Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Yes, there is a system-wide dark theme in this early Android Q build June 28, 2025 A very early build of Android Q made its way toXDA Developers, who wasted no time and installed it on aGoogle Pixel 3 XL. The team found some very interesting new features, the most notable of which is a full, system-wide dark theme you’re able to activate with the flick of a switch....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Zooper Widget has returned to the Play Store (Updated) July 03, 2025 Update (12/22/17):As we told you last week, Zooper Widget, one of the most popular Android customization tools in the Play Store, mysteriously disappeared. Now, just as mysteriously as it left, it’s back. Both the free and paid versions of the app returned to the Play Store today. There’s still no word from the developer on why they were pulled, or how they came to return....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung+ helps your parents navigate their Galaxy devices so you don’t have to August 09, 2025 Samsung+is the app you need so that your relatives don’t need you. With the holidays fast approaching, every techie’s nightmare looms. You know it’s coming, but there’s no way you can escape it. However, this just might be the tool you need to survive....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. “Hey Google” command for Assistant on Home now rolling out to phones too July 22, 2025 There’s an advert currently doing the rounds forGoogle Homedevices that plays up the smart speaker’s ability to recognize more natural sentences rather than rigid command lines. It’s not hard to see the advert as a thinly veiled shot at Amazon’s Echo smart speakers and Alexa’s stricter dialogue patterns....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: refuted) Verizon will release the Sony Xperia Z4v on August 13th July 14, 2025 Original post:If you’re going to be late to the party, it’s best to make a grand entrance. Such is true in life, and indeed for smartphones as well. Sony’s latest flagship, the Xperia Z4/Z3+ has already seenrelease across the globe, with the solid exception being North America....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Adobe releases powerful new apps: Photoshop Sketch and Comp CC (UPDATE - and Photoshop Fix) Jul 18, 2025 Photoshop Sketch (pictured above) brings the sketchbook experience to Android. Produce artwork with “pencils, pens, markers, erasers, thick acrylic, ink brush, soft pastel and watercolor paint brushes” in an app that focuses more on creation than typical Photoshop image editing. The are also 11 tools to make use of for adjusting the size, color, opacity and blending settings of the instruments....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. All-screen vivo Nex pops-up in video, complete with hidden selfie cam July 02, 2025 Thevivo Nexwas shown off to the world atMobile World Congress 2018, under the prototype name vivo Apex. After causing a sensation at the convention, vivo promised that the phone would release to the public at some point in 2018. vivo eventually announced that the Nex would launch on June 12 in Shanghai, but wefound a videothat shows the phone in full right now, complete with its pop-up selfie cam....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 12 beta 2 is here bringing new design and Privacy Dashboard with it June 26, 2025 Last month, Google rolled out the firstAndroid 12beta duringGoogle I/O 2021. Before that rollout, though, Google promised a lot of new features that weren’t contained within that beta. Thankfully, a few of those promised features appear within Android 12 beta 2, rolling out now....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android version stats: Lollipop now on 18.1% of active devices June 15, 2025 Googleusually updates the information in its developers’ dashboards every month, but it skipped the July release for some reason. That’s why the changes between theprevious update(June 1) and the current one (August 3) are quite significant. Starting with the latest Android version available, Lollipop (Android 5.0+Android 5....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Wear 2.0 rolls out to the LG G Watch R and LG Watch Urbane June 16, 2025 If you own theLG G Watch Ror the first version of theLG Watch Urbane, you may be getting your promised update toAndroid Wear 2.0very soon. Online reports from Reddit claim the update is rolling out now to both of these older smartwatches....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp hits an estimated 15 million downloads August 20, 2025 With Nintendo already having releasedSuper Mario RunandFire Emblem Heroes, there was plenty of anticipation surrounding the company’s third mobile title,Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. With the game now out for almost a full week, it looks as ifPocket Campis off to a good start with an estimated 15 million downloads worldwide....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Are Beats by Dre worth it, or should you get something else? June 19, 2025 If you like the style ofBeatsand are buying its headphones for that reason,yes, they’re worth it. On the other hand, if you’re looking for something that sounds good for the price, then no, they’re not worth it. Which Beats headphones are worth it? TheBeatsXis recognized as the best all-aroundBeats headphonesby our sister site, SoundGuys....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best of IFA 2016: From Android to Audio & Computing June 02, 2025 With every trade show comes a slew of announcements as companies vie for your attention and column inches across the web. With hundreds of new products on show, it can be difficult to cut through the mediocre and average to find the best products, so why not leave it to the experts?...