Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Don’t get super comfy with your neighbor’s Poké Stops and Gyms in Pokémon Go July 20, 2025 If you live in an area where Poké Stops and Gyms are somehow in your neighbors’ yards, we have some bad news. According toVariety, aproposed settlementfiled in a California court will do away with them all if it’s approved. The proposed settlement stems from a lawsuit that New Jersey resident Jeffrey Marder filed in 2016 against Niantic Labs, The Pokémon Company, and Nintendo....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fitbit has shipped over 1 million Versa smartwatches in just under two months August 01, 2025 Fitbit has announced that it has shipped more than one millionFitbit Versasmartwatches since the device became available on April 16. It also said that over 2.4 million users have already used thefemale health tracking featurethat the company introduced last month. Both the new watch and the new feature appear to be part of an attempt by the company to help make the device appeal to a larger audience....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fitbit promises its smartwatch will be available by year’s end August 11, 2025 After plenty of anticipation, it looks like Fitbit will finally be ready to release its unnamed smartwatch into the world by the time the holidays roll around, according to the company in its second quarter earnings report. In the earnings call, Fitbit co-founder and CEO James Park confirmed certain details about the smartwatch, such as its health and fitness tracking features and water resistance up to 50 meters....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Flexible smartphones might be right around the corner June 12, 2025 Wibbly wobbly smartphone screens have been adreamof mobile enthusiasts for years now, but the tech has always seemed disappointingly out of reach. Although we’ve seen showcases of flexible screens before, the commercial viability of these products has always seemed decades in the future. However, Queens University has just brought a prototype to the table that might be a game changer....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Focals are similar to Google Glass, but powered by Alexa, and cost $1,000 August 14, 2025 AlthoughGoogle Glasshas become more of a punchline over the years than anything else, it’s hard to deny how ahead of its time the product really was.Googlegave up on Glass years ago, and Intel gave up onits own smart glassesrecently as well. However, a new company calledNorthis ready to attempt to start the smart glasses trend again with its new product calledFocals....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gain root on your HTCOne (M8) thanks to WeakSauce June 11, 2025 The all new HTCOne (M8) has been up for pre-sales for a week, which has proven enough time to make a successful rooting tool. The tool is called WeakSauce, it will root yourVerizon HTCOne (M8)and was developed by jcase and beaupsover on the XDA Developers forums. WeakSauce is aninstallable apk filethat should work torootthe VerizonHTC One (M7)andHTC One (M8), but may work on other HTCmodels as well....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gallery 3D Live Wallpaper app review July 09, 2025 Live wallpapersaren’t as popular as they used to be, but a lot of people still like them. These days, the best wallpapers are ones that offer either beauty in their simplicity or are highly customizable. Today, we’re taking a look at a new wallpaper called Gallery 3D. It features 3D animations, customization, and a variety of other features....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Creative Lab releases three new quirky apps to the Play Store August 12, 2025 Google Creative Lab, the development team behind thePhotowall for Chromecast application, has just released three new experimental apps to the Google Play Store for free. None of these apps are extremely functional, though they still provide a fun look at what’s possible with some of Google’s technologies....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Messages end-to-end encryption is rolling out to all Android users August 15, 2025 Starringisn’t the only big Messages update reaching Android users.9to5Googlereports that Googlehas begunrolling out end-to-end encrypted chats for all Messages users on Android after amonths-long beta test. Encrypted messages are limited to one-on-one conversations between people with Chat features and data enabled. It won’t work for plain SMS (which doesn’t support encryption) or group chats....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google will soon give you greater control of your call logs and SMS data June 26, 2025 Google’s overall policy when it comes to Android apps is simple: applications shouldn’t ask for permissions which are unnecessary for the function of the app. If apps are found to violate this basic policy, it could result in restrictions or possibly even removal from theGoogle Play Store....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands-on: The Lenovo Smart Clock is a cheaper Home Hub for your bedside table August 11, 2025 If you like the idea of a smart speaker with a display but aren’t keen on shelling out $150 for theGoogle Home Hub, you’ll want to check out Lenovo’s new Smart Clock. The Lenovo Smart Clock is exactly what the name implies: asmart speakerwith a small display, made to fit on your bedside table....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s a look at the OnePlus 6T in Thunder Purple (Update: Live on Chinese site now!) Jul 17, 2025 Update, June 09, 2025 (11:31AM EST):The article below gives some leaked imagery of theOnePlus 6Tin an unreleased color variant: Thunder Purple. However, it looks like some areas of the world already have access to this variant, withthe Chinese OnePlus websitealready showing the item for sale....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HMD Global removed hide notch ability on Nokia 6.1 Plus, but why? July 07, 2025 Notcheshave become one of the most divisive trends in smartphones this year, as companies followEssentialandApplein adopting the display cutout. Some of HMD’sNokia phonesalso feature notches but, like other brands, the company has allowed users to “hide” the notch via a software setting. However, the feature was recently removed on theNokia 6....