Joe Maring

Joe Maring / Android Authority You’ve probably heard a lot about the Android 16 QPR1 Beta this week — and for good reason. This newest beta release is our first look at Android 16’s biggest user-facing changes, including the Material […]

Joe Maring / Android Authority There are few Google apps I use more than Google Photos. It’s where over a decade of memories are stored, where I edit all the pictures on my phone, and one of my favorite places

Joe Maring / Android Authority For the last 10 years, T-Mobile has been my cell phone carrier of choice. I’ve been on a family plan with my partner, parents, and grandmother (with two lines for myself), and it’s been a

As a consumer tech writer/reviewer, I’m privileged to have access to numerous smartwatches at any given time — often flagship, high-end ones, too. Right now, I’m wearing the excellent OnePlus Watch 3. Before that, I was wearing an Apple Watch

It’s officially the beginning of the best time of year. The weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer, and new Pixel phones are hitting the shelves. Google just recently announced the Pixel 9a as its latest budget Pixel,

Joe Maring / Android Authority As hard as it is to believe, the Google Pixel 9 Pro is already six months old. It’s a phone I used quite a bit last summer/early fall, and as a longtime Pixel fan, it’s

In less than a month, Apple and Google both released their newest budget smartphones for 2025. Apple has the iPhone 16e, while Google has the Pixel 9a. At first glance, the phones are similar enough. They’re both the cheapest value

Joe Maring / Android Authority Music streaming services. We all use them, and for all the different options available — Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, Tidal, etc. — they all essentially do the same thing. However, it’s

Joe Maring / Android Authority Google Wallet, while not the most exciting app in Google’s portfolio, is one of the Google apps I use all the time. It’s my default digital wallet on every Android phone I use. All of

Samsung’s next folding phones will be here before you know it, and the last few days have given us a much better idea of what they’ll look like. A couple of weeks ago, we saw leaked renders of the Galaxy