Joe Maring / Android Authority Google One used to be a suite of subscription services primarily centered around cloud storage. When that dreaded “Account storage is full” notification popped up on my devices, I had to decide whether I wanted to spend my day clearing out my Gmail and Drive or pay up for Google … Read More “I have a bad feeling about the future of Google One prices” »
Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority I’ve used other Android phones that are better than my Pixel in many ways, but each time I do, the same thing happens: I count down the time until I can put my SIM card back into Google’s phone. Simply put, the Pixel 10 Pro has ruined all other Android … Read More “The Google Pixel 10 Pro is ruining all other Android phones for me” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority If you spend any time on tech Twitter, you’ve probably come across Race Johnson’s semi-viral post featuring a few app icons with a disco ball effect, cutely referred to as “discomorphism.” The post garnered a fair amount of attention, to the point where Android President Sameer Samat joked about making … Read More “How to get the viral disco app icon pack on your Pixel right now” »
Stephen Radochia / Android Authority The Galaxy S24 Ultra is still a fantastic smartphone. It features enough of the Galaxy Note heritage many of us love, and it includes a full-featured S Pen. It even has some of Samsung’s newer innovations, such as the anti-reflective screen. It’s currently the sweet spot for people who want … Read More “One UI 8.5 fixed my biggest problem with the Galaxy S24 Ultra” »
Stephen Radochia / Android Authority I’m not a Tensor chipset hater. Most of the criticisms are overblown and stem from a time when Google had legitimate issues with earlier generations. If you were a Pixel 6 or 7 owner, I feel your pain, and there’s nothing Google can do to ease your frustrations. However, Google … Read More “Google is making me look like an idiot for believing in Tensor” »
Brady Snyder / Android Authority The app is certainly more inviting, and it’s not just a visual change. Responses to Gemini prompts now weave multimedia content, including images, graphics, timelines, and videos, right into the text answers. The constant glow of the Gemini app UI fits right into the new era of Google design aesthetics, … Read More “What I love (and hate)” »
My Kindle Oasis goes with me everywhere and is a constant companion. But there’s no denying the fact that this nearly 10-year-old piece of technology feels utterly abandoned by Amazon and modern software standards. It might still have one of the sharpest e-ink displays around, but Amazon has moved on to newer hardware, and there … Read More “Have an old Kindle? Here’s how to jailbreak it (and why you should)” »
For a lot of my close family and friends, Google One is perhaps the most popular subscription, right behind Netflix. The amount of high-res photos and 4K videos we store on Google Photos, combined with the fact that we use Google Drive as our primary storage space, makes Google One a critical component of our … Read More “The biggest issue with Google One just got even worse” »
Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority I’ve been running a Plex server for just about a decade now. After years of dabbling in Kodi, Windows Media Center, and other such apps, Plex easily became one of the most consistent pieces of software in my digital life — outlasting multiple laptops, several custom NAS builds, and countless … Read More “Why the new $750 Plex Pass price absolutely isn’t worth it” »
As I watched Google announce one new AI feature after another during I/O and the Android Show, and listened to people applaud and get excited about them, including my very own Android Authority team members, I couldn’t stop thinking about how none of it really matters. Why? Because Google has segregated your Gemini experience across individual … Read More “Gemini’s new features are useless as long as Google ignores the real problem” »
