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.
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OnePlus could be readying a Watch 3 and Watch 3 Pro with new health features
By Brady Snyder published
Next generation An APK teardown of the OHealth app reveals a new slate of fitness and health features that could arrive on the OnePlus Watch 3.

Vivo to try and beat Apple Vision Pro with a new mixed-reality headset in 2025
By Brady Snyder published
New competitor At an event this week, Vivo announced its plans to develop and reveal a mixed-reality headset in late 2025 — better than Vision Pro.

A massive leak seemingly reveals official OnePlus 13R renders and colors
By Brady Snyder published
Big reveal Ahead of a launch that's just a week away, a leak gives us our first real look at the OnePlus 13R.

Samsung's Galaxy S25 series could borrow this safety feature from Apple and Google
By Brady Snyder published
Crash detection The same car crash sensor found on the Galaxy S24 series is coming to the Galaxy S25 series — but will it finally work?

How to enable Simple View on a Pixel phone
By Brady Snyder published
Simpler navigation Simple View makes using a Pixel phone easier, with larger font size and increased touch sensitivity. Here's how it works, and how to enable it.

How to add your driver's license or state ID to Google Wallet
By Brady Snyder published
Digital ID Google Wallet added more support for driver's licenses and state IDs in 2024 — here's how to add yours on an Android phone.

2025 will be the year AI finds its purpose on phones, smartwatches, and tablets
By Brady Snyder published
It's about time AI, to date, has been a solution in search of a problem. That'll change in 2025, as AI infiltrates mobile and wearable operating systems.

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.
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