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Google Photos gets ready to make one of its best tools you’re not using even better [47d]
This adapter adds Android Auto to most GM EVs, but there’s a catch [47d]
Wyze recalls over 320,000 security cameras due to fire and explosion hazards [47d]
The latest Gemma 4 models use a training trick to slash their on-device memory footprint [47d]
Trump Phone at -88 net favorability among Android Authority readers, poll finds [47d]
Pixel Watch 4 bug appears to be killing LTE connections [47d]
Google denies plans to make AI Mode Chrome’s default for search [47d]
GameHub’s ‘biggest update’ yet cuts its size in half and adds major Steam and EA upgrades [48d]
Google Photos is working to streamline copying and pasting images into other apps [48d]
Valve quietly announces Steam Machine release window [48d]
Samsung’s next Galaxy Watches just cleared a major hurdle — but there’s a catch [48d]
Chrome is now ‘faster than ever,’ and Google wrote a technical love letter to prove it [48d]
Mysterious new Philips Hue icons could hint at plans to take on Nanoleaf [48d]
T-Mobile’s most affordable 5G home internet plan just got worse [48d]
The 100W UGREEN GaN charger is down 40% to its lowest price ahead of Prime Day [48d]
Don’t get your hopes up for this Galaxy Z Flip 8 upgrade [48d]
Google could make AI Mode the default way to search in Chrome [48d]
The next big step for mobile video: AV1 successor is coming, with even more data savings [48d]
Tired of AI making stuff up? This assistant only answers from peer‑reviewed research [48d]
These new smartwatches are tailor-made for your next brutal HYROX race [48d]
Here’s how to play Mina the Hollower on Android, no game streaming needed [48d]
I get why battery protection exists on Android phones, but I’ll never use it [48d]
Why roaming packages are an anachronism in the digital age [48d]
Plex just proved it has no idea what users want [48d]
I’m sick of seeing $1,300 phones like the S26 Ultra get less ambitious every year [48d]
Google accidentally enabled a new Gemini feature, and it could be very useful [48d]
Samsung can’t stop sending new Play system updates, after making us pine last year [48d]
I’ve had the Oura Ring 5 for 72 hours, and it’s already one of my favorite smart rings [48d]
Google wants your phone to track your heart rate by simply looking at you [48d]
Google’s Workspace icon redesign is now complete, and Gmail was the last piece [48d]
Pixel Studio’s latest update marks the end of the Pixel-exclusive app [48d]
Late for work? You can finally join Google Meet calls in your car via Android Auto [48d]
NewPipe, other open-source apps are preparing users for Google’s sideloading crackdown on Android [48d]
Your Galaxy S25 could get One UI 9 much earlier than expected [48d]
ChatGPT is getting better at remembering everything about you [48d]
Google Health’s latest update cleans up nutrition tracking and workout mix-ups [48d]
A new breed of power banks is here, and they’re built around safer battery chemistry [48d]