Android developer news and features round-up: April 2019

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android developer news and features round-up: April 2019 June 01, 2025 It’s time for another developer news roundup, where we look at biggest the news and best dev content from last month. April was a pretty busy time, with a newAndroid Q beta, the launch ofUnity 2019.1, andAndroid Studio 3.4— and Google I/O is just around the corner! We’ve been pushing forward with a whole lot more dev content here atAndroid Authorityover the last couple of months....

July 20, 2025 · 5 min · 885 words · Tony Ward

Apple news: Late-October iPhone reveal, bigger battery rumors, and more

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple news: Late-October iPhone reveal, bigger battery rumors, and more July 07, 2025 This week in Apple news, Apple is reportedly eyeing a late-October release for its 2020 iPhones. COVID-19 could be the reason for the delay. Speaking of rumored release dates, a new rumor suggests Apple could launch its second-gen AirPods Pro in the second half of 2021. This conflicts with previous rumors that set the release timeframe for H1 2022....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Diana Stephens

BauBax is a damn cool line of smart clothing that wirelessly charges your devices

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BauBax is a damn cool line of smart clothing that wirelessly charges your devices July 15, 2025 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597538543/worlds-smartest-wireless-charging-apparel-baubax A pretty intriguingKickstarterhas made its way across our radar. The company is calledBauBax, and they’ve designed a line of over thirty wearable products that passively andwirelessly chargeyour devices while you’re wearing them. If it works the way they say it does, this is a pretty damn cool set of products....

July 20, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Nathaniel Beard

CyanogenMod 11S unofficially arrives to the OPPO Find 7a, effectively transforming it into a OnePlus One

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. CyanogenMod 11S unofficially arrives to the OPPO Find 7a, effectively transforming it into a OnePlus One June 25, 2025 OnePlus has made a lot of waves for a new company, in large part thanks to its excellentword-of-mouth-based marketing strategyand aggressive pricing tactics. Of course, you have to wonder how a company can go from non-existence to producing a product in well under a year....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · James Spencer

Diablo-esque Torchlight Mobile to feature new story, multiplayer, and more (updated 6/30)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Diablo-esque Torchlight Mobile to feature new story, multiplayer, and more (updated 6/30) July 12, 2025 Update (6/30): Earlier this month we learned that Torchlight was making its way over to mobile, much to the delight of Torchlight fans and those Diablo fans looking for the “next closest thing” on their Android devices. At the time, details were pretty scarce, but thankfully Perfect World has now shared a few more details on what to expect....

July 20, 2025 · 3 min · 510 words · John Rodriguez

Download the OnePlus 7T wallpapers here, including the sweet live wallpapers

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Download the OnePlus 7T wallpapers here, including the sweet live wallpapers June 23, 2025 Are you looking for theOnePlus 7Twallpapers? Well, we’ve got them here for you to check out. We also have some nifty live wallpapers that come with the OnePlus 7T. you’re able to download and install the wallpapers on your current smartphone to get yourself pumped forbuying the OnePlus 7Twhen it launches worldwide on October 18 (Indian consumers can get it earlier onSeptember 28)....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Arthur Ramos

Fitbit to cut 6% of its workforce following disappointing Q4

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fitbit to cut 6% of its workforce following disappointing Q4 July 02, 2025 Fitbithad a pretty rough Q4 2016. Based on preliminary financial info, which will be detailed in full during its earnings call later today, the company expects to report a total revenue for Q4 2016 in the range of $572 to $580 million, compared to the forecasted $725 to $750 million....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Ann Potts

Full Bixby Vision now available on Verizon Galaxy S8 devices

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Full Bixby Vision now available on Verizon Galaxy S8 devices August 06, 2025 Verizon Galaxy S8 owners can now use Bixby to identify objects and get shopping recommendations through Amazon. Though the Galaxy S8 duo officially landed with much hype around the world, they did so with an incomplete version of the feature that Samsung made such a big deal out of: Samsung’s virtual assistant, Bixby....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Julie Miller DVM

Galaxy Note 7 sales could resume in early October

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Note 7 sales could resume in early October July 01, 2025 Samsung may incurlosses in excess of a billion dollars due to the Note 7 recall. We’ll never know the exact figure, but it’s obvious that Samsung is eager to move past this fiasco and resume normal Galaxy Note 7 sales. But when will that happen? According to astatementput up by Samsung Australia, the situation will return to normal from next month....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Theresa Johnson

Google also in the firing line in the FBI's war on encryption

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google also in the firing line in the FBI’s war on encryption August 01, 2025 Apple may have had a close brush with the Department of Justice recently over itsrefusal to help the FBI unlock the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, but Google is also under fire from the federal government. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has released aninteractive mapof the United States to highlight where the federal government has taken both Apple and Google to court to compel co-operation in unlocking devices....

July 20, 2025 · 3 min · 488 words · Joshua Brooks

Google auctions off Motorola battery patents

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google auctions off Motorola battery patents August 20, 2025 When Google bought Motorola back in 2012, many believed that its intentions in doing so were primarily to increase its number of mobile patent holdings. At the time, Google was recovering from copyright infringement accusations from Oracle, and the owners of Android wanted to ensure that their mobile operating system was safe from as much further liability as they could protect it from....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · Allison Brown

Google folding display patent emerges, but don't expect a foldable Pixel yet

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google folding display patent emerges, but don’t expect a foldable Pixel yet August 20, 2025 AGooglepatent has emerged revealing a design concept for a folding display. The patent was unearthed byPatently Mobile(viaThe Verge), and it suggests the Android creator is mulling the launch of an innovative foldable device. Thepatentshows off the display in several use cases as part of a computing device....

July 20, 2025 · 3 min · 532 words · Kristin Morris

Google Lens preview rolling out to some (original) Pixel and Pixel XL phones

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Lens preview rolling out to some (original) Pixel and Pixel XL phones June 18, 2025 Google discussed its new camera app, Google Lens, at Google I/O 2017earlier this year. This is going to be a Google Goggles-like product that will attempt to provide information about whatever you point your device’s camera at — an object, a landmark, a sign, you name it — as well as other clever features....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 271 words · Michelle Barnes