Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New Balance to create a fitness ecosystem that will include a smartwatch June 26, 2025 AtCES 2016this week,New Balancerevealed that they have launched a new, tech-focused “Digital Sport” division that will be developing, among other things, a smartwatch for release during the 2016 holiday season. More than just a smartwatch, New Balance is aiming to create an entire wearable ecosystem that will help athletes get better feedback about their workout without having to bring their phones along....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New BBM update brings timed messages, message retraction, and much more June 26, 2025 On most messaging platforms, what happens when you send someone the wrong message? Don’t you hate misspelling words, and not realizing it until after it’s already sent? In an effort to fix these common problems,BlackBerry Messengeris receiving a pretty huge update today, adding some great features that should be standard on all messaging apps....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nexus is dead, long live Pixel August 08, 2025 Today, in coordination with the launch of theGoogle Pixel and the Pixel XL, Google has made it clear that the Nexus line is coming to an end. Those who had theorized that Nexus and Pixel might coexist must now sadly pack their hopes away. This news comes to us via the official Nexus Google+ account, which announced the following this afternoon:...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nougat gets a big boost in March 2017 Android distribution numbers June 08, 2025 Android Nougatis finally gaining some steam among devices that use Google’s mobile OS. The latest official distribution numbers for March 2017 show that Android 7.0 and 7.1 have a combined total of 2.8 percent share of the Android pie. That’s more than double compared to what those numbersshowed in February 2017, which only recorded the combined versions of Nougat with a 1....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus’ Oxygen OS is now available for download June 19, 2025 OnePlus needed an extra week to deliver it, but its new Oxygen operating system is now available for download. “Our goal for OxygenOS is to provide faster, more meaningful updates and a better-integrated range of services for everyOnePlususer,” said OnePlus’ Carl Pei in ablog post. Pei emphasized the back to basics philosophy of the project, that values “performance and battery life over gimmicks and bloated features....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPO R17 officially revealed July 31, 2025 Update, July 15, 2025 (11:52AM EST):OPPO officially unveiled the OPPO R17 a little over a week ago, but now we finally know how much it will cost, and — most importantly — when it will actually ship. you’re able to order yourself an OPPO R17 right now from OPPO.com for the price of 3,599 Chinese yuan (~$523)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Plex just changed the game when it comes to music playlists that aren’t terrible July 16, 2025 When you create an automatic playlist on your music streaming platform of choice, it is almost certainly based on metadata. In other words, a track by Radiohead will get paired with tracks by artists in similar genres, as well as other Radiohead tracks....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Project Stream invites are rolling out now! Did you get in? Jul 03, 2025 Google has beenrumoredto be working on a video streaming platform for some time now, and the first part of this initiative came to light about a week ago in the form ofProject Stream. This new Google service aims to allow anyone to play AAA video game titles live in a Chrome web browser at 60 frames per second with little to no lag....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: 19% likelihood that your Android malware stems from adult dating scams June 05, 2025 PSafe’sDfndr Security appfor Android has over 100 million downloads from theGoogle Play Store, of which there are 21 million active users. The company recentlyreleased a reporton the state of Android security in the first quarter of 2018. The report in brief? Android users need to stop falling for the same old tricks....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Google Play revenue grew 27% in 2018, besting iOS store growth June 15, 2025 Respected mobile industry statistics sourceSensor Towerjust published its estimations on 2018 revenue from both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. Although the hub for iOS apps is still making more money overall, the Google Play Store’s growth issurging far faster than its primary rival....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Book Flex Alpha detailed: Who wants a QLED two-in-one? June 30, 2025 Samsung announced theGalaxy Book Flexback at its developer conference in October, but it’s wasted no time in launching a variant dubbed the Galaxy Book Flex Alpha. The variant still sports the same design as the previous Galaxy Book Flex, offering a convertible form factor with a 360 degree hinge....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung to launch Galaxy S6 themes around April 10 August 14, 2025 One of the new features on the Galaxy S6 and theGalaxy S6 Edgeis the Theme Manager which allows you to customise the entire look and feel of the TouchWiz interface, and we’re now hearing that Samsung is preparing lots of new themes including an AMOLED-friendly dark theme....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Xperia XA2, Xperia XA2 Ultra, and Xperia L2 now up for pre-order (Updated) July 18, 2025 The Xperia L2 will be on sale at Amazon and Best Buy from February 9 (though it was previously expected to be released February 16 like the others) and in stores March 4. For more details on device specs and color variants, head to theSony Mobile website....