2+ min ago (476+ words) Kaitlyn is a Senior Writer at Android Authority with an acute focus on wearables. Specifically, she covers the development and launch of wearable technologies in the health and fitness market, including fitness trackers, smartwatches, smart rings, and most anything else you can wear. She critically reviews products from leading companies such as Samsung, Google, Garmin, and Apple, closely monitoring the impacts of these technologies on their respective users. From finely combing the tiles of Wear OS to trialing the advanced tracking metrics of a Garmin running watch, Kaitlyn is fluent in all things wrist-based and beyond. Her expertise in the technology sphere comes from hours of pouring over manuals and tinkering with the latest devices." Kaitlyn graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2012. A seasoned journalist with more than a decade of experience, she was the managing editor of…...

2+ min ago (259+ words) Black Friday always brings a few eyebrow-raising discounts, and this Samsung gem is definitely one of them. The 49-inch Odyssey G9 G95C is one of the brand's most over-the-top gaming monitors, and it has fallen to $777.99 on Samsung's site, down from $1,299.99. If you've been circling the idea of going super-ultrawide, this is the kind of price that makes the jump a lot easier to justify. Samsung 49-inch Odyssey G9 G95C Curved Gaming Monitor for $777.99 ($522 off) HDR performance is another selling point. With VESA DisplayHDR 1000 support, a quoted 1,000-nit peak brightness, and a high contrast ratio, darker game scenes should actually look dark rather than washed out. And if you care about the setup matching the rest of your RGB-heavy battlestation, Samsung's CoreSync and Core Lighting+ effects are designed to spill color onto the wall behind the monitor. The extras are practical too. You get…...

28+ min ago (348+ words) Aamir is a qualified accountant and business lawyer who started dabbling with Android phones over a decade ago, thanks to a regretful low-end phone purchase. Since then, he has written news, reviews, tutorials, editorials, and more as a tech journalist for XDA-Developers. He rose through the ranks as a freelance writer, full-time editor, managing editor, and eventually served as the website's Editor-in-Chief in 2021. Aamir specializes in Android, having followed the operating system since its Gingerbread days. After playing around with a fair amount of custom ROMs, kernels, and mods on his Android phones over the years, he now daily drives an iPhone and an Apple Watch in hopes of figuring out why Android OEMs haven't been able to make a few trillion dollars of their own yet. But fret not because you'll likely find a new Android flagship in his…...

31+ min ago (419+ words) Google has accomplished the unthinkable. Late last week, it announced that Pixel 10 users can now Quick Share files with Apple devices via AirDrop. It's a massive coup for Google and for Android users in general. While the functionality is currently limited to Google's top-level smartphone line, Qualcomm has hinted that the feature could be extended to more phones in the future. It's all brilliant news, but there's a caveat: Google hasn't collaborated with Apple to achieve this feat. As my colleague Adamya Sharma noted, Google has gone rogue. This raises the question: Is Apple silently pleased with this development, or will Cupertino sever the new commonality between Android " currently represented by the Pixel 10 series " and iOS as soon as it can? We posed the question in a poll across much of our AirDrop coverage this past week. Here's what we…...

32+ min ago (597+ words) We still have a few days before Thanksgiving, but that hasn't stopped Black Friday deals from going into full swing. There are some pretty great deals on phones, smart home gadgets, and more, but one of the best " by far " is this one I found for the Oura Ring 4. Earlier this month, Oura kicked off its Black Friday sale with a $100 discount on the Oura Ring 4, bringing it from $349 down to just $249. That's already a solid promotion, but what if I told you that you could buy an Oura Ring 4 for even less? How much less? How does $49 sound? Yes, you read that correctly " $49. No, it's not a typo. It's a very real deal you can get right now, and I'm going to show you how. First things first, you need the American Express Platinum credit card to be eligible…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago (365+ words) Adamya Sharma is a seasoned technology journalist with over 15 years of experience covering consumer electronics. As the News Lead at Android Authority, she steers the editorial direction of the news desk, producing timely and engaging content on all things Android and beyond. Her strength lies in identifying emerging trends and uncovering stories that others may miss, contributing insightful opinions, features, and search-optimized content that keeps readers informed. Before transitioning to publishing, Adamya was a television producer and anchor. She conceptualized over 100 episodes across five tech-focused shows, gaining valuable experience in crafting compelling and accessible stories. Her background also includes work in business and entertainment journalism. Outside of her career, she's a busy mom of two, always trying to balance work and family life. When she's not writing, she enjoys streaming content on her LG G2 OLED, from crime thrillers to documentaries....

1+ hour, 40+ min ago (311+ words) For years, YouTube has felt like a benevolent dictator telling you what you should be watching. Now, things might be changing as YouTube is poking at one of the most sensitive parts of its platform: the home feed." YouTube has run a few experiments in the past meant to customize your feed based on your viewing habits, but this time around, instead of throwing another round of algorithm tweaks at users, it is testing something much bolder " an AI chatbot that lets you directly tell YouTube what you want more (or less) of in your recommendations." If the experiment is live for you, you should now see a new "Your Custom Feed" chip next to "Home" on your YouTube home page, as per a support page. It sounds similar to the AI-powered algorithm that X introduced in September, which uses…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago (414+ words) Aamir is a qualified accountant and business lawyer who started dabbling with Android phones over a decade ago, thanks to a regretful low-end phone purchase. Since then, he has written news, reviews, tutorials, editorials, and more as a tech journalist for XDA-Developers. He rose through the ranks as a freelance writer, full-time editor, managing editor, and eventually served as the website's Editor-in-Chief in 2021. Aamir specializes in Android, having followed the operating system since its Gingerbread days. After playing around with a fair amount of custom ROMs, kernels, and mods on his Android phones over the years, he now daily drives an iPhone and an Apple Watch in hopes of figuring out why Android OEMs haven't been able to make a few trillion dollars of their own yet. But fret not because you'll likely find a new Android flagship in his…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago (170+ words) Spotify typically launches Wrapped in the final days of November or the first week of December. Last year's Wrapped went live on December 4, while 2023's landed on November 29. Looking back even further, the release dates paint a clear picture: Spotify seems to enjoy releasing Wrapped mid-week, on a Wednesday (in recent years), and December 3, 2025, happens to fall on a Wednesday, making it a strong candidate for this year's rollout. If history is any guide, Spotify will begin teasing Wrapped 2025 with colorful visuals and videos across X, Instagram, and other social media platforms in the coming days. These teasers usually hint at new features Wrapped will bring. Whether Spotify expands its AI-powered storytelling this year remains to be seen, but it would be surprising if Wrapped 2025 didn't push more AI-powered personalization, especially given the platform's recent tie-up with ChatGPT. If you're…...

6+ hour, 6+ min ago (237+ words) We spotted the new toggle for sharing approximate location with websites in Chrome for Android version 142.0.7444.171. It automatically popped up for our contributor Zachary Kew-Denniss, but others on our team couldn't see the option, suggesting Google is A/B-testing the updated location-permission dialog as seen in the image below. Currently, you can give Chrome for Android precise location access through the app's settings. To do this, touch and hold the app icon on your home screen, then tap "App info," followed by "Permissions" > "Location," and toggle the "Use precise location" option. You can turn off this precise location entirely, in which case Chrome for Android will automatically use an approximate location. That's fine for privacy, but it also breaks sites that genuinely need exact coordinates, such as navigation services or websites that depend on pinpoint positioning. Android has offered two…...