Whoop Whoop Strap 3.0The Whoop platform introduces a ton of fascinating ideas that could benefit the greater fitness product space over time. However, you'll need to put up with the Whoop Strap 3.0's inaccurate heart rate sensor and high cost over time to take advantage of Whoop's more interesting features. Table of contents NBA players use it. Professional skateboarders use it. CrossFitters use it. The Whoop Strap promises to go above and beyond what “normal” fitness trackers can do.

The Google Play Store is the app store of choice for the vast majority of Android users, but the open nature of Android means you can download apps from other services too. Aptoide is one of the more prominent third-party app repositories, but it’s reportedly suffered a massive security breach. ZDNet reports (h/t: XDA-Developers) that a hacker leaked details pertaining to 20 million Aptoide users in a hacking forum. But these details are apparently part of a larger trove of 39 million records.

The Moto X4 was one of the most intriguing mid-range phones to grace our desks back in 2017. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 processor, decent RAM and storage, and dual-camera module on the back made it serviceable for just about anyone. Moto packed a lot of value into the device, and you’ll have to keep it safe if you still have one in 2021. Here are our picks for the best Moto X4 cases to do just that.

Lily Katz / Android Authority Whether you have a loud commute or want to work from home in peace, noise-cancelling headphones are a must-have. Blocking out the world around you can be a key to concentration. However, the best headsets around often put a serious hurting on your wallet. Luckily for you, there are some exceptions to the rule, and here are the best noise-cancelling headphones under $100 you can get.

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Photography is full of fancy terms and complicated science, but we are here to explain it all to you in simpler terms. Today we are focusing on focal length. This term gets thrown around often, especially when looking at lenses, so you must get familiarized with it. More: Other photography terms you should know What is focal length? Put simply, focal length is the distance between a camera sensor (or film) and a lens’s point of convergence.

Zarif Ali / Android Authority At Android Authority, we cover a lot of phones, and in 2021, we saw a large variety of devices that were extremely competitive in the flagship arena, with the Xiaomi Mi 11 among those devices. In our original review, we stated that the Mi 11 had “the right price and the right specs to compete with the current crop of flagships in the market.” Of course, that was way back in February 2021.

Anker PowerPort III PodWith up to 65W of power and USB Power Delivery PPS support, Anker's PowerPort III Pod quickly charges up everything from smartphones to tablets and laptops. Although the plug doesn't always charge everything at quite their maximum speeds. Anker is a big name in the charging accessory business and often appears on lists for the best phone charging accessories. The company is stepping into the next generation of power plugs, with its new slimmer and cooler running Anker PowerPort III Pod, which supports the latest USB Power Delivery Programmable Power Supply (USB PD PSS) charging standard.

Misfit Vapor X Smartwatch The Misfit Vapor X is a fine Wear OS smartwatch, but it fails to justify its high price. For a similar amount of money, there are other smartwatches that offer better specs, longer battery life, and more innovative features. Table of contents At the recent IFA 2019 event in Berlin, we saw an absolute deluge of smartwatches, fitness trackers, and other smart wearables. With so many options, it’s difficult for companies to set their products apart from the pack.

Silent Circle, the company behind the security-focused Blackphone 2, is taking aggressive steps to curb proliferation of “grey market” Blackphone sales on channels like eBay or Craigslist. Customers who bought Blackphones from unauthorized sellers risk ending up with bricked devices, Ars Technica reports. An update to Silent OS, the Android-based operating system that powers the device, is disabling core functionality for some users. One customer in Germany, who bought a Blackphone 2 off eBay, was told by Silent Circle that his bricked phone is not genuine.

The Xiaomi Mi Band 6 builds on the successful formula of the Mi Band 5. While it might look similar to its predecessor, it packs a handful of improvements. The Mi Band 6 wears a larger 1.56-inch screen — that’s 50% larger than the Mi Band 5‘s 1.1-inch display. Tempered glass and anti-fingerprint coating also feature to better protect the band from everyday wear and tear. There’s also an SpO2 sensor and 30 sport tracking profiles this time around.