The Samsung Galaxy Note series is known for bringing some of the best productivity powerhouses to the market and, with the release of the Note 8, that hasn’t changed. It’s bigger, stronger and packs all the amazing features we have grown to expect from the line-up. But is the phone really worth the massive $929.99 starting price Samsung is asking. Depending on how it affects productivity, it very well may be.

Roughly two years ago, Microsoft revealed their plans for bringing the classic RTS franchise Age of Empires to mobile devices. About a year back, the software giant announced that game development company KLab Global is working on the AoE:World Domination for three mobile platforms – Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. Today marks the release of Age of Empires: World Domination for Android devices, along with a soft launch of the iOS version of the game, with absolutely no mention of the Windows Phone version.

Can you imagine anything better than being on the golf course with your friends on a Sunday afternoon and hitting that hole in one while they are stuck two holes behind you, trying to get the ball over the lake? Sure you can, doing all that without paying an entrance fee or worrying about bad weather. All you need is your Android device and the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 game, the latest installment of the series developed and published by Electronic Arts.

Unless you’ve recently been avoiding the internet, you’re probably aware of the app called FaceApp. The app has been around for a while, but its downloads have increased exponentially thanks to social media. Tons of people have been using it to alter their images to make them look older, younger, or even switch genders. 15 best photo editor apps for Android in 2022 Apps The sudden viral interest in FaceApp started earlier this month when celebrities with large social media audiences started to use the app to post aged images of themselves.

When it comes to mobile ecosystems, there are two giants locked in a battle, not only for revenue, but also for the hearts and minds of developers and consumers alike. They are of course Google and Apple. Google’s mobile operating system is Android along with the Google Play Store, while Apple’s offering is iOS along with the Apple App Store (iTunes).Both Google Play and iTunes offer apps, music, books, films, and TV series.

Most people use Google Chrome as their primary desktop browser. It’s familiar, it integrates well into the desktop, and it is compatible with almost all laptops and desktop computers. But one downside to Chrome is its constant website notification request pop-ups. Desktop browser notifications can provide better user experience for web tools like Gmail or WhatsApp Web, but there is little to no added value when sites like Razer.com ask for notification access.

David Imel / Android Authority It seems crazy to think about, but 2020’s OnePlus 8 Pro was only the third Pro-level device from OnePlus. It might seem like the company’s been playing the flagship game for ages, but that’s really not the case. With that in mind, you might be wondering how the phone has held up over the past year. That’s what this OnePlus 8 Pro long-term review is all about!

Ever wanted to learn how to make a game in Unity? Unity is a powerful, cross-platform game engine, and development environment that powers the vast majority of games on the Google Play Store. Through Unity, users gain access to ready-made physics, rendering, controls, and more. This can drastically accelerate the development process. It’s thanks to tools like Unity that indie developers are finally able to compete with big studios again.

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority The quick toggle section of the notification shade is one of the more convenient features on a smartphone today, giving you seamless access to a variety of important settings. And auto-rotate is one of the options you’re guaranteed to find in the quick toggle section. But is auto-rotate (i.e. via the quick toggle or system settings menu) actually used by many people though? Well, we asked Android Authority readers, and here’s how you answered.

The OnePlus 6 offers high performance for a modest price, which is exactly what you’d expect from the Chinese brand. Under the hood you get flagship-level specs, including some crazy high storage and RAM configurations. The phone is more about refinement than throwing new features into the mix. This means a move towards more modern design trends, including the infamous notch. Here’s what you need to know about the OnePlus 6.