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Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority Table of contents 01Pairing/syncing issues02Charging issues03Updating issues04Screen issues05Notification issues06Battery issues07Activity tracking issues08LTE issues09Band issues10Restarting your device The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 series brings a shiny new OS and a more significant focus on health tracking than ever before. We’ve already called it the best Samsung smartwatch you can buy, but…

Although Fitbit hasn’t been super consistent, the release of a new Charge device is becoming an annual tradition. Since the first Fitbit Charge launched in 2014, the company has kept things pretty basic with simple designs, monochrome displays, and a direct focus on fitness above all else. That all changes with the 2021 Fitbit Charge…

TL; DR A new leak clears up all the details for a new Google Pixel booth for $ 79. The new accessory reportedly charges the Pixel 6 phones at 23W, a nice boost over the older model. It will charge other Qi-compatible devices as well, but Pixels will see most of the benefits. We have…

Eric Zeman / Android Authority TL; DR Samsung has applied for a patent for a foldable smartphone with a double-sided fingerprint sensor in the display. This would allow fingerprint unlocking across both screens on a Galaxy Fold-style device. One of the underrated challenges with foldable phones is biometric unlocking, and we’ve seen almost all major…

TL; DR Google will soon be rolling out user profiles on Google TV so that every user in the household has their own personal area when using the platform. That news comes over a year after Google TV debuted in September 2020. Google TV’s ambient mode is also getting an update with viewable maps with…

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The planet stalled last week when Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram all went offline. The problem was caused by an annoying configuration change, a bug that may have cost Facebook and its properties a lot in terms of revenue and users. Telegram announced shortly after that it added 70 million users…

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority After the official release of Android 12, the long wait for broader support begins. Oppo is among the first to release a public timeline for their version of Google’s latest Android version upgrade via its own Color OS skin. We tested an alpha version of Color OS 12 last week…

The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro cats are completely out of the bag after UK retailer Carphone Warehouse released two overviews that cover essentially all of the marketing put together by Google. The other interesting news is some leaks around a “Pixel Pass,” a subscription that a Pixel could bundle with a number of…

Adam Molina / Android Authority TL; DR Oppo has announced its global rollout plans for Color OS 12. The Oppo Find X3 Pro will be the first device to receive the update. A total of 52 phones will be updated by the end of 2022, according to Oppo. Oppo first announced Color OS 12 in…