Taylor Kerns / Android Authority Meta announced today that users in the UK will soon have the option to pay a small monthly fee to access its popular social media platforms without seeing ads. Though Facebook and Instagram will still collect the kinds of personal user data they use to target ads, no ads will … Read more
Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR Eden is a Nintendo Switch emulator designed to pick up where Yuzu left off. Earlier this month, it made the notable step of offering installation through the Play Store. Now Eden’s Play Store listing is no longer active, leaving us wondering what exactly happened. Maintaining a gaming emulator sounds … Read more
Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown of the latest Google Messages beta has revealed a change to group chat icons in testing. We managed to activate the option to remove a group chat icon and restore the default four-avatar grid. Right now, you can only change the group chat icon; you can’t … Read more
AssembleDebug / Android Authority TL;DR A leak has provided a bevy of new animations showing off Samsung’s dual-hinge device. These animations focus on the foldable’s productivity features and multitasking capabilities. One of the clips suggests that the phone could have a camera with 100x digital zoom. There have been a few leaks, rumors, and vague … Read more
Taylor Kerns / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube has introduced a new Labs initiative that grants early access to experimental features. The first YouTube Labs experiment is a set of “AI music hosts” for YouTube Music. YouTube says Labs is open to a “limited number of US-based participants.” YouTube’s got a new way for you to … Read more
Supercharging your TV with a good smart TV operating system is very simple and affordable these days. Especially if you can take advantage of deals like this one. The Amazon Fire TV Stick HD has dropped to its all-time low price of just $17.99. It’s hard to convince yourself not to get one at this … Read more
TL;DR YouTube is bringing the latest Premium features to more devices. Premium users are gaining enhanced audio, faster playback speeds, and the ability to “Jump Ahead” on smart TVs and game consoles. Picture-in-picture and automatic downloads are also coming to Shorts for iOS users. YouTube just announced its Labs program, which will allow users to … Read more
This offer is available from Amazon as a “limited time deal.” The discount is applied automatically and is available to all customers (no Prime subscription needed). Just add it to your cart and check out! It’s always a good sign when the target demographic tells us they like a specific product. Well, I have a … Read more
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung’s One UI 8.5 update could bring major upgrades to the Camera app. The changes include LUT presets for LOG video and 3D capture features. APV video support also appears, with conversion available in the Gallery app. Samsung’s next big software update, One UI 8.5, is shaping up to … Read more
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Amazon accidentally confirmed that Vega TV OS is launching in 2025. References to the launch were found in a job listing. The company could make an official announcement next week. It’s not much of a secret at this point that Amazon has been working on a new Linux-based operating … Read more