by dbadmin | Nov 24, 2025 | News, OnePlus, OnePlus 15
TL;DR The OnePlus 15 showed remarkable structural integrity during JRE’s test. Its Gorilla Glass Victus 2, a fiberglass-reinforced plastic back, and a micro-arc oxidation-treated aluminum frame — all contribute to the phone’s durability. The Sand Storm model trades...
by dbadmin | Nov 24, 2025 | Bixby, Google Gemini, News, Perplexity, Samsung, Samsung Bixby
Credit: Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung’s own virtual assistant Bixby may soon be powered by an AI chatbot. Samsung is rumored to have partnered with Perplexity, a Google DeepMind and OpenAI rival, for new Bixby capabilities. These features would be...
by dbadmin | Nov 24, 2025 | Google, Google Pixel, News, Polls
Pixel Drops used to be something to get excited about, especially if you had the latest Google handset, but not anymore. These software updates brought exclusive features to Pixel phones, giving users more toys to play with than other Android users. However, as the...
by dbadmin | Nov 24, 2025 | Android, News, smartphones
Credit: Mrwhosetheboss TL;DR YouTuber Mrwhosetheboss has exposed two North Korean smartphones, revealing extreme levels of state censorship, from blocked internet access to propaganda-filled apps and banned keywords. The devices secretly take automatic screenshots,...
by dbadmin | Nov 24, 2025 | Apple, Google, Google Pixel, News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon
TL;DR Qualcomm has said that it’s bringing Pixel 10-style AirDrop support to Snapdragon-powered phones. This means many more Android phones could soon support Quick Share-AirDrop file transfers. The chipmaker says it’ll enable support on Snapdragon devices in “the...
by dbadmin | Nov 23, 2025 | Features, OPPO Find, USB-C
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Another week, another problem with USB-C charging. Perhaps I’m just having a worse time than most, undoubtedly due to the sheer number of gadgets on my desk at any given time, but plugging in my new OPPO Find X9 Pro had me...
by dbadmin | Nov 23, 2025 | Features, robot vacuum
Credit: Stephen Schenck / Android Authority Inflation has become a fact of life these days. Smartphone prices have steadily risen over the past few years and the same is true for most other electronics, from headphones to consoles. Still, there are a few product...
by dbadmin | Nov 23, 2025 | Google, Google Gemini, News, Polls, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Watch 8
Credit: Brady Snyder / Android Authority Smartwatches are the perfect use case for a voice assistant — the small screen makes touch-based navigation and typing cumbersome, and users also have lower expectations and needs for the tasks they can accomplish on the watch....
by dbadmin | Nov 23, 2025 | Features, Gmail, Google Gemini, google messages
Ever since AI made a hard landing in our lives, I wake up every day to a new way it could automate some random chore and make my life just a little less miserable and a lot easier. AI can do what it does best — analyze data and find patterns — and that basic system...
by dbadmin | Nov 23, 2025 | Apple, Apple AirDrop, European Commission, Features, Google, Google Pixel 10, Quick Share, WI-FI
Google surprised everyone this week by doing the unthinkable and rolling out AirDrop support for the Pixel 10 without any hacks, directly through Quick Share. If you have a Pixel 10 like me, now you can Quick Share with any iPhone, iPad, and Mac, or even AirDrop back...
