Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority No one got down on one knee to present the Oura Ring to me — I fell in love with the device all on my own. A subtle, jewelry-inspired fitness tracker without a distracting display and with fantastic battery life? Sold. But while I love my Oura Ring 4 for many … Read more
Ryan Haines / Android Authority When I first reviewed Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 6, it surprised me — not because it completely changed the game for flip phones, but because it was good enough overall that it didn’t have to. It won me over with reliable cameras, good enough battery life, and a steadily shrinking … Read more
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR The Android 16 Beta 3 release has introduced a minimize button to the header bar of apps opened in Android’s desktop windowing mode. Desktop windowing is a freeform windowing mode that Google introduced for tablets with Android 15 QPR1. In addition, apps like YouTube can now enter picture-in-picture mode … Read more
Andy Walker / Android Authority As with most Google products, I’m constantly switching between Gboard and its many alternatives. I spent a good period with the open-source keyboard HeliBoard, which reveled in its simplicity and privacy-forward concept. However, as I’ve recently jumped aboard the Pixel and new Galaxy train, I decided I should probably commit … Read more
Just like last year, Samsung is preparing to release not one, but two Fan Edition Galaxy Tab tablets – Galaxy Tab S10 FE and Tab S10 FE+. We still don’t know when exactly the duo will see broad daylight, but given the regularity of the leaks for the past few weeks, we are probably inching … Read more
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google has added a tabbed interface to the Terminal app in Android 16 Beta 3. The Terminal app lets you run Linux apps in a virtual machine on your Android device. Adding tabs makes it easier to multitask, as you can issue commands without having to wait for a … Read more
News Weekly (Image credit: Android Central) News Weekly is our column where we highlight and summarize some of the week’s top stories so you can catch up on the latest tech news. This is Android Central’s News Weekly, your go-to source for a concise roundup of the week’s most significant tech stories. This is where … Read more
Robert Triggs / Android Authority What if Google’s next Pixel flagship used Qualcomm’s high-flying Snapdragon 8 Elite rather than Google’s in-house Tensor processor? While obviously entirely hypothetical (Google already has plans for the Pixel 11’s Tensor G6), the hit-and-miss nature of the Pixel’s in-house chip has often left many of us contemplating if the Tensor … Read more
Buying a USB charger for your new phone is easy, but picking out the perfect one is a bit more complicated. Do you need to power both a phone and a laptop? Is affordability your primary concern? Do you need it for travel? This volume of little but essential questions adds up to filter that … Read more
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Quick Share recently implemented support for sharing via QR code. Right now, you have to tap a button to manually request a QR code before sharing. Google is testing a change to the Quick Share interface that includes the QR code by default. When you’ve got something on your … Read more