Gardening is a favorite pastime of many people. Some like to grow fruits and vegetables that they eventually eat. Others enjoy flowers and other similar plants. There are a lot of things technology can help with. Gardening is one of them. Obviously, your smartphone can’t plant seeds or weed your garden for you. You’ll have to rely on good old-fashioned hard work for that. However, there are some apps that can make some of the other stuff easier.

Joe Hindy / Android Authority Hindi is one of the top five most popular languages in the world. It’s the dominant language in India. Tons of people speak the language and many people want to learn the language as well. It’s a somewhat challenging language to learn, but it’s definitely doable. Classroom learning is still preferable for one-on-one time with a real person. However, apps can definitely get you there with a little bit of patience.

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority From smartphones and tablets to laptops, USB-C is finally gaining traction as the future of connectors. However, some companies took that to mean they can get rid of other ports, including HDMI, USB 3.0, and more. It’s not ideal, but a USB-C adapter brings that versatility back. If you want to restore some of those lost ports, you need one of the best USB-C adapters, and here’s a list of our favorite ones.

Ryan-Thomas Shaw / Android Authority Wireless charging has become pretty common these days. From coffee shop tables to car dashboards and even mousepads, you’ll find charging pads nearly everywhere. And if you own a compatible device, all you need to do is place it on the marked space. Convenient as it may be, not all wireless chargers are built the same. And while it’s undoubtedly tempting to get rid of wires permanently, there are some caveats that come with the technology.

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The Unicode Consortium announced 37 new icons and an additional 75 skin tone variations as a part of the 2022 Emoji 14.0. New additions include biting lip, melting face, heart hands, face holding back tears, and plenty more. You can expect to see the new icons available on your smartphones and other devices at some point next year. There are even more Emoji now to ensure that you can get away without typing a single word in your text conversations.

Philips Hue is one of the most popular smart lighting systems on the market, thanks to its compatibility with a range of smart home platforms and a multitude of form factors. You can buy everything from simple smart bulbs to smart lamps, light strips, and outdoor lights. This guide will help you with Philips Hue setup, adding lights to various rooms, and creating scenes and automations. Read more: How to set Philips Hue to turn on and off at sunrise and sunset

Black Friday is the perfect time to save on those accessories that you’re never willing to pay full price for. Smartwatches, headphones, streaming devices, and more are all on sale this week for Black Friday 2021, but some of the biggest savings can be found on microSD cards at various retailers. Whether you’re shopping for a cheaper 64GB microSD card for your smartphone or a massive 1TB card for your camera, Amazon, Best Buy, Samsung, and B&H have you covered.

TL;DR You can easily send kaomoji using shortcuts built into Android Messages. Kaomoji are the silly ASCII emojis like the shruggie ( ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ) and the table flip, pictured above. The shortcut feature is a slow rollout, so you might not have it yet. It can be a real pain to send the shruggie kaomoji ( ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ). If you don’t have an app or shortcut set up, you have to find the ASCII design in use somewhere else, and then copy-and-paste.

Roborock Auto-Empty DockThe Roborock Auto-Empty Dock absolutely delivers on its promise to reduce the amount of time you'll spend maintaining your Roborock S7. Unfortunately, its steep price along with a few other minor drawbacks hold it back from being an essential purchase. The Auto-Empty Dock is Roborock’s next step in its noble quest to keep every inch of your floor spotless. With autonomous vacuums rising in popularity, Roborock has seized the opportunity to become an industry leader with its wide range of quality options.

Table of contents The LG G5 marked a dramatic departure from the norm for LG, with their latest flagship offering being the first to feature an all metal build. As significant as the change in build material is, what makes the G5 stand out from the crowd even more is its modular nature, possible courtesy of a removable bottom chin, allowing for other useful add-ons to be attached. The LG G5 is certainly very different, but are these differences enough to make it a worthy upgrade from its predecessor?