Google plans for a ‘high-stake’ 2025 betting on major Gemini push
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google executives recently held a strategy meeting to outline the company’s high-stakes 2025 goals. They highlighted Gemini as the centerpiece of the company’s plans, with promises of major upgrades and innovation. A key priority…
The 10 biggest phone flops and fails of 2024
2024 was a pretty good year for smartphones. Apple finally adopted RCS to enable more modern texting with Android users, Google released a pocket-friendly Pixel phone with Pro-level cameras, and Samsung became the second brand to promise a whopping seven…
A great solution to a niche problem
The GameSir Tarantula Pro solves a very specific problem: when people have trouble remembering that when using Xbox-style face buttons on a Switch game, they need to mentally reverse the ABXY button placement. With the Tarantula Pro, the buttons move…
One year with a foldable phone: From innovation to irritation
Robert Triggs / Android Authority Today, I’m writing on behalf of my wife — a relatively recent convert to the foldable phone clan after peering over my shoulders during many a review. She grabbed late 2022’s OPPO Find N2 Flip…
What we expect from Android & Wear OS smartwatches in 2025
Happy holidays to all my fellow Wear OS watch owners and a preemptive happy new year! Last week, I looked back on Wear OS’s strongest year yet and promised that I’d share my predictions for what could happen with Android…
The best Android wallpapers our readers created in 2024
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Here at Android Authority, we run a weekly series called Wallpaper Wednesday. Every Wednesday, we post an article with nine wallpaper images: six created by our readers and three by our staff. Usually, these are…
Your Android Auto dashboard just got a major style upgrade
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Android Auto version 13.4 is rolling out a refreshed media player UI. This update brings smaller album art, rearranged buttons, and a relocated progress bar. A new font completes the makeover, adding a…
Take my money: These are the apps I gladly pay for every month
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority It seems like every other app offers a subscription these days, and I’m not a fan. I prefer apps that are free, even if I have to watch an ad or two in exchange….
Microsoft faces FTC investigation for reeling in federal contracts with freebies
Kris Carlon / Android Authority TL;DR The Federal Trade Commission is looking into whether Microsoft’s bundling practices have broken antitrust rules. Investigators allege Microsoft lured federal agencies with free software only to lock them into paid services later. Microsoft denies…
These underrated smartphones of 2024 are still worth your money
Ryan Haines / Android Authority There was no shortage of great Android phones in 2024. Whether it’s the Galaxy S24 series, OnePlus 12, or Xiaomi 14 Ultra, we saw some fantastic devices this year. These aforementioned phones grabbed most of…