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TL;DR New leaked image give us a nearly-official look at Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra, including its front, rear design and S Pen. The flagship tablet appears almost identical to the Tab S11 Ultra, including its controversial notch, thin bezels, dual cameras and Gray colorway. Samsung is reportedly upgrading the internals with a Dimensity 9500 chip, while keeping the same 11,600mAh battery and 14-inch AMOLED display. The fall of 2026 is almost upon us, and if past release patterns are any indication, Samsung’s tablet series is one of the next big releases waiting for us. That isn’t speculation — the South Korean tech giant confirmed that the new tablet series will be arriving in the second half of the year, and we now have a clear look at what the top-of-the-line Tab S12 Ultra will look like. We didn’t like last year’s Tab S11 Ultra’s unsightly notch, and unfortunately, according to new device renders shared by Android Headlines, Samsung isn’t ready to ditch the notch just yet.

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR NBCUniversal is raising the price of all Peacock subscription plans. The price hikes are now in effect for new subscribers. Existing subscribers will see the change on their next billing date or after September 17. Another day, another major streaming platform raising its prices. This time the culprit is NBCUniversal’s Peacock service. Expect to start paying more across all of the streamer’s subscription plans. Starting today, Peacock is increasing the cost of all of its tiers for new and returning subscribers. In the table below, you can see what the prices were before the increase and how much these plans cost now. If you head over to Peacock’s website, you’ll see that the prices have already been updated.

The Amazon Fire HD 8 is built for the basics most people use a tablet for every day, and right now, there’s a nice deal on the newest model at Amazon. It’s a budget-friendly tablet from Amazon with an 8-inch HD display, Fire OS 8, and an upgraded hexa-core processor that aims to make app switching smoother and casual gaming more responsive. See the deal at Amazon

TL;DR According to a prominent leaker, the OPPO Find X10 flagship could offer a display that supports BT.2020, one of the widest color gamuts. Consequently, the tipster claims the Find X10’s display will offer the “highest beneficial red light” courtesy of its upgraded display tech. OPPO is expected to launch the Find X10 series in the fourth quarter, with China getting first dibs on the device, followed by global markets. Display makers have long tried to combat complaints about eye fatigue with hardware solutions, while smartphone brands typically rely on software solutions to reduce harmful blue light emitted by the screen. But every now and then, manufacturers push the envelope with new display tech. OPPO may be the next to join that list. According to leaker Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the display on the company’s Find X10 series will include an “eye-protection substrate” that supports BT.2020, the widest color gamut standard in the industry today. Furthermore, the insider claims that the Find X10’s screen will achieve the “highest beneficial red light and lowest harmful blue light.”

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google has updated the Pixel Screenshots app (v1.26.281.05) to add essential date-range and source-filtering options. Users can now sort screenshots by the specific app they were taken in and combine multiple filter criteria simultaneously. The update addresses long-standing complaints about the app’s lack of basic organizational features. Google recently updated the Pixel Screenshots app to switch from exclusively using on-device AI to using cloud-based AI for some of its processing. This change understandably miffed some users, worsened by the app’s rather bare-bones feature set. Google wants to win back some of these users, but it’s now doing so by adding more features to Pixel Screenshots, and frankly, these should have been present from the beginning. The latest Pixel Screenshots app v1.26.281.05 is rolling out to users through the Play Store and brings along the “Filters” feature. Before this update, Pixel Screenshots provided readymade chip-style filters for products, places, promo codes, etc., based on information present in the screenshot, essentially categorizing it.

TL;DR OpenAI is launching ChatGPT for Teens with stronger protections enabled by default. Teens get learning-focused tools, while parents get Quiet Hours, settings controls, and limited safety alerts. The move comes as AI creates risks that traditional parental controls weren’t designed to handle. Parents today face a problem that didn’t really exist a few years ago. Today, AI can hold a conversation with a child, respond to sensitive questions, generate content, and potentially become something far more personal than another app on a phone. We’ve already seen how messy that can get: Google’s own AI Search tools have faced scrutiny over the risks they could pose to younger users. In light of these concerns, OpenAI is launching ChatGPT for Teens, a specialized version of its chatbot for 13- to 17-year-olds that prioritizes learning over instant answers while layering in parental controls for added oversight. Rather than sit back and watch, OpenAI is taking a more proactive approach with ChatGPT for Teens. According to the company, the experience applies additional protections around self-harm, eating disorders, violence, dangerous activities, and explicit sexual or graphic content. Parents with linked teen accounts can set Quiet Hours, manage selected settings, and receive limited safety notifications, including new alerts related to eating disorders.

TL;DR Google has started rolling out the new Google Wallet UI we spotted a couple of months ago. Passes in Google Wallet now fill the entire screen with color and also tint the UI elements within the pass. The new design is a server-side update, so it could take a while to reach all users. Google has been working on big changes to the Google Wallet app. We spotted a bold new redesign for passes in the app a couple of months ago, and if you’ve been waiting for it to hit your phone, you probably won’t have to wait much longer. With the latest Google Wallet update (v26.32.962917069), Google has started rolling out the new pass design. The redesign puts a big focus on pass colors. Each pass still has its distinct color, but when you open one, it fills the entire screen with that color. All the UI elements within the pass are also tinted with the same color, giving the app a much more cohesive look. Take a look at what the new UI looks like:

TL;DR Spotify is introducing a new “Playlist Notes” feature. Users will be able to add notes to the songs, audiobooks, and podcast episodes they add to their playlists. Spotify’s editors will also use the feature to give context behind songs added to curated playlists. After adding the new Running Mode and User Notes features, Spotify is introducing yet another feature for its users: Playlist Notes. With it, Spotify hopes to let both users and its team of editors add context to the playlists they curate. The “Playlist Notes” feature is an extension of the “User Notes” feature Spotify introduced late last month. User Notes allowed users to add notes to individual tracks in playlists they owned. However, the streaming platform is now expanding it to cover not just tracks but also audiobooks and podcast episodes that users add to playlists they own or collaborate on.

TL;DR References for Apple’s rumored AirPods with built-in cameras have surfaced in a demo video in the recently released macOS 26.7 update. The cameras on the upcoming AirPods will be used solely to answer questions about your surroundings, with no ability to save photos or videos. Apple could release the camera-equipped AirPods model during next month’s iPhone launch event. Rumors over the past couple of years have indicated that Apple is working on a version of the AirPods with built-in cameras. Then, in May, these AI-powered earbuds reached a new company milestone, suggesting a launch wasn’t far away. We’re now gaining additional information about what these AirPods can do, while also potentially getting our first look at the earbuds themselves. A video file spotted within the latest macOS Tahoe 26.7 RC (release candidate) by MacRumors analyst Aaron Perris on X shows a person wearing what appears to be an AirPods model holding a book up to their face. The voiceover in the background says, “With Visual Intelligence, your world becomes savable. See something you like? Just ask me to save it for later.”

TL;DR Google has acknowledged a YouTube iPad bug that erases titles, descriptions, and comments when exiting full screen. The bug likely stems from iPad app version 21.32.4 released last week, though Google has not confirmed the trigger. Affected users can temporarily restore missing UI elements by toggling portrait and landscape mode in full screen. Google has officially acknowledged a widespread full-screen bug in the YouTube iPad app that wipes out video titles, descriptions, channel information, and comment sections entirely. A post in the community forum confirmed that engineering teams are actively investigating the flaw and developing a permanent software fix. The bug began surfacing over the weekend as user reports flooded Reddit and Google’s official support forums. When viewers exit full-screen playback on an iPad, the entire interface region below the video player turns blank. Attempting to start a new video fails to fix the broken layout, as the missing UI carries over from one video to the next within the active app session.

It’s been a few weeks since the Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 series debuted, bringing Wear OS fans a brand-new smartwatch for fitness tracking and beyond. Although the new $380 device includes additional smart features and hardware, it’s also a little pricier this year. Its premium is even more apparent when compared to the Galaxy Watch 8‘s sale price, which regularly dips to around $300 at major retailers.

Credit: Paul Jones / Android Authority TL;DR Fairphone has released the Fairphone Gen 6 Plus, the first model directly available in the US. Previous models in the US were sold via software firm Murena and ran the Google-free /e/OS Android fork. The Fairphone Gen 6 Plus costs $649 or £569. Fairphone first made a splash over a decade ago by offering ethically built, repairable phones. The company has continued this trend over the years while also offering lengthy update commitments. It launched the Fairphone Gen 6 last year, and it’s now offering a mid-gen refresh of sorts. This is the Fairphone Gen 6 Plus, and it’s now officially available in the US. Previous Fairphone models were available in the US via software company Murena and ran the firm’s Google-free /e/OS Android fork. However, the Fairphone Gen 6 Plus is officially available in the US via Fairphone.com and Amazon. This device also ships with the standard Google-equipped OS instead of /e/OS, complete with an in-house gallery app for the first time. Furthermore, Fairphone says the new phone is supported on AT&T and T-Mobile‘s networks.

You read that right — for the past two months, I’ve been relying on a single Google Keep note to keep my life pointing in the right direction. It might seem an incredibly far-fetched idea, and believe me, I thought so too, but reducing my core productivity app stack down to one source has been a boon for this tinker-happy writer. As someone who previously relied on an entire crew of Android apps to hoist my sails, I realized just how much time I spent juggling various solutions for my chores, work to-dos, personal activities, long-term goals, and sundry.

TL;DR Samsung has provided more details about the Warranty and care hub that debuted with One UI 9 on its latest foldables. The hub centralizes warranty tracking, diagnostics, and repair booking directly inside Settings. The official rollout confirms new features, including Bixby troubleshooting, ecosystem device management, and side-by-side repair cost estimates. Samsung is finally giving us a closer look at the Warranty and care feature we first spotted hiding in an early One UI 9 build back in March. In a blog post, the company has detailed how the support hub works, revealing a more comprehensive system for checking warranties, diagnosing problems, comparing repair costs, and getting help without leaving the Settings app. We already knew the basic idea. Our earlier teardown found a work-in-progress Warranty and care tool that appeared to bring warranty information, diagnostics, repairs, and customer support together. At the time, though, several features were unfinished. Samsung’s latest explanation fills in some of those blanks and confirms that the feature is intended to become a central destination for Galaxy device care.

The Google Pixel 11 series is exactly what we’ve come to expect from a modern Google launch. Rather than spending its keynote talking about cameras, displays, or silicon, Google devoted much of its time to Gemini Intelligence and a growing suite of AI-powered features that promise to make everyday smartphone use easier. And, to be fair, many of those features genuinely sound useful. Google’s AI remains among the most polished in the industry, whether it’s summarising conversations, managing your calendar, improving voice dictation, or enhancing your photos. Unlike plenty of AI gimmicks, Google’s software often solves real problems.

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google has confirmed what happens when you reach Rambler’s usage limits. The company says Rambler will switch to offline mode, which still offers basic voice transcription and cleanup. Rambler otherwise offers advanced voice dictation smarts, such as removing filler words and pauses. Google announced Gboard’s Rambler feature earlier this year, coming as part of the Gemini Intelligence suite. However, an official support page shows that this voice transcription feature has usage limits. So what does that mean? Google’s support page for Rambler mentions that the smart dictation feature relies on the cloud for its polished transcriptions, but switches to offline models when you have limited or no internet connectivity. However, it also notes that Rambler is subject to usage limits, without elaborating on the details.

TL;DR Gemini Notebook can now copy entire shared notebooks, including their sources and Studio content, giving you a ready-made starting point to customize. Most Studio creations come along with the copy, including Audio and Video Overviews, Study Guides, Flashcards, Quizzes, Slide Decks, prompts, and custom chat configurations. Copied notebooks are completely independent of the original, while personal notes and chat history stay private. Owners can also disable copying through the “Allow copies” setting. One of the best things about Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) is being able to throw a bunch of information into one place and let Gemini make sense of it. The annoying part is when someone else has already done all that work, and you want to take their notebook, build on it, and make it your own. Google is finally making that possible — you can now copy a notebook along with its sources and Studio content, provided the original owner allows copying. The new notebook is then added to your own library, where you can take what was already built and make it your own.

I have a love-hate relationship with YouTube. I love many of the creators on the platform, and the way it has made so many topics accessible. However, I hate how aggressively Google monetizes it, inundating users with ads unless they pay for YouTube Premium. So, when I saw some creators I watch promoting another platform — Nebula — I decided to give it a try. Nebula is quite a bit cheaper than YouTube Premium at just $6/month, but could it fully replace it? That’s what I decided to find out.

TL;DR Google has created a new animation for Gboard that you’ll only see during high-speed typing. The moving-line effect feels like a depiction of your keyboard hitting warp speed. Full details of the animation remain to be uncovered, including its activation threshold. Does anybody practice typing anymore? Readers of a certain age will recall when keyboard skills were still taught in schools, and students competed to keep their accuracy up while still hitting new words-per-minute records. These days, you can probably get text entered faster with voice input, or through Gboard’s glide typing gestures, but there’s still something enormously satisfying about just tapping away on a keyboard at blistering speeds. And today we’ve got a little Gboard feature to share with you that’s getting ready to celebrate just that. You’re reading an Authority Insights story. Authority Insights brings you all the latest exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage from the Android Authority team that you won’t find anywhere else.

The Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold is now officially here, packing the latest Snapdragon processor and several other upgrades into a sleeker, slimmer design. However, it’s not the only game in town. While I have recommended the Pixel 11 Pro XL over the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, the foldable market is a whole other animal. Samsung has been at this for a long time, after all. While both brands have their own pros and cons, I’d personally pick the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra over Google’s foldable — and there are a few reasons why.

TL;DR Google Play Services v26.32 adds Googlebook-related multi-device setup features. Tap to Share expands nearby sharing to contacts, photos, links, locations, and more. The update also adds Wear OS location sharing, Wallet age credentials, and other improvements. Google’s release cadence for system updates isn’t slowing down. Not long after the previous round of Play system updates brought fresh features to wrist-wearers and power users, Mountain View is back with another rollout in August 2026. The latest Google Play Services update (v26.32) release notes offer a fascinating look at how deeply Google is tying Android into its broader hardware ecosystem, most notably teasing tighter integration with upcoming Googlebooks. Googlebooks and Android will play nice together We’ve seen plenty of chatter surrounding Google’s laptop push recently. Following leaks of a Googlebook desktop camera app UI and speculation around upcoming hardware, Play Services v26.32 officially lays the software groundwork.

TL;DR Gboard could soon get a handy new button to dismiss clipboard suggestions. The button could also let users dismiss other suggestions that show up in the top bar. Currently, these suggestions can only be dismissed by typing something else. Gboard has a ton of handy features, and one of my favorites is the suggestions it offers in the top bar. However, sometimes I don’t need those suggestions to show up, and so far the only way to dismiss them has been to type something — it works, but it can be quite annoying. Fortunately, Google may soon let you easily dismiss those suggestions. You’re reading an Authority Insights story. Authority Insights brings you all the latest exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage from the Android Authority team that you won’t find anywhere else.

Credit: TikTok/_samz02 TL;DR Two apparent Galaxy S26 FE hands-on videos have been posted online in recent days. The videos show off the phone in Purple or Violet, along with features like Horizontal Lock video capture. These clips suggest that the launch window is very close. Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S26 FE in the coming weeks, and we’ve already seen plenty of leaked renders and specs. However, two new videos may have given us an extended real-world look at the upcoming phone. A TikTok account called @_samz02 posted an almost 90-second-long clip showing off an apparent Galaxy S26 FE. The video seems to be from Malaysia and was filmed at what looks like a Samsung product area in a store.

TL;DR One UI 9.5 could bring Google’s Satellite Connectivity Hub to Galaxy devices. It would allow users to connect to satellites and send messages or contact emergency services in remote areas. One UI 9.5 could also add a new “Debugging only” USB mode aimed at developers. Although Samsung recently launched the One UI 9 update for Galaxy devices, reports and leaks about One UI 9.5 are already circulating. We’ve seen several leaks regarding design improvements and other changes that could arrive with the update, and today, newly leaked screenshots reveal two more features Samsung could implement. According to screenshots from an internal One UI 9.5 build shared by Fahad Ali Javed on X, Samsung is working on a new “Satellite connectivity hub.” It could be a direct implementation of the Satellite SOS feature Google first introduced on the Pixel 9 series.

Credit: thefettyraf / Reddit TL;DR A widespread server-side outage is affecting Google Home, Nest Hubs, Nest Minis, and third-party displays globally. Symptoms include displays stuck on white screens or loading wheels, delayed voice responses, and failed automations. Troubleshooting steps such as rebooting or performing a factory reset currently do not fix the issue. Users must wait for a server-side fix from Google. Google kicked off the month with a fresh Google Home update that brought along new features for the smart home setup. iOS users did end up experiencing a hiccup when a bug automatically turned on their smart lights, but Google quickly fixed the issue. Sadly, there’s now a significantly widespread outage affecting Google Home and Nest users worldwide, affecting displays, speakers, and automations. According to a plethora of user reports on Reddit, the Google Home outage appears to affect a broad range of devices, including Nest Hubs, Google Home Mini/Nest Mini speakers, and third-party Google Assistant-enabled smart displays. Affected smart displays are either stuck on a blank white screen or showing an endless spinning loading wheel whenever a voice prompt or physical interaction is initiated.