Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Watch the Google Pixel 4 retail box Google Lens easter egg here August 03, 2025 There’s a funGoogle Pixel 4easter egg hidden on the retail box of the device. If you pre-ordered a Pixel 4 or Pixel 4 XL, you should have it by now, and you can check it out by following some simple steps. If you didn’t pre-order the phone but still want to see the easter egg in action, you may always watch our short video embedded above....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: OnePlus Oxygen OS 11 is unsurprisingly divisive June 05, 2025 A redesign of Oxygen OS was always going to becontroversial. OnePlus spent too many years playing up the strengths of its“burdenless” approachfor the company’s fans not to feel like any change, no matter how subtle, would be a betrayal to what had made its software successful in the first place....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: Sony should totally launch a new Xperia Play July 29, 2025 With 2020 seeing the continued rise ofsmartphone gaming, the emergence of game streaming services, and the imminent debut of thePlayStation 5, it seems a perfect time for the likes of Sony to relaunch a dedicated gaming phone of its own. Its last official swing at a portable gaming phone came from 2011’s Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, an Android phone that borrowed its design from the PSP Go....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Where to buy the Moto Z2 Force July 10, 2025 After months of rumors and speculation, Motorola unveiled theMoto Z2 Force, the Lenovo subsidiary’s flagship smartphone for 2017. Based on the official details, the Moto Z2 Force looks to stand toe-to-toe with the rest of the flagship pack, though its ShatterShield display and Moto Mod support help the phone stand out....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Which voice calling app uses the most data per minute? We tested the top 10 June 05, 2025 Free voice call apps, which use data to place calls, can offer a cheaper way to keep in contact with friends abroad and come to the rescue when you’ve used up your monthly minute quota. However, with multi-gigabyte data plans still often coming at a premium price, the busiest chatters out there could soon eat into their monthly allowance using voice over data calls....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You might be surprised by which apps enjoyed the fastest growth last year Aug 10, 2025 We all know about those Android apps that “take off”: the ones that enjoy immense success, sometimes overnight, and post staggeringly large install numbers. They fuel the dreams of budding Android developers and keep our man Joe Hindy busy day in, day out. But new figures revealing the mobile apps with the highest year-on-year growth may have you reconsidering what you think you know about the hottest apps around....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A ‘Made for Google’ program might be coming for third-party accessories June 24, 2025 Google is preparing to launch a new “Made for Google” program, according to a new report. The new program would most likely see third-party accessory makers gain access to tools, documentation, and technical support much like in Apple’s MFi (Made for i) scheme. The details of such a program were confirmed by two sources with direct knowledge of the initiative and another with Google’s plans for its upcoming hardware announcement, according to9to5Google....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android security scares are all hype, no substance, suggests Google engineer June 18, 2025 TheStagefrightsecurity flaw, said to have put a billion Android devices at risk when it was discovered in 2015, probably hasn’t infected a single smartphone. Adrian Ludwig, director of Android security at Google, says there have been no “confirmed” cases of infections caused by the bug, according to a report fromThe Register....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AT&T has sold just 10,000 Moto Z2 Force phones since launch, but Motorola’s US market share has grown June 30, 2025 Motorola is betting big on theMoto Z2 Forcethis year. With no Moto Z2 on the market, all of the pressure is on the Moto Z2 Force to carry the Lenovo-owned company’s flagship banner in 2017. Unfortunately, that isn’t all going to plan – at least not at AT&T....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AT&T launches its Thanks program with Ticket Twosdays July 30, 2025 This is just the beginning of AT&T’s Thanks program, as they will soon be offering pre-sale access to concert tickets to their customers as well. If these pure-gratitude perks sound familiar, it’s probably because the nation’s second-largest mobile carrier is following in the direct footsteps of T-Mobile, whose more bombastic approach in their #GetThanked campaign caused quite a bit of hubbub following their11th “Uncarrier” event....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AT&T rolling out 5G? Who cares? August 02, 2025 On Wednesday,AT&T posted a press releaseannouncing that it would offer5G mobile datato three markets by the end of 2018: Dallas, Atlanta, and Waco, TX.The full press releaseclocks in at nearly one thousand words, in which the company goes on about how fast and amazing 5G is and how incredible it is thatAT&Twill be first to roll it out....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Audio-Technica’s first true wireless earbuds have style and specs to match July 21, 2025 Any audiophile will recognize the brand Audio-Technica. Its quality audio products make it onto many best lists from our sister site,Sound Guys, but it has yet to show up in ourbest true wireless earbuds list. The brand’s first venture into the true wireless earbuds market comes with the Audio-Technica QuietPoint ATH-ANC300TW, announced atCES 2020....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Ban lifted, OnePlus can sell the One in India once again July 09, 2025 Have you ever heard the theory of winning a battle, but losing the war? A judge in India has lifted the sales ban onOnePlus OneAndroid smartphones in India, but is it enough to ‘win the war?’ OnePlus experienced a major let down a short while ago when an agreement between Cyanogen and Micromax led to theban of sales of the OnePlus One in India....