Shruti Shekar

Managing Editor

Shruti Shekar is Android Central's managing editor. She was born in India, brought up in Singapore, but now lives in Toronto and couldn't be happier. 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 thrillers, watching the Raptors, and planning what she's going to eat the next day.

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Latest articles by Shruti Shekar

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Apple doesn't try to compete with Android OEMs, and that's why it's far more successful

By Shruti Shekar published 23 September 22

The Watch Series 8 might be doing things Android smartwatches have already done, but Apple tries to do it better.

Google and Apple are paving the way with digital wallets, even if some places are slow to catch up

By Shruti Shekar published 15 September 22

Regardless of how you pay now, digital payments are going to become ubiquitous.

The Galaxy Z Flip 4 Bora Purple in flex mode on a table next to a shiny geode

Forget Galaxy S vs. Note, Samsung's future is Flip vs. Fold

By Shruti Shekar published 24 August 22

There are many reasons why the Galaxy Flip 4 is going to outsell the Fold 4, and analysts can tell you why.

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2022 live blog: Z Fold 4, Flip 4, Watch 5 are here and we have all the info

By Shruti Shekar last updated 11 August 22

Android Central is going to live blog the Samsung Unpacked event. So stay a while, catch up, learn about what has launched.

Time is ticking for Google to catch up to TikTok

By Shruti Shekar published 25 July 22

Google says it's losing Gen Z to rivals like TikTok and Instagram when it comes to search. So maybe Google needs to figure out how to improve search for its consumers.

Twitter Q2 2022 earnings show another increase in daily active users amid Elon Musk takeover deal

By Shruti Shekar last updated 23 July 22

As Twitter deals with its takeover deal with Elon Musk, it reports its Q2 2022 earnings.

If Samsung launches a Galaxy S22 FE, it should do it sooner rather than later

By Shruti Shekar published 17 July 22

Samsung is rumored to cancel the Galaxy S22 FE phone, but does that mean it will cancel the entire line of devices? Experts weigh in.

Twitter sues Elon Musk for violating $44-billion deal

By Shruti Shekar published 13 July 22

Twitter has sued Elon Musk for violating the deal to buy the social media company.

Verizon introduces new Welcome Unlimited phone plan

By Shruti Shekar last updated 14 July 22

Verizon has introduced its new Welcome Unlimited plan for $30 per line per month for four lines, with auto-pay.

Elon Musk terminates deal to buy Twitter

By Shruti Shekar published 8 July 22

Looks like Elon Musk is looking to terminate his agreement with Twitter, citing the social media platform's inability to provide accurate data on bot accounts.

FCC urges Google, Apple to remove TikTok app over national security concerns

By Shruti Shekar published 29 June 22

TikTok is under scrutiny again on whether or not it is taking data and feeding it to China. The FCC commissioner writes a letter to Apple's CEO Tim Cook and Google's CEO Sundar Pichai.

Twitter launches Notes, a direct competitor to Medium, Substack

By Shruti Shekar published 22 June 22

In a way to allow users to write long-form content, Twitter has launched Notes. The new feature released in select countries could change the way people are using Twitter.

A Roku-Netflix potential partnership makes the most sense in 2022

By Shruti Shekar published 21 June 22

Talks of a potential Roku-Netflix partnership has sparked discussion on why now and if it really will be beneficial to the growth of respective companies.

Google's hardware ecosystem has more of a shot at stealing Samsung customers than Apple

By Shruti Shekar published 7 June 22

Google's long-awaited cohesive hardware ecosystem has more of a chance of stealing Samsung customers to become a viable third option for users, experts say.

Battery stats on the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Samsung sued over a basic battery feature, could have implications for other Android OEMs

By Shruti Shekar published 3 June 22

A claim indicates Samsung has taken the technology that a Dutch company discovered that determines how much battery your phone has left.

Wear OS 3 was absent at Google I/O 2022, but that’s just fine

By Shruti Shekar published 25 May 22

Google barely spoke about Wear OS 3 at Google I/O this year, but there's a very good reason for that. Experts analyze why Google made the move to be quiet about the software.

The Google Wallet / Google Pay split is messy but might just work

By Shruti Shekar last updated 26 August 22

Google has yet again rebranded another one of its apps and analysts are split on whether this will confuse users or not.

Google Meet is going to make you look a whole lot better with more AI capabilities

By Shruti Shekar published 11 May 22

Google is trying to make your meetings better by incorporating AI. Here are all the things the company is doing.

Google stays mum on Pixel Watch leak despite past track record of quashing rumors

By Shruti Shekar published 28 April 22

Is this a good or bad thing?

Elon Musk to acquire Twitter for about $44 billion

By Shruti Shekar last updated 25 April 22

Twitter will now be owned by Elon Musk, who will take the company private. He bought the company for about $44 billion.

Google Pixel Watch: Exclusive leaked images seem to show Google's first smartwatch

By Shruti Shekar last updated 12 May 22

A Google Pixel Watch was reportedly found at a restaurant in the U.S., and Android Central got the images of what could be the company's first wearable.

Pixel 6 Pro with Spring blooms in the background

Apple could catapult Pixel Pass-like subscriptions, but consumers might pass on them

By Shruti Shekar published 21 April 22

Apple might come up with a smartphone hardware subscription model and it will get a whole bunch of companies to follow its lead. But it might not be fully successful in North America.

Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $54.20 per share in dramatic takeover

By Shruti Shekar published 14 April 22

Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $54.20 per share, stating that the platform has the "potential to be the platform for free speech."

Twitter acquires OpenBack to help make push notifications better

By Shruti Shekar published 13 April 22

Twitter has acquired OpenBack, a mobile platform that helps makes apps more engaging through device-side control of push notifications.

No OnePlus 10 phone yet, but here's why it likely hasn't been announced

By Shruti Shekar published 11 April 22

People still want a vanilla phone without Pro features

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