by dbadmin | May 29, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung One UI
One UI 8 just arrived in its first beta, and the release adds new actions to Samsung Routines. Clock actions expand with new options for alarms and stopwatches. Routines also picks up initial support for Calendar and Samsung Notes. This is a fun time to be a Samsung...
by dbadmin | May 29, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7
The Galaxy Z Flip 7 could be equipped with the Exynos 2500 in all regions, including the US, instead of Snapdragon. This would be the first time that Samsung’s flagship clamshell phone may have Exynos. The decision is likely due to difficulties with Snapdragon 8...
by dbadmin | May 29, 2025 | Deals, Headphones, News, Sonos
Credit: SoundGuys Sonos just launched a rare sale, dropping many pieces of its high-end hardware to their lowest prices of the year. The Sonos Ace headphones particularly caught our eye, as the 27% discount means that the cans are now at their lowest-ever price of...
by dbadmin | May 29, 2025 | Android Games, Gaming, News, Samsung One UI
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Samsung has released a major update for the Game Booster app. The update brings over 10 new features, including Game Sound, Max boost, Respawn timer, and 4D Vibration. A few of the new features mentioned in the changelog may...
by dbadmin | May 29, 2025 | Android 16, Features, Samsung, Samsung One UI
The sudden release of the One UI 8 beta was a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. It isn’t as significant an update as One UI 7, and the improvements refine rather than revolutionize the experience. Aside from the additions Samsung has made to One UI, there are...
by dbadmin | May 29, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung One UI
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority The Samsung Reminder app has received a fresh coat of paint in One UI 8. The updated app features a redesigned homepage with new categories at the top and a few sample reminder templates. Samsung has also introduced a new...
by dbadmin | May 29, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google Pixel, News
Google is preparing to launch a “Pixel themes” feature, as evidenced by new strings and a button we managed to surface in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1. This button is part of the Pixel wallpaper app, and it aims to launch a “Pixel Customization Packs” app, which isn’t...
by dbadmin | May 29, 2025 | Android 16, Features, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung One UI
Samsung surprised us all this week by releasing the One UI 8 beta for the Galaxy S25 series, which is based on Android 16. Following the messy rollout of One UI 7 and Samsung’s track record of launching betas after Google has finalized a stable Android update, the...
by dbadmin | May 29, 2025 | ChatGPT, Guides, OpenAI
Credit: Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority While ChatGPT has existed in various forms for some time, its true mainstream success began with the release of GPT-3 in 2020. Since then, ChatGPT has evolved significantly, both for better and worse. Although the tool is...
by dbadmin | May 29, 2025 | Google, Google Drive, Google Gemini, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Gemini in Google Drive can now summarize and answer questions about videos. The feature is available in English only and is accessible through Google Drive’s overlay previewer or a standalone file viewer. Gemini’s video...