Android Desktop Mode turns your phone into a PC — just not a good one
The dream of an all-in-one device is a seductive one. We’ve been chasing it since Motorola’s Atrix attempted (and flopped) at turning a dual-core phone into a laptop in 2011....
Still paying for cloud storage? This NAS deal will make you reconsider
Hardwired (Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central)In Hardwired, AC Senior Editor Harish Jonnalagadda delves into all things hardware, including phones, audio products, storage servers, and networking gear. I'll admit...
Android isn’t ready for desktop PCs if it doesn’t support this basic mouse feature
Rita El Khoury / Android AuthorityI wanted to properly test this new Android direction and see how it compared to my beloved Pixelbook Chromebook memories. Most importantly, I wanted to...
I felt like my Pixel photos were missing something, so I tried fixing it
Google Pixel smartphones have long been lauded for their excellent cameras, and rightfully so. The Pixel 2 XL transformed the way we think about mobile photography, and I still remember...
I decluttered my desk with this 6-in-1 245W charger with Qi 2, and it just went on sale
I have a dozen or so gadgets on my desk at any given time, and having a decent charger with several ports just leads to a lot of cable clutter....
I used NotebookLM to read over 4 million words in 6 months
Dhruv Bhutani / Android AuthorityI’ve spent the better part of the last decade trying and failing to finish Robert Jordan’s “The Wheel of Time.” The book is supposed to be...
I tried YouTube’s latest feature, and it was so surreal I thought I imagined it
It was almost like a bizarre fever dream where I could suddenly understand Korean, yet the voices of the people who I thought I knew what they sounded like, actually...
I always add these 6 quick settings tiles to my stock Android phone when setting it up for the first time
Quick settings look really neat and clean on Android 16, specifically on phones running stock Android, like the Pixel 10. You can add and remove tiles, reorganize them, add third-party...
A look at all the known Pixel 10a problems and how to fix them
Joe Maring / Android AuthorityThe Google Pixel 10a has been out since March, and unlike the Pixel 10 launch, there haven’t been many Pixel 10a-specific problems just yet. Of course,...
I tested Samsung’s new cheap phones and they fix my tiny but frustrating pet peeve
Judging by sales statistics, if you’re buying an affordable smartphone, it’s almost definitely going to be a Samsung Galaxy A-series phone. These phones are beaten only by iPhones each year...