Bry Weasley
Commenting since May 2026
On I finally got the big Google Messages redesign. How you can get it right now ·
I've been a beta tester for years & I don't have the update. My last update was 11/6. No updates waiting.
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On Survey says Samsung's One UI 9 update is a sleeper hit - Android Authority ·
I'm still irritated that my S23 Ultra missed the 7 years of updates by one generation. As for this update, my phone also got skipped for a lot of the best features. Needless to say, I'm not impressed. My battery definitely took a hit, but there's no way anyone's at 100% first thing in the morning and dropping to 20% by 10:00 a.m. 😒 Are they waking up at 4 & gaming for 6 hours?
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On It's several months later and I still hate split notifications on my Android phone ·
Imo, if you haven't read the whole article, you shouldn't comment. It's annoying reading intended snarkiness with no merit. You are the AH when you you point out a flaw that doesn't exist. Speaking of, I just noticed this is quite an old article. Maybe I'm the AH. 😏
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On Google reveals how its new 3D emoji were designed, and which Android brands are getting them ·
So basically Motorola & Nothing here in the US?
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On Survey shows Chrome still rules Android, but another browser is breathing down its neck ·
I prefer Samsung Browser. (Beta) I used it even when I had a Pixel. I prefer most Google apps over Samsung's own, but Chrome has never been one of them. It's messy, limited & lacking. I've tried many other browsers; none of them were as intuitive or as feature rich without being gimmicky or subjecting me to privacy & security issues. Samsung Browser goes along with the rest of the experience by being fully customizable while providing very useful features that are missing from Chrome. I use Samsung Browser because I enjoy it.
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On I've used Android for 15 years — but I'm ready to switch to the iPhone Duo ·
We don't care about Chinese phones in the US as they are banned here. They are restricted in Canada as well, where Android authority is based.
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On Samsung might give you dark-themed icons to go with dark mode ·
Meanwhile, 4 years after the debut of material you, we still don't have universal app support, even on Samsung. Samsung does let us change the icons to dark mode, but only the supported ones, of course.
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On Exclusive: Here are the Galaxy S26 FE's camera specs ·
Exynos? Pass. They did a one year experiment with exynos in the Z flip 7 & promptly went back to Snapdragon for the flip 8. Fan edition? I think not.
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On After 10 months with the Pixel 10 Pro, I can't stand these 3 issues ·
It's unbelievable that Pixel phones are still having the same issues they were having when I had the horrible Pixel 6 Pro for 2 years. I had about 20 more issues besides. Just like the people in these comments, when I'd post about my experience & ask for help, people would say "I have this phone & I haven't had a single issue." If you Google it, the Pixel 6 series is the one that had so many problems it caused many people to swear off of Pixels for good. So people were having the same problems, just not the people in the comments. (Or they were lying) I've currently had my Samsung for almost 3 years with zero of the Pixel's problems. I miss the exclusive Pixel features that Samsung doesn't understand are important, for some reason. I've been tempted to go back & try Pixel again. If they're still having the same issues half a decade later, why would I? I will say that part of the connectivity issues were because of Verizon, but a very small part. (Only when traveling & on mobile data) I may get annoyed with Samsung at times, but I know I can trust them to be reliable.
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On The era of 15GB free Gmail storage is ending (Update: Google responds) ·
They do. Google One gives you 100 GB a month for $1.99. ($.49 for the first 2 months.) They offer more expensive options as well.
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