I thought YouTube Premium Lite was good, but this two-person plan could beat it

by dbadmin | May 6, 2025 | Features, YouTube, YouTube Premium

Seemingly out of nowhere, the last few weeks have been incredibly busy for YouTube Premium subscribers. In March, YouTube rolled out YouTube Premium Lite in the US, letting folks get an ad-free YouTube experience at the lowest price yet. Now, just a couple of months...

The Fitbit Sense line is cooked because it was too good for Google

by dbadmin | May 6, 2025 | Features, Fitbit, Fitbit Sense, Google, smartwatches

Fitbit Sense 2 Credit: Kris Carlon / Android Authority In 2020, Fitbit launched the Sense, its first fitness tracker that came close to being a bona fide smartwatch. Although it was a souped-up tracker on launch day, Fitbit slowly upgraded it over time, adding...

Here’s why I keep reaching for my Samsung even with a flagship Pixel in my pocket

by dbadmin | May 6, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 8, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S24 FE

If someone were to ask you if Samsung smartphones are better than Google Pixels, what would you say? It’s a question that I can’t answer with a single word. Both offer users some of the best expressions of Android money can buy. And I admit, picking my daily driver...

Did you know: Xiaomi phones were (kinda) sold in the US for one day

by dbadmin | May 6, 2025 | Features, US Mobile, Xiaomi

For one short-lived moment in 2016, Xiaomi smartphones were available to buy from a US carrier. Not through some sketchy importer or Amazon listing — we’re talking about a real wireless provider, with things like plans and warranties. US Mobile, a small MVNO that runs...

Battery not lasting through the day? This new display tech could be a game changer

by dbadmin | May 5, 2025 | Displays, Features

Credit: Paul Jones / Android Authority The rivalry between LCD and OLED displays is mostly a thing of the past, but that doesn’t mean that mobile display technology stands still. Today, we’re firmly in the territory of different varieties of OLED technology vying for...

Forget the Pixel Watch 4, this is the Wear OS watch I’m looking forward to the most

by dbadmin | May 5, 2025 | Features, OnePlus, OnePlus Watch, smartwatches, Wearables

While the Pixel Watch 4 is generating plenty of buzz, the Wear OS watch I’m actually looking forward to the most is a potential OnePlus Watch 3R. The Watch 2R showed up about six months after the OnePlus Watch 2. If the current generation follows the same pattern, we...