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Robert Triggs / Android Authority You’d be forgiven for thinking that the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro had finally boarded the fast charging express. Google’s adoption of the USB Power Delivery PPS charging protocol and recommendation that you use its latest 30W USB-C adapter to obtain peak speeds certainly suggests as much. But…

Within a span of just two decades, Wi-Fi has progressed from an expensive luxury to a technology that most of us can’t live without. We likely all use it in our daily lives as the central wireless technology that connects various household gadgets to the internet. As unchanging as the technology may seem, though, it…

Robert Triggs / Android Authority It feels like Android has been a power player since the first smartphones were launched, but this wasn’t actually the case. Prior to Android’s adoption and the launch of the iPhone, smartphones were powered by the likes of Windows Mobile, Nokia’s Symbian, Palm OS, and BlackBerry OS. But all that…

You’ve probably heard of it before and may even own a smartphone that features that technology, but what is NFC on a phone anyhow? Most smartphones these days are equipped with Near Field Communication technology, better known as NFC. In a nutshell, it is a proximity-based wireless communication standard. Unlike Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, however, NFC…

Windows 11 launched on October 5 after spending months in beta. However, the launch version of Windows 11 came without one of the most-anticipated features — native Android emulation allowing users to run Android apps on their PCs. Microsoft had then said it would be testing the feature soon and releasing it to the stable…

Samsung adds to its litany of true wireless earbuds with the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2, a pair of active noise-cancelling (ANC) earphones that share plenty of DNA with the successful Galaxy Buds Pro. The Buds 2 are the first of Samsung’s earphones to include an ear tip fit test and use Bluetooth 5.2. Arguably the…

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Opting for a free VPN for Android or any other device isn’t always a great idea. Some providers have bad intentions and will sell your personal info or your browsing history (or both) to the highest bidder. That’s why we always recommend paying a few bucks per month for a…

Robert Triggs / Android Authority Table of contents 01What is HDR02HDR formats explained03Where to find HDR content04How to buy a HDR display05The DisplayHDR standard HDR, or high dynamic range, has become one of the biggest selling points for display manufacturers. Just like in photography, HDR aims to recreate images that are more like what our…

Chase Bernath / Android Authority Table of contents 01Buying guidelines02Cat S62 Pro03Nokia XR2004Doogee S97 Pro05Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro06Kyocera Duraforce Ultra07Unihertz Atom XL08Ulefone Armor 11 Smartphones are more refined than they’ve ever been, with glass builds, tiny bezels, and large displays. They’re great for life in an office, but most mainstream phones come up short in…