7 features you should expect from 2026 flagship Android phones

by dbadmin | Oct 12, 2025 | Features, Mediatek, Qualcomm Snapdragon, smartphones

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority This was a significant year for Android phones, as several innovations and improvements were keenly felt. Whether it’s the Snapdragon 8 Elite’s huge CPU performance leap, the continued rise of silicon-carbon batteries,...

Gemini is better on my old Pixel than the Pixel 10, thanks to one forgotten feature

by dbadmin | Oct 12, 2025 | Features, Google Gemini, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 10, Google Pixel 4

We’ve been talking nonstop about the Pixel 10 series since its announcement in August. And for good reason: there’s a lot to discuss! Between new camera features, Pixelsnap, and new AI tools, the Pixel 10 family has kept us busy. As with all Pixel phones released over...

As console prices increase, I’ve never been more thankful for emulation handhelds

by dbadmin | Oct 12, 2025 | Emulator, Features, Gaming

Credit: Nick Fernandez / Android Authority Gaming has always been expensive, but in the past six months, it’s started to feel downright unaffordable. From consoles and controllers to games and subscriptions, prices are climbing across the board. As someone without an...

With just one button, Google Calendar could fix my biggest annoyance with the app

by dbadmin | Oct 12, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Calendar

Google Calendar is one of the many Google apps that has a firm grasp on me. I’ve tried to shake it with various alternatives, including standalone products like Proton Calendar, and third-party apps that plug into my various work and personal calendars. Regardless, I...

Gemini could be the big Google Maps upgrade we’ve been waiting for

by dbadmin | Oct 11, 2025 | Authority Insights, Authority Insights Podcast, Features, Google Gemini, Google Maps

This week, Mishaal Rahman and C. Scott Brown discuss the revamped Gemini-powered “Ask Maps” feature in Google Maps, which could be a “game changer” for finding new places. They also delve into Google’s new “Computer Control” feature that will allow AI agents to fully...

14 unusual Android apps I always install on my phone

by dbadmin | Oct 11, 2025 | Android apps, Features

Remember that famous Apple commercial that chirped, “There’s an app for that?” That statement remains entirely true more than a decade later, at least over on Android. There’s a certain list of best Android apps that I tend to install on every device I own, some of...