Andrew Romero

Digital keys are slowly replacing physical ones as more manufacturers add compatibility, but that’s somewhat of a process. Motorola has announced that BMW has added Digital Key access for two of its devices, including the Razr+.

A common way for users to invite each other to play games is through the platform they’re playing on. Now, Xbox is allowing players to invite each other using a shareable link, which anyone can click on and open.

One UI 7 still feels so far away for Galaxy users who aren’t using the newest flagship from Samsung. Before One UI 7 gets a full launch for anything but the Galaxy S25, it looks like Samsung is preparing to release yet another One UI 7 beta, this time for the Galaxy ZZ Fold 6 and Flip 6.

AI is becoming an integral part of how we interact with our devices, and it only truly becomes useful if the vast majority of phones can take advantage of those models. The Dimensity 7400 series from MediaTek offers a better dedicated NPU and heavy improvements to gaming at its level.

Samsung is reportedly planning on debuting its tri-fold Galaxy device alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 7. The company is taking a different approach to the “tri-fold” device than we’ve seen from the like of Huawei, with seemingly twice the number of displays, and Samsung’s might be a better option.

Xiaomi took the term “camera phone” literally when they designed the Xiaomi 15 Ultra. The phone looks and is expected to act like one. The company announced the global launch date for the Xiaomi 15 Ultra alongside an official image of the phone.

When it was released last year, the OnePlus 12R was highly regarded as one of the best budget Android phones to hit the market, taking after it’s more expensive counterpart — the OnePlus 12. OnePlus has decided that the 12R is going to get a permanent price cut, likely making some room for the newest model.

Samsung’s newest flagships all carry SoCs that are capable of processing AI, thanks to a capable NPU. Still, a lot of Galaxy AI workloads are processed on the cloud. For security-conscious users, it might be a good idea to enable on-device processing only. Here’s how.

Before One UI 7, Samsung’s OS has always been a little hit or miss in some areas. I could never get fully invested in the ecosystem with proprietary apps that just weren’t as good as what Google offered. In Samsung’s latest One UI version, the Edge Panel is filled with apps I’ll actually use, which means it might stay activated this time.

Samsung Wallet’s Digital Key has been steadily growing, allowing users to access their vehicles without a physical key. Volvo and Polestar are now on Samsung Wallet’s access list, with select models compatible.

While most users are just waiting for the full version of One UI 7 to be released, Samsung has a couple of things to iron out. The One UI 7 Beta 4 update is now rolling out to Galaxy S24 devices in certain regions. Hopefully, this is the last pre-release version.

The tri-fold market is officially off to a hot start as Huawei has announced the now globally available Mate XT. Huawei is happy to brag about a few broken records, considering the phone is the first tri-fold commercially available.

One UI 7 did a lot to bring Samsung’s phones up to a new standard, and some cool little features that usually fly under the radar are included in that. One UI 7 lets you change your power button shortcut to much more than a launcher for a handful of Samsung apps, like changing Modes in an instant. Here’s how it works.

The Galaxy S25+ looks almost exactly like the phone that came before it, and everything on the inside is almost exactly the same, too, minus a couple of small improvements. But for some reason, the Galaxy S25+ feels dramatically different and finds itself in my favorites list with relative ease.

The Google Wallet app can now be opened with a new shortcut in Android 16 Beta 2. The new method means the Quick Settings button is no longer the fastest way, though it might come as an unnatural change to ditch the camera shortcut.

Samsung is shaking things up in its plans for future releases, even coming off the heels of a somewhat redundant launch event. New reports echo the sentiment that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 might not house a traditional S Pen digitizer in order to save space. The leak also suggests that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 will have a bigger screen and come in much thinner.

Samsung’s Galaxy A56 is getting closer to release. New leaks show off the Galaxy A56’s good-looing design along with a rather significant camera array change.