Bloons TD 6 tips & tricks: The best strategies to defeat the inflated invaders

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Bloons TD 6 tips & tricks: The best strategies to defeat the inflated invaders July 03, 2025 For fans of thetower defensegenre, there are few titles with as much history asNinja Kiwi’s Bloons. With the release of Bloons TD 6 on Android, the dart throwing monkeys must once again rise to arms to fend of the invading bloons. Although Bloons TD 6 sticks to the formula that made it famous, there are enough new features to keep even veterans on their toes....

August 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1132 words · Kendra Brown

Chrome OS 67 introduces split-screen for tablets, touchable Material Design, and more

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chrome OS 67 introduces split-screen for tablets, touchable Material Design, and more July 13, 2025 Over time,Googleslowly groomedChrome OSinto an operating system that is a legitimate alternative to the heavier Windows and Mac OS. That grooming process continues today asversion 67of Chrome OS introduces a slew of new features and enhancements. First up is support for Android Debug Bridge (ADB) over USB in developer mode....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Casey Mendoza

Dark mode returns, adds several new changes [Diving into Android N]

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Dark mode returns, adds several new changes [Diving into Android N] June 21, 2025 In last year’s “Diving into Android M” series we broughtnews of a dark mode, a welcome change for those that weren’t into the bright white default for the settings UI. Unfortunately, the feature was axed before Android 6.0 Marshmallow officially arrived on the scene. Interestingly enough though, it has made a return with Android N....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Joel Yu

Edit your Instagram Stories on the go with Adobe Premiere Rush on Android

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Edit your Instagram Stories on the go with Adobe Premiere Rush on Android June 27, 2025 Update, June 08, 2025 (2:50 pm ET):Adobe hasannouncedthat it is bringing Premiere Rush support to theSamsung Galaxy S8,S8 Plus, andOnePlus 6. This brings the number of compatible Android smartphones to 15. Original post, June 02, 2025 (3:33 pm ET):Adobe introduced a lightweight version of its Premiere Pro video editing tool last year calledPremiere Rush....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 275 words · Gina Fernandez

Former Pentagon Chief Information Officer joins Samsung Mobile

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Former Pentagon Chief Information Officer joins Samsung Mobile August 19, 2025 Terry Halvorsen, who served as Chief Information Officer for the US Department of Defense, will officially join Samsung Mobile as executive vice president. Though his exact role remains unclear at the moment, this could be a major step forward in the company’s effort to create reliable mobile security solutions....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · Rebecca Knight

Fxtec Pro1 hands-on: The sliding QWERTY keyboard phone is back

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fxtec Pro1 hands-on: The sliding QWERTY keyboard phone is back June 09, 2025 Back in the day, there were several phones withsliding QWERTY keyboardslike the T-Mobile Sidekick, the original Motorola Droid and the HTCmyTouch 4G Slide (see, phones had bad names even then). However, touchscreens quickly became a more popular input method and sliding keyboards became a thing of the past....

August 5, 2025 · 5 min · 1050 words · Terri Young

Galaxy Note 9 official press render leaked

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Note 9 official press render leaked July 20, 2025 Last week, leaker Ice Universe (@UniverseIce) shared a picture of what looked to bepromotional materialfor the upcomingGalaxy Note 9. While we’ve seen countless renders of the handset, this was the first image that had shown up online that displayed the blue and yellow colorway. But today, instead of another blurry cam shot, Evan Blass (@evleaks) has shared an official press render of the navy blue Galaxy Note 9 with a yellow S Pen....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Richard Vaughn

Google Pixel phones will be unveiled October 4

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel phones will be unveiled October 4 August 15, 2025 We’ve been hearing aboutGoogle’s upcoming Pixel phonesfor a very long time now, and finally, we know when they will be unveiled: October 4th. With a very cryptic teaser video, Google has now officially confirmed that the event will begin at 9AM Pacific Time on October 4th. As you can see, the teaser video doesn’t tell us much....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Danielle Bell

Google Play store reportedly coming to China in early 2016

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play store reportedly coming to China in early 2016 June 18, 2025 For months now we’ve been hearing rumors, and even semi-official murmurings, about howGoogleintends to re-enter the Chinese market, bringing services likeGoogle Playto the country.Back in September,The Informationeven suggested that we might see the new store as early as this fall. According to the latest report from Reuters, however, the effort won’t actually go live until 2016....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · James Tran

Google Translate 5.8 update introduces word definitions and account switcher

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Translate 5.8 update introduces word definitions and account switcher June 04, 2025 Google Translatehas been updated to version 5.8 and with it comes a couple of nifty changes. Definitions have been added to Google Translate for the first time, meaning you may now find out the precise meaning of individual words you translate. These have been added to the bottom of the translation interface below the “Alternate translations” section, along with examples of the translated word in a sentence....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Thomas Gutierrez

Here's how we're already living in 1984

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s how we’re already living in 1984 June 19, 2025 In the real 1984, a good time was had by all.Transformerswas just airing on TV. The NES was out in Japan. Arnie and Stallone were making some of the best films ever put on celluloid. But when people refer to 1984, they often aren’t talking about the ‘actual’ year at all....

August 5, 2025 · 8 min · 1531 words · Shelby Phillips

Make the mosquitos go away with the LG K7i

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Make the mosquitos go away with the LG K7i June 25, 2025 From aphone that packs a molecular scannerto aphone with an integrated thermal camera, you may’t say that the world of Android does not include some weird devices. The niche train waits for no one, however, andLGdecided to buy a ticket with the K7i, the first phone that tries to keep away the mosquitos....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Erica Lowe

Many child-oriented apps potentially violate US' child privacy law

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Many child-oriented apps potentially violate US' child privacy law August 03, 2025 In a studypublishedin the Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies journal, researchers at the International Computer Science Institute at the University of California, Berkeley found that over half of child-oriented Android apps might be in violation of the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Titled “‘Won’t Somebody Think of the Children?...

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 731 words · Katherine Rush