Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Netflix announced last week that it’s testing out a way to charge users for sharing their accounts with people outside their households. The streaming platform wants to make some extra money from those who share their passwords, and the reasoning it gave is that account sharing is impacting the company’s ability to invest in new projects. We’re not sure why it took Netflix so long to realize this and make account sharing paid.

Google’s Pixel A series is one of the better mid-range phone families around, offering the flagship line’s great camera quality along with Google-exclusive software features and a solid update pledge. The company has just released the $450 Pixel 6a at its I/O developer conference and we want to find out whether you think it’s a hit or a miss. Let us know by taking our poll embedded below. Google Pixel 6a: Hot or not?

The just-announced Huawei P30 and P30 Pro may be the best ever smartphones from the China-based company. However, your experience with these phones may be even better if you purchase some great extras to go with them. Here are the best  Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro accessories you can buy for these two new handsets. Huawei Watch GT Active Edtion and Elegant EditionHuawei Watch GT Active Edition The current smartwatch from Huawei is the Huawei Watch GT, which was first announced a few months ago.

A quick skim through the comments left on Android Authority will show any interested reader that longer battery life is one of the key features that smartphone users want. Although smartphones have been progressing rapidly, it is true to say that battery capacity has not kept pace. The only reasonable option for a smartphone maker who wants to offer high performance with long battery life is to include a big battery. And that is exactly what ThL has done with the ThL 5000.

HMD Global, which now owns the rights to the Nokia brand and developed the latest models, has just announced a partnership with Carl Zeiss, an industry leader in imaging technology. The long term deal has some exciting implications for future Nokia smartphones, and some are already anticipating the return of the impressive Zeiss powered cameras from generations gone by. Although mobile veterans may remember Zeiss from earlier Nokia models and the Lumia series, Carl Zeiss might not be a familiar company to those outside of the photography sphere.

Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube is making dislike counts private across all videos on the platform. Users can still click the dislike button on YouTube videos, but the dislike counts will no longer be shown. The change will start rolling out today. YouTube is making a major change to the way users interact with its service. Starting today, dislike counts will no longer be visible to viewers on YouTube.

Zedge is a very popular and widely used app that people use to download wallpapers, live wallpapers, ringtones, and games. Today, the Zedge developers have released an update to Zedge 4.0. It brought with it a much needed design overhaul and a few new features. To see them in action, check the video above or keep reading for more info! That said, the new Zedge is beautiful. In the old interface, it was functional but wasn’t much to look at.

A Chinese smartphone-maker beat Samsung to the punch by revealing the first Snapdragon 865 phone in the world. It’s ZTE and the company has officially announced the ZTE Axon 10s Pro. The design (and most specs) of the ZTE Axon 10s Pro haven’t changed much in comparison to last year’s Axon 10 Pro. It packs the same 6.47-inch AMOLED curved display with a 1080p resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The screen sports an in-display fingerprint sensor and comes with the familiar water-drop notch.

Xiaomi was one of the first smartphone manufacturers to adopt themes, delivering the MIUI theme store back when this wasn’t a common feature. Not sure how to use themes? We’ve got you covered with a look at the storefront and how to install MIUI themes. The basics Step one: Create a Mi accountYou’re free to browse the theme store without a Mi account, but you’ll need an account if you want to actually download them.

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Digital piracy has been around for about as long as the internet has been a thing, being a super-easy way to obtain unauthorized copies of music, movies, TV shows, and games. Our own C Scott Brown recently wrote an opinion piece, outlining why digital piracy might be here to stay in the modern age. He also posted a poll asking whether Android Authority readers pirated any content this year.