Update, August 14, 04:45 ET: Following the initial announcement regarding T-Mobile’s new and improved JUMP! On Demand service, the carrier has now launched a dedicated page for the program, and it reveals some (potentially) disappointing news. JUMP! On Demand is pitched as a way to get you a new smartphone every 30 days. The amount you pay each month for the service depends on a few factors — including which device you pick up — but it would, by all accounts, be less than what you would pay to buy a new device every month through other means.

TL;DR Google is shutting down the Play Movies & TV app for most smart TV devices and platforms. Users will need to rely on YouTube to access their purchased content after the shutdown. Google Play Movies & TV is set to disappear from key smart TV platforms in the coming months. According to an official email sent to 9to5Google, the app will no longer be available on Roku as well as LG, Samsung, and Vizio smart TVs.

If you use your iPhone often (and who doesn’t these days?), then it isn’t long before the notification sounds get boring and tedious. You’re probably keen to change the notification sounds on your iPhone, either for the whole device or for a specific app. So here’s how to do it. Instead of a beep, you can have the noise of the green slime monster from Ghostbusters for when your other half calls.

Huawei Mate SWith a great design, a top class display and an excellent fingerprint reader, Huawei proves it has what it takes to build a true flagship device. Table of contents The Huawei Mate S was officially unveiled at IFA in Berlin and from our unboxing and first look it is clear that Huawei’s latest handset builds on many of the foundations that made the Mate 7 such a great phone. And now in this in-depth review, we take a closer look at what that means for the Huawei Mate S!

David Imel / Android Authority The Pixel 5 is the latest showcase for Google’s mobile photography prowess, boasting cutting-edge HDR and low-light capabilities. But the phone has also made a key camera hardware change this year. It has dropped the 2x 16MP telephoto capabilities from the Google Pixel 4 in favor of a 16MP wide-angle lens. In an attempt to sidestep the absence, Google once again turns to software chicanery. Super Res Zoom uses multi-frame capture techniques to extract extra detail from an image, allowing for a digital crop without the usual loss in quality.

Lenovo Flex 5i ChromebookThe Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook toes the line of mid-market machines without stepping over it. It puts up average performance across the board but does so in style. Table of contents The Lenovo Flex 5i is the convertible version of the IdeaPad 5i and brings Chromebook enthusiasts a more bendable form factor to work with. This machine combines good looks with solid performance and good-enough battery life in a compact chassis that should appeal to those seeking a bit more quirk from their computer.

Pinterest is the largest social media platform no one seems to talk about. Although it has existed since 2010 and has an active userbase of more than 300 million monthly users, it has never cracked the zeitgeist in the same way as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. But even though Pinterest has managed to avoid many of the major controversies that plague other platforms, it’s not without its problems. Once a place for ideas, it is now an ad-focused platform that tries to push products with every pin.

TL;DR Samsung could use vapor chambers on its 2022 series smartphones. The company used the tech on some previous devices but ditched it on the S21 series. The technology would allow its smartphones better cooling and improved efficiency. Samsung could reintroduce vapor chamber cooling to its 2022 series smartphones, a technology the Galaxy S21 series lacked. Per Digitimes quoting supply chain sources, suppliers are gearing up for Samsung’s vapor chamber development as the deployment of technologies like 5G begin ramping up once more, and chipsets grow ever faster.

Is Chrome getting slow for you? This could be due to hardware or software limitations. While we can’t give you better-performing specs, we can offer some tips and tricks to speed up Chrome for Android through software improvements. More: Here are 20 Chrome for Android tips and tricks QUICK ANSWER There are many ways to speed up Chrome. If you're using Chrome for Android, the easiest method is allowing Chrome to preload pages.

Over the past week or so, I had been using the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra as my daily driver. Although I have many smartphones on my desk, I was taking the Galaxy S20 Ultra with me everywhere and using it as if I only had one device in my arsenal. Although it likely goes without saying, I didn’t actually pay for the incredibly expensive smartphone. Android Authority forked over the $1,400 needed to get the “entry-tier” version of the device.