These are the iPhone Duo features you’ll see on Android foldables next year

These are the iPhone Duo features you’ll see on Android foldables next year

Apple may be late to the folding party, but the iPhone Duo still brings plenty of fresh ideas to the table. From the passport-style design to the matte folding screen and smart software, it looks brighter than many first-generation foldables. And if history has taught us anything, Android manufacturers aren’t shying away from borrowing Apple’s … Read more

I turned my Android phone’s annoying AI button into its most powerful keyboard shortcut

I turned my Android phone’s annoying AI button into its most powerful keyboard shortcut

Megan Ellis / Android Authority Add Android authority to Google: Nowadays, you can’t avoid phones that boast AI capabilities. Smartphone releases focus on AI; Hardware often takes a back seat, and each brand has its own flavor of AI assistant. Nowhere is this more evident than when phones come with dedicated AI buttons. My phone’s … Read more

Google is officially opening the door to more games on Android Auto

Google is officially opening the door to more games on Android Auto

Andy Walker / Android Authority Add Android authority to Google: TL; DR Google has officially taken Android Auto and Android Automotive OS games out of beta and made them available to the public. You can already play supported games on your car’s screen by browsing through Google’s collection of Android Auto and Android Automotive games, … Read more

I turned my old Android phone into a Jellyfin server and it really works

I turned my old Android phone into a Jellyfin server and it really works

An old budget phone can serve as a smart home dashboard, but it shouldn’t run a media server. At least I thought so until I started wondering what else old Android could do. So I tried to run the Jellyfin server. The phone in question is the Realme C11 with 4GB of RAM running Android … Read more

Don’t buy a $500 dumbphone. These apps will keep your Android phone cool

Don’t buy a 0 dumbphone. These apps will keep your Android phone cool

Khamosh Pathak / Android Authority Add Android Authority to Google: I really like the idea of ​​a “dumbphone” or minimalist phone. These are just essentials. Phone, maps, calendar — just the useful bits. Not a single time-sucking, doom-spinning distraction. But I don’t like the idea of ​​spending $500 for a Light Phone or Wisephone. Instead, … Read more

Why am I still installing this third-party battery app on my Android phones in 2026?

Why am I still installing this third-party battery app on my Android phones in 2026?

Andrew Grush / Android Authority Add Android Authority to Google: Once upon a time, performance and battery optimizers were very popular. In reality, they’ve never worked well, and as Android evolves, the methods used to preserve battery life will only make things worse in the long run. The good news is that not all battery … Read more