Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel XL vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus August 16, 2025 While theGoogle Pixel XLand Apple iPhone 7 Plus are far from new devices, they are both important flagships for their respective companies. For iOS fans, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus represent the very best of what Apple has to offer. For Google, the Pixel and Pixel XL showcase what a premium, stock Android phone is truly capable of....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google will ask European Android users to choose default browser, search app August 22, 2025 Google was dealt amajor blowby the European Commission last year after it was fined almost $5 billion for practices relating to pre-installed Google apps on third-party Android phones. Now, the Mountain View company has announced that it will take more action to abide by the ruling....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hack The Droid: 12 Awesome Tweaks For Your Android Device August 16, 2025 One of the reasons I switched over to Android was because a DIY geek like me loves the thrill of customization. My previous smartphone was merely a fancy keyboard on something that could call and text. I rarely installed apps on it or even tinkered with it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Having issues connecting to devices via Android Device Manager? You’re not alone August 09, 2025 Android Device Manager can remotely locate, alert, lock or factory reset your smartphone… except when it can’t. Google’s theft protection service should work with no issues, given its delicate nature, but an onslaught of users have been reporting issues with the security system connecting to their devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR says the HONOR 8 won’t receive Android Oreo Jul 16, 2025 HUAWEI and its sub-brand HONOR have never been great when it comes to software rollouts, typicallylagging behindmany of the other major Android OEMs. Recent news from HONOR suggests worse than just another sluggish update deployment, though: it looks like theHONOR 8may never see its next upgrade. In a tweet from theHONOR India Twitter channel(viaGSMArena), HONOR responded to a user question to state that the HONOR 8, which arrived with Android Marshmallow in mid-2016, wouldn’t get Oreo due to “hardware and software limitations....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to use Android Wear and customer loyalty cards to buy stuff August 20, 2025 Step 1 – Download the required apps This tutorial is a group effort and you’ll need three apps to make it happen. They are: Step 2 – Digitize your loyalty cards on Google Wallet The next step requires you to scan your loyalty cards into Google Wallet....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. I respect the Samsung Galaxy Note line immensely — but I won’t miss it July 12, 2025 There have been rumors swirling for years, but it’s looking very likely that 2021 will see the end of the Samsung Galaxy Note series. Recent rumors suggest the 2021 Galaxy Note could be the last. It’s even possible that we’ve already seen the swan song of the series withthe Galaxy Note 20 line....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Instagram now blocking links to Telegram and Snapchat August 02, 2025 Remember last year whenWhatsAppstarted blocking links to messaging rival Telegram? Well, Facebook HQ is spreading the love – or hate, as the case may be – withInstagramnow blocking links to Telegram too, along withSnapchat. Facebook seems to be on an unfriending binge, not so subtly trying to stop users from using competing services....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Is your internet good enough for Google Stadia? It’s complicated June 20, 2025 Yesterday, Google revealed official details forGoogle Stadia, the search giant’s first major dip into the gaming industry. Google’s servers stream games to your TV or monitor, thus eliminating the need for you to own a console or high-end gaming PC. One of the first questions gamers had when Google announced the service in March is what the Google Stadia internet speed requirements would be....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Jolla’s Sailfish OS to be made available for Sony’s Xperia phones July 08, 2025 Finnish company Jolla, the company behind the Linux-basedSailfish OS, has announced a new partnership with Sony at the2017 Mobile World Congresstrade show. Jolla will release special versions of Sailfish specifically for Sony’s lineup of Xperia phones, which normally use Android. The partnership is being handled by Sony’s Open Devices program, in order to ensure that Sailfish will work well with its phones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leaked Surface Duo renders show pre-loaded Microsoft and Google apps July 18, 2025 With Microsoft expected to release the Surface Duo before theend of the year, leakerEvan Blasshas shared new images of the upcoming Android foldable. Unsurprisingly, almost nothing about the Duo’s outward appearance has changed since Microsoftannouncedthe device last fall. However, we do see a front-facing flash, which wasn’t there in the first images Microsoft shared of the device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Lenovo Link hands-on and first look July 22, 2025 Smartphones and computers are both essential parts of our daily lives butLenovois aiming to bridge the gap between the two with its handy new Link accessory. Extending the power and capability of your computer to your phone is certainly not a new concept but Lenovo’s implementation innovates in a way that no one has done before....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Let’s explain that weird Google app disclosure on the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro box July 10, 2025 TheXiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Proare now making their way to buyers around the world. If you look at the image above, you’ll see some new branding language on the box art of the Mi 10 Pro. It says, “With easy access to the Google apps you use most....