Matt Horne

Google Messages Screen Effects add a fun touch to everyday chats, but you might not have encountered this cool feature. It’s not well known, and the animations don’t have to be specifically selected like an emoji or a GIF. They […]

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR A Redditor spotted a strange inconsistency in the Galaxy AI content filter regarding skin color. In some examples, the AI indicated it was appropriate to describe skin color as white but not as

Ryan Haines / Android Authority When Google launched the latest Pixel series last year, there was a murmur of excitement around the smartphones’ names. Google had revived the XL moniker for the Pixel 9 Pro XL, a suffix not seen

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR The US Department of Justice has filed an amended complaint against fintech app Dave. The complaint alleges that Dave misled customers about potential cash advances of up to $500 and hidden fees. Dave

When you spend $1,300 or more on a flagship Android phone, your expectations are likely to be high. You might assume that, as long as you take care of it, it will look and perform as advertised for at least

TL;DR Apple TV Plus has a promotion planned for January 4 and 5. The details are largely a mystery, but the tagline on the social media posts is “See for yourself.” One possibility is that the streaming service could be

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The latest WhatsApp update adds the party popper as the seventh default emoji reaction. The update also introduces a dynamic confetti animation triggered by certain party emojis. The party popper may only be a

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that the iPhone 18 Pro will feature variable aperture tech with aperture blades, potentially offering DSLR-like control. This could surpass Android’s limited variable aperture systems, enabling precise light and depth adjustments

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google has updated the Android Switch app to make moving burst photos from iOS to Pixel devices easier. Unless there are mapping issues, the full set of burst photos will be placed in a

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The Google Photos app now shows you which albums a picture or video belongs to on the information page. Though not mentioned in the description, the handy feature was added in the most recent