Brady Snyder
Brady is a tech journalist for Android Central, with a focus on news, phones, tablets, audio, wearables, and software. He has spent the last three years reporting and commenting on all things related to consumer technology for various publications. Brady graduated from St. John's University with a bachelor's degree in journalism. His work has been published in XDA, Android Police, Tech Advisor, iMore, Screen Rant, and Android Headlines. When he isn't experimenting with the latest tech, you can find Brady running or watching Big East basketball.
Latest articles by Brady Snyder
Qualcomm secures key victory despite mistrial, Arm to seek retrial over custom Snapdragon chips
By Brady Snyder published
Huge decision Although it ended in a mistrial, the jury sided with Qualcomm on one of the lawsuit's most important questions.
The OnePlus 13R's chip seemingly confirmed thanks to an early Amazon listing
By Brady Snyder published
Huge reveal! One day after OnePlus officially teased the OnePlus 13R, an Amazon listing accidentally went live and revealed key details about the smartphone.
Android doesn't need the Apple ecosystem features the EU wants to give it
By Brady Snyder published
Exclusivity The European Union wants to help platforms like Android by giving it Apple-exclusive features — but that should give you pause.
Motorola phones could be banned in the US — what would that mean for the market?
By Brady Snyder published
Time's running out? An initial ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission could ban the imports of Motorola phones into the country.
Android's Cross Device Services just became available for another brand
By Brady Snyder published
Handoff Cross Device Services are Android's version of Apple's famous Handoff suite, and they're coming to more phones.
Gemini update brings 2.0 Flash Experimental model and Google Home, Photos extensions to iOS app
By Brady Snyder published
Major Update Google is bringing a handful of Gemini for Android features to the iOS app, including Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental.
Gmail now uses a new AI model to try and fend off holiday scams
By Brady Snyder published
Dodging scams Google is warning its more than 2.5 billion Gmail users that now's the worst time of the year for scams — here's what you need to know to protect yourself.
The OnePlus 13R is a thin midranger with a 6,000mAh battery arriving January 7
By Brady Snyder published
Flagship killer? The OnePlus 13R will debut alongside the OnePlus 13, and it's packing some pretty impressive specs.
A Jet Black Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra won't age well, but we'll buy it anyway
By Brady Snyder published
Scratches galore Every time a tech company releases a deep black colorway, we quickly remember why it's a bad idea.
Telsa and TinyPod prove Wear OS is still a second-rate platform to watchOS
By Brady Snyder published
Something's got to change Two incredible third-party projects launched for Apple Watch this month, and it underscores how far Wear OS is behind.
Samsung's next Galaxy Z Fold phone might work with an S Pen you need to charge
By Brady Snyder published
Inconvenience or excellent? Samsung is reportedly working on a foldable with S Pen support and without a digitizer. The solution involve moving tech from the screen to the pen.
Gemini 2.0 Experimental Advanced is Google's best AI model yet, and it's available now
By Brady Snyder published
latest and greatest Gemini Advanced subscribers can try Gemini 2.0 Experimental Advanced, offering "significantly improved performance on complex tasks."
OnePlus confirms the OnePlus 13 global launch date, seemingly teases OnePlus 13R
By Brady Snyder published
Just weeks away! The OnePlus 13 (and maybe the OnePlus 13R) now have an official launch date — and it's really soon. Here's everything we know.
Files by Google has a new PDF viewer, and it's ditching Google Drive
By Brady Snyder published
Fresh look Google Files previously used Google Drive for PDF viewing, but it now has a native viewer with streamlined sharing options.
Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2 is here with our first look at the working Linux Terminal app
By Brady Snyder published
New features Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2 is available now, and with it the March Feature Drop is starting to come into fruition.
A MediaTek modem could make or break the Pixel 10 — Google can’t screw this up
By Brady Snyder published
Risky move The latest reports indicate that Google could be switching from Samsung to MediaTek modems — here’s what that will mean for the Pixel 10.
Gemini Advanced subscribers can now use Gemini Flash 2.0 Experimental in latest Gemini app beta
By Brady Snyder published
Available now Gemini 2.0 Flash is one of Google’s newest and smallest AI models, and an experimental version of it is now available in the Gemini app.
How to find your Spotify Wrapped 2024, YouTube Music Recap, or Apple Music Replay
By Andrew Myrick, Brady Snyder last updated
Wrapped! Relive the top songs you listened to all year. Here's how to find your 2024 year-in-review playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music.
Samsung's Galaxy S25 series could be more expensive — when will we say enough is enough?
By Brady Snyder published
Not necessary The general experience of using a $200 phone and a $2,000 phone is the same, so why do we keep paying more?
How long is the Google Pixel Watch 3's battery life?
By Brady Snyder published
Watch the clock Want to know how long your Pixel Watch 3 will last on a single charge? Here's everything you need to know.
Meta resolves outage that left Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, more unavailable for hours
By Brady Snyder last updated
Apps Unavailable Nearly all of Meta's services, including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Threads, and Messenger, are currently down.
Android XR is a new OS built with Gemini and made for VR, AR headsets and glasses
By Brady Snyder published
Extended Reality Google and Samsung want to have their Wear OS moment one more time — only this time, for XR hardware.
Google's CEO blasts Microsoft's AI efforts, says 'they're using someone else's models'
By Brady Snyder published
Strong words Sundar Pichai is extremely confident in Google's AI models, and didn't hold back opinions about one of the company's biggest competitors.
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