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Robert Triggs / Android Authority Did you unwrap a new phone for the holidays? It can certainly be exciting, but switching phones can be stressful. You have to back everything up and remember all of your account logins, all on Christmas morning. If you’ve wisely put off switching for a few days, we’re here to…

⚡ Welcome to The Weekly Authority, the Android Authority newsletter that breaks down the top Android and tech news from the week. The 174th and final edition of the year here, with the Huawei P50 Pocket launch, a first official look at the Xiaomi 12 series, the latest Galaxy S22 leaks, and more. 🎄 I…

Windows 11 is here, and it introduces quite a few new things to the venerable operating system. Windows version updates have been hit or miss in the past, and Windows 10 was a relatively successful version. While Windows 11 doesn’t shake things up too much, it’s still a major version upgrade. As such, there are…

Robert Triggs / Android Authority Picking the best charger for your smartphone and other gadgets has always been a bit of a chore, and the growing trend in handsets shipping without a boxed adapter has only made the process more arduous. The plethora of charging standards, power varieties, cables, and brand-specific terminology certainly doesn’t help…

Coros Vertix 2 review: GPS and battery champ Coros is going head to head with Garmin’s highest-end fitness watch lineup. Offering 60-day battery life and first-of-its-kind GPS tracking features, the new Coros Vertix 2 is the company’s way of telling the world there’s an alternative to the Garmin Fenix line and Suunto 9 series. I…

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority 2021 was a truly wild year for streaming, with the so-called streaming wars heating right up. New services launched. Brand new films were available to stream as soon as they hit theatres. New original shows kept us all in thrall. And subscription stats swung in new directions, with yesteryear’s underdogs…

When reading our coverage of SoC launches you have probably come across the term “custom CPU core,” especially when reading about Apple’s silicon. But what exactly is a custom core? Why do people make such a fuss about them? And, who designs them? Well, let’s find out! Why Arm is so important for smartphones All…

Oliver Cragg / Android Authority 2021 was a strange year in gaming, with next-gen consoles and graphics cards still nearly impossible to get your hands on. Still, there were some absolutely great games released on all platforms. We have a lot of gamers on staff here at Android Authority, so we thought we’d take the…

Robert Triggs / Android Authority First, a little housekeeping. We installed all the latest software patches before heading out for our shootout. Camera apps were left in their out-of-the-box settings, so using Apple’s Standard color profile for example, and there’s no post-editing on any of these images. All we’ve done is resize them to save…