Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Crowdfunding project of the week: NIFTYX bracelet is a cable and wearable charger July 26, 2025 Sunday is definitely a fun day at Android Authority if you are into cool new crowdfunding projects. In this series we go through campaigns in sites likeKickstarterandIndiegogo, only highlighting the coolest tech around. Shall we jump right into this week’s featured gadget? Other featured projects: We are all waiting for the proliferation of wireless charging....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deal: Try Google Play Music and YouTube Red free for four months July 01, 2025 Normally, a premium subscription toGoogle Play Musicis $9.99 per month. If you haven’t tried it yet, Google is offering you the chance to access it free for four months. The better news that this also comes with access to the YouTube Red service as well....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Epic to host #FreeFortnite tournament before iOS players get ‘left behind’ August 17, 2025 In its latest dig at Apple, Epic Games is hosting a new Fortnite tournament on August 23 for “one more Victory Royale with friends across all platforms.” The announcement of the cup comes on the back of Epic’songoing feudwith Apple over theApp Store’s alleged monopolyon payments....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy SmartTag and SmartTag Plus are Samsung’s alternative to Tile trackers August 23, 2025 TheGalaxy S21isn’t the only star at Samsung’s January Unpacked event. True to the rumors, Samsung hasintroducedthe Galaxy SmartTag item tracker to offer fresh competition to mainstayslike Tile. As with similar gadgets, you can attach the Bluetooth device to objects you want to track, whether it’s your bag, a keychain, or a pet’s collar....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gboard’s latest beta throw in incognito mode and changes up its looks a bit August 22, 2025 One of the more popular keyboard options available for Android, the beta version of Google’s homegrown Gboard keyboard received an update that brings incognito mode, along with other features and visual redesigns. Starting with Gboard’s incognito mode, the feature will not remember any words and, as such, will not store those words in Gboard’s history....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google and Facebook make moves to stop circulation of fake news July 18, 2025 GoogleandFacebookhave announced plans to prevent the spreading of fake news by cutting off advertising revenue to the websites which produce the content. Google said it was working on a policy change to its Adsense network to exclude such websites yesterday, while Facebook has updated its Audience Network policy to include fake news sites under its prohibited “misleading, illegal and deceptive sites” category....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google fixes Android Wear lag caused by ‘OK Google’ detection July 20, 2025 In December, the subreddit/r/AndroidWearnoticed a bug with their smart wearables runningAndroid Wear 2.0. It seems that leaving on the “OK Google” hotword detection feature created significant lag in their smartwatches. A quick fix to the lag was to disable hotword detection, but obviously, this defeats the whole purpose of the feature....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play Store vs the Apple App Store: by the numbers (2015) July 28, 2025 Both Google Play and iTunes offer apps, music, books, films, and TV series. But which is better? Here is a look at the two stores to see how they compare. The common statistics which are used to compare the two stores are number of available apps, and total numbers of downloads....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Search now gives you fun facts, unfortunately doesn’t work too well July 28, 2025 Google announced today that Google Search will now be able to give you fun facts about pretty much anything, ranging from dogs to cucumbers. So I tried it and the results were a bit disappointing. It’s true that Google Search has come a long way: what started out as a search engine running on the Stanford University servers can now give you all sorts of information, ranging fromrecipestowhere your nearest polling station is....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here are the videos you don’t want to miss this week – June 11, 2025 June 03, 2025 You might be able to refer to this past week as the “calm before the storm.”Mobile World Congress 2016is already happening next month. As our team is working hard to get things ready for Barcelona, we’ve also managed to bring you a handful of reviews and hands-on videos that you should check out....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR announces a smartwatch, tablet, and AirPods rip-offs alongside the Magic 2 August 10, 2025 With theOctober madnessfinally drawing to a close,Huaweisub-brandHonorfinally announced its rumoredMagic 2slider smartphone that avoids the polarizing notch. HONOR was not satisfied with just announcing a smartphone, however. The company also unveiled the Watch Magic smartwatch, Waterplay 8 tablet, and a set of truly wireless earbuds that reminds us of a certain fruit company’s earbuds....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR Magic 2 review: A phone full of new tricks August 04, 2025 Honor Magic 2 What we like What we don’t like Our scores The HONOR Magic 2 is an exclusive smartphone to China markets, but it’s a very compelling device and could pave the way for future smartphones. It has a slider design, six cameras, an in-screen fingerprint sensor, and a notch-free bezel-less display....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How the new Call of Duty companion app will help you up your game July 23, 2025 We’ve had several Call of Duty companion apps over the years, so it should be no surprise to see another one come down the pike. But what makes the imaginatively named Call of Duty Companion App stand out from previous efforts? Activision is stressing a personalized approach to the app, as it delivers stats for individual weapons, equipment, and loadouts....