Most smartphones no longer come with chargers, leaving us all with the burden of having to find a charger to use with our new electronics. Not only that, but you have to worry about picking the right charger, and finding…
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google TV suffered an outage for much of the day this past Saturday. Both the mobile app and Google TV on streaming devices and screens were affected. Everything seems to have been resolved by…
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A recent report suggests that Fitbit will no longer produce new smartwatches, focusing instead on fitness trackers. Google responded by affirming its commitment to Fitbit but didn’t directly deny the smartwatch phase-out. Google has…
TL;DR Limiting your battery life to 90% can actually help it last longer, though you’ll obviously get less battery life than normal but for many this may be more than adequate. Charging 20% to 90% is a lot less hard…
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Even without a magnetic ring, Google says the Pixel 9 still works with Qi2 wireless charging. The Qi2 standard does not technically mandate support for the Magnetic Power Profile (MPP). Pixel 9 owners can…
Your patio or outdoor living spaces aren’t usually places you would consider putting a TV in, but it can make your football weekends and BBQ days amazingly fun! An outdoor TV has special needs, though, and it can get expensive.…
Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR Google appears to be working on a new Clock widget. The widget would give you one-tap shortcuts to starting new timers. Of all the Google apps we rely upon day after day, does any…
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Google Maps for Wear OS is now rolling out an update that adds offline map support. Offline maps will be automatically synced to the device during charging or when connected to Wi-Fi. The update…
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A new Google app beta tries removing the prominent Search button from the screen-bottom nav bar. Google appears to be experimenting with several alternate layouts for the navigation interface. Trying to divine Google’s plans…
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR WhatsApp is testing a simplified like reaction for status updates that appears in the viewers’ list rather than the primary inbox. The company is also developing a feature that automatically blocks unknown senders when…