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Google just rolled out the Android backup feature we’ve been waiting for all year
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Google has been quietly building a way to automatically back up your phone’s photos and videos to your PC without touching the cloud, and it looks like that tool is finally ready for prime time. In its System Services release notes for November 2026, Google lists automatic backup of photos and videos from Android to Windows using Quick Share as part of…
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Galaxy S27 Ultra goes head-to-head with Pixel 11 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro, and S26 Ultra in new leak
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Samsung’s Galaxy S27 Ultra is still months away from its official debut, but we’re getting a better idea of what the company’s next flagship could look like. While renders of the device leaked months ago, folks over at Android Headlines have now built a physical dummy unit based on its exclusive CAD files, offering us a closer look at the phone’s redesigned…
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This Chinese Android phone brand has launched a Harry Potter collab
This collectible phone marks the smartphone manufacturer's second collaboration with Warner Bros. Harry Potter fanatics and novelty collectors rejoice; there is now a phone that matches your passion for all things wizardry — and you can get your hands on it before HBO Max's anticipated television reboot hits streaming. Created by Chinese phone manufacturer realme, the realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition is a collectible smartphone that brings adequate computing power to back up…
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Is it actually safe to charge your iPhone at airport USB ports?
While the risk is overblown, it exists. But it's easy to protect yourself. We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The short answer is that it's reasonably safe to use public USB charging stations at airports and elsewhere. While US agencies, including the FBI and Transportation Security Administration (TSA), have warned against doing so, security researchers say the threat is overblown. "When you're at an airport do not plug your phone…
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The reason why some iPhone calls don't have a decline option, and others do
Your iPhone's incoming call screen isn't as mysterious as it seems. At some point, everyone's been burned by their iPhone going off in the worst possible place. When you see there's no option to decline the call, it's a mad scramble to press every side button or sling the phone through a wall at the speed of sound. But you've seen the on-screen option to decline calls before, so what gives? Fair warning: it's…
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Apple says it’s ‘hard to predict’ when iPhone Duo constraints will improve
Apple Chief Operating Officer Sabih Khan acknowledged the shipping delays plaguing the new iPhone Duo during the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings call on Monday, but offered little clarity on when customers can expect relief. The delays were just one point of concern during an earnings call filled with questions about the rising costs of memory chips, driven by soaring demand from the AI industry. “iPhone Duo is constrained as of today. The ramp is…
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How to use your phone's camera to translate anything
Our phones have the ability to make sense of other languages (and it requires minimal effort on our part). If you're a frequent traveler, you may frequently encounter signage or other text in foreign languages. That's all well and good if you have enough knowledge to piece together a translation, but if you can't even understand the alphabet in question, you're faced with a much bigger challenge. The good news is that your phone's…
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Apple is ‘not able to predict’ when it’ll have enough iPhone Duos to go around
John Ternus says Apple is seeing ‘unprecedented’ memory pricing. John Ternus says Apple is seeing ‘unprecedented’ memory pricing. Apple CEO John Ternus doesn’t have a timeline for when iPhone Duo supply constraints could lift. During an interview with Reuters, Ternus said the company is “working hard to get it to as many customers as quickly as possible, but at this point, we’re not able to predict when supply and demand will be in balance.”…
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Apple CEO Ternus Says iPhone Duo Shortages Have No End Date in Sight
Apple is unable to meet demand for the iPhone Duo and there's no timeline for when the company will catch up, CEO John Ternus told Reuters following today's earnings report. Duo is constrained as of today. The ramp is going well, and we're working hard to get it to as many customers as quickly as possible, but at this point, we're not able to predict when supply and demand will be in balance. Ternus…
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Apple set an iPhone sales record even without a new standard iPhone
iPhone revenue jumped 17 percent with Pro-only models during this year’s refresh. iPhone revenue jumped 17 percent with Pro-only models during this year’s refresh. Apple had a record-breaking quarter for iPhone sales — despite not releasing a standard model during its latest refresh. In its fourth-quarter earnings report released on Monday, Apple says it earned $57.58 billion in iPhone revenue, a 17 percent jump from the same time last year. The increase in revenue…
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Forget texting and driving, this everyday phone habit sends even more people to the ER
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Smartphones have become such an integral part of our lives that many of us hardly ever think twice before pulling one out of our pockets. I know I’m guilty of pulling mine out even when I’m in the middle of real-world conversations, and as it turns out, people are doing the same, albeit in far more serious situations. Phones are convenient, though…
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One of Google’s Android partners turned 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet
Google says a manufacturer ‘intentionally’ hijacked its devices with malware. Google says a manufacturer ‘intentionally’ hijacked its devices with malware. If you buy something from a link, The Verge may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Google says one of its Android manufacturing partners secretly built a backdoor in 1.3 million devices and turned them into a botnet. The company says it has now dismantled the backdoor and “cut ties” with the manufacturer,…
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Google's Wear OS 'status bar' experiment brings a little more Android flair to watches
What you need to know Google is running an experiment with developers to bring a status bar to a future major Wear OS update. This status bar for watches will mirror its capabilities on Android, meaning users will find status icons for connectivity, their location, and more. Google recently introduced standalone earthquake alerts to Wear OS, removing the necessity for users to always have their phone paired. Google is developing a smartwatch feature that…
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Early Black Friday Brings Steep Price Drops on Apple's Latest iPhone Cases
Amazon this week has big discounts across Apple's Clear, Silicone, and TechWoven Cases for the iPhone 18 Pro lineup. These deals are part of ongoing early Black Friday deals, which we've begun keeping tabs on in our main post on all the best early Black Friday Apple deals. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment,…
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Nothing Phone (3a) Pro à moitié prix : l’excellent smartphone est bradé pour Single Day, il passe à 235 € seulement
Lorsqu’on souhaite acheter un nouveau smartphone, mais qu’on dispose d’un petit budget, on doit bien souvent faire des concessions sur les caractéristiques. Heureusement, avec les promotions, vous pouvez vous offrir des modèles bien plus puissants à prix cassé. C’est le cas du Nothin Phone ( 3a ) Pro qui passe à 235,05 € au lieu de 479 € grâce au code PHD40 et au paiement PayPal qui vous permet d’avoir une réduction supplémentaire de…
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Test Motorola Edge 70 Plus : a-t-il vraiment ce petit truc en plus ?
Motorola offre à sa série Edge 70 une nouvelle déclinaison. Après le modèles standard, Fusion, Pro ou encore Max : voici le Motorola Edge 70 Plus. Prix, fiche technique, design… qu’a-t-il de « Plus », justement, par rapport à ses frères ? C’est ce que nous allons voir dans ce test complet. Il existe sur le marché des smartphones des familles nombreuses et la gamme Edge de Motorola est assurément l’une d’elles. C’est d’autant…
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The Galaxy Z Fold 8 is $300 off on Amazon right now
While we await potentially more discounts on our tech in the coming weeks, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is now down to $1,599 on Amazon, knocking a sizeable chunk off the MSRP. Whether or not this is going to settle as the new price on the foldable remains to be seen, but it has only ever been cheaper once post-launch as part of Amazon’s Prime Day sale, where it hit an all-time low of…
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Actualité : Black Friday 2026 – Le smartphone Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 512 Go à 879,00 € (-29%)
Samsung renouvelle son smartphone pliant à clapet. Pour succéder à un Galaxy Z Flip 7 qui avait su séduire par son format, le sud-coréen mise sur davantage de légèreté et de finesse, quitte à masquer derrière des améliorations cosmétiques un certain ronronnement technique. Les smartphones pliants à clapet semblent être arrivés à un niveau tel de maturité technique qu'il devient difficile de véritablement innover. Le Galaxy Z Flip 8 de Samsung l'illustre parfaitement. S'il…
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Près de 400 € en moins sur le prix du Honor 600 : l’excellent smartphone passe à moins de 260 €
Au lieu de 650 €, le Honor 600 de 256 Go revient à un peu moins de 260 € en ce moment. AliExpress démarre son Black Friday avant l’heure via son opération 11.11 qui fait chuter les prix de manière vertigineuse. Le Honor 600 n’est arrivé sur le marché qu’au printemps 2026, avec un positionnement assez ambitieux pour un modèle de milieu de gamme, comme le montre bien son prix de départ de 650…
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Amazon efface déjà la hausse du prix de l’iPhone 18 Pro Max pour le Black Friday
La RAM est devenue l’un des composants les plus chers du moment. Les centres de données dédiés à l’intelligence artificielle aspirent la production de puces mémoire, et les smartphones en font les frais. Selon le cabinet d’analyse TrendForce, la mémoire pèse environ 34 % du coût des composants de l’iPhone 18 Pro 256 Go, contre 10 % un an plus tôt. Apple a fini par relever de 150 € le prix de ses modèles…
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Samsung’s Android XR ‘Intelligent Eyewear’ reportedly launches in December
Samsung smart glasses in Gentle Monster and Warby Parker styles may finally launch in South Korea and the US before Christmas. It’s been a very long time coming, but one report from ChoSun Biz says that Samsung and Google are finally launching the Samsung Intelligent Eyewear line in the United States and South Korea in mid-December. Curiously, while the report helps set a fuzzy date, there’s still no official price for Samsung’s smart glasses.…
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Vivo’s first Pro Max phone proves its Ultra is still in a league of its own
The X500 Pro Max is great, but it’s a step back from my favorite phone camera. When I declared this spring that Vivo’s X300 Ultra had the best cameras in any phone, two things made it stand out in my mind: its excellent main camera with a narrow 35mm focal length and what remains the most capable ultrawide in any phone worldwide. You won’t find either in the new X500 Pro Max. It has…
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The Motorola Signature 27's screen is five times brighter than the Galaxy S26 Ultra's
Motorola is not holding back with its next flagship. The upcoming Motorola Signature 27 is shaping up to be a real contender with a Tandem OLED display offering a claimed 12,000 nits of peak brightness, alongside a 200MP periscope camera and Qualcomm’s latest flagship processor. Motorola has started to spill enough details to make Galaxy and Pixel owners sit up and take notice as the phone's launch date draws nearer. The company recently partnered…
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Your PS5 can now run Android, Switch 2, and PC games, if you get your hands dirty
Credit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR A new open-source tool called Hydroid lets jailbroken PS5 consoles run 64-bit Android games directly without booting Linux or a virtual machine. Front ends like Playden and PC5 bring Steam access and offline PC games to the console, while the experimental EglantinePS5 emulator brings experimental Nintendo Switch 2 games. These homebrew tools require a jailbroken PS5 running older system firmware (v13.60 and below), which Sony has patched…
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