Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Defense Zone HD for Android – tower defense game review August 11, 2025 If you enjoy playing tower defense games like Defense of the Ancients, you’ll find great joy in Defense Zone HD, a newly launched Android game that provides many hours of action-packed gameplay. Like any tower defense game, Defense Zone puts you into the role of a master strategist that must decide what defenses to build and where to concentrate firepower....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Does bloatware drain your battery? - Gary explains July 17, 2025 There are only a few derogatory words that are generally bandied around in relation to the Android ecosystem, andbloatwareis one of them. “I hate bloatware,” or “why on earth did they include all this bloatware” are some of the tamer things people have to say about bloatware. So, what is bloatware?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fresh Galaxy S9 Plus Pie leak shows us how the new UI is shaping up July 24, 2025 Samsungis expected to launch itsAndroid 9.0 Piebeta program for theSamsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plusany day now. This will likely take place until the year’s end, giving select users an opportunity to take the new Experience UI (version 10.0) for a test drive before its official rollout....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Note 6 (Note 7?) renders show off dual edges June 02, 2025 We’re approaching the middle of the year and it’s only a couple of months beforeSamsung is expected to unveil its new Galaxy Note handset. Whether it’s called the Galaxy Note 6 or the Galaxy Note 7remains to be seenbut thanks to a leakfrom Shai Mizrachi, we can see that Samsung plans to bring the Edge to its next Note handset....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google alters Unknown Sources install option to tighten up security June 19, 2025 The “Unknown Sources” security option in Android is known by many. This is what needs to be ticked to install apps downloaded from outside of the Google Play Store, whether it’s an app that hasn’t officially rolled out yet, an app not available in your region, APKs from one of the Humble Mobile Bundles, or something else....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Assistant finally gains Allo’s handy subscriptions feature June 05, 2025 Following yesterday’s big news thatGoogle Assistantcan finallyrecognize songs playing nearby, Google is bringing yet another big feature to the voice assistant. Starting today, Google Assistant on Android and iOS will be able to send you daily weather updates, quotes, and more. For those unfamiliar with this feature, you can ask your Google Assistant to send you the weather, a poem, or a fun fact every day at the same time....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Calendar spam issue will get a fix, but you’ll need workaround for now July 20, 2025 Don’t you just hate thatGoogle Calendar spam issuein which unwanted events appear on your pages? Well, Google hasacknowledged the problemand promised a fix — but there’s no set timeline for when that fix will come. In other words, we don’t have a date for the Google Calendar spam fix that you can mark on your calendar....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Photos gets new video editor; Pixel-exclusive photo edits get paywalled July 01, 2025 Google justtook the wraps offa new suite of video editing tools within the Google Photos app. Google designed the new features to make editing videos simple and intuitive. Many of the features are similar to photo editing tools that Google unveiled last year. The new Google Photos video editor is rolling out now to iOS devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google search now has card-based suggestions for all the best recipes July 09, 2025 Whether you’re looking for healthy vegan dip recipes or chicken wings drenched in buffalo sauce (which is more of my scene,tbh), the latest version of Google app’s got your back – with the latest update, you’re able to search for all sorts of recipes, and it’ll give you step-by-step instructions as well as fresh new ideas....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR 9X officially launches in Europe, complete with Google apps July 10, 2025 The HONOR 9X is the latest entry in the company’s budget-conscious “X” series. It features a triple-lens rear camera system — complete with a 48MP primary sensor — as well as a pop-up selfie camera that eliminates the need for a display notch. The device launched in Russia earlier today and is now coming to other parts of Europe....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to use the Android 7.1 storage manager to free up space August 11, 2025 TheAndroid 7.1 updatehas arrived in developer preview form foranyone with a Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X or Pixel Cand the desire to try it out. Among the pretty short list of newAndroid 7.1 Nougat featuresis a new tool in the settings called Manage Storage which is worth mentioning....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. It’s official: Pepsi is crowdsourcing a smartphone August 10, 2025 Back in October, a source in Pepsileaked the newsthat the mega-corporation would be releasing their own line of Chinese-based mobile accessories and even their own smartphone. We got some preliminary specs on the device, but heard no further word on the so-called P1. Now, however, it looks likeworld’s 29th largest businessis ready to make headway in the mobile market....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Latest Mortal Kombat X update adds new character variants, challenges and more July 10, 2025 If you’re an avid player ofthe latest Mortal Kombat gameto make its way to Google Play, you’ll be happy to hear that a pretty nice update is headed your way. In an update that’s rolling out now, a number of new character variants, new challenges and more are coming to Mortal Kombat X....