A new poll of 2,000 participants by Talker Research shows that 14% of Americans secretly judge others based on their smartphone background, a figure that jumps to 33% among Gen Z. Family photos remain ...

For 12% of Americans who admit to judging people’s phone backgrounds, having a default background sparks a negative reaction ...

One in seven Americans say they secretly judge people based on their phone background, according to new research. The survey ...

Looking for some new Android wallpapers? Here's the Android Authority Wallpaper Wednesday roundup for July 8, 2026.

Love Island USA hinges on Islanders living together in a villa separate from the outside world — but what does that mean when it comes to phone usage? Season 8, which premiered in summer 2026, showed ...

My iPhone Air was perfect until summer arrived. Now it overheats, warns me constantly, and burns through battery twice as fast.

According to new findings under the hood of Google’s software, future Pixel updates may deliver support for a “shuffle” option for wallpapers. Your wallpaper is perhaps the center of customization on ...

Looking for some new Android wallpapers? Here's the Android Authority Wallpaper Wednesday roundup for July 24, 2026.

Have you ever been at a restaurant or some other public place and noticed a child trying to get their parent’s attention while that parent was looking at their phone? While researchers have focused on ...

Every generation rebels against the predominant trends of the one that preceded them. In Gen Z's case, that rebellion seems to be taking the form of abandoning the long foretold digital future, where ...

So you're thinking about installing wallpaper. And like most big home projects, it feels a bit daunting, right? Hate to break it to you but, that's probably because it is. Especially if you're a ...

The big driver behind the call-screening trend is spam. Robocalls and robotexts combined with scammy messaging or phishing attempts are now so widespread that a call or text from an unknown or blocked ...