Credit: Garmin Garmin has announced two new device families, the Fenix 7 Pro series and the Epix Pro series. Each series includes three case sizes, built-in LED flashlights, improved heart rate monitoring and new training features. The Garmin Fenix 7 Pro series starts at $799.99 and the Epix Pro series starts at $899.99. In the year Following several successful launches in 2023, today Garmin announced two more updated devices. Both the fan-favorite Fenix 7 and Epix lineups receive the Pro moniker on new devices packed with upgrades. Aptly named the Fenix 7 Pro series and Epix Pro series, the new…
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Edgar Cervantes / Android AuthorityTL; DR If you send a short URL to someone, it will cause a WhatsApp crash loop on Android. The URL is “wa.me/settings”, which normally takes you to the WhatsApp settings page. The crash loop occurs every time you open the affected chat. Deleting that message is the only solution for now. WhatsApp being the most popular messaging service worldwide, one can imagine the number of URLs sent and received on the platform every day. But one URL seems to be wreaking havoc on the Android version of WhatsApp.As seen first Brute Bee on Twitter and…
Posted by Rebecca Franks, Android Developer Communications Engineer Google I/O 2023 is packed with exciting updates and announcements. Modern Android Development (MAD) makes Android app development fast and easy! Creating libraries, tools, and guidelines to speed up the flow and help you write more secure code so you can focus on building amazing experiences. Here are the top three announcements from Google I/O 2023: #1 Get your development questions answered with Studio Bot One of the announcements we’re most excited about is Studio Bot. Test New AI powered coding assistant, right in your IDE. You can ask questions or use…
Ryan Haines / Android AuthorityTL; DR Motorola has launched the slightly larger version of the Moto G Stylus 5G. The Moto G Stylus 5G comes with a 5,000mAh battery and a 6.6-inch FHD+ display. Moto G Stylus 5G runs on Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 processor. Earlier this month, Motorola introduced three new phones, one of which is the budget-level Moto G Stylus (2023). Now the company will launch one more phone before the end of the month. That phone is the Stylus’ slightly more premium sibling – the Moto G Stylus 5G (2023). Here’s everything you need to know about…
In addition to the ARM 2023 CPU cores, we’re delving into what ARM has built into its recently announced 5th Gen mobile graphics architecture to power future high-end mobile games. Before we get into the fine details, the ARM 2023 GPU architecture comes in three variants – Immortal-G720, Mali-G720 and Mali-G620.Just like last year’s Immortalis-G715, the Immortalis-G720 is a flagship product designed with manual ray tracing capabilities. The Mali-G720 and G620 sport the same architectural capabilities, with smaller cores and no forced ray tracing for more affordable product lines. As with previous ARM GPUs, the graphics core count remains the…
Google finally released the Pixel Fold this month, and it looks like a gorgeous foldable phone. Between the free-standing hinge, IPX8 rating, respectable internals and flexible camera system, there’s a lot to like here.But are you really planning to buy Google’s first foldable? That’s what we wanted to know when we ran a poll in the news last week. Planning to buy the Pixel Fold? In the year Results Nearly 1,100 votes were cast in this poll, and we’ve got a variety of answers here. The most popular choice was “No, I’m not thinking about buying” ~38%.We understand why some…
Chris Carlon / Android AuthorityTL; DR A Google executive confirmed that a second foldable phone was in the works. The employee suggested canceling the phone because it was not good. Google finally released its first foldable phone, the Pixel Fold, at its I/O developer conference earlier this month. We’ve heard rumors of a canceled second foldable phone, and Google has now confirmed the device’s existence.Ross explained on the podcast: I’m really proud of the team because what we created was another folding model, because we had the discipline to say, ‘No, it’s not good enough yet,’ and we felt like…
TL; DR The latest update to Google Play Services is changing how contacts sync on Android. Turning off contacts sync removes previously synced contacts from your Android phone. The latest installment of the May 2023 Google Play System Update includes a major overhaul of how Contact Sync works on Android so far: [Phone] Turning off syncing with Google Contacts will now remove previously synced contacts from your Android phone. This change is rolling out to all Android devices via Google Play Services v23.20. What’s changing with Contact Sync on Android? When you sign in to a Google Account on any…
Hadlee Simons / Android AuthorityTL; DR MediaTek has revealed that its next flagship chip will use a new ARM technology. The company says the next chipset will use Cortex-X4, Cortex-A720 and Immortalis G720. The company didn’t say with enthusiasm whether it will use the Cortex-A520 smaller CPU core. MediaTek’s Dimensity 9200 is one of the most powerful smartphone processors of 2023, taking the fight to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in a few areas. Now, the Taiwanese chipmaker has shed more light on its next-generation chipset.MediaTek announced on Weibo that its next-generation flagship Dimensity chipset will be powered by Arm’s…
Oliver Craig / Android AuthorityTL; DR A US judge has finally approved a $50 million settlement for owners of defective MacBooks. Apple used an unreliable butterfly keyboard design for many laptops between 2015 and 2019. Apple’s butterfly keyboard design has to be one of the biggest technological failures of the last few decades. In the year The MacBooks’ updated keyboard design, first introduced in 2015, was extremely secure and less prone to breakage. Now, a US judge has finally cleared the way for Apple to settle with customers.Reuters A US judge has reportedly approved Apple’s $50 million settlement with customers.…