Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Custom power off menu on root devices with Xposed - Android customization August 14, 2025 Continuing forward with our root projects on ourAndroid customizationseries, let’s take a quick look at a simple little tweak today. Last week we took control of battery life, this week we will use an Xposed module to control the power menu. Most of us do not need extra ways to power off our phones, but those that do, this is or you....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Download the 26 wallpapers that are pre-loaded on the OnePlus 2 August 15, 2025 TheOnePlusteamwaxed poeticabout the default wallpaper on theOnePlus 2and indeed, the image that users see when they power up their new phone for the first time can have a huge influence on the impression the device leaves. As OnePlus’ Helen put it ina blog post, the default wallpaper is a sprinkle of “fairy dust” helping bring everything together....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. EA’s Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is out now on Google Play June 19, 2025 EA has been teasing its upcoming Star Wars RPGfor months now, and we’re happy to report that it’s finally here. Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has made its way to the Google Play Store. This is a standard turn-based RPG that features your favorite (and not-so-favorite) characters from theStar Warsuniverse such as Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Ahsoka and many, many more....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fitbit Inspire and Inspire HR consolidate Fitbit’s tracker lineup June 12, 2025 Fitbittoday debuted the Inspire and Inspire HR, a fresh line offitness trackersthat replace theAltaand others in Fitbit’s range of products. These simpler wearables build on the success of Fitbit’s legacy trackers and still manage to offer something new. The Fitbit Inspire andInspire HRare “trackers for users looking for motivation to help them be more active, lose weight, and reduce stress,” said Melanie Chase, VP of Product Marketing, at an event in New York City....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Future Samsung S Pen could create digital signatures and include a microphone June 13, 2025 Samsung‘s smartphones have been at the forefront of many mobile security and payment innovations, including iris scanning technology, fingerprint authentication, its Knox security software — Samsung even has its own mobile payments system withSamsung Pay. Thanks to a report from Korean news siteThe Investorearlier today, we might have an idea of what Samsung’s next venture in this sphere will be....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Get 29 percent off the LG G6 if you join Verizon on the red side July 22, 2025 All the buzz might surround theGalaxy S8at the moment, but do not forget about theLG G6. LG’s 2017 flagship has proven to be able to go tit-for-tat with Samsung’s contemporary art piece, even with slightly older internals. That has not created the easiest of answers for which of the two you should purchase, though Verizon’s latest G6 promotion might have made it easier to side with LG’s camp....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gionee S8 announced at MWC 2016 June 01, 2025 Now that the bigger players (such asSamsungandLG) in the mobile space have shown their cards, it’s time for some of the little guys to come out of the woodwork. Gionee happens to be one of these smaller players. At MWC 2016 the Gionee S8 has now been formally announced, touted as the company’s 2016 flagship....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gmail and other Google services were down today due to a router issue (Update) August 14, 2025 Update 2 – June 17, 2025 6:00 p.m. Eastern time –A Google spokesperson has now issued an official update on what happened with its online services today: “Some of our users experienced a service disruption today, as a result of a significant router failure in one of our data centers in the South Eastern US, causing network congestion....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google apps will now deliver security alerts: What you need to know July 23, 2025 Google’sefforts to bolster securitynow include clearer, more trustworthy account security alerts, greater control over location, and improved anonymity for Assistant. The internet giant is about toroll outredesigned security alerts that appear inside its various apps. The warnings are not only “high-visibility,” but resistant to spoofs — you won’t have to worry that an email or system notification is tricking you into handing over sensitive details....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google beefs up open-source AMP platform with new stories feature July 21, 2025 TheAccelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) projectjust keeps getting bigger. SinceGoogleannounced theopen-sourceweb development technology in 2015, major sites likeTwitter,LinkedIn,Reddit,eBay, andAliExpressare using the platform for content delivery. On the Google Developers blog, a new feature was revealed: the AMP story format. This mobile-focused format will be great for news sites and blogs looking to deliver image-heavy content....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Lens will let you copy/paste text from the real world August 18, 2025 Googlehas used Google I/O 2018 to announce a rather slick new feature forGoogle Lens, allowing users to copy text from the real world. The feature, dubbed smart text selection, lets you copy text from a physical document, then use it as you would any other bit of copied text....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Maps may be adding new location sharing features August 09, 2025 Google Mapsis certainly one of the most used Android apps, and it looks like the company is planning to add a few big features in the near future. A new report claims that an internal test build shows that the app could be adding some location sharing features....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play Music update brings full-height navigation drawer, artist bio page, and more July 15, 2025 Google Play Musicis receiving quite the update today, bringing the version number up to 07-06-2025. This update mainly consists of UI enhancements, though there are a few handy features added to the app as well. Let’s dive right in to the update. The first big tweak we see is the addition of the full-height navigation drawer....