Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fairphone ends support for its first phone after three and a half years July 01, 2025 Fairphone has announced that the Fairphone 1, released in 2013, will no longer be supported for spare parts or receive the update toAndroid KitKat. The news arrived in a blog post by Fairphone founder and CEO Bas van Abel last week, who also discussed the reasons behind the decisions....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S6 vs HUAWEI P8 vs LG G4: Your Questions Answered June 26, 2025 Choosing a new smartphone can certainly be a challenge and while reviews will obviously provide a lot of detail, sometimes you just don’t get the information you wanted. Maybe it’s a specific question that applies to you only or maybe you want some comparisons; either way, sometimes a review and comparison just doesn’t give you the detail you need....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google will now require formal review of Wear OS apps before Play Store listing Jul 19, 2025 Right now, anyone can make aWear OSapp and get it listed on the Wear OS version of theGoogle Play Store. There’s a review process that will ensure the app is up-to-snuff, but it’s completely optional. Google just announcedthat it is changing this policy....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s voice AI is more human than ever before August 25, 2025 You might have watched a movie likeThe TerminatororI, Robotand considered that the artificial intelligence potential it portrays is a far cry from our current technologies (there’s no real fear of bots powered by Samsung Bixby overtaking the planet, that’s for sure). After investigating a recently publishedGoogle research paper(viaQuartz), it looks like we might be closer to this reality than you might think....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s digital payment app for India, Tez, is now Google Pay June 03, 2025 In September last year,Google launched Tez, a digital payments app, entering the crowded and fiercely competitive digital payments space in India. Tez, which means ‘fast’ in Hindi, is a UPI-based app that can be used for online transactions, as well as paying offline at stores. UPI (Unified Payments Interface) was launched by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), an umbrella organization for all retail payment systems in India....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands-on with Android 12’s scrolling screenshot feature August 24, 2025 At times, Google can be quick to adopt new features for Android that first appear on other OEMs’ devices, but it’s not common. Samsung pioneered split-screen apps (aka multi-window) on Android years ago, and it took Google until version 7.0 Nougat to add it to Android proper.Scrolling screenshot support— another feature that’s been available on Samsung, HUAWEI, and OnePlus devices — is another sought-after feature that took Google way too long to bring to Android....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Has HUAWEI built a tablet for Google to be released in 2016? July 27, 2025 Right now, fans of the Nexus line have their eyes on the nextpair of smartphonesexpected to be released in the coming weeks, but nobody has really been paying much attention to what Google has planned in the tablet department. Some have even speculated that Chromebooks are rapidly overtaking the niche that Android tablets once occupied, but now it seems like Google might have another tablet card up their sleeve in conjunction with HUAWEI....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How it works: Google Glass June 05, 2025 After much anticipation, Google Glass has finally shipped out to eager Explorers, who have begun posting theirthoughtsandexperienceson the web. What this also means is that we finally have a full understanding about the exact features included with Google Glass, and how the little device works. So here’s a breakdown of everything we know about Google Glass, and how exactly it all works....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI Nova 9 launches: Decent mid-ranger for under €500 with EMUI onboard August 05, 2025 Today, at a launch event in a skate park for some reason, HUAWEI launched a new mid-range smartphone. The company says this is a “flagship phone for the younger generation,” so it has a unique look and a focus on camera features. See also:A complete timeline of the HUAWEI ban with everything you need to know...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Insanely high 2098PPI OLED display from Sony makes your 1080p smartphone weep at night Aug 11, 2025 Sony hasjust announcedthat they are finally putting to use what many industry experts are considering the highest PPI display ever created. This 0.7-inch (18.0mm diagonal) OLED panel (1280 x 720), is the product of “Sony’s unique OLED and semiconductor silicon drive technologies.” It provides extremely high contrast, and offers excellent color reproduction and a very fast refresh rate, which OLED displays are known for....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Is the Xiaomi Mi 6 still a great deal despite the 25 percent price hike? July 10, 2025 A few days ago, Xiaomi officially announced the highly-anticipatedMi 6. As expected, the smartphone offers great specs at the price, although it may not offer quite as much value as its predecessor. Pricing for the Xiaomi Mi 6 starts at RMB 2,499, which is around $360 based on today’s exchange rate....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Kid-friendly Fuhu Nabi 2 tablet rooted to work with Google Apps August 17, 2025 Although we don’t usually pay much attention to niche tablets oriented towards kids due to their usual modest hardware configurations, Fuhu’s Nabi 2 is certainly a whole different kettle of fish. Not only is the 7-incheravailable for sale for just $200, but it also comes with a quad-core 1....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Official Samsung Galaxy S20 cases leak with S-View cover lifted from Note 10 August 07, 2025 We’re officially less than a week away from the launch of theSamsung Galaxy S20 series. For the next week, expect leaks to ramp up as more people and companies get early access to information on the devices. As an example, we’ve already got some leaked Samsung Galaxy S20 cases for you to check out....