Samsung could reimagine Bixby on Galaxy S26 with a Gemini rival

Credit: Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung’s own virtual assistant Bixby may soon be powered by an AI chatbot. Samsung is rumored to have partnered with Perplexity, a Google DeepMind and OpenAI rival, for new Bixby capabilities. These features would be available to Samsung users starting with the Galaxy S26. Bixby, Samsung’s homespun virtual … Read more

YouTuber exposes the most censored and surveilled Android phones in the world

Credit: Mrwhosetheboss TL;DR YouTuber Mrwhosetheboss has exposed two North Korean smartphones, revealing extreme levels of state censorship, from blocked internet access to propaganda-filled apps and banned keywords. The devices secretly take automatic screenshots, restrict file access, and require government approval for installing even basic apps. Every part of the operating system is designed to monitor … Read more

I’ll quit watching YouTube before I give it my ID

YouTube has been gradually expanding its AI age-estimation operations in the US over the past few months. It started in July, with the announcement that the platform would require users who didn’t seem sufficiently adult to verify they’re over the age of 18 before accessing all of what the platform has to offer. This month, … Read more

Google finally did it: AirDrop now works on Android!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxklVyOdcwU This week, Mishaal Rahman and C. Scott Brown discuss the bombshell news that Google has updated Quick Share to be compatible with Apple’s AirDrop — without Apple’s help. They also break down the leaked design and new “head gesture” features of the Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro and analyze the new “Now Nudges” coming … Read more

Copy that: Android 17 may add a ‘Universal Clipboard’ for Android PCs

Android has a built-in clipboard that makes copying and pasting text or images in your favorite apps easy, but its contents aren’t automatically synced across your devices. This means that transferring copied content between Android devices currently requires a third-party tool. Fortunately, that could change in next year’s Android 17 update, as we’ve spotted evidence … Read more

T-Mobile Tuesdays may drop its coziest freebie yet

Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR A future T-Mobile Tuesday freebie will reportedly be a magenta-colored blanket. It’s reported that “massive numbers” of blankets have reached stores across the country. The item is expected to show up on the T-Life app on December 2 or December 9. This week, we learned that the Apple … Read more