Do fast-charging phones still harm battery health? I tested them to find out

Carlos Ribeiro / Android Authority Fast-charging technology has been around for many years now, morphing through many forms across the best smartphones of the last decade. Chinese brands have long led the way in terms of power and speed, evolving from once ground-breaking 40W capabilities in HUAWEI’s early SuperCharge models to over 100W via HyperCharge … Read more

Android-iPhone texting is on track for a long overdue security level-up

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messaging between iPhone and Android users is coming soon via the new Universal Profile 3.0 specifications from GSMA. The new standard supports the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol, which enables interoperable E2EE across different client implementations, improving security. Apple has committed to incorporating the … Read more

CR: Android remains the undisputed global leader, HarmonyOS surpasses iOS in China

Counterpoint Research published its quarterly insights on smartphone OS usage. The findings indicated that Android continued to dominate globally, followed by iOS in the second position and HarmonyOS in third. The research agency provided some interesting insights for various markets. One region where the data significantly differs is China, where HarmonyOS surpassed iOS, and its … Read more

Fantastic foldable that you can’t buy

The OPPO Find N5 is among the best designed foldables I’ve ever used. Its screen is excellent, it has battery life in spades, and its thin body makes it easy to tote around. However, it’s let down by sub-par camera performance and ultimately left DOA due to the lack of wider global availability. I am … Read more