Oppo may be readying the launch of its first flip phone — the rumored Find N2 Flip — to take on the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Motorola Razr 2022.
Google’s first-ever smartwatch has a ton of smart tools and Fitbit features on board, but you’ll need a solid charging schedule to make the most of the device. Find out how to charge the Pixel Watch and make sure you’re never out of juice.
Read more: Pixel Watch buyer’s guide
If you’re an iPhone owner trying to use YouTube today, you probably wondered what was happening. It turns out there was an issue that was causing the app to crash. But now the problem should be fixed according to YouTube.
Earlier today, iPhone users flocked to Twitter to report issues with YouTube. Apparently, when attempting to open YouTube on iOS, the app would reportedly crash shortly after. Neither closing out of the app nor restarting it fixed the situation either.
The days of government employees using TikTok are over, or at least for state workers in South Dakota to be more precise. Republican Governor Kristi Noem has now banned the app from state-owned devices in her state.
According to Gizmodo, Noem signed an executive order yesterday that bans the popular social app from any state-owned device that can access the internet. The order goes into effect immediately and applies to all South Dakota government workers, including contractors. Government employees won’t be allowed to use or download the app on their phone and are barred from visiting the TikTok website.
With Samsung’s new foldable Galaxy phones performing better than ever in the market, there are plenty of savings available on the line, as well as many of the past Galaxy S and Note lines. If you don’t mind going with a slightly older flagship, you can save even more. We’ve gone ahead and rounded up the best Samsung Galaxy deals around, from the Galaxy S21 to the Galaxy S9.
Whether you’re on the hunt for a premium foldable device, the more budget-friendly A series, or the still-powerful Galaxy S20 family, you’ve come to the right place.
The Samsung Galaxy S22 series now represents the best-of-the-best from the company. These phones have the best cameras, fastest processors, and most innovative features of any Samsung phone on the market. They range from the base Galaxy S22 right up to the Note-like S22 Ultra.
Read more: Which Samsung Galaxy S22 phone is right for you?
All the major providers offer incentives on the range in order to get your business. If you’re not keen to tie yourself to a carrier, you can still enjoy some nice deals on the unlocked versions of the new Samsung Galaxy S22 flagships. Both Samsung and Amazon are offering sweeteners when you buy.
Here are your unlocked options. Amazon is offering $80 off the Galaxy Buds 2 in the package right now, while Samsung will throw in a $50 Samsung Credit, three months of Spotify, and a host of other extras.
The deals from the major US carriers are all a variation of $800 to $1,000 off with a trade-in, or a buy one, get one type deal:
Remember the good old days of flip phones? Those days are back. Samsung introduced the Galaxy Z Flip to compete with the Motorola Razr among others, and now you can save money and experience the hype. If you want to turn heads when you whip out your phone, the Z Flip is the one for you. And with the new Galaxy Z Flip 4, Samsung has perfected the folding model like never before.
See Also: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 vs Galaxy Z Flip 4
When the sun goes down, it’s not exactly safe to be walking around with expensive items, especially in big cities like New York. A man, unfortunately, learned that the hard way after having $95,000 worth of iPhones taken from him.
According to Audacity, the New York Police Department reported a robbery that happened early in the morning. The robbery appears to have involved a 27-year-old man who was targeted after leaving the Apple Store on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue.
US Cellular is the fourth-largest carrier in the States, and it excels at offering creative discounts. You can usually save a pretty nice chunk of change if you’re willing to make the switch. We’ve picked out a handful of the best US Cellular deals currently available.
If you’re serious about making the switch, you might want to check out the best US Cellular plans and phones as well. In the meantime, take a look at these potential savings.
Netflix pumps massive amounts of money into its original programming. That has led to some huge, global hits like Stranger Things, Squid Game, The Crown, and more. But a lot of Netflix originals fall through the cracks, and some of them are terrific. So, what are some hidden gems on Netflix? We bring you 10 TV shows you may have missed that are worth a second look.
See also: The best Netflix original series to stream today
An Xbox is a great way to pass the time and game with friends or alone, especially with the days getting shorter. We’ve scoured the web for the best Xbox deals that are available right now.
See also: Xbox Series X buyer’s guide
Now that the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro have been out for a while, the next phone we’ve been expecting to see from Google is the next iteration of its midrange A-series. Although there’s not a lot of information to go on yet, some newly leaked rendors show us what the device could look like.
In collaboration with prolific leaker, OnLeaks, the folks over at Smartprix have obtained leaked renders that give us our potential first look at the Pixel 7a. Based on the images and the 3D video, the handset is reminiscent of the Pixel 6a, like how the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are similar to their predecessors.
Cricket Wireless is the no-contract subsidiary of AT&T, offering customers a way to get affordable smartphones with cheap prepaid plans. While many of Cricket’s smartphones are already priced pretty reasonably, some special Cricket deals stand out right now. We’ve compiled the best Cricket deals in this post, but please note that various terms and conditions apply.
Cricket mainly offers savings on phones when you join the carrier, although they have occasional price drops on plans. To learn more about what Cricket offers in terms of plans, check out our Cricket Wireless buyer’s guide.
It might seem counterintuitive at first, but you can watch Apple TV Plus using plenty of devices that aren’t made by Apple. As much as the company would like you to own an iPhone or an Apple TV 4K, it needs subscribers wherever it can get them. Here’s how to watch Apple TV Plus on Roku, including costs and compatible devices.
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If you’ve been searching for a new pair of headphones, let us help. Plenty of retailers are offering big discounts on a variety of styles, meaning you can take advantage of some of the best headphone deals across the board right now.
See also: Headphone buying guide
Two-factor authentication apps are popular and powerful tools. They let you log into your account with a second line of authentication. Thus, you can keep your accounts secure even if your password is compromised. It’s not an end-all-be-all solution to account security, but it’s so much better than just a password that we happily recommend two-factor authentication to literally everyone.
There are a few decent apps to help out with this. Most of them should follow the standard protocols as well. Here are the best two-factor authentication apps on mobile. We’d also like to give an honorable mention to Duo (Google Play). It’s the hot new protocol service in town, but the app leaves a lot to be desired.
Action games are among the most popular of any platform. They’re exciting, they keep you engaged, and the win conditions are generally pretty simple. Additionally, action games can have elements of any variety of genres. It helps keeps things fresh. The pace of play and difficulty define action games more than anything else.
There are vastly more than 15 really good action games on mobile, so this list was pretty tricky to nail down. Here are some of the best action games for Android. Let us know about your favorites in the comments.
While you can get along without it, Siri is often integral to the iPhone experience. It’s a quick shortcut for actions in HomeKit, Apple Music, and more. If “Hey Siri” isn’t working, there are a few things you can try to get it back in gear.
Read more: The best Siri commands for productivity and more
The iPad may be the most popular tablet, but it’s far from the only option. Samsung has been fine-tuning the Galaxy Tab line for a few years now, and it’s led to some great Android Tablets, such as the flagship Galaxy Tab S8 Plus. However, the top tablets can get pretty pricey. That’s why we’ve put together a list of the best Samsung Galaxy Tab deals to help you out.
See also: Your guide to the best tablets
I’ve been using the Sony WH-1000XM5 for several weeks now. I’ve tested them on the go at noisy airports, bustling streets, quiet rooms, at night in bed, and while writing up a storm here at Android Authority. I even recently wrote about how I ditched my Bose headphones for Sony’s flagship wireless cans. Needless to say, I found a lot to like about the WH-1000XM5.
Movement is a huge challenge for many smartphone cameras, but many devices today tout effective image stabilization tech. Be it software-based electronic stabilization or hardware-based OIS, it’s become easier to get that blur-free night shot or that recorded video with minimal judder.
Still, there are times when a smartphone tripod will be handy. But we wondered whether Android Authority readers actually owned one of these gadgets. So we posted a poll to ask you, and here’s how you voted.
Good day, and welcome to the Daily Authority. I’m putting back a fresh cup of coffee while reflecting on my wonderfully relaxing weekend. It promises to be plenty hot today in my neck of the woods, too, so I forecast some iced coffee a little later as well.
Original article: Samsung continues to be the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer. A huge reason for its astonishing success is the popularity of its Galaxy S line. Over the years, the Galaxy S line has become synonymous with Android, being some of the most well-known and most revered devices in the market. In 2023, we expect that to continue with the Samsung Galaxy S23 series.
What could Samsung have in store for the Galaxy S23 line? There are a lot of unknown details as of right now, but we can make plenty of assumptions based on what Samsung has done in the past. Meanwhile, we also can make a wishlist of features we hope Samsung brings around for the Galaxy S23 phones. Continue on for what we know and what we hope to see!
Xiaomi decided to launch its flagship phones a little earlier last time out, opting to release the Xiaomi 12 series in China in late December 2021. Now, the company has dished out launch details for its new-generation flagships.
Xiaomi confirmed on Weibo that the Xiaomi 13, Xiaomi 13 Pro, and MIUI 14 update will be launched in China on Thursday, December 1 at 7 PM Beijing time (6 AM ET). Check out the official poster below, also confirming Leica branding.
Smartphone zoom has made significant strides since the iPhone 7 series debuted a 2x telephoto camera back in 2016. In fact, a 2x telephoto shooter seems rather quaint by modern standards when we have 3x, 5x, and even 10x cameras in our pockets today.
However, there’s still one significant issue with smartphone zoom today, and that’s the lack of consistent quality when zooming in through intermittent levels. The answer? Dual telephoto cameras.
As a guy who’s used a bicycle as his primary mode of transportation for the better part of the last decade, I’ve always been interested in e-bikes — but also kind of scoffed at them. Honestly, using one seemed like “cheating” to me. Why would you need some electric motor to help you get around? Use your legs; that’s what they’re there for!
That was a fine stance when I lived on the relatively flat East Coast shoreline. However, I recently moved to the Bay Area in California. This notoriously hilly spot in the US seems daunting for traditional cycling. Sure, I could pedal my way to the grocery store, but by the time I got there, how much of me would be left that I hadn’t sweated out under the hot California sun?
If you’re shopping for a Windows laptop, Microsoft is probably the last brand that comes to mind. And yet, the company unveiled its fifth-generation Surface Laptop just last month. I won’t blame you if this is the first time you’re hearing about it, though. It’s neither as exciting as the Macbook Air M2 nor as controversial as Dell’s decision to omit the headphone jack on the XPS 13 Plus. In fact, it looks nearly identical to the first Surface Laptop from 2017. So why do I think Microsoft still makes the best Windows laptop? Let me explain.
Most people — including me at one point — base their laptop purchasing decision on a handful of factors: CPU performance, RAM capacity, and perhaps battery life. Microsoft’s internal hardware seems middling in those aspects, but the overall experience is better than the sum of its parts. And from that perspective, it’s hard to find any laptop as good as the Surface Laptop in the sub-$1,000 price segment.
As a journalist writing about some of the best Android smartphones, I usually have one or a dozen phones at any given point. Some have personal accounts logged in, others have work accounts, while yet others might be used for very specific use cases. Sounds fun? Not quite.
Making sure you don’t miss out on notifications or text messages is a problem you have to deal with daily if you’re toting multiple Android phones like me. I’ve been using Pushbullet to manage that chore. However, the notification mirroring service goes far beyond plain and simple, well, notification mirroring. I’ve got it plugged into servers, I use it for file sharing, and much more. There have been several Pushbullet alternatives and competitors over the years, but ten years later, here’s why the OG is still my go-to.
For a long time, the general consensus among Wear OS watch users was that the platform wasn’t all that good. Stutters, slowness, weird bugs, frequent disconnects from the phone, and the absence of a properly-integrated fitness and health service were among the chief reasons for that thinking. Not to mention Google’s on-again-off-again relationship with the platform, with updates one day and neglect the next.
Then the Google-Samsung partnership and the Galaxy Watch 4 happened, signaling Google’s long-term commitment to Wear OS on an abstract level and the platform’s not-so-suckiness on a concrete level. It was one of the first examples that watches running Google’s software could actually be smooth, responsive, and competitive against the best of the best smartwatches.
We gave you a heads-up about the Black Friday deals that Google had planned a couple of weeks ago, but the Google Cyber Monday sale goes one step further, with savings of as much as 50% off everything from Pixel phones and earbuds to Nest smart home devices.
See also: The best Beats deals of Black Friday 2022
If you want to track your sleeping habits, fitness routines, or just the time, then it might be a good idea to shop around for a smartwatch. In fact, right now is the perfect time to hop on the smartwatch bandwagon. A number of Amazfit smartwatches are getting Black Friday deals, so you don’t have to spend an arm and a leg on your next smartwatch.
Starting as low as $39.99, there are discounts across Amazfit’s entire collection of devices. Even some of the company’s pricier models, like the Amazfit GTR 3 Pro, are under $200.
JBL is one of the most well-known audio brands in the world and for good reason. From Bluetooth speakers to earbuds, the company has a range of devices that often receive great reviews. And right now, you can get yourself some JBL headphones or earbuds on the cheap.
Yes, that’s right, there are some great JBL Black Friday deals that you can take advantage of as of this moment. Everything from budget-friendly earbuds to premium cans is 50% off. So if you’re looking for some over-the-ear headphones, workout earbuds, or casual earbuds, you should be able to find something that fits your needs.
