Tushar Mehta

Southern Asia

Freelance Journalist and Writer at Freelance

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These Amazon Fire TV apps are being blocked for promoting piracy

1 day ago | androidauthority.com | Tushar Mehta

Amazon has begun blocking certain apps from its Fire TV platform for promoting piracy. The list of freshly blocked apps includes Blink Streamz, Flix Vision, Live NetTV, and Ocean Streamz. The disabled apps can no longer be used, and can only be uninstalled. Following sharp criticism for failing to stop piracy on its Fire TV platform, Amazon has started blocking several streaming services that pirate otherwise DRM-protected content.
One UI 8 could bring some frustrating changes to audio settings

1 day ago | androidauthority.com | Tushar Mehta

Ryan Haines / Android Authority One UI 8 could change sound quality settings for Samsung Galaxy devices. The new interface reportedly shows different menus with and without Galaxy Buds connected to the phone. Samsung may be exploring ways to integrate options from the Galaxy Buds Manager right into system settings. With One UI 8, Samsung is reportedly changing how we configure the "Sound quality and effects" settings on our Galaxy devices.
One UI 8 beta introduces a shape-shifting lock screen clock design

1 day ago | androidauthority.com | Tushar Mehta

Joe Maring / Android Authority The latest One UI 8 beta brings a clock widget for the lock screen. Similar to iOS' depth effect for the clock, Samsung's clock automatically wraps around faces in real or animated images. The clock can also be moved around the lock screen, where its text adjusts to the available space. In its latest One UI 8 beta build for Galaxy S25, Samsung is testing interesting new changes, including an improved clock widget for the lock screen.
Samsung's Project Moohan XR headset could be similar to Vision Pro in more ways than one

2 days ago | androidauthority.com | Tushar Mehta

Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority Samsung will reportedly procure some displays for its upcoming Project Moohan headset from Sony. Sony also produced displays for the Apple Vision Pro. Samsung's display arm will also develop some of the headset's displays, in a bid to cut dependence on Sony. Samsung and Google are openly collaborating to create the first extended reality (XR) headset based on Android.
New iPhone Fold leak reveals cameras, but does it beat the Galaxy Z Fold 7?

2 days ago | androidauthority.com | Tushar Mehta

Ryan Haines / Android Authority The foldable iPhone could receive a slightly smaller display than previously rumored. We're also learning about the foldable iPhone's dual 48MP rear cameras for the first time. The new leak once again cites the use of a specialized composite metal for the hinge and titanium for the premium iPhone's frame.
New Gemini Live tricks make your calendar and notes easier to access

2 days ago | androidauthority.com | Tushar Mehta

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Gemini Live can now interact with other Google apps during flowing conversations. It can add or edit entries in Calendar, Keep, and Tasks, and fetch live location in Maps. Captions in Gemini Live are also rolling out more widely. Gemini is inching closer to being the intelligent virtual assistant Google touts it to be.
OnePlus Pad 3 is finally the Android tablet I can use for work

3 weeks ago | athenil.com | Tushar Mehta

OnePlus launched a new compact phone, the OnePlus 13s, earlier today. While the theme of the event was compactness, OnePlus also set foot in the opposite direction, and launched another device with a rather distinguishing flavor. The OnePlus Pad 3, a new Android tablet from the company, is now bigger and faster. But what truly gets my appreciation is the set of accessories OnePlus sells along with it the tablet that truly push it closer to becoming a laptop replacement.
YouTube starts using AI to make ads annoyingly difficult to avoid

1 month ago | digitaltrends.com | Tushar Mehta

YouTube is relying on AI in its latest crusade against seekers of an ad-free video-watching experience. The company recently announced plans to use AI models to make ads more persuasive by strategically placing them within the video. At its Brandcast 2025 event in New York, YouTube revealed it will deploy Google’s Gemini AI to analyze videos to optimize placement of ads.
Android 16’s stable release is right around the corner

1 month ago | dlsserve.com | Tushar Mehta

Android 16, the next major revamp for Google’s smartphone operating system, has already reached platform stability. And now that all the key changes and upgrades have been locked in place, Google has finally shed light on its public release, sort of. During a press briefing for The Android Show ahead of the Google I/O developers conference, a Google executive confirmed that the stable build of Android 16 will land on Pixel phones in June, with a fresh aesthetic makeover in tow.
Google Messages finally gets proper unsend functionality with ‘Delete for everyone’

1 month ago | digitaltrends.com | Tushar Mehta

Over the years, Google Messages has picked up features that elevate its status to a deserving Apple Messages substitute. The latest addition, allowing you to fully unsend messages, is now reaching a breadth of Android users, saving them the pain of awkwardness of wrongly sent texts. After previewing the “Delete for everyone” feature in its Messages app, Google is releasing it to people beyond the beta testing tribe.