Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use and come … Read More “Wallpaper Wednesday: Android wallpapers 2026-05-13” »
Stephen Radochia / Android Authority Snapseed 4.0 is now available on Android after a couple of months of waiting. For long-time users, it’s more than just a simple update with bug fixes and performance improvements. Google went to work, completely overhauling the user interface and experience. It also added plenty of new features, enough to … Read More “My new favorite camera app” »
I’ll be frank, Googlebook is an absolutely terrible name for Google’s new brand of Android-powered laptops. Not just because Google Books already exists as a search product people barely remember, but because it’s painfully dull and uninspired. Hardly the name I would have picked for a breakout product range designed to introduce Android power to … Read More “Googlebook is proof Android still has an identity problem” »
Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Every tech enthusiast owns a closet full of old hardware that isn’t being used anymore. I’m much the same. Be it smartphones, old consoles, or other tech paraphernalia, this is usually tech that we aren’t quite ready to dispose of yet, but don’t have a use for either. In my … Read More “How I turned my old Android tablet into a self-hosted photo display” »
Andy Walker / Android Authority Despite various global pressures, smartphone makers remain deeply engaged in a camera specs race. With 200MP sensors becoming regular fixtures, external lenses now offered on even more devices, and advanced computational processing becoming the annoying norm, modern camera phones have more potential than ever to yield impressive results. And boy, … Read More “Android’s best camera phones all have this one glaring problem” »
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Google bundles several lesser-known features with its Pixel software that can significantly improve your everyday experience. One such feature is Quick Tap, which lets you double-tap the back of your phone to perform an action. I mostly use Quick Tap on my phone to take screenshots or open the Simplenote … Read More “How to add Google’s Quick Tap gesture to any Android phone” »
If you’re a fan of Google’s fitness trackers, the new Fitbit Air will likely have caught your attention. It marks a departure from the company’s usual devices thanks to its screenless design and it boasts a more budget-friendly price as a result. But if you already own a Pixel Watch, or are on the market … Read More “Should you buy a Fitbit Air or Pixel Watch? It’s complicated” »
Stephen Radochia / Android Authority I’m a huge fan of the Motorola Razr Ultra. I always find an excuse to get it back in my pocket when I’m not testing another phone. So, naturally, I was excited when Moto announced its new Razr lineup for 2026. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for my enthusiasm to … Read More “The 2026 Razr lineup forgets what used to make it great” »
Google’s latest fitness wearable, the Fitbit Air, offers a stripped-down fitness tracking experience for users interested in the Fitbit platform. The screenless tracker is a lightweight, distraction-free alternative to the brand’s existing lineup, including the popular Fitbit Charge 6. At a time when gadgets can feel increasingly overwhelming, but wellness tracking still has clear benefits, … Read More “5 fitness trackers you should buy instead of the Google Fitbit Air” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority The latest Tensor G6 leak is good and bad news for the Pixel 11, adding more weight to what we already expected from Google’s next-gen chip destined for this year’s Pixel 11 series. On the one hand, it looks like Pixel 11 customers are set to benefit from a significant … Read More “Tensor G6 may boost the Google Pixel 11, but it still won’t catch flagship rivals” »
