Macworld

8BitDo’s FlipPad brings a funky GameBoy-style gamepad to your iPhone

8BitDo has announced the FlipPad, a USB-C game controller that plugs into the USB-C port of an iPhone (and Android phones).

8bitDo Reveals Flip-Style iPhone Controller for Portrait Mode Gaming

In time for CES 2026, gaming company 8BitDo is teasing a new controller designed for smartphone users who want to play games ...
Road to VR

Google is Rolling out Photorealistic ‘Likeness’ Avatars on Android XR to Compete with Apple’s ‘Personas’

Google is starting to roll out new photorealistic avatars which they call “Likeness”. Similar to Apple’s Personas, Likeness avatars are generated by scanning a user’s face, then animated it with input ...
Android

Android May Soon Boost Your WiFi Hotspot Speed and Compatibility With This New Option

Android may soon get a new “2.4GHz and 6GHz” dual-band option for WiFi hotspots. The feature is reportedly being tested in the latest Android Canary build. The advantage of this new option is that it ...
Android Authority

Android is adding a new Wi-Fi hotspot option that maximizes speed and compatibility

Google is testing a new “2.4 and 6 GHz” dual-band option for Wi-Fi hotspots in the latest Android Canary build. This mode offers the high throughput of 6GHz Wi-Fi while keeping the broad device ...
BGR

This Free App Makes AirPods Fully Compatible With Android Devices, But There's A Catch

Apple's AirPods Pro 3 are arguably some of the best earbuds on the market right now, but if you're hoping to use them on Android, then you're going to be a bit disappointed. Like most things Apple, ...
TechSpot

AirDrop is finally compatible with Android – no thanks to Apple

Highly anticipated: In a move that will surely be appreciated by millions of smartphone users around the world, Google has updated Android's Quick Share file transfer protocol to work with Apple's ...
Lifehacker

AirDrop Now Works With Android

Google announced on Thursday that Android's Quick Share now supports AirDrop. The initial rollout is limited to Pixel 10, but works with all iPhones. iPhones must have AirDrop set to "Everyone for 10 ...
Android Authority

PSA: You'll need this new app to make Quick Share compatible with AirDrop

Quick Share is finally compatible with AirDrop, allowing file transfers between Android and Apple devices. The feature is rolling out first to the Pixel 10 series and requires the new “Quick Share ...
Android

Android & iPhone Can Now Share Files Seamlessly with AirDrop, No Thanks to Apple

In a surprising turn of events, Google has announced that Pixel 10 device users can now share files directly to Apple devices using AirDrop. This involves no third-party apps and software and works as ...
9to5google

Google Messages adding Android RCS Archival on Pixel for businesses

For businesses and other enterprise environments, Google Messages today announced Android RCS Archival on Pixel phones. Some businesses, governments, and other organizations need to archive messages ...