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ANBERNIC nailed the Xperia Play vibes so hard that fans are demanding an actual phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-21 07:31:49

TL;DR ANBERNIC revealed the full specs of the RG Slide, with a UNISOC Tiger T820 SoC. The design is heavily inspired by sliding devices like the Xperia Play and PSP Go. Many nostalgic fans comment that they wish the gaming handheld were an actual phone. ANBERNIC seems to have struck a chord with its upcoming RG Slide, but maybe not the one it expected. In a promotional video earlier today, the company revealed the sliding device’s full specs, leaving nothing to the imagination. We already kn

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Google Pixel 10 might debut Qi 2 support and magnetic “Pixelsnap” accessories

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-21 07:33:08

Android Headlines Pixel 10 leaked renders TL;DR Google is working on an ecosystem of magnetic Qi 2.2 accessories for the Pixel 10 series under the “Pixelsnap” name Planned accessories include a magnetic charger, a charger with stand, and a “Ring Stand” The feature, combined with the Hub Mode, which might be coming to phones, could make the Pixel 10 a small smart display while charging, similar to iPhones with Standby Mode One of the most requested features for smartphones right now is Qi 2 s

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Android Find Hub can now precisely locate your Moto Tag trackers thanks to UWB

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-21 09:20:37

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Android’s newly renamed Find Hub announced support for UWB tracking last month, starting with Moto Tag trackers. This week a new Moto Tag firmware update has been spotted that implements UWB support. In order to take advantage of the precise tracking, you’ll need a UWB-compatible smartphone. Summer’s heating up, and for a whole lot of us, that means travel plans. But when you’re scrambling to pack, it can be all too easy to misplace something critical, l

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Google may soon add AI Mode to the Chrome browser

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-21 09:26:14

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing adding AI Mode in the Chrome browser. A shortcut for AI Mode appears in the New Tab page search box. If you don’t meet the requirements, clicking the shortcut will take you to a page with a “Learn more” button. Last month, Google began experimenting with prominent AI Mode placement in the Google app. Now, the tech giant is experimenting with adding AI Mode to the Chrome browser. Spotted by Windows Report, Google appears to be testing AI

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Google experiments with ditching the Favorites tab in the Phone app for a simpler layout

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-21 10:16:53

TL;DR Google is testing the removal of the Favorites tab in the Phone app. Favorite contacts appear as a horizontal row at the top of the Recents tab in the new layout. The frequent contacts section no longer has a place in this redesign. Google is testing a significant change to its dialer app, and it could mark the end of a familiar tab. On at least some Pixel 8 Pro devices running version 178.0.765584175-publicbeta of the Google Phone app, the standalone Favorites tab has been removed. Ins

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Here’s an early look at the Material 3 Expressive changes headed to the Google app (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-21 10:27:43

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR The Google app on Android could soon receive some subtle design tweaks. We’ve spotted upcoming tweaks for the status bar, search progress bar, and the tab bar at the bottom in the latest beta release. The app could also receive a new Material 3 Expressive loading animation and a button to refresh the feed. The Google app on Android is set to receive some visual changes in line with Android’s new Material 3 Expressive design language. We’ve spotted these

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This Google Lens tweak looks perfect for one-handed operation (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-21 11:05:03

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Lens offers a powerful image-based tool for conducting searches. Right now, when accessing results that search bar lives at the top of your screen. Google’s experimenting with a new bottom layout that could make it easier to use one-handed. If you’re not already regularly using Google Lens, you are probably missing out on quite a lot, as the image-based search tool has a fascinating ability to open up the world around us. Out for a walk and cu

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Hot deal: Buy the Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones and get a free $30 gift card!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-21 11:16:59

The Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones were just launched last month, so it makes sense we haven’t seen any discounts yet. Add the fact that they are among the most sought-after headphones right now, and it makes sense that Sony needs no sales to sell them. Here’s the first offer we’ve seen on them, but it isn’t exactly a price cut. Instead, you are getting a free $30 gift card as a nice little incentive right now. Buy the Sony WH-1000XM6 and get a $30 gift card for $448 ($31.99 off) This offer is avai

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Circle to Search is making it easier to get to your song search history (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-21 11:48:06

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR The latest Google app beta adds a shortcut to song search history for Circle to Search. There’s also a new translate button that appears after something is circled. Circle to Search is a useful tool that can be used for a variety of purposes, from helping you find the name of a song to translating foreign languages. Since its debut, Google has been continually improving the feature by adding new abilities. In our latest APK teardown, we found that more

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Warning: Google will soon nerf the Pixel 6a’s battery due to an overheating issue

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-21 12:51:36

Arielle / Android Authority TL;DR Google will soon warn Pixel 6a owners about a potential battery overheating issue, following multiple reports of the device catching fire. A string we found in the latest Android beta states the phone’s battery capacity and charging speed will be limited after 400 charge cycles as a safety measure. Given the serious risk of fire, users who see the warning are strongly advised to replace the battery or upgrade their phone immediately. Update, June 11, 2025 (4

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Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 Wallpaper Studio offers a home for its best customization tools

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-21 13:23:23

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s been refreshing its Wallpapers & style app for Android 16 QPR1 with new features like Magic Portrait and theme support. With QPR1 Beta 2 the company has started grouping together its wallpaper creation and editing tools under a new Wallpaper Studio banner. This replaces the previous “suggested photos” view. When you’re interested in customizing the look and feel of your Pixel phone, there’s probably nowhere better to start than Google’s own Wallp

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Your phone won’t be powering Xreal’s upcoming Android XR glasses

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-21 13:40:08

TL;DR Xreal’s Android XR glasses will come with a puck-like processing device. The puck will feature an unspecified Qualcomm Snapdragon chip. The glasses will have the largest screen the company has ever made. There’s been plenty of talk about Google, Apple, and Meta all working on AR glasses, but they aren’t the only players in the game. Xreal is currently working on its own pair of AR glasses, known as Project Aura. Other than the fact that they’ll run on Android XR, not much is known about

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Apple unveils iOS 26 with Liquid Glass redesign, CarPlay updates, Games app, much more

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-10-19 09:11:34

Apple has officially announced iOS 26, the successor to iOS 18. The renamed software update starts with a new design. iOS 26 follows iOS 18 as Apple shifts its version naming scheme to reflect the year ahead. This puts iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS on version 26. The most obvious update is a change to the design. During the keynote, Apple called back to iOS 7 in 2013 when it last released a major redesign to the iPhone software. iOS 26 replaces the look with what Apple calls

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Apple announces macOS Tahoe 26 with redesigned UI, updated Spotlight, Phone app, more

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-10-19 09:13:28

Apple today announced macOS Tahoe 26, featuring a redesigned UI, as well as a bevy of new features like an overhauled Spotlight search, new Phone app and Live Activities, and updates to Apple Intelligence. The new visual design features Liquid Glass UI elements, updated app icons in the Dock, redesigned Control Center and more. New features in macOS 26 include the addition of the Phone app, available on the Mac for the first time. This mens users can seamlessly access recent calls, contacts an

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iPadOS 26 announced with new design, windowing system, Files upgrades, more

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-19 09:16:52

Apple has officially unveiled iPadOS 26, the next major software update coming to the iPad. Here’s everything new that iPadOS 26 will bring. New features coming in iPadOS 26 Today at WWDC, Apple announced iPadOS 26 as the next big software update for iPad. Here’s what’s new in iPadOS 26: New windowing system : Powerful new features help users “work with, control, organize, and switch between app windows — all while maintaining the immediacy and simplicity that iPad users expect. The new wind

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Here are the new AirPods features Apple just announced

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-10-19 09:17:20

Apple has announced two new AirPods features coming to some existing models – including bringing back a feature from the EarPods days … Camera control You may recall that back in the wired EarPods days, you could use them as a remote shutter release for the camera. This feature is now being brought to AirPods, letting you trigger the camera remotely, ideal for group shots when you’ve mounted your iPhone on a tripod or supported it in some other way. Capturing content at a distance is easier t

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watchOS 26 coming to Apple Watch with AI-powered Workout Buddy, new design, more

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-10-19 09:18:25

Apple has officially announced watchOS 26, the successor to watchOS 11. The new name aligns with iOS 26 (and using the upcoming year to reference each software version). The flagship new software feature for Apple Watch in watchOS 26 is called Workout Buddy, an Apple Intelligence-powered fitness feature. Here’s the official press release for watchOS 26. watchOS 26 delivers more personalized ways to stay active, healthy, and connected PRESS RELEASE June 9, 2025 A new software design makes usi

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visionOS 26 announced with spatial widgets, all-new Personas, more

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-19 09:20:51

visionOS 26 is official. Today during WWDC, Apple announced the next major software update for Vision Pro. Here’s a roundup of new features coming to Vision Pro in visionOS 26. New features visionOS 26 brings to Apple Vision Pro Over the past year since visionOS 2 was announced, Apple Vision Pro users have received several major software updates—gaining powerful Mac Virtual Display upgrades and the first Apple Intelligence support. visionOS 26 is Apple’s next big push to grow spatial computin

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Apple will let third-party developers use Apple Intelligence models to empower their apps

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-10-19 09:32:17

Apple today announced a new framework, called Foundation Models, that will allow developers to access the same models that power on-device Apple Intelligence. This will let third-party apps easily offer AI features. Because these models run locally using the Apple Silicon chips on your iPhone or iPad, they can be made available wholly offline, and with no associated cloud API costs. This is the first time Apple is giving developers direct access to the power of these on-device foundation model

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Here’s every Apple Watch that will support watchOS 26

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-19 09:33:16

Today, Apple officially unveiled watchOS 26, alongside iOS 26, iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, visionOS 26 and macOS Tahoe 26. Wondering if your Apple Watch will run the new system? Here’s the full compatibility list. Alongside the rest of the renamed OS lineup, watchOS 26 brings a refreshed look, a new smart fitness experience called Workout Buddy, and an easier way to manage notifications. Here’s the full list of models that will be able to run watchOS 26: Apple Watch SE (2nd generation) Apple Watch S

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Apple unveils new Apple Games app

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-10-19 09:38:57

Apple today announced a new Apple Games app, a new destination for all the games on your iPhone and iPad. Games incorporates games from the App Store, a dedicated section for Apple Arcade, and Game Center social features like leaderboards and challenges. The Games app mostly seems like a way to make the most popular genre of the App Store, that is mobile games, available in a more dedicated, curated, experience. Apple hopes it will improve discovery and help people discover new titles. It al

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iOS 26: Here’s the list of iPhone models compatible with the update

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-19 09:39:02

Apple’s next major iPhone software update is iOS 26, but not every iPhone will be compatible with the new software. Here are the iPhone models that will (and won’t) be supported by iOS 26 when it launches this fall. Three iPhone models miss out on iOS 26 support Every year when Apple unveils new software releases, there’s always a chance that older hardware models won’t be supported. Most recently, iOS 18 was supported by all the same iPhones that could run iOS 17. But this year, there’s a ch

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tvOS 26 is coming this fall with a new visual design

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-10-19 09:50:15

Apple today announced a new version of the software that powers Apple TV, tvOS 26. The headline feature of the new update is an updated visual design. Apple calls this new design “Liquid Glass”. In terms of new features, tvOS 26 includes updates to Apple Music Sing and enhancements to profile switching. The new OS design uses real-time rendering to refract surrounding colours into other UI elements. Apple says the design aims to keeps the content central, so you can enjoy your TV shows and mov

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Four new iPad apps are coming in iPadOS 26 later this year

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-19 10:35:33

Today at WWDC, Apple announced a major new iPadOS 26 software update. Among the many new features, the iPad is getting four new apps in iPadOS 26. Here’s what’s coming. iPadOS 26 gets new system apps alongside OS redesign Apple has announced that iPadOS 26 will bring four new apps to iPad users. Journal Games Preview Phone Preview is an important addition that plays a key role in iPad’ overall Files app upgrades and improvements. Games offers a new one-stop hub for all things gaming on i

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Here’s when iOS 26 will be available in public beta

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-10-19 10:39:35

All of Apple’s operating systems got a major overhaul today, heralded by a new system theme featuring Liquid Glass elements. Apple also updated its naming scheme to a unified numbering system based on the calendar year, so rather than iOS 19, it’s now iOS 26. And macOS 26. And watchOS 26. And tvOS 26. And iPadOS 26. And visionOS 26. If you aren’t developer, you’ll be able to try out all these new software updates for free by installing the public beta in July. The OS’s will be released for all

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macOS Tahoe 26: These Macs will support the new system

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-19 10:45:55

Today, Apple officially unveiled macOS 26. And yes, as rumored, it’s called Tahoe. But one of the first questions most Mac users always ask is: Will my Mac support it? If that’s you, here’s the full compatibility list. Alongside iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and the rest of the renamed OS lineup, macOS 26 brings the new Liquid Glass refreshed look, new Continuity experiences with the Phone app and Live Activities, improved Spotlight, and the new Games app. However, as expected, the system drops support f

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Apple overhauls Vision Pro Personas feature, now with much higher-quality 3D avatars

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-10-19 10:56:51

As part of visionOS 26, Apple is overhauling the Personas feature for Apple Vision Pro users. Personas are the 3D avatars the system uses during FaceTime calls when the user is wearing the headset. When Vision Pro launched last year, Personas were widely criticized due to their uncanny valley appearance — and the whole feature was labelled as a ‘beta’ in the OS. Apple has been gradually improving the fidelity of the avatars with every release, and visionOS 26 takes the most dramatic step forwar

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iOS 26 might finally keep your iPhone from getting spam calls and texts

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-19 10:57:28

iOS 26 is the next major iPhone software update, and alongside its Liquid Glass redesign and various feature upgrades, there are also new tools coming to finally stop spam calls and texts. Apple has announced brand new features in iOS 26 built for a very important purpose. That purpose? To put an end to the spam calls and texts that so many of us get every day. Here are some of the new features coming to iOS 26’s Phone and Messages apps, per Apple’s website: Manage unwanted calls Call Scree

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iOS 26 developer beta 1 for iPhone now available

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-10-19 11:05:00

iOS 26 beta 1 for iPhone is now available for developers. Apple announced the next major software update for iPhone today as part of its WWDC 2025 keynote event. iOS 26 follows iOS 18 as each Apple operating system replaces the incremental version number with a reference to the year ahead. The update is available as an over-the-air software update in the Settings app on devices with the developer beta software option enabled. iOS 26 is defined by a major redesign, replacing the look introduced

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Apple releases iPadOS 26 beta with new windowing, Liquid Glass design, more

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-19 11:05:33

iPadOS 26 is the next major update to iPad software, and it introduces a lot of powerful changes. Following its introduction today during the WWDC keynote, Apple has now released iPadOS 26 beta 1 for developers. iPadOS 26 beta 1 now available with big upgrades iPad users who have been waiting for big productivity and multitasking upgrades: the wait is over. Earlier today Apple introduced its vision for a more powerful, versatile iPad software experience. iPadOS 26 doesn’t full-on bring macOS

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Latest Tech News

ANBERNIC nailed the Xperia Play vibes so hard that fans are demanding an actual phone

Google Pixel 10 might debut Qi 2 support and magnetic “Pixelsnap” accessories

Android Find Hub can now precisely locate your Moto Tag trackers thanks to UWB

Google may soon add AI Mode to the Chrome browser

Google experiments with ditching the Favorites tab in the Phone app for a simpler layout

Here’s an early look at the Material 3 Expressive changes headed to the Google app (APK teardown)

This Google Lens tweak looks perfect for one-handed operation (APK teardown)

Hot deal: Buy the Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones and get a free $30 gift card!

Circle to Search is making it easier to get to your song search history (APK teardown)

Warning: Google will soon nerf the Pixel 6a’s battery due to an overheating issue

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 Wallpaper Studio offers a home for its best customization tools

Your phone won’t be powering Xreal’s upcoming Android XR glasses

Apple unveils iOS 26 with Liquid Glass redesign, CarPlay updates, Games app, much more

Apple announces macOS Tahoe 26 with redesigned UI, updated Spotlight, Phone app, more

iPadOS 26 announced with new design, windowing system, Files upgrades, more

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iOS 26 might finally keep your iPhone from getting spam calls and texts

iOS 26 developer beta 1 for iPhone now available

Apple releases iPadOS 26 beta with new windowing, Liquid Glass design, more

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