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Samsung’s most affordable smartphones often come with compromises to reach their rock-bottom prices. While still the cheapest way to enter the Galaxy ecosystem, the Galaxy A03s is hoping that eliminating a few of those caveats will justify asking you to open your wallet a little wider. Is the experience worth the slightly higher cost? Find…

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority It’s hard to escape the hype and mania surrounding Web3 — often described as the next generation of the internet based on blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies. Supporters of this new paradigm claim that it will enable digital ownership over content and art — even bringing an end to Big Tech…

Robert Triggs / Android Authority Obviously, this phone is still a favorite among our readers, so we know how you all feel. However, today we need to view the Galaxy S21 Ultra through a 2022 lens. Not only do we have the Galaxy S22 series right around the corner — which we know from all…

⚡ Welcome to The Weekly Authority, the Android Authority newsletter that breaks down the top Android and tech news from the week. The 179th edition here, with the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked date, a possible Pixel 6a launch date, and International Lego Day. 😨 A persistent bug meant factory resetting my phone this week, and I…

Americans have access to a huge number of streaming services unavailable to the rest of the world. Content made for HBO Max, Hulu, Peacock, and more often makes its way to third-party services internationally, sometimes much later than when it premieres stateside. One big exception is Disney Plus. Disney Plus subscribers outside the US actually…

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority There are many folks out there who swear by stock Android. While we would agree that many Android skins tend to be bloated and poorly designed in comparison, some skins work so well that they transcend stock Android to become something even better. Today, we’re going to look at…

Robert Triggs / Android Authority The Pixel 6 series was one of the most exciting launches of 2021, with reviewers and consumers happy with Google’s return to proper flagship territory. Unfortunately, but unsurprisingly, since it is a Pixel phone, it hasn’t been smooth sailing since then. People have faced plenty of problems with their new…

While the industry is eyeballing the upcoming Exynos 2200 SoC, which will power Samsung’s Galaxy S22 series, with a sense of uncertainty, this sense of foreboding is nothing new to mobile chipset aficionados. This is particularly so with Samsung’s Exynos versus Qualcomm arrangement for its flagship smartphones, where design wins ebb and flow between the…

Since the internet first arrived in the mid-’90s, there have been lots of messaging apps. AOL, Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, and the various Google incarnations, to name just a few. Then things got ramped up a notch with Skype introducing VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), which finally allowed you to ditch landline phones for good and…