There is a lot to love about the Chromecast. It lets you stream your browser, your desktop, and a number of apps directly to your TV with little more than a $35 dongle that plugs into HDMI on your TV. However, lately, a few problems have arisen. For one, it’s really difficult to find one unless you’re willing to wait weeks for the next stock to come in. Additionally, the root method that was discovered over at XDA has since been patched.

The phenomenon known as Flappy Bird seems to be coming to an end. After a few weeks of improbable success, developer Dong Nguyen has decided to call it quits. While there was some speculation as to why, the official reason according to Nguyen is the game was making his life too complicated. There is even more speculation as to how the game became popular to begin with. Before we talk about it further, let’s look at some quick stats regarding Flappy Bird.

Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority Google Photos switched from free high-quality backups to 15GB of free storage last year, making for a massive change after years of offering unlimited free storage. Now that this change has been around for a while, we wanted to know what quality setting our readers are using for backups. We posted a poll last week and here’s what you told us. Which quality setting do you use for Google Photos backups?

Robert Triggs / Android Authority Sony has been steadily upping its flagship game in the last couple of years, with the Xperia II and III series being some of the best high-end phones of their respective years. Sony has since announced an event for later this month, and we’re expecting to see the Xperia 1 IV on the day. We wanted to know whether you would buy an Xperia flagship phone in 2022, and here’s how you answered this poll.

Phone manufacturers occasionally make special edition handsets that help promote the device and bring attention to a partnered brand. While these phones tend to become collectibles, sometimes the gadget just ends up looking peculiar. Here are 10 of the oddest special edition phones of all time. Xiaomi Mi 6X Hatsune Miku EditionThe saying is that a photo is worth a thousand words. Well, after looking at the picture of this special edition Xiaomi Mi 6X, there aren’t enough words to describe the Hatsune Miku Edition handset.

Buying a non-branded Android tablet might be something that many frown upon, but a no-brainer for others. If you’re a member of the second category, you probably don’t care the first thing about branding and you are likely to be satisfied with the purchase, as long as the product is cheap enough to justify its not-so-impressive quality and features. Over the last couple of months, we’ve seen a good number of white-label Android tablets entering the market, which have, gasp, more than a decent set of specs, yet are still priced competitively compared to brand name devices.

Robert Triggs / Android Authority With Google already lifting the lid ever so slightly on the upcoming Pixel 7 series, expectations and rumors about the phone’s next-gen silicon are beginning to circulate. The upcoming chip, tentatively dubbed the Google Tensor 2, follows Google’s first foray into the semi-custom silicon space and will power Google’s next-generation handsets. There are plenty of changes, tweaks, and outright improvements Google could make to its next SoC.

We’re big fans of the recently released Fitbit Charge 2, as we indicated in our recent review. Today, Fitbit gave owners of the device a nice early holiday present with a firmware update that brings several much-requested new features. Fitbit vs Garmin: Which ecosystem is right for you? Features Perhaps the most handy new feature in this update is the ability to pause a workout at any time, right from the Charge 2.

MWC 2018 didn’t feature any flexible phones, despite the hype that’s been building for years. However, you might not realize that flexible displays are already here. They could even be on your phone right now, if you’ve splurged on the latest and greatest. Read Next: P-OLED vs IPS LCD display technology explained Phones with durable organic LED (or OLED) screens like the Samsung Galaxy S8, S9, Note 8, and the iPhone X have the best displays on the market.

Last month, Chrome users finally gained the ability to send tabs between devices. Then last week, Google announced that users could use Duplex to buy movie tickets in the browser. Now, Google is adding another useful feature: Chrome users can now send phone numbers from their desktop directly to their Android device. The feature is only available on desktop Chrome Beta version 78 for now. According to XDA Developers, the feature works exactly as expected.