Exclusive: Android could soon get its own AirDrop-style 'tap to share' feature
… It looks like Samsung and Google are building tap-based sharing into Quick Share. …
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Galaxy S23 owners say Samsung did them dirty by leaving out this feature in One UI 8.5 update
… Essentially, Apple Wireless Direct Link or AWDL , the protocol which powers AirDrop, requires Wi-Fi radio on the sender and receiver devices to slice the transfer into small packets and switch Wi-Fi channels quickly enough hundreds or thousands of times per second to keep the peer-to-peer transfer … …
Galaxy S26 owners in the US can start using Quick Share with their AirDrop friends
… And now, ahead of schedule, US-based Galaxy S26 owners are chiming in to reply to a thread started by Reddit user Fun-Building-8146 to share news of their own updates arriving via 9to5Google . …
I don't need Samsung to significantly upgrade the Galaxy Watch 9 — just unlock it
… Thank you, One UI 8 Watch Looking ahead, there hasn’t been much in the way of meaningful leaks so far regarding the upcoming Galaxy Watch 9. …
This could be 2026’s best smartphone, if only it didn't rip off Apple's Liquid Glass
… Why spend the time building amazing hardware only to plaster it with someone else's UI? Where Liquid Glass fits into that philosophy is beyond me; if anything, it actively detracts from what the phone does so well. I should be talking about the cameras, the snappy performance, and the premium build. …
Samsung and Google promise seven years of updates, but I’ll be gone in four
… 400 votes Seven years of updates sounds generous, but it’s mostly a marketing gimmick Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Update promises sound great on paper, but surveys like those from Reviews.org suggest that most people only keep their phones for about two and a half years. …
Why I don't trust Samsung and Google's update promises anymore
… One UI is taking forever to roll out, and most Galaxy phones lack Google's best new Android features because of late Play System updates. …
Search Live gets ready to follow Gemini with a colorful visual update
… We also spotted a mild refresh of the Google app’s home screen that ditches Google’s Nano Banana branding. …
I don’t want a new Google TV Streamer — I just want a new Chromecast
… Even though they had no idea what casting was, I quickly showed them that their Android phones could cast YouTube, Netflix, and other apps directly to the TV. Another great thing about casting? No need to update a UI or a bunch of TV-based apps. …
I tried the redesigned Google Wallet app, and it fixes my 2 biggest complaints
… 1406 votes What I love about the redesigned Google Wallet Joe Maring / Android Authority Old Google Wallet UI left and the new Google Wallet UI. …