by dbadmin | Nov 20, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Photos, News
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos may soon introduce a popular iOS feature, which converts photos into stickers. Google has already introduced this functionality on iOS, and the Android version is expected to follow suit. We were able to tweak...
by dbadmin | Nov 20, 2025 | Android, News
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by dbadmin | Nov 20, 2025 | Emulator, Gaming, News, Qualcomm Snapdragon
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR An open-source Turnip driver for Qualcomm’s Adreno 8xx GPUs is currently in development. This should bring bug fixes and improved performance when playing emulators on Snapdragon 8 Elite and 8 Elite Gen 5 devices. It sounds...
by dbadmin | Nov 20, 2025 | News, Samsung
Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR A resident of Sydney, Australia, lost their life after being unable to reach emergency services. After a preliminary investigation, the user’s telecom operator has claimed they were using an “unsupported Samsung...
by dbadmin | Nov 20, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung One UI
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung’s Now Bar could get two more additions in the One UI 8.5 update. The lockscreen widget could display audio broadcast (Auracast) details and Google commute info. These info categories would join other Now Bar...
by dbadmin | Nov 20, 2025 | Ikea, Matter, News, Philips Hue, Smart Home
Credit: Nabu Casa/Home Assistant TL;DR Home Assistant has launched the $49 Connect ZBT-2 USB adapter to unify Zigbee, Thread, and Matter devices without relying on separate apps or hubs. The adapter simplifies smart home setups by letting users control thousands of...
by dbadmin | Nov 19, 2025 | E-Ink, eReader, News, Tablets
TL;DR Early Black Friday deals start November 20 for reMarkable tablets. Shoppers can save $70 on reMarkable 2 bundles and $50 on Paper Pro bundles, including refurbished units. All bundles include a tablet, stylus, and folio. ReMarkable is getting a head start on the...
by dbadmin | Nov 19, 2025 | Browsers, Google, Google Chrome, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google has rolled out vertical tabs for Chrome in the latest Canary version for desktop. The option to use vertical tabs will appear when you right-click on the horizontal tab bar. The option to use horizontal tabs will...
by dbadmin | Nov 19, 2025 | Android 16, News, Nothing, Nothing OS
TL;DR In an update, Nothing confirmed the stable Nothing OS 4.0 update will roll out to supported devices this week. The official announcement is yet to come, which should provide clarity on which models will gain access to the Android 16-based update first. Nothing...
by dbadmin | Nov 19, 2025 | News, Wallpapers
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! We’re switching things up a bit! C. Scott Brown is way too busy making amazing videos and other pressing content lately, so Wallpaper Wednesday duties have been handed to me. Let me introduce...
