Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR WhatsApp is developing a “Save as draft” option for status updates, allowing users to save progress if they exit the status creation screen. The draft will be available the next time they enter the status creation screen. An animated “2026” sticker with customizable colors is also in development … Read more

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 processor, which is positioned as a cheaper alternative to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Qualcomm has compared the new processor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, saying it’s a follow-up to 2024’s flagship SoC. OnePlus is expected to launch … Read more

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube has swapped the placement of the “Subscriptions” and the “You” tabs on the platform. Users are not very happy with the change and are turning to third-party extensions to restore the UI to its original state. YouTube has made yet another unpopular UI tweak, which users say … Read more

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A new “Your Custom Feed” chip in YouTube lets select users switch to a more personalized feed powered by an AI chatbot. The experimental feature will appear next to the standard “Home” button. For years, YouTube has felt like a benevolent dictator telling you what you should be … Read more

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR OnePlus phones and smartwatches are showing stale or missing weather data, and users across multiple models are all seeing the same outage. Devices running various Oxygen OS versions (14, 15, and 16) are all affected, pointing to a central OnePlus service failure. OnePlus has not yet acknowledged the … Read more

Credit: Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR A new report suggests that Spotify may increase US subscription prices for Premium in the first quarter of 2026. Although details are unclear, this could be the first hike since July 2024 for the region. In other regions, Spotify has indirectly raised prices by rejigging its Premium tiers. … Read more

Credit: Spotify TL;DR Spotify’s Wrapped 2025 landing page is now live. The personalized music roundup is expected to be released as early as next week, with teasers set to go live any day now. The Spotify Wrapped season is officially here, and all signs suggest the 2025 edition may arrive as soon as next week! … Read more

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing a new approximate location option for Chrome’s Android app. Unlike Android’s system-level location controls for apps, the new option should give users more granular control over the level of location permissions different websites can access. The option allows Chrome to retain precise location permission at … Read more

Credit: Weibo/Li Jie Louis TL;DR OnePlus has given us a first official look at the OnePlus Ace 6T, which is expected to be the OnePlus 15R outside China. Much like the OnePlus 15, the upcoming phone replaces the alert slider with a remappable shortcut button. OnePlus is expected to launch the OnePlus 15R before the … Read more