Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BlackBerry begins rolling out Marshmallow to the Priv August 21, 2025 BlackBerry Privowners were able to get an early taste ofAndroid 6.0 Marshmallowat thebeginning of April, and nowthe company is startingthe official rollout today. For those who bought the unlocked Priv through ShopBlackBerry.com, your update is now available for download. If you happen to own a carrier variant, you’ll need to wait until Tuesday, May 3rd to snag the update....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Do you know what “https://” means? Pew survey proves most Americans don’t. August 04, 2025 ThePew Research Centerjust released its recent survey results regarding Americans’ understanding of technology-related issues. According to the study, a majority of adults could only answer about half of the questions correctly. People struggled with the cybersecurity questions most. The survey results The research center conducted the survey June 3-17, and it involved the participation of 4,272 adults....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fastest charging cables for the LG G8 ThinQ Jun 28, 2025 TheLG G8 ThinQis the latest in the G series of smartphones from the Taiwan-based company. Among other things, it packs in a 3,500mAh battery that uses Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 3.0 standard, LG includes one of its own FastCharge wall chargers in the G*, which allows it to charge up to close to half its capacity in about 30 minutes, and about 80 percent in about an hour....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S8 always-on home button and more revealed in leaked images (Update: even more images!) August 22, 2025 Update:It’s been about 6 hours since we published our last Galaxy S8 leak, so it’s about time for another.Slashleakshas posted a handful of images, showing the Galaxy S8 and S8+ in the wild. This time, we’re getting a pretty good look at the phones side by side, as well as a clearer look at the Always On Display....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google and Samsung team up to make Wear OS a true competitor August 05, 2025 Despite the tumultuous last few years for the smartwatch platform, Google remains committed to Wear OS and smartwatches in general. During itsGoogle I/O 2021keynote, the company announced a long-overdue update toWear OS, which should be coming to existing smartwatches later this year. Complete with OEM customizations and Fitbit integrations, Google hopes these platform changes will help it catch up to bigger players like theApple Watch....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google announces first Android Q beta, available now for Pixel smartphones July 24, 2025 Google has announced theAndroid Qdeveloper preview. The company revealed the beta update, an early version of an Android OS upgrade set to arrive later this year, alongside a host of new features on theAndroid Developers Blog. Android Q introduces new privacy and security features for end users, enhancements for foldables, new media codecs and camera features, and a host ofnew APIs....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google fined $177m for abusing Android dominance (again) June 24, 2025 Googlehas been hit with a new fine for alleged anti-competitive behavior, this time in South Korea. According to theKorea Herald, the latest fine amounts to 207.4 billion won (~$177 million) for Google’s alleged abuse ofAndroid‘s dominance and stifling competition in the operating system space. Per the report, the fine relates to Google’s requirement that OEMs sign an “anti-fragmentation agreement,” or AFA, before gaining access to Android....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Phone app gets a nifty feature to help you avoid unwanted phone calls August 05, 2025 Imagine you’re in the middle of something very important and your phone rings in the distance, completely killing your concentration. You now have to get up, pick up your phone, and see who’s calling. Well, the Google Phone app is finally giving you an out with a new caller ID feature....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play Music could be killed off when YouTube Remix launches later this year (Updated) July 27, 2025 Update (04/25 @ 5:20 p.m. EST):“YouTube Remix” might not be the service’s official name. According to9to5Google, Google is planning to stick with the YouTube Music brand name for the music service. YouTube Remix is apparently the codename. Original article (04/25 @ 8:23 a....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google rolling out symptom searches to help determine what ails you June 21, 2025 We’ve all been there. Is this rash just a bad reaction to the new detergent or is it a life-threatening malignancy that is about to change the course of my entire life and leave me in financial ruin even if I manage to survive it? Sure, WebMD’ssymptom trackeris a great resource for those driven by such hypochondriac tendencies, but wouldn’t it be great if you could get that information even more efficiently?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Tasks app quick look: Easy to use, but lacking some features July 04, 2025 Making a task list is probably one of the most fundamental smartphone functions one can imagine. That’s why it’s so remarkable thatwe’re just nowgetting a bonafide, standalone task app fromGoogle, in the form of theGoogle Tasks app. Granted, you could make tasks within theG Suitebefore today, but there was no standalone app....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google testing double-tap gesture on rear of Pixel phones to take screenshots July 10, 2025 Update: August 16, 2025 at 5:55 p.m. ET:It looks like Google is expanding the functionality of this crazy double-tap feature withAndroid 11 Developer Preview 2. According to9to5Google, Android 11 DP2 brings the ability to quickly open the app switcher (sometimes called “overview”) with a double-tap of the phone’s back....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google will launch Project Ara market pilot in Puerto Rico later this year August 11, 2025 Google has just announced thatProject Arais making its way to Puerto Rico for its first market pilot later this year. Earlier today in Google’s second Project Ara developer conference, the company laid out its plans on how exactly they plan to proceed in getting the modular smartphones into consumer’s hands....