One UI 7 is better than I thought, but Google’s Pixel software still beats it

by dbadmin | May 18, 2025 | Android 15, Features, Samsung, Samsung One UI

We’ve spent more time than I care to count debating which Android skin is the best here at Android Authority. I’ve always leaned towards Google’s light, smooth Pixel UI, but I have friends who will defend Samsung and its customizable One UI until their batteries run...

How long can you track a Pixel after a thief has powered it off? I tested it to find out

by dbadmin | May 3, 2025 | Android 15, Features, Find My Device, Google Pixel 9, Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Hardly any week goes by without me handing my husband a Bluetooth tracker and asking him to take it to work so I can test out remote location and finding. I’ve done it with AirTags, the Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2, Tile...

Nothing Phone 3a is finally getting this missing Android 15 privacy feature

by dbadmin | Apr 25, 2025 | Android 15, News, Nothing, Nothing Phone 3a

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Privacy Space is coming to Nothing OS on the Phone 3a. Users will be able to access the feature by swiping right while in the app drawer. You can set separate passwords for Privacy Space and the App Locker. The recently...

Google’s latest Android stats reveal the consequence of 15’s glacial deployment

by dbadmin | Apr 25, 2025 | Android 14, Android 15, Android 16, Google, News

Google has published its latest breakdown of how many devices are running which versions of Android. Android 16 has yet to even appear on the radar, and Android 15 has only hit a 4.5% share. Android 14, meanwhile, has seen huge growth to hit over 27% of of devices...

One UI 7 should have been Samsung’s best update in years. Now, it’s the worst

by dbadmin | Apr 18, 2025 | Android 15, Features, Samsung, Samsung One UI

Samsung has done something incredible with One UI 7. Easily Samsung’s biggest Android update in years, One UI 7 has ample new features and a much-needed fresh coat of paint across the board — making it the most enjoyable piece of Samsung software I’ve used in a long,...

Samsung’s One UI 7 rollout could go on even when others start receiving Android 16

by dbadmin | Apr 17, 2025 | Android 15, News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, Samsung One UI

Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority A rollout timeline from within the Samsung Members app suggests Samsung will soon resume rolling out the Android 15-based One UI 7 update to devices, with just a couple of flagships getting the update this month. Older Galaxy...