Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google is opening Pixel 2’s Do Not Disturb driving mode API to 3rd party developers June 30, 2025 Pixel 2 users get to sample awhole host of Android featuresthat are unique to Google’s second generation flagships. Of the bunch, one of the least celebrated features is the way the devices are capable of recognising when you are driving and slip into acustomised Do Not Disturb modeto stop potentially dangerous distractions....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google One’s VPN security holds up, according to an audit August 11, 2025 Wondering whether theGoogle OneVPN for Android is worth using over alternatives? Google thinks it can settle that question. AsAndroid Policereports, Google hascommissionedan independent audit from NCC Group to gauge thevirtual private network’ssecurity and privacy as of early 2021. The Google One VPN holds up overall, according to the auditors....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 2 XL and Pixel Buds international giveaway! July 12, 2025 Welcome to the Sunday Giveaway, the place where we giveaway a new Android phone each and every Sunday. A big congratulations to last week’s winner of theHUAWEI P20 Pro international giveaway: Suman S. (Nepal) This week we are giving away a brand newGoogle Pixel 2 XLandPixel Buds, courtesy of the newSoundGuys Podcast!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play Game Services ends iOS support, along with Gifts, Requests, and Quests June 25, 2025 Launched in 2013,Google Play Game Servicesallowed mobile game developers access to a series of tools that allowed them to put in cross-platform features like leaderboards, achievements and more for games made for Android, the web and iOS. Today, Google confirmed that it will be making some changes to those tools, including ending support for its iOS SDK....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s Messages app gets reactions and a photo editor July 07, 2025 Google’s Messages appjust became more compelling if you do more than send simple texts — particularly if youuse RCS. The internet giant hasintroduceda slew of upgrades to Android’s stock messaging app, including reactions for RCS conversations. Much likeFacebook Messengeror Apple’s iMessage, you just have to long press on a message to laugh at a good joke or love a photo....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P50 series tipped to arrive with Harmony OS July 05, 2025 HUAWEI launched theHarmony OS 2.0 developer betayesterday (December 16), allowing Chinese developers to test-drive the home-grown platform on select HUAWEI phones. The company also reiterated that the first Harmony OS phones would launch next year. Now, China’sSina Techwebsite has reported that theHUAWEI P50will be “officially equipped” with Harmony OS, adding that the device is expected in Q1 2021....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI Watch not getting Android Wear 1.4 today, but it is coming soon July 27, 2025 If you have been keeping up with theHUAWEI Watchnews, chances are your eyes haven’t moved away from that screen very much. Plenty of online publications have been talking about Android Wear 1.4 coming to this device today.Huaweithemselves gave the announcement via a support thread earlier....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Huawei’s Play Store alternative has gotten better, but it’s the apps that count June 17, 2025 If you’re looking to purchase any of the newHUAWEI P40 series, you’ll have to get comfortable using HUAWEI’s App Gallery rather than the Google Play Store. All thanks to theUS trade ban. In previous years, the App Gallery felt like an afterthought, which is understandable given the dominance of Google Play....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. It’s a good time to be a Samsung executive, apparently June 21, 2025 Samsungmight have lost a load of money on theGalaxy Note 7, might have just been fined$11 million for patent infringement, and might soon owe Apple in the region ofhalf a billion bucks. But it’s still managing to pay its senior staff well. The Korea Heraldhas today shared some data on Samsung employee salaries and how they have changed over the last ten years....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Lenovo has updated its device upgrade roadmap and, well, it doesn’t look good June 27, 2025 Lenovoupdated its device upgrade roadmap recently and it’s bad news for owners of its Phab devices. Neither the Phab, Phab Plus, Phab2, Phab2 Plus, nor the Phab2 Pro will beupdated to Android Nougat. While this might come as a disappointing revelation for owners of the original Phab from 2015 (which launched with Android Lollipop), my heart is really going out to the poor souls who bought a Phab2 Pro — the “world’s first Tango-enabled smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG G4 vs HTCOne M9 Quick Look July 16, 2025 This year,SamsungandHTCboth chose to announce their new flagships back atMobile World Congressin February, while LG chose to wait untila few days ago to announce the new LG G4. We’ve alreadyreviewed the HTCOne M9and beenhands on with the LG G4but how does the best of LG compare with the best of HTC?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG issuing full refunds for faulty Nexus 5X devices June 19, 2025 Back in September 2015, Google announced theNexus 5X(along with theNexus 6P) that was manufactured by LG. Recently, a few owners of the device have started complaining, as they have been experiencing what appears to be a hardware issue, which causes the phone to get stuck in a boot loop....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG Wing video leak shows the rotating phone’s interface July 12, 2025 You’ve seen theLG Wing’sclever rotating displayin use with appsandgames, but what will the interface be like? If a new leak is accurate, you might have an idea. AKorean video(via Twitter userFold Universe) appears to show the Wing home screen and notifications shade. As you might imagine, LG would make use of the unusual design even in a seemingly pedestrian situation like this....