Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Home is official: enhanced search, smarthome integration, all for $129 Jul 23, 2025 Today at Google’s October 8th event, the search giant finally formally unveiled their answer toAmazon Echo,Google Home. It will cost you $129, and it’s available for pre-order starting today from the Google Store, Best Buy, Walmart, and Target. It ships and will be available in retail stores on November 4....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google is now giving you a chance to win $5,000 if you buy the Pixel 5 August 09, 2025 Google is now running a “Pixel 5 $5G Sweepstakes” on the US Google Store. The promotional contest will afford five lucky winners a chance to win $5,000 each if theybuy a Pixel 5from Google. ThePixel 5is one of Google’s first 5G phones other than thePixel 4a 5G, hence the name “$5G Sweepstakes....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Lens comes to OnePlus Camera app via APK August 17, 2025 Already available in theSony Xperia XZ2andXZ2 Compact’sdefault camera app, Google Lens is now supported within the OnePlus Camera app. Android Policespotted the updated app, which initially arrived in theAndroid P Developer Preview 2for theOnePlus 6. Once you install the APK and open the stock camera app, you may get to the new Google Lens shortcut when you swipe up to bring the available camera modes....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 2 grabs DxOMark best smartphone camera crown June 08, 2025 Well, that didn’t take long. Following our report a few hours ago on the news that Samsung hadtiedfor DxOMark’s best camera title, Google has just announced on stage that the Pixel 2 has now taken the crown. Witha score of 98, the Google Pixel 2 trumps both the iPhone 8 and the Samsung Galaxy Note8, whichjust received a score a 94....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 6 camera: Everything you need to know about the big upgrades July 16, 2025 While there’s a lot of new interesting technology packed into thePixel 6 and 6 Pro, including a 120Hz LTPO display on the latter and custom Tensor processor, the improvement many will be interested in is the new camera setup. Google’s phones have always taken good photos but more recent models havefallen behind market leadersdue to aging hardware....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google takes down its Android distribution chart without explanation June 16, 2025 Google’s Android distribution chart — which lets us know what percentage of users are running each Android version — used to receive updates every month or so. Unfortunately, the chart hasn’t seen an update innearly a year. According to9to5Google,Google has now completely taken the chart off the web, leaving all of us in the dark as to why....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR suddenly fancies itself a gaming brand, intros gamepad for HONOR 20 Pro June 15, 2025 HONOR doesn’t necessarily have a dedicated gaming phone of its own, but the company hopes to capture the attention of gamers anyway with theHONOR 20 Pro. The company announced a new gaming strategy at Gamescom 2019 today that includes hardware and software initiatives....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR V8 announced in China: 5.7-inch QHD display, USB Type-C June 28, 2025 HUAWEI has proven itself to be a very competitive player in the global marketplace. Not content to simply sell smartphones in a single section, it has branched out of its native China. Not content to ship silicon it doesn’t supply, it has made the Kirin SoC. Not content to just be a single brand, it has a second one, HONOR....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR View 20 camera review: A very high score, and for good reason July 25, 2025 Honor View 20 What we like What we don’t like TheHonor View 20is flashy, powerful, and notch-less, but can it take a good photo? That’s what some people care about most when looking into a smartphone. We took the HONOR View 20 around town and put it through its paces....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How Google Home can help you stick to your 2018 New Year’s resolution July 12, 2025 Sticking with a New Year’s resolution can be tough. Whether you’re trying to lose weight, stop smoking, or get rid of a bad habit, falling behind on your goals for the new year can be upsetting. Do you own aGoogle Home,Home Mini, orHome Max?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How many phones do you have around? Samsung wants them all for a Z Fold 3. July 12, 2025 How much tech are you willing to give up for theGalaxy Z Fold 3orGalaxy Z Flip 3? That’s what Samsung wants to know with its updated trade-in offer for its latest foldables. First spotted byAndroid Police, you can now exchange up to four devices — smartphones, tablets, or smartwatches — and get the Z Fold 3 or Z Flip 3 for as low as $70....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to launch Google Assistant by squeezing your Pixel 5 August 12, 2025 If you’ve been rolling with thePixel 5as your daily driver, you may have noticed Google’s latest premium phone is missing something that’s been a feature of the lineup since the Pixel 2 in 2017. Active Edge, the feature that had allowed you to squeeze your phone to launch Assistant, isn’t present on the Pixel 5....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC A9 Aero flagship reportedly will feature Marshmallow out of the box August 08, 2025 September 29th looks like it is going to be an exciting day for Android fans everywhere. Not only do we expecttwo new Nexus deviceson the 29th, but recently HTCalso announced its own press event for Japan. While it isn’t completely known whatHTCwill bring to the table, rumors suggest we may see a new flagship-class product known as the HTCA9 or, in some circles,the Aero....