by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2025 | AI, Features
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Another day, another large language model, but news that OpenAI has released its first open-weight models (gpt-oss) with Apache 2.0 licensing is a bigger deal than most. Finally, you can run a version of ChatGPT offline and...
by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2025 | News, Polls, Verizon
Verizon is in the news for losing 51,000 postpaid subscribers between April and June this year and then doubling down by removing loyalty discounts and driving bills up. Ironically, the company recently gave away free concert tickets, gift cards, branded freebies, and...
by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2025 | ChatGPT, News, OpenAI
Credit: Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority Details about OpenAI’s upcoming GPT-5 model have leaked. GitHub accidentally published details of the upcoming model and its four variants in a blog, which was later withdrawn. The leak points to better reasoning and...
by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Gemini, Google Pixel 10
Summer’s been going by so fast, it’s hard to believe that we’re already down to just two weeks to go until Google’s August 20 event, where we’re expecting to see the company introduce the Pixel 10 series, the Pixel Watch 4, and some new Pixel Buds. As that date keeps...
by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2025 | Android Security, Cybersecurity, News, Samsung, Samsung One UI
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Samsung has announced a ‘Voice Phishing Suspected Call Alert’ feature in One UI 8. This Korea-only feature can warn you if the person you’re calling is using voice phishing. There’s no word on a wider release, but if...
by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2025 | AI, ChatGPT, Features
Credit: Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority Last week, OpenAI released what may be the most ambitious (and potentially controversial) update to ChatGPT since its launch: Agent mode. Unlike the standard conversational interface, Agent mode gives ChatGPT control over a...
by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2025 | Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 10, News, Polls, Survey
Credit: Google The Google Pixel 10 phones will launch in a few weeks, and it looks like there’ll be no shortage of models on the day. Google is expected to offer the base Pixel 10, the Pixel 10 Pro, the Pixel 10 Pro XL, and the Pixel 10 Pro Fold. Do you plan to...
by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2025 | Authority Insights, News, YouTube
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority A few weeks back, YouTube’s Android app introduced a new Auto Zoom feature that automatically zooms in on videos in landscape mode, with no way of turning it off in settings. Auto Zoom is separate from the “Zoom to fill...
by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2025 | Features, Phone Plans, US Mobile, Verizon, Visible
If you’re a Verizon customer, chances are you probably aren’t thrilled with the current state of the carrier. We recently reported on a host of plan and price changes, none of which are positive. Verizon is eliminating loyalty discounts, increasing the price of...
by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S23, Samsung Galaxy S24
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority A noted tipster has suggested One UI 8 beta rollout dates for the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S23 series. The Galaxy S24 is reported to receive its One UI 8 beta update on August 13. Samsung has already confirmed that the beta updates...
