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Apple bucks downward trend as reports show global smartphone shipment and sales declines
Four Counterpoint Research reports published this week reveal drops in smartphone sales and shipments in India, Latin America, Europe, and China. Here are the reports. While the slowdown in smartphone sales and shipments is not a recent phenomenon, four reports published by Counterpoint Research this week help show just how much memory shortages and rising prices are affecting demand across the globe. According to a report published yesterday, smartphone shipments in Europe dropped 10%…
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This Galaxy S26 FE leak just exposed the full color palette
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. It’s looking more and more like the Galaxy S26 FE leaks won’t stop until Samsung finally makes its official announcement. Earlier today, we got a look at the cases for the next Samsung Fan Edition phone. Now we have new images of the handset in every color. Courtesy of the folks over at SammyGuru, there are several new renders of the Galaxy…
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Some Pixel phones have forgotten how to Flip to Shhh
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Your Pixel phone comes with a handy little trick for those moments when you just can’t be bothered — it lets you turn your phone face down on a flat surface to silence all notifications. Called Flip to Shhh, it was released with the Pixel 3 all the way back in 2018. Up until recently, the gesture-based feature has largely worked as…
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Pixel 11 Gboard Writing tools offer ‘Personalized suggestions’ with Gemini Intelligence
On the Pixel 11 series, Google has updated Gboard’s Writing tools with Gemini Intelligence to offer “Personalized suggestions.” The big upgrade is how Gboard now “provides draft suggestions tailored to your personal style” as part of a new “Suggested” tab. It is “based on analysis of your current conversation, text input, and typing patterns.” If you type “7 PM Spanish restaurant?” in a messaging app text field, the “Suggested” tab may rewrite it to…
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Google Pixel screen savers add new styles and iPhone-like switching [Gallery]
Google Pixel 11 phones ship with an update to screen savers, with support for a new style and the ability to select more than one option and switch through them – much like iPhones do. Screen savers aren’t enabled by default on Pixel phones, but they are getting quite a bit more useful on the Pixel 11 series. That starts with a new piece of functionality – you can now set more than one…
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Créer son propre widget sera possible sur les smartphones Samsung avec la mise à jour One UI 9.5
La mise à jour One UI 9.5 va apporter une nouvelle fonction aux smartphones Samsung : la création personnalisée de widget. Lors de son événement Android Show du 12 mai 2026, Google annonçait Create My Widget, une fonctionnalité permettant aux utilisateurs de générer leur propre widget personnalisé pour répondre à leurs besoins spécifiques. Celle-ci n’a pas encore été déployée, même sur les Pixel, malgré la sortie d’Android 17. Voilà qu’on voit un premier aperçu…
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The preorder period may be over, but you can still get a FREE Google Pixel 11 with this Verizon deal
Google's newest smartphones are finally available in stores, but if you missed the preorder period, fear not: there are still quite a few impressive Pixel 11 deals worth checking out today. Head to Verizon, for instance, and you can get the base model Google Pixel 11 for 100% free when you add a line with the Unlimited Welcome, Unlimited Plus, or Unlimited Ultimate plans. No trade-in required! Google Pixel 11 256GB: $899.99 FREE with…
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Galaxy S26 Ultra : Samsung annonce une date pour la mise à jour qui va corriger le bug de l’écran rouge
Le problème d’écran qui devient rouge et qui touche certains Galaxy S26 Ultra devrait bientôt être corrigé grâce à une mise à jour, informe Samsung. Ces derniers mois, certains propriétaires de Galaxy S26 Ultra se plaignaient de l’écran de leur smartphone, qui avait tendance à tirer vers le rouge. On ignore quelle est l’origine du problème, mais il est possible qu’il soit relatif à la fonction Privacy Display, qui occulte l’affichage quand on ne…
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The wide-screen revolution might soon come to a non-foldable phone near you
What you need to know Huawei's Pura X View delivers a wider screen real estate in a non-foldable body. Its 96.1% screen-to-body ratio and 1.05mm bezels maximize usable display space. Huawei is taking orders through VMall and JD.com ahead of the August 28 retail launch in China. The all-new Pura X View from Huawei breaks the rules of standard flagship design, a wide, non-foldable smartphone that places pure screen real estate above traditional form…
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Someone already figured out how to fully control Pixel 11 Pro’s ‘HiLight’ and make it useful [Gallery]
“HiLight” is one of the biggest hardware features on Google’s Pixel 11 Pro devices, but it’s also one that the company hindered by heavily limited what you can do with it. Android being Android, someone already figured out how to hijack “HiLight” and make the Pixel 11 Pro’s RGB light a lot more useful. Highlighted by David Imel (currently working with The Verge), @Dhananjay_Tech already figured out how to control the Pixel 11 Pro’s…
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Nothing OS 5.0 update with Android 17 is ‘coming soon’
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Stable Android 17 isn’t very widely distributed yet: right now, the latest version is available on Pixel phones, Samsung’s newest foldables, and the Motorola Edge 2025, with a handful of beta tests ongoing on other models. Today, Nothing is teasing a date related to its Android 17-based Nothing OS 5.0 update, and it’s coming up quick. In a forum post, Nothing says…
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Deals: NXTPAPER Android tabs and phones from $160, 1-day LG sale – TVs from $330 and gram laptops up to $1,500 off, more
Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by TCL’s latest NXTPAPER Android tablets starting from $160 today as well as the TCL 60 XE Android phone down at $180 and the 70 Pro with the NXTPAPER Key now down at $280. We are also featuring the 1-day Best Buy Anniversary LG sale with TVs from $330, 2026 OLED models up to $600 off, and up to $1,500 off LG’s latest 2026 gram laptops. Head below…
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The best Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold deals at launch — how to get the premium foldable for as cheap as possible
The preorder period has come to an end, but there are still a few Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold deals hanging around if you know where to look. From trade-in opportunities to free gift cards, keep reading for all of the best Pixel 11 Pro Fold deals on the web (so far). The long-awaited Pixel 11 Pro Fold comes equipped with the new Tensor G6 processor, 16GB of RAM as standard, and one of…
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Google Pixel 11 flaunts its haptics with vibrations that match your ringtone
Google’s Pixel phones have had killer haptic motors for several generations now, with the Pixel 11 further emphasizing these with a new ability to match the vibration patterns to your ringtone. A new feature in the Pixel Sounds app that has debuted with Pixel 11, added quietly, pairs your ringtone with a specific vibration pattern. So instead of the default pulsing you can now feel the tone resonating through the device. Each ringtone’s vibration…
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Huawei présente le tout premier smartphone monobloc à écran large 16:9,5 : le Pura X View
La tendance est à la finesse dans le domaine des smartphones depuis quelque temps déjà, mais une nouvelle caractéristique (non incompatible) semble s’imposer. Si elle est d’abord apparue sur les appareils pliants, les constructeurs pourraient bien s’en inspirer pour leurs modèles monoblocs. Huawei est pionnier en la matière : la marque chinoise vient d’officialiser le Pura X View. Une tendance se dessine sur les appareils pliants comme le Galaxy Z Fold 8, les Pura…
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L’iPhone 15 Pro Max est deux fois moins cher qu’à sa sortie : son prix passe sous les 710 €
L’iPhone 15 Pro Max de 256 Go est en promo à moitié prix grâce à une offre disponible chez Certideal, le spécialiste français du reconditionné. Trois ans après sa sortie, la version la plus aboutie de cette génération rentre dans le budget de ceux qui ont moins de 800 € à y consacrer. Si vous disposez d’un iPhone plus ancien et souhaitez passer à une génération supérieure, sans pour autant dépenser plus de 1…
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iPhone 18 Pro: Pre-Orders and Release Date?
Apple has yet to reveal when the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra will be announced and released, but the dates usually follow a familiar pattern. As usual, the iPhone event is expected to take place in the first half of September. Labor Day falls on September 7 this year. The last time the holiday was on that day was in 2020, but the iPhone event that year was delayed until October due to…
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I'm ranking the best Google Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro deals at launch — free phones, trade-in discounts, and more
Google's latest flagship lineup has finally hit store shelves, and I'm hard at work tracking down the best Pixel 11 deals (and Pixel 11 Pro deals) so you don't have to go searching. Whether you're interested in the base model Pixel 11, the powerful Pixel 11 Pro, or the super-sized Pixel 11 Pro XL, there are already quite a few deals and leftover preorder promotions that could make these AI-powered flagships pretty cheap (or…
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Global smartphone sales hit a major slump, except for this Android phone brand
What you need to know Honor is bucking the slowdown, with shipments jumping 35% in the Middle East even as the overall market fell 13%. Honor is also gaining across multiple regions: Shipments climbed 53% in Africa and 15% in Southeast Asia, with strong growth in Malaysia and the Philippines. Competitors like Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo suffered double-digit global shipment drops in Q2 due to their heavy exposure to budget segments hit by component…
Lire l’article completAndroid 17 : reprenez enfin le contrôle de votre temps grâce à cette fonction inaugurée sur les Pixel 11
Les Pixel 11, dernière gamme de smartphones lancée par Google, bénéficient de plusieurs fonctionnalités inédites d’Android 17. Moment de pause est l’une d’entre elles : elle agit comme un filtre face aux applications chronophages en vous redonnant le pouvoir. Les constructeurs ont pour habitude de réserver la primeur de certaines fonctionnalités à leurs nouvelles gammes de smartphones – après tout, il faut bien justifier leur prix ou l’intérêt de changer de modèles pour celui…
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iPhone 18 won’t launch next month, here’s when it’s coming instead
Apple’s big September event is just weeks away, but there’s one key product that all reporting indicates will be missing: the base iPhone 18. Here’s when to expect its launch. The iPhone event is Apple’s most important product launch of the year. If the company ever fails to launch flagship new iPhones, investors would be very concerned. That’s one reason Apple sticks to predictable patterns for its iPhone launch. The event happens every September—2020…
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iOS 27 breaks 15 years of muscle memory on iPhone and iPad
Since iOS 5 in 2011, the iPhone and iPad have included Notification Center, a central place to find alerts from various apps in chronological order. Starting with iOS 27, Apple is making a major change to how users open Notification Center on iPhone and iPad. iOS 27 is currently in beta, and the behavior has changed slightly between the first two releases. However, sixth developer betas so far show this change will ship this…
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Samsung and Apple are now neck and neck in Europe's declining smartphone market
European sales of smartphones have reached a new three-year low, but Apple's iPhone has increased its share to now tie with Samsung. Globally, the most recent figures show that Apple has earned 49% of all smartphone revenue in the second quarter, despite the iPhone only accounting for 23% of shipments. New figures for solely the European region show an overall decline, but in that shrinking market, Apple is increasing its share. According to Counterpoint…
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Test Pixel 11 XL Pro : le grand modèle phare de Google est plus « Pro » que jamais, mais l'appareil photo n'a rien d'exceptionnel
Le Pixel 11 Pro XL dispose d'un matériel exceptionnel et de quelques fonctionnalités d'IA très pratiques, mais ses appareils photo ont besoin d'un bon éclairage pour donner le meilleur d'eux-mêmes. Si le Google Pixel incarne le meilleur du logiciel Android, les modèles Pixel Pro représentent quant à eux la crème de la crème en matière de matériel, avec en tête d’affiche le Pixel 11 Pro et le Pixel 11 Pro XL. J’ai passé beaucoup…
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