Joe Maring / Android Authority Ever since it debuted on the Pixel 9 series in 2024, Google’s Pixel Weather app has been my go-to weather application. I love its simplistic and Pixel-y UI, the customizable home screen, the excellent pollen tracker, and more. For what I want in a weather app, Pixel Weather checks just … Read More “The best Pixel Weather alternative” »
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Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google’s Find Hub network and AirTag alternative trackers have been out for nearly two years now, and a lot has happened in this time. What started as a weak network with many bugs, inconsistencies, and unreliability issues is now a more solid, widespread, and reliable way to find your … Read More “5 fixes Google’s AirTag alternatives still need before you can fully trust them” »
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Kindle users have an old complaint that resurfaces every time a popular book gets a screen adaptation. One day, you open your library expecting a familiar cover and instead, find yourself staring at a glossy movie version. I have a cinephile brother who assigns me reading material the second a … Read More “This annoying Kindle library feature is easier to avoid than you think” »
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Gemini arrived late to the party where ChatGPT was already a star. Even up until recently, the Gemini app, both on the desktop and mobile, was pretty basic. It simply lets you create new chats and talk about the subject matter — without any memory of your past chats … Read More “I didn’t expect it, but Gemini Notebooks made me rethink ChatGPT” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority Quick Share is a useful but flawed feature. Quickly sharing files between your Android, Windows, and even iOS devices is incredibly convenient. Sadly, it’s not the most reliable tool in the world. It’s often slow to detect devices and transfer files, and prone to disconnections. Thankfully, there’s a far better … Read More “Better than Quick Share and AirDrop” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority Multiview is one of my favorite YouTube TV features. Being able to watch two, three, or four channels at once is such a huge perk (especially during football season). And as of recently, multiview just got a huge upgrade. Previously, you could only use multiview with channel combinations that YouTube … Read More “How to create a fully customizable multiview” »
Adam Birney / Android Authority Earlier this year, I completed my Samsung ecosystem with a Galaxy Book 4 Edge — and one of the things I loved most about the experience was the features Samsung had added on top of Windows 11. Specifically, all of the deep integrations it offered with my Samsung phone. Having … Read More “Every Samsung user needs this” »
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority The OnePlus Watch 4 just made a slightly surprising debut, stepping in as the company’s latest smartwatch without much lead-up. I’ve been using the OnePlus Watch 3 for more than a year, and it’s still one of my top recommendations for anyone shopping the Wear OS market. Between its excellent … Read More “As a OnePlus Watch 3 user, I’m not upgrading to the Watch 4” »
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority I’ve kept the new filter enabled all day and all night to see how well it works in different situations, and after a few weeks, I can say that I’m never going back to the usual display setting again. Well, except in two very specific settings. Have you tried … Read More “The Pixel 10’s new display filter is fantastic, except for two big flaws” »