You can now get official Android tech support on Twitter (Update)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now get official Android tech support on Twitter (Update) July 28, 2025 Update, July 12, 2025 (12:25AM ET):Google announced yesterday that the Android Twitter account would now offer tech support to Android users. The firm requires users to tag their query with the #AndroidHelp hashtag. Now, Google has confirmed more details about the initiative. The company toldAndroid Authorityin an emailed response that #AndroidHelp tech support will be available globally, but only in English right now....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Valerie Acevedo

ZTE Axon M review: the foldable phone is here

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE Axon M review: the foldable phone is here July 05, 2025 ZTE Axon M What we like What we don’t like Our scores ZTE tries to tackle the idea of a foldable phone by adding a second screen into the mix. While this might mean double the work, double the fun, and double the play, the story is not as simple as it initially seems....

June 27, 2025 · 9 min · 1875 words · Jamie Coleman

ZTE may kill 'Hawkeye' Kickstarter, do a new version with better specs

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE may kill ‘Hawkeye’ Kickstarter, do a new version with better specs August 05, 2025 ZTE has already admitted that the specs of its crowd-sourced phone weren’t sufficientto draw real interest. The company now says it will “most likely” kill the current Kickstarter campaign but is considering bumping one or more of the specs to see if that is enough to generate real interest....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Kelly Mann

10 best tax apps, expense apps, and tax prep apps for Android

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 10 best tax apps, expense apps, and tax prep apps for Android June 07, 2025 Tax season is a tough time of year for many folks. Some only need to drop some health insurance info and their W-2’s into a computer and dance away with a tax return. However, others have difficult things like Schedule C, self-employment tax, retirement interest, student loan interest, and plenty of other weird and difficult tax stuff....

June 26, 2025 · 8 min · 1524 words · Kathy Mccarty

40+ really cool Android gestures you need to know

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 40+ really cool Android gestures you need to know June 21, 2025 Gestures have been a mainstay of our smartphone experience since the advent of multi-touch displays. We no longer think before pinching and zooming when viewing photos, nor do we stop and consider why we’re pulling down to refresh Twitter. We expect specific things to happen when we interact with the content on our screens in a specific way....

June 26, 2025 · 11 min · 2181 words · Heather Brown

Alcatel Pixi 4 Plus Power packs budget-specs alongside massive 5000 mAh battery

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alcatel Pixi 4 Plus Power packs budget-specs alongside massive 5000 mAh battery July 27, 2025 WhileAlcatelis far from a household name in the smartphone game, it has gained a bit more attention in recent times thanks to some of its affordable yet solid devices like theIdol 4 family. Now Alcatel is back with yet another phone, this time dubbed the Alcatel Pixi 4 Plus Power....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Lindsay Washington

Android 7.1.2 update breaking finger scanner on some Nexus and Pixels

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 7.1.2 update breaking finger scanner on some Nexus and Pixels July 11, 2025 The finalAndroid 7.1.2 updatehas only been rolling out to select devices for a bit over a week, but it seems like Google may have missed a spanner in the works. As first reported byAndroid Police, some users of both Pixel and Nexus devices have been unable to use their fingerprint scanners after the update....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 265 words · Danielle Pierce

Android Oreo on the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus doesn't support Project Treble

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Oreo on the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus doesn’t support Project Treble August 02, 2025 Android Oreo for theGalaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plusdoesn’t include support for Project Treble, dashing hopes of fast updates for the devices in future. The revelation comes fromSamMobilefollowing the Oreo rollout to the aforementioned devices in Germanyearlier today. Project Trebleis a recent Google initiative aimed at simplifying and speeding up the way Android updates are handled....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 275 words · Christopher Joseph

Android P will automatically crash your non-responsive apps

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android P will automatically crash your non-responsive apps July 29, 2025 ManyAndroidusers will have seen an “app not responding” (ANR) window before, as an application hangs or freezes. The window, which allows you to forcibly close an app or wait to see if it responds, is set to be a thing of the past inAndroid P. Instead, Google will automatically crash the app....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Cynthia Roy

Best Android App to Download Torrent Files with Resume Support

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best Android App to Download Torrent Files with Resume Support Jul 15, 2025 A lot of people like to download stuff from the Internet using torrents or Internet download managers because even if you turn your computer off, you’re able to just pause your download and resume downloading the next time you open your PC. This is an advantage especially if you are downloading a large file, which often takes much time to download....

June 26, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Catherine Peters

Face authentication settings appear in Android Q beta 4

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Face authentication settings appear in Android Q beta 4 July 16, 2025 We’ve known for a long time now that Google is working on bringingproper facial recognitionto Android to better compete withApple’s Face ID. With thenew Android Q beta 4, we’re finally seeing system settings related to facial recognition. Years ago, Google included face recognition as a way to unlock your Android smartphones (theGalaxy Nexus, for example, had the technology)....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Rebekah Mitchell

Google is trying to get inside apps

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google is trying to get inside apps - how and why August 03, 2025 The mobile revolution would never have happened without apps. Android ensured that Google was central to the smartphone trend, but mobile apps actually represent a serious threat to its dominance. As people increasingly turn directly to apps to access the Internet, they aren’t using Google’s search engine or other services....

June 26, 2025 · 6 min · 1097 words · Robert Aguilar

Google Play may lose some popular apps due to their use of Accessibility Services

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play may lose some popular apps due to their use of Accessibility Services July 02, 2025 Google is keen to ensure that its services have truly mass appeal, and part of this means offering functions to help those with disabilities. This includes YouTube captions for the hearing impaired, screen reading for its Chrome browser, and a host of features for its premier mobile platform....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Lorraine Osborn