Pankil Shah / Android Authority I’ve tried nearly every popular Android browser out there, but no matter which one I settled on, there was always something missing that eventually pushed me to try another. Chrome integrates seamlessly with Android, but it also feels barebones without extension support, ad blocking, and stronger privacy features. Firefox sits … Read More “Why I ditched Chrome, Firefox, and Samsung Internet for Brave” »
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Ryan Haines / Android Authority While Google’s Circle to Search is a handy tool in theory, I find that in practice, the results vary significantly. Sometimes the answers it gives me are spot-on, and other times, they are wildly inconsistent. As a result, Circle to Search has become one of those tools I don’t actually … Read More “My favorite Circle to Search feature is also the most underrated” »
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority While I recently decided to take a break from foldables, I have to admit that the Galaxy Fold remains one of my favorite product lines in the foldable space. Between its high-end specs and polished software, there’s a lot to like if you are a folding phone fan. Still, … Read More “Can’t decide between the Razr Fold and Galaxy Z Fold 7? The choice is clear to me” »
The Motorola Razr Ultra was one of last year’s best folding phones — and easily the best flip-phone foldable you could buy. It was expensive, yes, but it was also one of the most capable devices in its class. Now, its successor — the Razr Ultra (2026) — has arrived. Unfortunately, it’s kind of a … Read More “5 Android phones you should buy instead of the Razr Ultra (2026)” »
Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority I’ve always loved Samsung’s displays. I used Samsung phones exclusively for a long time — almost six years — and the screen was always one of the best parts of the experience. Last year I switched to a Pixel 10 Pro, and recently my wife bought a Galaxy S26 Ultra, … Read More “Private or not, I couldn’t live with the S26 Ultra’s screen” »
Ryan Haines / Android Authority OnePlus has been having a tough few months, with its products seemingly on a downward trend and with rumors around the company being shut down entirely in favor of OPPO (a rumor OP expectedly dismissed). But it seems like OnePlus wants to make a last-ditch effort at survival — one … Read More “A 240Hz display? The latest OnePlus 16 leak reeks of desperation” »
There are plenty of great camera phones to choose from these days, but the latest wave of 2026 Ultra models from China have raised the bar at the very top end. Leading this trend is the new OPPO Find X9 Ultra — boasting a quad-core camera array kitted out with not one but two 200MP … Read More “Google Pixel 10 Pro XL vs OPPO Find X9 Ultra camera shootout” »
It’s fair to think that foldables haven’t gone mainstream despite being around for close to a decade now. However, the foldable market is only warming up and is poised for its own big moment. As new players continue to join incumbents like Samsung and Google (even Apple is rumored to launch its own foldable this … Read More “Motorola Razr Fold vs. Pixel 10 Pro Fold: Google is in trouble” »
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority But looking at the Razr (2026) series, I can’t help but feel disappointed. Motorola has been at the forefront of flip-phone foldables for the last couple of years, but the company’s latest showing can only be described as lazy. These aren’t good successors, and if this is what Motorola … Read More “As a Motorola fan, the 2026 Razr lineup is a lazy and expensive mess” »
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority The Google TV Streamer is a fine piece of hardware, but Google TV as a platform has rampant issues with bloatware, advertising, and sponsored content that desperately need to be fixed. Since I last toyed with Google TV, I’ve been waiting and hoping for Google to make meaningful changes … Read More “Google TV is in trouble, and the latest update only makes it worse” »