by dbadmin | May 23, 2025 | AT&T, Guides, T-Mobile, Verizon
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Last summer, I wrote about how I feel that for many, prepaid is a better choice over postpaid, at least once you get past some of the biggest prepaid myths many average users still believe are true in the US. To be fair, at...
by dbadmin | May 23, 2025 | AI, Features, Google, NotebookLM
There are a few AI tools that I find genuinely useful, and NotebookLM is absolutely one of them. If you’re unfamiliar with Google’s unsung AI hero, consider it similar to ChatGPT, except you control which sources it draws information from. It’s a brilliant concept...
by dbadmin | May 23, 2025 | Android, Android 16, Features, Google
You’ve probably heard a lot about the Android 16 QPR1 Beta this week — and for good reason. This newest beta release is our first look at Android 16’s biggest user-facing changes, including the Material 3 Expressive redesign. I’ve been using the Android 16 QPR1 Beta...
by dbadmin | May 23, 2025 | Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, News
Credit: Supplied by AA Wireless The team behind the AA Wireless dongles has launched the AA Wireless TWO Plus. This new dongle turns your car’s wired Android Auto or Apple CarPlay system into a wireless setup. The device has received a limited launch on Indiegogo,...
by dbadmin | May 23, 2025 | AI, Google, News
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by dbadmin | May 23, 2025 | News, Xiaomi
Credit: Weibo/Xiaomi Xiaomi has confirmed to Android Authority that it doesn’t currently have plans to launch devices with XRING chips outside China. The company launched the XRING 01 yesterday, which is its first custom smartphone processor in years. The confirmation...
by dbadmin | May 23, 2025 | Authority Insights, News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Watch, Samsung Galaxy Watch 8, Samsung Health
Samsung’s upcoming Antioxidant Index feature will let you track your body’s beta carotene levels via your Galaxy Watch’s sensors. The watch must be removed and pressed against the thumb to perform the measurement, which then syncs with the Samsung Health app on the...
by dbadmin | May 23, 2025 | Android TV, Google TV, News, TV
Credit: YouTube/Android Developers Google has announced that affordable Google-powered TVs with “low RAM” are in the works. This comes a while after we first heard that Android TV now requires 1GB of RAM instead of 1.5GB. We hope these TVs still offer a pleasant...
by dbadmin | May 23, 2025 | AI, Google, News
Credit: Hashem Al-Ghaili Google announced Veo 3 just days ago, and the internet is officially obsessed! The company’s latest AI video generator has gone viral for all the right (and sometimes unsettling) reasons. With this updated release, Veo has received a massive...
by dbadmin | May 23, 2025 | Google Wear OS, News, Wear OS 6
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google has confirmed that Android 16’s Live Updates are headed to Wear OS. The feature will be introduced on Wear OS wearables in 2026. Google could integrate Live Updates with Wear OS Tiles or introduce an entirely new...
