by dbadmin | Jan 29, 2026 | Android, Features, Google, Google Aluminium OS, Google Chrome OS
Google is gearing up to merge Android and Chrome OS this year, and while work is going on in the background, the company just gave us an accidental look at Android’s upcoming desktop interface. The originally public, but now-private bug report (via 9to5Google)...
by dbadmin | Jan 29, 2026 | Gaming, gaming phones, News, Redmagic
Credit: REDMAGIC TL;DR The REDMAGIC 11 Air is a new gaming phone with a relatively slim form factor. It packs a Snapdragon 8 Elite, paired with up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. Global sales start on February 12 at $499 for the 12+256 version, or $599 for the...
by dbadmin | Jan 29, 2026 | AYN, Emulator, Gaming, News
Credit: Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR AYN is running a sale on the AYN Odin 2 Portal leading up to the Chinese New Year. The 7-inch gaming handheld remains one of the best on the market more than a year after release. The AYN Odin 2 is now being...
by dbadmin | Jan 29, 2026 | News, Nothing, Nothing Phone 4a
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Nothing’s co-founder and CEO Carl Pei has confirmed the company won’t launch a flagship this year. Instead, it will focus on its Phone 4a series and audio products. Pei says the decision is backed by the intensifying...
by dbadmin | Jan 29, 2026 | News, Samsung
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has expanded unlimited accidental damage repairs under Samsung Care Plus to Europe, removing the previous limit of two repairs per year. A new Theft and Loss add-on is now also available in the region, offering...
by dbadmin | Jan 29, 2026 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Lens, News
TL;DR Google Lens is trying out an interface with Android’s new embedded photo picker. The new picker should make it easier to find your photos, while enhancing privacy. Lens is also experimenting with jumping right to your gallery on startup. Out of all the different...
by dbadmin | Jan 29, 2026 | News, Polls, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, Samsung Galaxy S, Survey Results
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Samsung has offered few hardware upgrades for its Galaxy S phones over the years, and colleague Joe Maring took issue with this in a recent opinion article. Joe questioned how much longer Samsung could get away with...
by dbadmin | Jan 29, 2026 | Android apps, Features, TikTok
I’ve never been a big fan of TikTok. I know it’s silly given my always-online line of work, but I couldn’t make myself download one more social media platform to mindlessly scroll in my free time. For a long time, my stubbornness worked — I just waited patiently for...
by dbadmin | Jan 29, 2026 | Features, Samsung Galaxy S24
Credit: Matt Horne / Android Authority This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup.
by dbadmin | Jan 29, 2026 | News, smartphones, SoC
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Global smartphone chipset shipments are expected to fall 7% in 2026, but industry revenue is still set to grow in double digits. AI-driven data center demand is pushing chipmakers toward high-margin HBM, driving up DRAM...
