by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2025 | Android 16, Features, OnePlus, OnePlus OxygenOS
When Google released Android 16 this past June, many users were disappointed by its lack of new features. Fortunately, the open nature of Android allows OEMs like OnePlus to add their own changes on top of Google’s releases. That’s exactly what OnePlus has done with...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2025 | Bluetooth, Gaming, News
Credit: Ohsnap TL;DR MCON, a unique sliding mobile controller that attaches via magnets, is now available for purchase. It features TMR sticks, analog triggers, gyro controls, flip-out handles, an optional dock for external displays, and more. Initially funded via...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2025 | News, Polls, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, Samsung Galaxy S26
Samsung took a swing at the thin-and-light smartphones category with the Galaxy S25 Edge, releasing the phone before Apple could release the iPhone Air. Shockingly, mere five months after its launch, reports suggest that Samsung has killed the Edge line. That means no...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2025 | ChatGPT, News, OpenAI
Credit: Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR OpenAI is testing direct messaging features in ChatGPT’s mobile app, along with group chats. Hints for the DM function were spotted in the code for ChatGPT’s Android app. Sora, OpenAI’s video generation and sharing...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2025 | News, Realme
Credit: Realme TL;DR Realme just teased a key design element for the upcoming GT 8 Pro flagship. Its camera island can be swapped out for a different shape or color. The phone also features special color tuning by camera brand Ricoh and is realme’s first phone with a...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2025 | Features, Oppo
This week, we’ve spent some hands-on time with the upcoming OPPO Find X9 Pro flagship. It won’t be long until we can share our full initial impressions, but we can talk a bit about the new camera setup, and it’s certainly shaping up to be impressive. That’s not...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2025 | Apple, Apple iPhone 17, Features, Google, Google Pixel 10
I’m not quite ready to draw my conclusions on the iPhone 17 Pro just yet — essentially, whether it can finally pull me away from Android — but I do know one thing: Apple is taking its still photography more seriously than ever. It’s added new Photographic Styles to...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2025 | Authority Insights, Gboard, Google, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Gboard beta introduces an “Auto-switch after apostrophe” feature to enhance typing speed. Once the feature goes live, the keyboard will return to letters automatically after ‘ is pressed. The feature will likely...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2025 | eSIM, News, Promoted
Credit: Paul Jones / Android Authority It wasn’t that long ago that the horror of a bloated phone bill when traveling abroad meant that the first thing we did was disable data roaming, and to be extra safe, put our phones in airplane mode. Hotel Wi-Fi isn’t always...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2025 | AI, Authority Insights, Google, google messages, News
Credit: Google TL;DR Google is working on adding its “Nano Banana” AI image editing model to Google Messages. This new feature could bring AI-powered image generation to the Google Messages app. Google’s recent “Nano Banana” update to its image editing model has been...
