We asked, you told us: Chrome OS has plenty of regular users

by dbadmin | Dec 20, 2022 | Chrome OS, Chromebook, Chromebooks, News, Survey Results

Credit: Kris Carlon / Android Authority Google’s Chrome OS has been available for roughly a decade now, carving out a niche in the enterprise and education space. But it still pales in comparison to Windows and Mac OS when it comes to global market share. Rita...

You told us: You think Samsung can deliver a Snapdragon beater

by dbadmin | Dec 19, 2022 | News, Qualcomm Snapdragon, Samsung, Samsung Exynos, Survey Results

It emerged last week that Samsung has apparently formed a chip development team inside its mobile division. This would be a departure from the norm, as the mobile division currently relies on a sister division for its custom smartphone processors. This news got us...

You told us: Your phone charging times vary wildly

by dbadmin | Dec 12, 2022 | Chargers, News, smartphones, Survey Results

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Smartphone charging speeds have increased dramatically in the last few years, but not every brand has hopped aboard the faster charging train though. That got us thinking about how long it takes for our readers’ phones to fully...

We asked, you told us: Here’s how you transfer files between phone and PC

by dbadmin | Dec 9, 2022 | News, Survey Results

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority There are several ways to transfer files between your phone and PC, such as the old wired connection, third-party apps for wireless transfer, Bluetooth, cloud storage, email, and more. The sheer variety of sharing methods got...

You told us: You think Android and iOS could do with competition

by dbadmin | Dec 5, 2022 | News, smartphones, Survey Results

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Android and iOS are effectively a duopoly right now, but we’ve seen quite a few challengers come and go over the years. Failed rivals include BlackBerry 10, Windows Phone, WebOS, and more. Do we still need a third major...

You told us: You’re not entirely ready for 64-bit-only smartphones

by dbadmin | Nov 30, 2022 | Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 7, News, Survey Results

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Google quietly revealed that the Pixel 7 devices were actually the first 64-bit only Android smartphones. The Tensor G2 processor inside these phones indeed supports 32-bit operations, but the company decided to disable 32-bit...