TL;DR The Razr Fold will be available for pre-order at Best Buy and on Motorola’s website on May 14. It will go on sale in the US on May 21 for $1,899. The foldable will come to T-Mobile, Xfinity Mobile, and Verizon in the coming months. Motorola is launching its next slate of foldables, the … Read More “Motorola’s Galaxy Z Fold rival is coming soon” »
TL;DR Motorola is making the switch from traditional Lithium-ion batteries to silicon-carbon batteries on its 2026 lineup of flagship foldables. Both the Motorola Razr Ultra 2026 and Razr Fold each pack 5,000mAh and 6,000mAh silicon-carbon batteries, respectively. The technology allowed Motorola to add battery capacity to the Razr Ultra 2026 without touching the dimensions or … Read More “Motorola beats Samsung, Google to silicon-carbon batteries” »
TL;DR An open-source project called LightInk could put an ultra-efficient E-Ink display on your wrist. The watch reportedly uses just ~0.5mAh per day, translating to roughly 40 days of battery life in typical use. It is also solar powered, and aggressively optimized for “infinite” runtime under the right conditions. E-Ink already makes a lot of … Read More “This open-source e-ink smartwatch project trades features for battery life” »
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Apple is reportedly considering changing its MagSafe strategy. This could potentially mean some future iPhones will ship without magnetic charging built in. Less competition around magnetic charging would likely be bad for Qi2 adoption, but the Qi2 standard is independent and not directly influenced by Apple. Android’s been slow … Read More “Rumor claims Apple is unsure of MagSafe’s future” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube is rolling out picture-in-picture to all users globally. Premium Lite and non-premium users will get access to PiP for long-form, non-music content. Premium members get PiP for music and non-music content. The YouTube mobile app has long had a feature that lets you shrink a video to a … Read More “YouTube picture-in-picture is finally rolling out to everyone — here’s who gets what” »
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A new rumor claims that OPPO is beta testing its own version of Samsung Good Lock. The customization tool is reportedly in development for OxygenOS 17 and ColorOS 17. Right now the rumor is still light on details, and needs further confirmation. There is something just so viscerally satisfying … Read More “Could these brands be next with their own Samsung Good Lock?” »
Brady Snyder / Android Authority TL;DR The Google Home app is being updated with a new and improved camera UI, among other changes. Users on Reddit report usability issues with Google Home’s camera controls on the web; it’s unclear if the issues are related to this week’s updates. Google’s rolling out an update for the … Read More “New Google Home update solves some smart camera headaches- Android Authority” »
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR An open source project called ps5-linux will allow you to run Steam on your PS5. The project works by exploiting a patched hypervisor vulnerability in the system. It only works on the original PS5 model on 3.xx or 4.xx firmware. Valve is working on bringing Steam directly to your … Read More “Forget the Steam Machine: This hack will let you play Steam games on PS5” »
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google appears to be getting Photos ready to support the ability to search through your pics from the Pixel launcher. Evidence in both Google Photos and recent Android 17 Beta builds hints at a new framework for Pixel launcher search bar integration. While Photos may be the first, … Read More “Pixel launcher Google Photos search could be just the start” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR OnePlus and Realme are reported to have officially merged. A sub-business unit has been established, with realme founder Li Bingzhong appointed as general manager. Li Jie, president of OnePlus China, has been put in charge of the sub-series product center. Since early this year, there have been rumors suggesting … Read More “OnePlus and realme have reportedly merged, and that doesn’t sound like good news for either” »
