We asked, you told us: An offline smart home is very tantalizing

by dbadmin | Jan 9, 2024 | Poll results, Smart Home, Survey Results, Surveys

Credit: Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority Colleague Calvin Wankhede recently waxed lyrical about his experience creating an offline smart home. This setup means you don’t need to rely on an internet connection, nor are you at the mercy of a smart home company’s...

Has the Google Home app improved over the years? Here’s what you said.

by dbadmin | Jan 5, 2024 | Google, Google Home, Poll results, Survey Results, Surveys

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Colleague Rita El-Khoury recently opined that the Google Home app was finally heading in the right direction. This comes after years of stagnation on Google’s part. Rita also posted a poll in her opinion piece, asking readers...

You told us: You wouldn’t buy a Galaxy S24 without Snapdragon power

by dbadmin | Dec 15, 2023 | Poll results, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S24, Survey Results, Surveys

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority The Samsung Galaxy S24 series is expected to launch next month, and the chipset situation isn’t quite straightforward. It looks like the Galaxy S24 Ultra will have a Snapdragon processor in all regions, while the Galaxy S24 and...

You told us: You’d skip YouTube Premium in favor of paying for an ad-blocker

by dbadmin | Dec 1, 2023 | Poll results, Survey Results, Surveys, YouTube

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority YouTube stepped up its fight against ad-blockers in 2023, launching a three-strikes policy as well as intentionally delaying video playback for those with ad-blockers enabled. It’s clear that many people feel aggrieved by...

You told us: You definitely think Google Maps is too cluttered

by dbadmin | Nov 27, 2023 | Google, Google Maps, Poll results, Survey Results, Surveys

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Maps has been the go-to mobile mapping solution for years now, and it’s absolutely loaded with features. However, a former Google Maps designer has criticized what she feels is a cluttered user interface and colder...

You told us: You definitely wouldn’t pay for iMessage on Android

by dbadmin | Nov 20, 2023 | Apple, imessage, Poll results, Survey Results, Surveys

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Apple recently announced that RCS was coming to iMessage in 2024, opening the door to much-improved texting between Android phones and iPhones. Would you pay for full-fledged iMessage on Android, though? We posed this question...