Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now download the Google Pixel Buds app from the Play Store July 05, 2025 Update August 18, 2025 – See ourfull review of the new Pixel Buds (2020). Google has finally released thePixel Buds appon the Play Store indicating that the Pixel Buds 2 aren’t far behind. The new app is only meant for Google’s second generation true wireless earbuds and can be downloaded on any Android device upwards ofAndroid Marshmallow....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (UPDATE: China, too!) Korean Galaxy S7 to go without Samsung branding on front August 13, 2025 Update (February 26th) When we first published this story on the 22nd, it seemed a bit odd that Samsung Korea and Samsung China were depicting the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge on their regional sites sans “Samsung” slapped on the front. With Japan the issue was never a doubt, but for theothertwo markets something seemed a bit strange....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 10 tips for improving Samsung Galaxy Note 5 battery life August 05, 2025 It’s a bit of a tough time to be a Note fan, as the whole series is in a bit of a limbo. Since theNote 7 recall, the brand has yet to see a new family member and until theNote 8 arrives this fall, that leaves fans with the Note 5 as the most “recent” option....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A special edition OnePlus 5 might be revealed next week July 01, 2025 OnePlus is holding an event on September 19 in Paris, where the company will reveal something new. Before you get too excited, let me point out that it won’t be a new smartphone, as the OnePlus 5 has been available for just three months. What we’ll likely see is a special edition of the flagship made in partnership with designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Accuweather fails to predict stormy response to botched Material Design overhaul June 18, 2025 The app now features a slide-out navigation drawer where your various locations are listed for easy switching. (previously, locations were switched with a drop-down box at the top of the screen). Many Google Play reviewers are claiming the update loses saved locations. The free version of the main app is now divided into five tabs: Now, Hourly, Daily, Maps and Video....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alexa is the quiet star of CES July 18, 2025 Alexa, the “AI” assistant that powersAmazon’srange of smart home speakers, has already proven popular after the strong launch of the Amazon Echo and Dot last year, and the company is stepping up the expansion of its ecosystem this year. AtCES 2017, a huge range of products sporting Alexa have popped up in a variety of segments, making it one of the hidden stars of the show....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. An end or an error: App downloads are on a dangerous decline in the USA August 10, 2025 An app a day… Isn’t the current way For years on end, apps have been the crystal cornerstone in the smartphone stable. Largely beginning with Apple’s App Store from the iPod Touch of all things, the small sized staples known as mobile apps have been downloaded billions and billions of times....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 10 rewind: Throwback look at privacy features pre-Android 11 June 10, 2025 Android 10should have landed on most of your phones by now and you probably have a good handle onall its features. One of the most important aspects of the operating system is its enhanced security and improved user control over permissions. you’re able to fine-tune the data apps access, restrict location services based on usage, contain background app activity, and best of all, do all of this from a single privacy hub in settings....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 7.1.2 is now available for Pixel and Nexus devices, alongside April 2017 security updates July 17, 2025 Google has just released the April 2017 Android security patches for a number of the company’s Pixel and Nexus devices for both Android 7.1.1 and the newly launchedAndroid 7.1.2 Nougat. If you own one of those devices, you can go ahead and download the factory images and OTA files right now directly from Google....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. California could tax text messages (Update: Vote canceled, no tax for now) August 08, 2025 Update, July 24, 2025 (09:45 AM ET):California planned to vote in January on the “text tax” detailed below, but now it looks like the vote is canceled. According toABC 7 News, an FCC ruling blocked the vote. The FCC ruled that text messages are an information service, not a telecommunications service....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Cat’s new S60 is the world’s first smartphone with an integrated thermal camera June 12, 2025 Just days beforeMobile World Congresskicks off in Barcelona, Cat has introduced a new smartphone that’s the first of its kind. The Cat S60 is the world’s first smartphone with an integrated thermal camera, and it’s also the world’smost waterproof smartphone. Sounds pretty cool, right?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chameleon 1.1: more widgets, better widgets, and stock widgets August 05, 2025 TheChameleon smart launcherfor Android is one of our favorite projects currently in development. We like how it tries to redefine the home screen, and turn it into a smart, interactive dashboard that displays all the information you need at a glance. When Chameleonversion 1 hit Google Playa couple of weeks ago, some users complained about the limited selection of widgets....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Coros just announced the Vertix 2, a GPS watch with 60 days of battery life August 08, 2025 We can’t say for sure, but the team at Coros may have been listening to some classic Daft Punk during the design process. The new Vertix 2 looks poised to go harder, better, faster, and stronger than the original, and that’s saying something....