Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Verizon Visible review: Temporarily the best prepaid carrier deal in the US August 06, 2025 Verizon’sVisibleservice is a prepaid carrier geared towards Millennials. With no physical stores, no contracts, and a single, all-in pricing plan, Visible wants to be the prepaid carrier of choice for people who don’t see the need for a confusing postpaid carrier experience. In this Visible review, we want to let you know all about how it works and whether it will be a good fit for you....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: Most of you have RCS messaging and use it June 15, 2025 Google called out Apple earlier this week for taking advantage of “peer pressure” around iMessage. The company alsocalled on Appleto switch from SMS as a fallback for Android users to the modern RCS messaging standard instead. That got us thinking just how many people actually have the RCS standard enabled on their phone and whether it’s actually being used....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why it’s time to get on board with 64-bit on Android August 05, 2025 Google’s announcementlast year that the Google Play store will require new apps and app updates to provide 64-bit versions kickstarted the entire Android ecosystem towards 64-bit app development. Although it’s unlikely to provide huge disruption, the move does require the ecosystem to consider a number of items when developing new apps and updating current apps between now and August 2019, when 64-bit versions become a requirement....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Worrying WhatsApp vulnerability can reveal when two people are talking, or sleeping July 10, 2025 A software engineer named Robert Heaton has discovered aWhatsAppvulnerability that could allow a person to spy on another’s WhatsApp activity. While the exploit can’t be used to see the content of the messages, it could be used to identify when people are likely to be messaging each other, and when WhatsApp users are asleep....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now install the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 ROM on the Galaxy S6 June 19, 2025 It’s normal for Samsung Galaxy S6 users to feel a bit envious of the Galaxy Note 5 features. After all, these larger handsets come with no shortage of UI optimizations and extra capabilities. Thankfully, there’s nothing our beloved developer community can’t do. The guys at XDA Developers have found a way to port the Note 5 ROM to the Galaxy S6, making it possible to take advantage of all Note 5 features in the smaller flagship phone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now use your Echo speakers as an intercom system June 04, 2025 If you hate going around every room of the house to alert the family that dinner is ready,Amazonis about to make your life a whole lot easier. Starting today, Amazon is rolling out a new feature called Alexa Announcements which turns your multipleEcho speakersinto a makeshift intercom system....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: You’d buy a HUAWEI phone again if Google support returned July 27, 2025 Huaweihas been through a ton of challenges since it was subjected toUS sanctionsback in May 2019, as software, component supplies, and even its in-house chip capabilities were affected by the US move. The biggest effect from a consumer point of view is probably the lack of Google support, as the US trade ban means that new HUAWEI devices can’t run Google Mobile Services....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A carrier may have injected ads into Google’s 2FA texts (Update: Google responds) July 16, 2025 Update: June 12, 2025 (1:39 AM ET):Google has come back to us after a developer received an injected ad in his Google two-step verification text message. And it looks like the user’s carrier is to blame for this. “These are not our ads and we are currently working with the wireless carrier to understand why this happened,” a Google spokesperson toldAndroid Authorityin response to an emailed query....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alcatel Xess arrives April 22 for $499 August 15, 2025 When we first got our hands on the Alcatel Xessback in January, we were fairly impressed. Historically we’ve been dubious of oversized tablets, which tend to seem bulkier than they are useful. Alcatel seems to have figured out how to walk this particular tech tightrope by building the Xess to be deceptively light and razor thin and equipping it with a stylish and adaptable kickstand....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. An app that turns smartphones into accurate 3D scanners is in development June 05, 2025 Two-dimensional images are so last century. Researchers from Switzerland’s Federal Institute of Technology are working to add the third dimension to images taken with regular smartphone cameras. The research team developed atechnology that makes highly accurate 3D scanning as simple as recording a video. The user simply points the camera to the object, allowing the app to collect data points....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android developer news and features round-up (July 2019) June 04, 2025 Hello and welcome to the latest Android development round-up! We’re recapping on July which has been an interesting month in a couple of ways. We’re edging ever closer to Android Q’s final form, and we got some new features to play around with. Meanwhile, there’s plenty here for those interested in the business-side of Android dev....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best Android apps for lawyers and attorneys July 31, 2025 With technology advancing rapidly and thousands of gadgets springing up in its wake, it seems everyone’s trying to keep up. Doctors now have smartphones with condensed medical texts to help them diagnose patients without the bulk of a physical book, and even physical fitness trainers have started relying on a variety of apps to verify their clients stay as fit as possible....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BlackBerry Priv price tag slashed $150CAD via SaskTel in Canada June 24, 2025 TheBlackBerry Privis many things: new, novel, secure, sound, and pretty pricey. The device, which is a little over a month old, has now received its first major price cut via Canada’s SaskTel, albeit for a limited time. The Priv’s standard retail cost of $399.99 on a new two year contract has been diminished by $150 and thus the device can be had for just $249....