by dbadmin | May 17, 2025 | Android, Features, Linux
Google’s Pixel Drop updates rarely include surprises these days, but the rollout of the Linux Terminal app gave hungry power users something to sink their teeth into. It grants users access to a terminal running within a Debian-based virtual machine, opening up a...
by dbadmin | May 17, 2025 | Features, Photography, smartphones, Vivo
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Several Android phone manufacturers have showcased concept phones with external camera lenses over the years. In fact, realme showed off a concept phone with 3x or 10x external lenses at MWC earlier this year. But vivo decided...
by dbadmin | May 17, 2025 | Android, Features, Google, Google Apps, Material 3 Expressive
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Material 3 Expressive is pretty — I get it. It’s fluid, responsive, and has all the fun and eye-catching animations that I want from a modern interface when I look at my phone. But as Google explained all the work that went...
by dbadmin | May 17, 2025 | Features, Nothing, Nothing Phone 3
We’re nearing the halfway point of 2025, and there’s still a decent amount of major Android phone releases we’re anticipating. The Galaxy S25 Edge will hit store shelves by the end of the month, while the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 should arrive later this summer....
by dbadmin | May 16, 2025 | AI, Features, Google Gemini, NotebookLM
Credit: Andy Walker / Android Authority AI is often seen as a mere buzzword companies like to throw around to make their products and services look more appealing. And while it’s true that not all AI-related features prove useful, there are AI services I rely on...
by dbadmin | May 16, 2025 | AI, Android, Features
As yearly phone releases have become more iterative for major brands, there is one new area of expansion that is heavily marketed — generative AI features. While AI features have long been important for certain smartphone functions, generative AI is the new frontier...