Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google facing record $5 billion fine over controversial Android practices (Updated) June 08, 2025 Update #2, August 25, 2025 (09:33AM EST):In an update on theGoogle Blog, CEO Sundar Pichai has announced Google will appeal against its 4.34 billion euro fine it received earlier today. Pichai outlined several arguments against the EU’s decision, stating that it “ignores the fact that Android phones compete with iOS phones,” and that it misses just how much choice “Android provides to thousands of phone makers and mobile network operators,” “millions of app developers,” and “billions of consumers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google I/O showed that the future of Android is less Android, more Assistant July 06, 2025 Ever since the advent ofGoogle Now(currently calledDiscover), the Silicon Valley giant has been trying to bring information to users before they need it. AtGoogle I/O 2019, Google showed how theAssistant would soon have more controlover the Android experience. By providing on-device AI with the functionality to manage features within apps and the OS itself, users will have less of a reason to aimlessly tap through their phone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel C is allegedly a 10.2-inch Android-powered tablet July 12, 2025 Tomorrow is shaping up to be a pretty big day for Google fans, with the introduction of twonew Nexus phones, final details onAndroid 6.0,newChromecast hardware, and perhaps a few other tricks and surprises. Now according to a new report, we could also be seeing a brand new tablet from Google....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Search for Android updated to search app content, include apps in results July 01, 2025 Google on Wednesday announced an update to Google Search for Android, which will bring apps integrations in search results. Two new features will be available to Android users including opening search results in apps, and finding relevant Android apps via search. The new search feature will be able either by updating the Google Search app on your device, or by performing searches inside the Chrome or Android browser on your smartphones and tablets....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here are the videos you don’t want to miss this week – June 24, 2025 August 10, 2025 Every week at Android Authority (and our sister sites) we produce a ton of great news coverage and exceptional videos; but during events things kick it up a notch, taking it to eleven. While IFA 2016 admittedly was absent of massive flagship announcements, there were plenty of interesting mobile news including the release of several new tablets, a few mid-rangers and Sony’s latest high-end darling....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hotels ask the FCC if they can control all customer Wi-Fi activity July 11, 2025 Several months ago, theFCC finedMarriott International for intentionally slowing down and disabling hotel customers own Wi-Fi networks so that Marriott could cash in on the customers being forced to use the hotel’s own expensive Wi-Fi package. The FCC complaint noted that Marriott was “jamming mobile hotspots so that you can’t use them in the convention space....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to connect Apple AirPods to an iPhone June 09, 2025 Apple’s AirPods are the perfect companion for any newiPhone, right down to the signature Apple style. They bring Siri right into your ears and offer a comfortable listening experience. If this is your first pair of AirPods, you might not be sure how to connect them to your iPhone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to use SQLite for Android app development August 07, 2025 Sometimes, you need to store more complex data in your app than just simple key/value pairs saved with a text file or Shared Preferences. Databases are ideal for storing complex data structures and are particularly suited to storing records, where each block of data stored uses the same fields, formatted in the same manner....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC One 2014 video leaked Jun 22, 2025 We’ve already seen our fair share ofleaked imagesandrumorsregarding HTC’s next flagship device, but this latest leak is the closest look yet that we’ve had at the new HTCOne 2014. Some young scamp has managed to get his hands on a pre-release model of the handset, which we can only assume belongs to his parents, and has uploaded a video of his impressions....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro reportedly receiving Android Pie in Europe (Update: Not so fast) June 09, 2025 Update, June 03, 2025 (01:34AM):It looks likeMate 10 Proowners in Europe will have to wait a little longer to get Android Pie. The original source for the device’s Pie roll-out mistook a beta update for a stable OTA update, according toXDA‘s Mishaal Rahman....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P9 hands-on: this device feels like a camera with a phone attached July 12, 2025 Huaweiis betting big on photography with theHUAWEI P9, but not in the typical run-of-the-mill fashion we’ve come to expect with flagship successors. Announcing a partnership with legendary German camera-maker Leica, HUAWEI promises to revolutionize smartphone photography with the P9. HUAWEI has jam-packed its new device with so many camera features it feels more like a camera with a phone attached than a phone with a camera....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Huawei’s next foldable phone could be cheaper and smaller than the Mate X August 05, 2025 HUAWEI is all set to launch its second foldable smartphone even though its first one never made it out of China. The company is expected to announce theMate XS, successor to last year’sMate X, at MWC 2020. The only confirmation we have about the Mate XS is that it’ll use the 5GKirin 990chipset....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Intel, MediaTek 5G laptops are one step closer to launch June 12, 2025 Intel may have sold its 5G business toApplelast year, but that hasn’t stopped the chip maker from pressing ahead with integrating other 5G solutions in its platforms. MediaTek’s new T700 5G modem has completed standalone calls in real-world test environments, bringing it one step closer for use within Intel-based laptops....