Update: March 10, 2022 (12 AM ET): As promised, we checked for the new Hidden Camera Detection app on our Oppo Find X5 Pro review unit. Unfortunately, it seems the app isn’t available globally just yet. So for now, the feature is limited to the Chinese variants of the Find X5 phones. Original article: March 7, 2022 (11:13 PM IST): Oppo’s Color OS skin is gaining a useful new feature to detect hidden cameras.

When it comes to buying a new phone, it’s safe to say that reviews play a large part. Without early reviews – delivered just after a phone is announced or before it goes on sale – it’s difficult to judge whether a phone is truly worth pre-ordering or buying, but there is a problem with those reviews: time. In all forms of technology, time plays a large factor in the experience and, specifically, how a handset performs after weeks, months or even years of use can be radically different to how it was at the start.

The Google Hangouts team – what many of us picture as a lone guy in a Mountain View basement – have been on a bit of a run lately. First Hangouts 11 added support for video messaging (or embedded video links) and now a new feature is about to be rolled out. In the next few days you’ll be able to invite anyone to a group chat with a shareable link.

While directly controlling your accessories from a device like an Amazon Echo is all well and good, a smart home isn’t very smart if it doesn’t run some things on its own. Here’s how to use Alexa routines, the automation backbone of Amazon’s smart home platform. See also: The best Echo speakers QUICK ANSWER Alexa routines are created via the More > Routines menu in the Alexa app, which is available for Android, iPhone, and iPad.

Update, September 23: A previous version of this post stated that the Huawei Vision is coming to Europe. A Huawei spokesperson has reached out to clarify that’s incorrect. We apologize for the error. Following the launch of Honor Vision in China earlier this year, Huawei is launching a similar product under the Huawei Vision branding. Alongside the headlining Huawei Mate 30 Pro and Mate 30 announcements, the company took to the stage to talk about their new smart display set.

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority Just about every company wants you to download its app these days, even if you probably don’t need to. Take Uber and Starbucks, for instance. I hail a cab and visit a coffee shop once in a blue moon — do those apps have to live on my device permanently? I suspect I’m not alone in this regard either. Many of us have apps that we rarely use but keep anyway — just in case.

Flip phones were all the rage many years ago and LG‘s design team was clearly feeling a little nostalgic when it designed and created the LG Gentle flip phone. Rolling back the years to a previous generation of devices, the Gentle brings the design of old with the specs of modern handsets by using Android Lollipop to power the handset. [related_videos title=”LG in video:” align=”right” type=”custom” videos=”625608,616170,614646,613020,606876,605090″]The handset is perfect for elderly customers, with a large keypad perfect for those with larger hands and fingers or with poor eyesight.

The Formula 1 season is well underway, as the motorsport series goes to Austria for its latest round. Whether you’re a motor-racing addict or a new fan, we’ve got a few F1 news apps worth downloading. Now, about F1’s owners launching an F1 TV app for Android users… ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7orrDq6ainJGqwam70aKrsmaTpLpwspBmpZ6vo2KusbzSZm9vamhngXA%3D

Television sets are increasingly being bundled with various smart functions, potentially devaluing the worth of buying dedicated streaming kits. Nevertheless, don’t count out streaming sticks entirely, just because many of them have unique features that place them in an advantageous position. The Chromecast (2015) might still be arguably the king when it comes to the go-to affordable streaming solution, however, the new Roku Stick (2016) is making for one compelling argument.

Chances are fairly good that by now you know whether or not you’re excited about the Samsung Galaxy S4, especially if you’ve checked out our review. But, you might still be curious. Our Joe Hindy covered most of the big features coming to the Galaxy S4 a while back, but we hadn’t had a chance to get some real one on one time with the device yet. Now that we have, we’re going to walk you through some of our favorite features of the Samsung Galaxy S4.