Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Maps just got a bunch of new voice commands August 24, 2025 Google believes that our future relationship with technology will be intrinsically conversational. That’s why they’ve put so much heft behind projects likeGoogle Home, their recentGoogle Assistant, and machine learning focused onlanguage. NowGoogle Mapsis getting an upgrade with this perspective in mind. The goal is to make hands-free interaction with your smartphone safer and easier while you’re on the road....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Messages won’t work on uncertified phones in a few months (Updated) August 16, 2025 Update: June 17, 2025 (12:10 AM ET): Yet another Google app could soon join Messages in ending its support for uncertified Android phones. As discovered by9to5Google, Google Duo may cease to function on “unsupported devices” — devices that would not be compliant to run Google Mobile Services — in the future....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Trips app will wave goodbye on August 5, venture into other apps August 13, 2025 According to research conducted byXDA Developers, theGoogle Trips Android appwill begin the long journey to theGoogle Graveyardthis August. The Google Trips web portal will remain, but the standalone app will be sunsetted. The image above is the notification that will appear in the Google Trips app this summer, discovered byXDAin a recent batch of code....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here are the best Samsung Galaxy S20 portable battery chargers July 17, 2025 All of theSamsung Galaxy S20 smartphoneshave solid onboard battery sizes (all the way up to 5,000mAh). However, you might experience times where the phone’s battery is low and there’s no power outlet available. In that case, its always a good idea to have aportable power bankavailable to charge up the phone no matter where you are....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s how to make a desktop client for Google Allo July 27, 2025 Now that Google Allo has graced our browsers, we’re finally able to utilize the chat app at a much higher level. And while it’s great to host the application in a browser, it’s often nice to have a separate desktop app to keep some services separate from the hundreds of tabs you probably have open....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How LG and HUAWEI can restore Google’s Nexus program to its former glory August 25, 2025 Last year, Google released its sixth Nexus-branded smartphone. Aptly named theNexus 6, this colossal handset (just over six inches long) shipped with an equally large $649 price tag. Even though it was loaded with solid hardware, initial reviews of Mountain View’s latest flagship smartphone were somewhat divided....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How not to launch a Kickstarter campaign for a new app July 03, 2025 I’m by no means an expert when it comes toKickstarter. If you asked me to predict the good investments based purely on their pitches, I’d struggle. At the same time, there are some projects that display such blatant warning signs that I could confidently rule them out....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to make money on Fiverr as a creative professional June 06, 2025 If you are looking to sell your services online, ensure to consider making your money on Fiverr. While serious professionals typically focus on sites likeUpWorkorFreelancer, Fiverr can actually be just as profitable or even more so for the right type of work! Fiverr does a lot to differentiate itself from those other platforms, giving it some exciting and unique advantages....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to take a screenshot on the LG G8 ThinQ July 27, 2025 There are a few different ways you cancapture a screenshoton theLG G8 ThinQ, all of which only take a few seconds to complete. Some are specific to the device, while others are more universal and can also be used on otherAndroid phones. No matter which method you choose, the end result will be more or less the same and the screenshot will always be saved to the gallery of your device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI HONOR 7 review June 29, 2025 Huawei HONOR 7 What we like What we don’t like Our scores Huawei, like quite a few other Chinese OEMs, is well known for bringing to market smartphones with impressive specifications and features, while keeping it budget-friendly, which is a key aspect of HUAWEI’s relatively new HONOR series of smartphones. HONOR 7, the latest addition to the HONOR line retains everything that was great about its predecessors, but in a more refined package....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro vs Mate 20 Pro: Worth a yearly upgrade? June 06, 2025 TheMate 30 Protakes the baton from last year’sMate 20 Proas HUAWEI’s flagship phablet for those who love maximum screen real estate and cutting edge technology. Both handsets received solid scores in our reviews, offering impressive battery life, camera capabilities, and performance. Of course, you’ll have to pay upwards of €1,000 or £1,000 to get your hands on all the goodies, making them some of the more expensive phones around....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P30 Pro/P30 vs P20 Pro: Quick camera comparison July 08, 2025 Last year’sHUAWEI P20 ProlaunchedHuaweito the top of the mobile photography leaderboards. The phone’s camera has remained there since, fending off fierce competition from Samsung’sGalaxy Note 9and theGoogle Pixel 3. Can the newHUAWEI P30 and P30 Properform even better? The latest HUAWEI flagships introduce a number of new photography features....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Introducing WALT: an open-source latency testing tool from Google June 15, 2025 In mobile reviews, we toss around the word “snappy” a lot. When we describe something as snappy, what we really mean is that the device has a low latency between input and output, right? A snappy touch screen feels like you’re actually moving physical objects around when you swipe and tap because the latency is so low that you barely perceive it....