Robert Triggs

United Kingdom

Senior Feature Editor and Lead Technical Writer at Android Authority

Contributor at Sound Guys

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The camera shootout you need to see

5 days ago | androidauthority.com | Robert Triggs

Robert Triggs / Android Authority I've used some brilliant camera phones this year, and now it's the OnePlus 13's turn to come across my desk. I'll let you in on a secret; I've been using the OPPO Find X8 Pro as my daily driver for some time now - largely because of its brilliant quad-camera array. But what excites me about the OnePlus 13 is that it shares virtually the same setup, minus the 6x optical zoom camera.
I turned my Pixel 9 into a desktop PC and it actually works great

1 week ago | androidauthority.com | Robert Triggs

Android 16 is finally here, but unfortunately, some of the best features are still on the horizon. One upcoming tool that I've been keeping a particularly close eye on is Android 16's Desktop Mode, currently available in the QPR1 Beta 2. It's been a while since I gave Samsung's equivalent Dex setup a go, so I'm very keen to see what's different, what's new, and how far things have come.
Early 2010's Android phones were the golden era, you can't change my mind

2 weeks ago | androidauthority.com | Robert Triggs

Robert Triggs / Android Authority After recently reminiscing about my favorite camera phones, it occurred to me that my fondest time writing about and playing around with smartphones all happened in a rather short period of time - the early 2010s. Of course, there were great phones before then and plenty of technically superior ones after that sliver of time. However, I still think 2010-2015 represents the most exciting time to be a smartphone aficionado, and not just because of the hardware.
Android 16's Material 3 Expressive shows just how bad iOS 26's redesign really is

2 weeks ago | androidauthority.com | Robert Triggs

Forget summer already; it's software season, and it's positively raining betas. Between Android 16 and the new iOS 26, I've been knee-deep in mobile OSs and, well... I have notes. If you're a regular reader, you might know that I'm not a huge fan of Google's new Material 3 Expressive. I don't hate it, but certainly don't love its paranoia of anything approaching a right-angle. But compared to what Apple's been cooking up in iOS 26, Material 3 Expressive looks like the modern-day Creation of Adam.
I love the OnePlus 13, but the official wireless charger is just maddening

2 weeks ago | androidauthority.com | Robert Triggs

I'm a chaotic gadget charger, topping up my phone as and when rather than sticking to a rigorous overnight routine like a normal person. As such, you might think that wireless charging would be right up my street - pop the phone down, give it a little juice, and be back on my way. Unfortunately, wireless charging is notoriously slow, meaning that even half an hour on the dock is seldom enough for me.
The USB-C dream is dead and it's too late to revive it

2 weeks ago | androidauthority.com | Robert Triggs

I've been writing about USB-C for what seems like forever (seriously, it's been seven or eight years!). From a unifying, one-size-fits-all specification to the grim reality of compatibility issues and opaque feature support, USB-C has its plaudits and detractors. Me? I sit firmly in the middle - aware of the problems yet still hoping, however foolishly, that the trusty port will one day live up to its promise. Unfortunately, as time passes, USB-C's window of opportunity is closing, and fast.
The USB-C dream is dead and it’s too late to revive it

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Robert Triggs

3 hours agoRepublished on June 8 with a newly published exposure of the dangerous scam call industry now plaguing the U.S. and other countries. The FBI is warning smartphone users this week to be alert to nationwide attacks that frighten citizens into sending money. There’s a nasty twist to this scam, and it’s …
These are my favourite camera phones from the past 25 years

3 weeks ago | androidauthority.com | Robert Triggs

It's been 25 years since Samsung launched the SCH-V200, which contentiously claims the title of the first camera phone (the Sharp J-SH04 also has its eye on the prize). It certainly wasn't anything like the photography behemoths we carry around in our pockets today - just a tiny 0.35MP rear camera with storage for 20 photos at a time. Compare that to today's best camera phones with 200 megapixels, 1-inch image sensors, and quadruple lens arrays, and it's hard not to feel a little old.
My budget Google TV lags constantly, and Google's new plan will only make matters worse

1 month ago | androidauthority.com | Robert Triggs

Joe Maring / Android Authority Reading that Google is lowering the RAM requirements for Google TV sent shivers down my spine. I can already see the 1-star reviews flooding in for TVs that haven't even launched yet: "horrendous performance," "laggy interface," "do not buy."Google hasn't specified the new minimum, but with Android TV dropping its requirement to just 1GB, that's likely the target for upcoming budget Google TVs as well. And that's not good.
Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge isn't built for power users

1 month ago | androidauthority.com | Robert Triggs

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is quite something to behold. While it makes the odd compromise to reach just 5.8mm thin, particularly in terms of battery capacity, it's still very much a flagship-calibre phone. It even packs the same Snapdragon 8 Elite processor as the rest of the Galaxy S25 series. However, we've learned this year that Qualcomm's latest chip is a hot little number, demanding serious cooling to sustain its peak performance beyond brief bursts.