I swapped my fancy screen cloth for a car accessory, and I’m never going back

by dbadmin | Dec 27, 2025 | Guides, Phones

The bane of my existence is keeping my devices clean. Phone screens easily get smeared and smudged, as do the shiny metal rails on phones like the Pixel 10 Pro. Looking on Amazon or other sites, there’s no end to the number of screen cleaning wipes and cloths you can...

These are the questions I ask myself before buying a new phone

by dbadmin | Oct 21, 2025 | Features, Google Pixel 9a, Phones

Credit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority I consider myself a smart consumer, and when the time comes to upgrade to a new phone, I like to plan things out. I’m not an impulse buyer, and I try not to get caught up in all the marketing mumbo jumbo or the latest and...

I only give my real number to people, not companies

by dbadmin | Sep 7, 2025 | Features, Phones

I shudder every time I get a phone call from an unknown number. I dread looking at the hundreds of unread text messages in my inbox. No, I’m not being melodramatic. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been very lax with securing my phone number. Every app, every food...

I spent a week living like it was 1993 — here’s how it went

by dbadmin | Jun 29, 2025 | Android, Features, Phones

Last week, I embarked upon an experiment. I wanted to know what it would feel like to live as if it were 1993 again. That year was the tail end of the analog era, just before the internet and Windows 95 and the first dot com bubble. I was a kid then, so I had some...

Meta just gave its glasses the power to see and respond like a real assistant

by dbadmin | Apr 23, 2025 | Meta, News, Phones, Smart Glasses

Credit: Jacob Chung / Android Authority Meta has introduced new color and lens options for its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, expanding the Skyler frame lineup. The glasses now support broader access to live translation, Instagram messaging, and music apps across more...

These are the tricks I use to drastically reduce screen time

by dbadmin | Dec 17, 2024 | Guides, Phones

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority A while back, I noticed that my screen time on my Android phone was high. Too high. I didn’t even realize how much time I spent using my phone until I checked the numbers. The problem I had was that I often grabbed my phone...