verdict
As an app that targets Android users, it has potential. But it’s really nothing new as several other apps include what this app does, along with plenty of other additional useful information.
