Do not install Android 15 on your Motorola phone
Since a phone’s app launcher gives you access to your apps and also manages the home screen on your device, a launcher that is constantly crashing makes impacted phones unusable. Motorola models affected by the Android 15 bug include the ThinkPhone 25, Razr+ (2023), Edge 50 Neo, and the Edge 50 Fusion. One person who […]
Weekly poll results: the Zenfone 12 Ultra suffers because Asus offers only 2 OS updates
Overpriced, short software support window, large size – last week’s poll shows that there are many reasons not to buy the Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra, but you only really need one. The phone is available in only a few regions right now, but that proved not to be a huge issue – though that is […]
Amazon’s next-gen Alexa may not be ready in time for Feb 26 event
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Amazon is expected to unveil its new and improved AI-powered Alexa later this month, but it may not reach the public immediately after the event. Internal sources reveal that Amazon seems to have pushed the public release back by a month due to technical hurdles. The new Alexa is […]
News Weekly: OnePlus skips the Open 2, Android 16 Beta 2 arrives on Pixels, and more
News Weekly (Image credit: Android Central) News Weekly is our column where we highlight and summarize some of the week’s top stories so you can catch up on the latest tech news. This is Android Central’s News Weekly, your go-to source for a concise roundup of the week’s most significant tech stories. This is where […]
Explore Android 16 Beta 2’s Unit Conversion Made Easy
Android 16 Beta 2 brings a new feature that makes it easy to change system measurement units, temperature units, and other regional settings. For a long time, Android has set default values for temperature and measurement units based on the user’s region or language. In the US, it uses Fahrenheit and the Imperial system. In […]
Before T-Mobile buys its assets, appeals court ruling allows UScellular to build another cell tower
UScellular is given the approval to build a cell tower in Fond du Lac County thanks to an appeals court decision The CWA wants the FCC to request that the terms of the deal include an enforceable measure to protect employees who work in wireless retail stores. The union is afraid that once T-Mobile closes […]
Our Honor Magic7 Lite battery test and charging test results are in
Honor unveiled Magic7 Lite earlier this year with a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC, a 6,600 mAh Si/C battery, and 66W wired charging support. We have already unboxed the Honor Magic7 Lite, and today, we are sharing its battery and charging test results with you while we complete its full review. Honor […]
This is how I control my Google Photos storage to avoid paying for Google One
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority A couple of weeks ago, my Android Authority colleague Bogdan Petrovan — or Bogs as we all call him — shared his frustration about Google’s incessant pestering low-storage notifications. His Google One storage keeps creeping closer and closer to the end of his free limit, and Google just wants […]
Moto G Power 2025 review: A solid $300 phone
As one of the first new Motorola phones of 2025, I was pretty excited to get my hands on the Moto G Power 2025. At $299, it’s by no means a flagship phone, so I knew very well what I was getting myself into. But while I have plenty of experience with flagships, like the […]
iPhone Users Are Upgrading Their Devices Faster Than Ever
A recent study by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) shows that iPhone users are upgrading their devices more quickly. In the fourth quarter of 2024, 36% of buyers had owned their previous iPhone for two years or less. This is up from 31% in the same period in 2023. The data suggests upgrade cycles are […]