Shruti Shekar
Shruti Shekar is Android Central's Editor-in-Chief. She was born in India, brought up in Singapore, but now lives in Toronto. She started her journalism career as a political reporter in Ottawa, Canada's capital, and then made her foray into tech journalism at MobileSyrup and most recently at Yahoo Finance Canada. When work isn't on her mind, she loves working out, reading, watching the Raptors, and planning what she's going to eat the next day.
Latest articles by Shruti Shekar
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025: Galaxy S25 live blog, everything we know
By Shruti Shekar last updated
It's happening! We're following the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S25 series! Here's everything we know before Wednesday!
The Oura Ring is about giving your body a voice, says Oura CEO
By Shruti Shekar published
Off the Record The Oura Ring 4 set a standard in the smart ring industry, and its CEO is excited for the future to make Oura the ring connected to our health.
Android Central's Best of 2024 Awards: The best phones, smartwatches, tablets, apps, and more
By Shruti Shekar published
Winners! Here are Android Central's Best of 2024 award winners! Congrats to everyone who has won!
Android Central's Best of 2024: Audio and Accessories
By Shruti Shekar published
Here are the winners for Best Audio and Accessories for 2024!
Android Central's Best of 2024: Apps and Services
By Shruti Shekar published
Here are all the winners for Best Apps and Services for 2024!
Android Central's Best of 2024: Chromebooks and tablets
By Shruti Shekar published
Here are the winners for the Best Android Chromebook and Tablet for 2024!
Android Central's Best of 2024: Best XR, Smart Glasses, and Games
By Shruti Shekar published
Here are all the winners for best VR headsets, smart glasses, and VR games of the year!
Android Central's Best of 2024: Smartwatches, Smart Rings, and Fitness Trackers
By Shruti Shekar published
Here are all the winners for Best Smartwatch, Smart Ring, and Fitness Tracker for 2024!
Android Central's Best of 2024: Phones
By Shruti Shekar published
Here are the winners for the Best Android phone (in various categories) for 2024!
2025 could be very different for Google and Samsung — here's why
By Shruti Shekar published
Onto another year Google and Samsung had very different years in 2024, while one succeeded and the other struggled. 2025 will look very different for both companies in a very positive way.
Why you shouldn't trust lifestyle influencers when buying your tech this Black Friday and Cyber Monday
By Shruti Shekar published
TRUST US! A TikTok influencer went on a rant about the Oura Ring, and I have a lot of problems with some of the inaccurate facts she stated.
I switched from my iPhone to a Pixel after 12 years, you should too
By Shruti Shekar last updated
Making the switch I decided to switch over to the Pixel 9 Pro after using my iPhone for many years. Here's how my experience has been.
Android Central's Freelance Contributors
By Shruti Shekar last updated
Here's everyone who is a freelancer at Android Central.
Forget about the Pixel Tablet 2. Google, it’s time revamp the Nest lineup
By Shruti Shekar published
New Nest hardware, please The Google Pixel Tablet was an interesting first-generation device that attempted to merge with the smart home experience. The experience left us wanting new Nest hardware instead.
Former iPhone users reveal if an Apple foldable would bring them back from Android
By Shruti Shekar published
Off the Record We interviewed former iPhone users who have switched to Android, asking if they would move back if Apple launched a foldable phone.
Alphabet reports 14% increase in revenue for Q2 2024, meets most analyst expectations
By Shruti Shekar published
Earnings Alphabet met several of Wall Street analysts expectations and saw a 14% increase in revenue in Q2 2024 earnings.
Samsung should 'feel threatened' by Motorola's excellent Razr strategy
By Shruti Shekar published
Off the Record Motorola has clearly found a winning strategy with the new Razr Plus 2024, and analysts believe Samsung should feel threatened by its latest foldables.
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024: LIVE blog and everything you need to know about the Z Fold 6, Flip 6, and Galaxy Ring
By Shruti Shekar, Andrew Myrick last updated
LIVE Samsung Unpacked is July 10th, but we're already on the ground with live updates and everything you need to know about the historic announcement event.
Google I/O 2024: Live blog and everything you need to know
By Shruti Shekar, Andrew Myrick last updated
Ready for I/O! AI, AI, AI, and maybe some Android.
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024: live blog, everything you need to know about the Galaxy S24 launch
By Shruti Shekar last updated
Unpacked LIVE Samsung is hosting its first event of the year, and we're going to learn all about its latest flagship device. Join Android Central as we live blog the whole event.
Shruti Shekar's Top 10 of 2023
By Shruti Shekar published
From becoming EIC, to reading 42 books, 2023 was a journey and here's Shruti Shekar's top 10 of the year.
Made by Google event 2023 live blog: Pixel 8, Watch 2, and everything we expect to see
By Shruti Shekar last updated
Google is set to announce a bunch of new devices and Android Central will be closely watching to see what comes out! Follow along!
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 LIVE updates: Z Fold 5, Galaxy Watch 6 revealed
By Shruti Shekar, Andrew Myrick, Patrick Farmer, Nicholas Sutrich last updated
LIVE BLOG Samsung Unpacked is on Wednesday, July 26th at 7am ET, and we're here to give you all the most important updates as they're announced.
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