by dbadmin | May 30, 2025 | Android apps, Features, Instagram
I’ve never been a big Reels guy on Instagram. Sure, I’ll spend far too long scrolling through them here and there, but I rarely try my hand at making one. After all, as a photographer for my local run club, it’s easier to string together a slider of photos when I want...
by dbadmin | May 30, 2025 | AT&T, Guides, T-Mobile, Verizon
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority A quick glance at all the major prepaid and postpaid mobile service providers makes it clear that almost everyone offers unlimited data nowadays. To make matters even more confusing for the average customer, these plans can...
by dbadmin | May 30, 2025 | Google, Google Wear OS, News, smartwatches, Wear OS 6
Credit: Google Google has confirmed that Wear OS 6 will offer media controls on a smartwatch’s always-on display. This will allow you to control your music playback without turning on your watch’s screen. It seems like the always-on display could support more than...
by dbadmin | May 30, 2025 | AI, Google, Google Search, News
Credit: Google Google Search’s AI Overview previously gave confident but wrong answers for the simple search query “Is it 2025?”. This has now been fixed, and AI Overview gives the right answer. More importantly, Google no longer hides the disclaimer about possible...
by dbadmin | May 30, 2025 | Gaming, Microsoft Xbox, News, Steam Deck
Credit: Oliver Cragg / Android Authority Microsoft is reportedly deprioritizing work on a native Xbox handheld. Instead, it will focus on improving Windows on third-party handhelds. The native Xbox handheld was expected in 2027 alongside next-gen consoles. The...
by dbadmin | May 30, 2025 | Android 15, News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy A, Samsung One UI
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority The Galaxy A16 5G has started getting the One UI 7 update based on Android 15. It is the best-selling Android phone of this year so far. The One UI 7 update for the Galaxy A16 5G reportedly fixes the UI and navigation lags users...
by dbadmin | May 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Phone app, News
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Google is testing two interfaces for the incoming call screen in the Phone app. Users may be able to choose between a pill-based horizontal swipe UI or an iPhone-like single-tap UI for answering/declining calls. However,...
by dbadmin | May 30, 2025 | News, Photography, Polls, smartphones, Survey
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority We recently published our overhauled list of the best camera phones, and we’re really spoiled for choice in 2025. Our article covers the best phones for zoom, selfies, video, and more. What do you look for in a great camera...
by dbadmin | May 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Phone app, Material 3 Expressive, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority An Android Authority teardown has revealed Material 3 Expressive design tweaks coming to Google’s Phone app. The visual tweaks currently apply to the incoming call and in-call menus. This comes after we discovered visual...
by dbadmin | May 30, 2025 | Google Lens, News, YouTube
Credit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority Google Lens integration will be added to YouTube Shorts in the coming weeks. The feature will allow users to fire up Lens within a Short and quickly search for what they’re watching. Ads in search results will likely be a part of...
