Category: Technology

[ad_1] Robert Triggs / Android Authority Whatever the reason, it’s not a great look for a smartphone series that prides itself on trailblazing long-term handset support. I wouldn’t blame you for wondering whether seven years of promised updates are all they’re cracked up to be. But as we’ve said before, long-term support doesn’t necessarily guarantee…

[ad_1] Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR An app teardown has revealed that Google could ask users for a security question before activating Remote Lock on Android phones. This should make for a more secure experience as Remote Lock currently requires your phone number. Google was previously working on a date-based security challenge for Remote…

[ad_1] Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini Live’s project Astra features, including video and screen sharing, are now rolling out to more Android users. The update allows the conversational assistant to accept multimodal input from your camera and screen in addition to your voice commands. iOS users may have to wait for this feature,…

[ad_1] Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 will introduce Auracast support for Pixel devices, but it’s hidden in the current beta and requires a developer options toggle to enable. This Bluetooth LE Audio feature allows broadcasting or listening to nearby audio streams, benefiting hearing aid users and other compatible devices. Interestingly, this Auracast…

[ad_1] Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android 15’s new Linux Terminal app is limited to 4GB of memory, which can be insufficient for developers. A workaround involves increasing the zram size, creating a swap file, and adjusting swappiness to improve memory availability. While not a perfect solution, this method should help reduce crashes due…

[ad_1] Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google’s algorithm on YouTube that suggests new content to me is great. It quickly gets a feel for the stuff I like to watch and pushes me to similar content by different creators. Before I know it, I’m hooked, spending hours and hours glued to my screen. However, every…

[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority Android smartwatches are in a great place in 2025. From a hardware perspective, there have never been so many quality watches to choose from — with Google, Samsung, and OnePlus all offering excellent options. The software is solid, too. Wear OS 5 is Google’s smartwatch operating system at its…

[ad_1] Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A leaker has suggested that a next-generation OPPO phone could adopt a 200MP periscope camera and a 50MP 10x camera. If confirmed, this would make for the most impressive zoom camera hardware on a smartphone. The last phone with a 10x periscope camera was 2023’s Galaxy S23 Ultra….

[ad_1] C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Through a leaked One UI 8 Watch firmware, we’ve spotted plenty of new details about Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic. The Galaxy Watch 8 could come in a squircle body in two sizes. The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic could also come in a…

[ad_1] Curtis Joe / Android Authority TL;DR Eden is a new Switch emulator launching tomorrow in pre-alpha. It’s a Yuzu fork with new features and a new UI. The team previously worked on Citron, breaking off after internal disputes. The Nintendo Switch 2 is less than a month away, and despite Nintendo’s best efforts, Switch…