Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AT&T to bring family plans to prepaid users August 13, 2025 AT&T just announced that starting August 19th, it will offer family plans to itsprepaid customerswith the all new multiline discount. This means that you could save up to $600 a year if you share your plan with four other people. America’s second largest carrier has been aggressively reforming its GoPhone prepaid service: currently it offers 6GB of LTE data and unlimited talk and text for just $60....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chrooma Keyboard 4.0 update adds GIF image search and much more June 24, 2025 One of the more popular Android keyboard apps, Chrooma Keyboard, is rolling out an update today with a host of new features. Version 4.0 is now out of beta and is available to download in the Google Play Store from developer Game Lounge. Thanks to a new partnership with Giphy, you’ll now be able to search for the best, and funniest, GIF to send to your friends, right inside the keyboard....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Crowdfunding project of the week: The Superbook turns your smartphone into a laptop August 19, 2025 Sunday is upon us and we are ready to feature a brand new ‘Crowdfunding project of the week’! In this article series we showcase some of the best crowdfunding campaigns from sites likeKickstarterandIndiegogo, so let’s dig right into the goods. Other featured crowdfunding campaigns: This week we are taking a look at the Superbook, a laptop dock that aims to turn any Android smartphone into a full-fledged computer....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. DGIT’s Best of CES picks - TVs, smart home products, and more June 12, 2025 DGIT is the latest memberof the Android Authority family of sites. DGIT aims to help consumers find the latest tech they need through curated hubs, best lists, how tos, and more. It’s a lighter look at tech covering areas such as smart home, electric cars, cool random shit, and the list goes on....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Direct is Instagram’s test to duplicate the success of Facebook Messenger August 14, 2025 It looks likeInstagramis thinking strongly about doing something that its parent company,Facebook, did a few years ago. A new report reveals that Instagram is currently testing Direct, an app for direct messaging for its users, in a select few countries. As first reported byThe Verge, Direct is currently available in Chile, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, and Uruguay....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. GameStop tells employees to tape plastic bags around their hands (Updated) August 20, 2025 Update: August 01, 2025:GameStop moved to curbside pick-up only at its retail locations after the company’s plan to remain open as normal sparked public backlash. Though this is better than GameStop’s initial intentions, it still puts the company’s employees at risk. Thankfully, GameStop has a foolproof way to protect them: tape plastic bags around their hands....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Lens now available through Assistant on OnePlus devices (Update) June 02, 2025 Update (30-07-2025):Google Lens in the Google Assistant is slowly spreading across the Android ecosystem, and now it looks like OnePlus phones are next in line. According toredditors(spotted byXDA-Developers), theOnePlus 3,OnePlus 3T,OnePlus 5, andOnePlus 5Thave all received the augmented reality feature. The Assistant-enabled feature lets you point your camera at objects, text, barcodes or landmarks, getting information about them in the process....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play Store Accounts screen gets a facelift June 13, 2025 The Google Play Store has received a sneaky little server side update. It looks like it’s only affecting the Accounts screen, and since it’s server-side, you might not be able to see it on your device yet – no update of the app is required. In general, the changes make the Accounts section of the Play Store far easier to navigate by organizing elements into categories....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Translate instant camera translations get a massive boost June 16, 2025 Google acquiredWord Lensyears ago, givingGoogle Translatethe nifty ability to translate words with the aid of a smartphone camera. It’s a rather practical feature, but it’s getting even better with a series of new additions. For one, instant camera translation now supports over 60 more languages, allowing you to translate from 88 languages into over 100 tongues....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s to the next billion: major trends shaping the smartphone industry July 19, 2025 There has been much talk about shipping the next billion smartphones ever since the market surpassed the 1 billion smartphones milestone at some point last year. Google believed, rather incorrectly with hindsight, that its Android One program would help bring the next billion customers into the fold, while others are looking to local low cost manufacturers in Asia to meet consumer demand....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR 8 concludes global tour in Paris, launches for Europe May 31, 2025 After showcases in China in July and the US earlier this month, HUAWEI concluded the HONOR 8’s global tour at an event in Paris and launched the glass-backed phone for the European market. At £369.99 in Europe and $399 in the US, the HONOR 8 is priced to creep into the top tier of the smartphone market at a price point that doesn’t force it into side-by-side showdowns with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S7 or LG G5....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How fast is Bluetooth 5 on the Galaxy S8? - Gary explains July 05, 2025 Bluetooth was introduced in the mid-1990s and it has become an essential wireless technology, not only for smartphones but also for tablets, laptops, desktops, wearables, and more. Bluetooth comes in two flavors: “Classic” and “Low Energy”. The former is the Bluetooth that enables our wireless keyboards and mice, along with wireless headsets and speakers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How it works: Voice over LTE (VoLTE) June 30, 2025 As almost everyone at this point knows, Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular technology is the next generation of mobile networks. There will continue to be iterative advances, like LTE Advanced, but the core LTE technology is the new global standard for the foreseeable future. LTE provides a wide array of improvements versus previous network standards, but there is still a major obstacle in the path to LTE-only cellular networks....