by dbadmin | May 9, 2025 | Bluetooth, Google Pixel, News
Android 16 will introduce Auracast support for Pixel devices, but it’s hidden in the current beta and requires a developer options toggle to enable. This Bluetooth LE Audio feature allows broadcasting or listening to nearby audio streams, benefiting hearing aid users...
by dbadmin | May 9, 2025 | Features, Google, YouTube
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google’s algorithm on YouTube that suggests new content to me is great. It quickly gets a feel for the stuff I like to watch and pushes me to similar content by different creators. Before I know it, I’m hooked, spending...
by dbadmin | May 9, 2025 | Linux, News
Android 15’s new Linux Terminal app is limited to 4GB of memory, which can be insufficient for developers. A workaround involves increasing the zram size, creating a swap file, and adjusting swappiness to improve memory availability. While not a perfect solution, this...
by dbadmin | May 9, 2025 | Apple Watch, Features, Google Wear OS, smartwatches
Android smartwatches are in a great place in 2025. From a hardware perspective, there have never been so many quality watches to choose from — with Google, Samsung, and OnePlus all offering excellent options. The software is solid, too. Wear OS 5 is Google’s...
by dbadmin | May 9, 2025 | Camera, News, Photography, Samsung
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority A leaker has suggested that a next-generation OPPO phone could adopt a 200MP periscope camera and a 50MP 10x camera. If confirmed, this would make for the most impressive zoom camera hardware on a smartphone. The last phone with...
by dbadmin | May 9, 2025 | Android, Features, Google, Software Update
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority News that the Pixel 8 series won’t get Android 16’s new Battery Health feature has stirred more outrage than you’d expect for such a mundane addition. Then again, perhaps it’s because it’s so seemingly rudimentary that it’s...
by dbadmin | May 9, 2025 | Emulator, Gaming, News, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch
Credit: Curtis Joe / Android Authority Eden is a new Switch emulator launching tomorrow in pre-alpha. It’s a Yuzu fork with new features and a new UI. The team previously worked on Citron, breaking off after internal disputes. The Nintendo Switch 2 is less than a...
by dbadmin | May 9, 2025 | Authority Insights, News, Samsung Galaxy Watch, Samsung One UI, smartwatches
Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority A teardown of a One UI 8 Watch app has revealed a new charging animation for the upcoming smartwatch software. This animation is in line with that of One UI 7 on smartphones, suggesting a more consistent look and feel between...
by dbadmin | May 9, 2025 | Authority Insights, News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Watch 8
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Through a leaked One UI 8 Watch firmware, we’ve spotted plenty of new details about Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic. The Galaxy Watch 8 could come in a squircle body in two sizes. The Galaxy Watch 8...
by dbadmin | May 9, 2025 | News, Sony
Credit: The Walkman Blog The Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones are launching on May 15. The headphones leaked just a day ago, with an early Amazon listing revealing their complete specifications and a separate leak revealing their design. Sony has now officially confirmed...
