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Megan Ellis / Android Authority Whenever it comes to productivity apps, I always get excited about to-do list apps that promise to help me get things done. After all, I’m a chronic procrastinator who has a hard time remembering things, especially when life gets chaotic. As a result, I’ve tried too many apps to count. But TickTick is the to-do list app that I keep coming back to every time.

Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Authority While much of the foldable attention these days is going to wider devices like the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and the upcoming iPhone Duo, book-style foldables have never been better. That’s the first thing I noticed when I switched from my Pixel 11 Pro XL to the vivo X Fold 6. The X Fold 6 debuted in China three months ago and is now available globally in select markets — including India, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain.

The default date-based structure adopted by Google Photos and many on-device galleries inadvertently encourages me to search for media using its date taken. I know using the Search or Ask feature to find photos and videos by keywords is more effective and tech-savvy, yet scrolling through the timeline has become ingrained in my habit. That is, until I recently realized that my old screenshots and expired QR codes made it more challenging than ever to locate a 2023 photo to set as my wallpaper.

Paul Jones / Android Authority Earlier this year, I wrote about how I picked up a Galaxy S25 FE for my daughter and was instantly impressed. Unfortunately, I can’t say the same about its successor. The Galaxy S26 FE is not a bad phone, but it is a pretty poor value. We’ve seen this play out a lot this year as companies raise pricing to deal with the RAM crisis, so I can’t say I’m too shocked.

Stephen Radochia / Android Authority If you have grown tired of seeing Meta AI being pushed across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and whatever other apps the company runs, Meta has a surprise for you: more AI! Meta Muse is an agentic app that can do stuff on your phone rather than just pull up information for you. The cute, fluffy mascot makes you want to use Muse all the more, and that’s why it’s gaining so much traction online.

Joe Maring / Android Authority In a smartphone market obsessed with folding screens, ultra-fast charging speeds, and four-figure price tags, it’s easy to feel left behind if all you want is a phone that just works. Not everyone needs a pocket supercomputer to edit 8K video or play graphic-heavy games at maximum frame rates. Most people simply want a reliable device to make calls, answer emails, navigate via GPS, scroll through social media, and take great photos of their kids or pets.

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority You’ve done your homework; you researched a pair of high-end headphones and lined them up with an expensive Hi-Res music streaming service, but something seems off. Your tunes just don’t sound quite as good as when listening with wired headphones or a speaker. The problem, almost certainly, is that you’re listening over Bluetooth — a convenient and almost unavoidable way to listen to music on our phones.

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Now that iPhones have a functional version of their own voice bot with Siri AI, it was natural for me to pit it against Gemini out of sheer curiosity. Since Google had a solid head start, I expected this comparison to be one-sided, with Siri continuing to be the compromised AI bot being the new kid on the block.

Andy Walker / Android Authority I would rather wish that I could avoid some tech-adjacent chores forever. I can’t tell you how long I’ve put off cleaning my PC of dust bunnies, or organizing my tech cupboard with a system that doesn’t hinge entirely on broken boxes and serpentine piles of cables. But as I discovered this past month, none of these tasks quite compares to switching to a new two-factor authentication (2FA) service.

Megan Ellis / Android Authority Whether for work or personal reasons, I’ve done my fair share of traveling over the past decade or so. While there are many tools that can help you optimize your trips, including AI, I’ve found that there are six apps that I rely on the most when it comes to smooth travels. These apps help me plan my trips, navigate new destinations, or explore fresh things to do.