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Even Samsung’s 2023 best-seller is getting One UI 8.5 beta
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/samsung-galaxy-a54-using-cameras.jpg TL;DR - Samsung is bringing the One UI 8.5 beta to its three‑y...
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Thousands of readers think this Samsung is the best Galaxy A57 alternative you can buy
The Samsung Galaxy A series is the company’s bread‑and‑butter. While the flagship S line gets most of the hype, Samsung’s mid‑range devices drive a huge portion...
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This Google user data scandal shows why more people are using GrapheneOS
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Google-apps-on-android-phone.jpg TL;DR - A legal complaint has been filed against Google after it g...
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One swipe too many: This is the privacy feature I want to see on Google Photos
!Google Photos App on Pixel phonehttps://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Google-Photos-App-Pixel-phone-scaled.jpg Kaitlyn Cimino / Android A...
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You can soon turn this Android handheld into an ultra-powerful Linux handheld
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/AYN-Odin-3-hero.jpg TL;DR - AYN has announced initial support for Linux on the Odin 3 handheld. - T...
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OnePlus Watch 4 retail box leak reveals colors, strap options, and global availability
TL;DR - A leaked retail box for the OnePlus Watch 4 model OPWWE261 reveals two finishes, including a potential “Evergreen Titanium” option. - The device is exp...
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Android may finally start letting you set custom ringtones for each SIM card
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/honor-90-emerald-green-sim-card-tray-ejected-scaled.jpg Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR -...
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YouTube Shorts are a lot easier to ignore with this new setting [Gallery]
!youtube shortshttps://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/06/youtube_shorts_1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600 Back in October, YouTube announced a n...
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MKBHD pulls back the curtain on LG’s cancelled rollable — LG really thought of everything
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/LG-Rollable-MKBHD-scaled.jpg TL;DR - Before LG shuttered its smartphone division, it had a final tr...
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YouTube users get option to set their Shorts time limit to zero minutes
YouTube Shorts time limit update YouTube’s time management settings now include an option to set a zero‑minute time limit on Shorts, effectively removing them...
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Android phones aren’t at risk of long-standing iPhone tap-to-pay vulnerability [Video]
!https://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/04/iphone-tap-to-pay-vulnerability-veritasium.webp?w=1600 For the past five years, a tap‑to‑pay vulnerab...
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This midrange FE phone goes large on camera hardware with a telephoto zoom extender
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Vivo-X300-FE-1-scaled.jpg TL;DR - The Vivo X300 FE is official and slated for a global release, tho...
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TCL’s Tab A1 Plus is the cure we needed for rising tablet prices
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/TCL-Tab-A1-Plus.jpg TL;DR - TCL has announced the launch of the Tab A1 Plus. - The tablet features...
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Score an unbeaten 63% discount on the ECOVACS DEEBOT T30S Combo Robot Vacuum
Spring Cleaning Upgrade It’s spring cleaning season, and if you’re keen to upgrade your setup, the ECOVACS DEEBOT T30S Combo Robot Vacuum and Mop is worth cons...
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Google’s latest Gemini move puts it right on Apple’s desktop
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/gemini-logo-november-2025-2-scaled.jpg TL;DR - Google has launched a native Gemini app for Mac, bri...
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Today’s Android app deals and freebies: Armed Emeth RPG, Poker Ya Joker, Dragon Spira, more
Android Game Deals - Armed Emeth RPG - This Ain’t Even Poker - Ya Joker - RPG Dragon Takers - Psychofunk - Sentinels of Earth‑Prime - Dragon Spira - …and more...
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Deal: Save a record 42% on the Sennheiser HD 620S headphones
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sennheiser-HD-620S-SoundGuys.jpg The Sennheiser HD 620S headphones are currently available for $229...
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Vivo X300 Ultra goes global with insane videography capabilities
!https://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/04/X300-Ultra-1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600 After a Chinese launch, the Vivo X300 Ultra is now offic...
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Google launches native Gemini app for Mac
!https://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/04/Gemini-app-Mac-cover.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1560 Overview Gemini now has a native Mac app, markin...
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Another rival is coming for Google over its app store practices
!Google logohttps://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Google-logo-angled.jpg TL;DR - Aptoide has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Goo...
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Galaxy devices ditch some image data using AirDrop over Quick Share, fix coming
!https://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/04/Gemini-app-Mac-cover.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=290&h=145&crop=1 Google launches native Gemini app fo...
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Deals: Up to $470 off Pixel 10 Pro/XL, Galaxy Z Flip 7 $570 off new list price, Legion Tab Gen 3 $170 off, more
Pixel 10 Pro Unlocked, Open‑Box - Discount: $392 off the regular price. - Retailer: Best Buy available now. Pixel 10 Pro XL Unlocked - Discount: $470 off the r...
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Right now is the best time to play SNES games on your PSP or PS Vita
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ps-vita-scaled.jpeg TL;DR - The popular SNES emulator Snes9xTYL for the PSP and PS Vita is being re...
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Your Galaxy S24 could soon learn some of the S26’s best new tricks
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Samsung-Galaxy-S24-homescreen-in-hand.jpg Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR - The Galaxy S24...
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Nothing Warp is an AirDrop stopgap that uses your Google Drive, and I don’t get it [Gallery]
!Nothing Phone 4a Pro review imagehttps://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/03/nothing-phone-4a-pro-review-16.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600 In li...
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Your next smartphone could literally tell you how to pose for social media
TL;DR - HUAWEI’s upcoming Pura 90 series includes an AI Posture Recommendation feature. - The feature uses AI to analyze the scene and guides photo subjects wit...
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Here are all the Galaxy devices that could get One UI 9, Samsung’s next big update
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Samsung-Galaxy-S26-Ultra-showing-One-UI-home-screen.jpg Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR -...
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Spotify now sells physical books
Spotify launches physical book sales Spotifyhttps://mashable.com/category/spotify is now a physical book store. On Wednesday, the primarily music‑streaming com...
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Spotify now offers TV-style recaps for audiobooks
!Spotify stock photohttps://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Spotify-stock-photo-2.jpg Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR - Spotify ha...
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Nothing makes it easy to share files between any Android phone and a Mac
Images and text upload in seconds, but for bigger files Warp is too slow compared to direct device‑to‑device connections. I test Android phones for a living, bu...
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Nothing promised AirDrop support, but gave us Nothing Warp instead
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Nothing-Warp-app-working-on-Nothing-Phone-4a-and-MacBook-Air.jpg TL;DR - Nothing Warp is a new Andr...
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This upcoming sub-$200 handheld looks pretty sweet, but there’s good and bad news
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/MagicX-Two-Dream-Pro-official-image.jpg TL;DR - MagicX has decided to delay the release of the Magi...
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Survey shows Pixel lovers like Google’s custom AI icons, but a major element is still missing
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/pixel-launcher-custom-icons-scribbles-purple.jpg Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Last week, we r...
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Android Auto users say Gemini won’t stop talking, and it’s not even getting things right
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Android-Auto-Gemini-1.jpg TL;DR - Gemini on Android Auto is frustrating users with long, chatty res...
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Spotify now sells printed books
New Bookshop.org Integration Spotify is rolling out updates for book lovers, expanding audiobook listening features and now allowing users to purchase physical...
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This is the tiniest e-reader in the world, and you can build one yourself
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/tiny-e-reader-.jpg YouTube / Paul Lagier TL;DR - A YouTuber built a tiny e‑reader with a 3D‑printed...
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Walmart’s budget Google TV streamer hits store shelves for $60 ahead of launch
TL;DR - The unannounced Onn 4K Pro Streaming Box 2026 is appearing early at Walmart stores in California for $60. - New features include Google TV with Gemini...
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Spotify launches the ability to purchase physical books in the US and UK
Spotify launches the ability to purchase physical books in the US and UK In February, Spotifyhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/spotify-ventures-into-physical-b...
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I tried using Samsung Keyboard again, and it’s still hot garbage
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/samsung-keyboard-galaxy-s26-5-scaled.jpg Oh, Samsung Keyboard. My dear, sweet, constantly infuriati...
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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 leak suggests you might not really want the Pro variant
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Snapdragon-8-Elite-Gen-5-hero-image.jpg TL;DR - A leaker has revealed more apparent details about t...
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This powerful PC game emulator for Android just got a big update
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Winlator-app-with-Far-Cry-2-and-controller-edit-scaled.jpg TL;DR - Winlator v11.0 adds the Gladio O...
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Google just can’t stop tweaking YouTube Music’s Now Playing screen
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/YTM-Redesign-April-2026.jpg TL;DR - YouTube Music is getting a redesigned Now Playing interface. -...
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Your Galaxy phone could lose a key Samsung Wallet feature if you don’t update Play Services
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Samsung-Wallet-stock-photos-1.jpg Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR - Samsung Wallet users...
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Cropping images just got better in Google Photos
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Gogole-photos-logo-on-smartphone-next-to-other-devices-and-picture-frame-Stock-photo-6.jpg TL;DR -...
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YouTube Music rolls out split-view Now Playing redesign on Android, iOS
!https://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/03/youtube-music-logo-circle-3.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600 The split‑view Now Playing redesign that...
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Google rolls out April Android Canary build with experimental features for Pixel devices
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Android-robot-on-smartphone-next-to-other-devices-and-accessories-3.jpg TL;DR - Google has released...
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How to Get 12 Testers for Google Play Closed Testing Fast (What Nobody Tells You)
Overview If you're building an Android app for the first time, this guide can save you weeks. After you finish your app, pass policy review, and are ready to p...
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Gemini’s most personal feature is making its biggest expansion yet
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/gemimi-home-screen-hero-pixel-jan-2026-scaled.jpg Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR - Personal I...