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For years, Samsung has watched rivals turn battery capacity into a numbers game while the Galaxy S Ultra line remained stuck at 5,000mAh. That figure hasn’t changed since 2020, even as 6,000mAh and 7,000mAh batteries become increasingly common on competing Android flagship phones. Now, a new leak suggests Samsung may have secretly tested its own…

For a while now, multiple studies have attempted to demonstrate how social media apps can have a detrimental impact on teen mental health. Meta-owned platforms like Instagram and Facebook have been at the center of discussions about the negative impact on children, and that’s led to some high-profile lawsuits. Today, Meta is ending one long…

Ahead of a wider stable rollout expected to come later this year, Samsung is finally bringing Wear OS 7 to the Galaxy Watch 8 series in beta.

Google launched the Pixel Watch 5 earlier this month, bringing over upgrades like a bigger battery, a faster SoC, double the storage, and other features. Google also added two new watch faces, Weave and Chronograph, along with the ability to create your own custom watch face. If you have a Pixel Watch 4 and are…

This Garmin deal cuts 42% off the Vivoactive 5, dropping the fitness watch with GPS and music storage to a record low. By •

Google’s Google TV launcher isn’t the only way to arrange an Android TV home screen. However, finding the best Android TV launchers can be surprisingly difficult. For users who want more control over what appears on their TV and where, third-party launchers have become an appealing alternative. ATV Launcher Pro is one such option, and its…

Nothing OS 5.0 beta based on Android 17 has begun rolling out, but you might see an error because the demand for the new beta is “more than expected.”

The most popular Android phones in a quarter tend to be cheap models. That’s not a surprise, as the lower prices make these phones more accessible than high-end models. However, the latest global market share report reveals a surprising top-seller for Android.

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Apple’s Liquid Glass design language has been hit-or-miss, depending on whom you ask. Our survey last year showed that readers overwhelmingly prefer Google’s Material 3 Expressive over Liquid Glass. That doesn’t change the fact that this is a core design element of iOS and will continue to be adopted by other third-party apps. The YouTube…