7 ways to write better code

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 7 ways to write better code August 15, 2025 I know bad code. Trust me. My code is still not great, but it used to beverybad. I don’t just mean it wasn’t technically perfect; I mean I wouldn’t even do the basic stuff. I built apps as a hobby and I flew solo. So, I had no reason to add comments....

June 28, 2025 · 9 min · 1760 words · Craig West

AI-enhanced displays are coming to more affordable smartphones

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AI-enhanced displays are coming to more affordable smartphones July 16, 2025 A great smartphone experience starts with a great display. The past couple of years have seen some major strides in bringing high-end panel technology to more affordable price points. 2021 could be even better, as Pixelworks has just unveiled its new i6 display processor. The headline feature is the company’s first AI-powered scene detection technology to adaptively adjust and improve picture quality....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Russell Zamora

Android TV to receive Android 10 update in 2019

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android TV to receive Android 10 update in 2019 August 21, 2025 A couple of days ago, we wrote an article aboutGoogle Stadia supportcoming to Android TV after Google showcased the platform’s road map at IBC. Now, we can verify another piece of information listed on that road map:Android 10will come to Android TV in 2019. According to9to5 Google, Google confirmed that Android 10 is on track to be released for Android TV by the end of the year....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Karen Morrison

Chrome 50 promises more reliable push notifications and faster page loading

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chrome 50 promises more reliable push notifications and faster page loading August 02, 2025 Chrome 50 has now been released to the stable channel for Windows, Linux and Mac. Besides the usual bug fixes and performance enhancements, Chrome 50 also promises to deliver more reliable push notifications and faster page loading times. The Push API in Chrome 50 uses a new notification model called Push Notifications Payload, which basically bundles push notification content with the message itself, meaning faster delivery times and fewer errors with out-of-sync or missing notifications....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Brian Rodriguez

Crave Plus portable charger review: Craving faster speeds

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Crave Plus portable charger review: Craving faster speeds July 07, 2025 Crave Plus What we like What we don’t like Sometimes it feels likepower bankmanufacturers are in a race to craft the lightest and slimmest option out there. Crave seems to have found a possible solution with its Crave Plus portable charger, which comes in at just 10.16mm thick — but at what cost?...

June 28, 2025 · 5 min · 918 words · Robert Nelson

DJI's Mini 2 drone boasts 4K video and a dramatic range upgrade

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. DJI’s Mini 2 drone boasts 4K video and a dramatic range upgrade August 24, 2025 TheMavic Miniwas one of the best (and most important) drones of 2019 thanks to its combination of quality video recording and competitive pricing, so it shouldn’t surprise you that there’s already a sequel. DJI hasintroduceda Mini 2 drone that addresses the relatively few shortcomings of its predecessor, albeit at a cost....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Robert Mclaughlin

Facebook food ordering feature goes live in the US

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook food ordering feature goes live in the US June 21, 2025 In between watching live videos and liking comments onFacebook, you may get a little hungry. The social network doesn’t want you to leave to get some grub, however. Facebook announced today that its food ordering feature is now rolling out in the US on its Android, iOS and desktop clients....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · James Ferguson

First Moto G (4th gen.) and “Moto G4 Plus” details emerge

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. First Moto G (4th gen.) and “Moto G4 Plus” details emerge June 22, 2025 Original post, April 16:While we still don’t have much to go on regarding the first Lenovo-branded Moto devices to appear this year, we do have a few names. The Moto X3 appeared on the import tracking siteZaubarecently and now the first the Moto G (4thgen.) specs have emerged and images of a Moto G4 Plus have appeared as well....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 516 words · Billy Landry

First smartphone running Sailfish OS 2.0 to be announced tomorrow

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. First smartphone running Sailfish OS 2.0 to be announced tomorrow June 15, 2025 Competing against the current top mobile operating systems is no easy task. Android and iOS own the market, and even larger competitors like Windows Phone are struggling to keep up. Every major empire is bound to see its fall, though, and we can’t under-estimate several Nokia staff members when they try to bring something unique and powerful to the market....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · William Miller

Future Android Pie update will fix back button confusion

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Future Android Pie update will fix back button confusion August 24, 2025 Android 9.0 Piewas in beta for a number of months before finally landing ina stable version on Monday. However, just because it’s stable doesn’t mean there aren’t still going to be issues. One of the issues people lucky enough to have Pie are noticing has to do with the back button in the new gesture navigation setup....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Jason Cox

Galaxy S8: How does playing audio on two Bluetooth devices at once work?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S8: How does playing audio on two Bluetooth devices at once work? August 09, 2025 The Galaxy S8 has quite a few new and interesting features that users may or may not know about, but arguably one of the most useful is the ability to connect your new handset to two different Bluetooth devices at once. The process of setting up two Bluetooth devices on the Galaxy S8 is actually extremely straightforward....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Wendy Taylor

Galaxy S9 Plus costs less to manufacture than iPhone X

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S9 Plus costs less to manufacture than iPhone X July 23, 2025 It turns out, theGalaxy S9 Pluscosts a little more than theGalaxy Note 8to manufacture, but less than the iPhone X. Tech Insightshas created a table comparing the costs of goods sold for Samsung’s flagship devices and stacking them up against the iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X, which you can see below....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Andrew Hamilton

Google could be making two new mid-range Pixel phones for 2020

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google could be making two new mid-range Pixel phones for 2020 July 30, 2025 Back in December, Google’s alleged Pixel 4a mid-range smartphone surfaced inleaked renders. The leak was closely followed byanother reportwhich claimed that Google will not launch an XL variant of the phone, like it did with thePixel 3alast year. However, new evidence found byXDA Developerssuggests there might indeed be two new mid-range Pixel phones in the works for 2020....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 526 words · Kaitlyn Butler