Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google offers up to $10,000 in prizes for new Google Assistant actions August 20, 2025 In an effort to get more developers investing inGoogle Assistant, Google has challenged devs to create some compelling new Actions for it. In return, the search giant is offering more than 20 prizes, including $10,000, and a trip to Google I/O 2018. Actions is the platform on which developers build Google Assistant interactions, be it for Android, iOS or Google Home....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google releases Android Studio 3.0 with Kotlin support July 16, 2025 Hot on the heels of dropping theAndroid 8.1 developer previewandposting factory images, Google also released an update for Android Studio. Android Studio 3.0 was announced at Google I/O 2017 and brings support for a new language, new features designed to speed up app development, and new debugging tools....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Wallet transactions jump following Apple Pay launch August 24, 2025 Apple may be masters of marketing but it appears that the noisy launch ofApple Payhas resulted in an unintended boost for Google Wallet. Sources are stating thatGoogle Wallethas seen a big increase in user numbers and transactions over the past couple of months. According to a source with knowledge of the matter, Google Wallet weekly transactions have increased 50 percent since Apple’s announcement....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Wallet update brings gift cards and money requests to your mobile device August 05, 2025 TheGoogle Wallet appis rolling out an update that includes a few changes, including the ability to manage your gift cards and send money requests to others. We understand that the update will push to both Android and iOS, but we are not yet seeing the updated version ofWallet in the Google Play Store....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google will send off the original Google Pixel with one final update August 12, 2025 Today, Google confirmed toThe Vergethat the originalGoogle Pixelsmartphone will receive one more update. That final piece of software will push to the device in December, which will then mark the end-of-life for the OG Pixel smartphone. That means that, come 2020, the original Google Pixel will officially be abandoned by Google....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s what OPPO and realme are doing after MWC cancelation (Updated Feb 24) June 19, 2025 Update, July 10, 2025 (12:40 AM ET):OPPO has reportedly rescheduled the Find X2 launch event for March 6. The information was revealed byPlayfuldroid, which claims to have obtained a Save-The-Date teaser image for the launch event of the phone. You can view the alleged teaser image below....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Highwind is a cute vertical shooter that just hit the Play Store June 22, 2025 New games are released every day on the Google Play Store. When you go searching for something new, it can honestly be a little overwhelming. For everyMonument Valley, there seem to be a hundred low effort games looking to capitalize the latest craze. That’s why finding a game like Highwind is so refreshing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR V10 leak shows off near bezel-less display ahead of China launch June 26, 2025 While we don’t have too long to wait until the next device from HUAWEI’s consumer-conscious, youth-focused brand officially breaks cover, a freshly leaked image spotted onWeibohas already given us a good look at the phone’s sleek design. As expected, the HONOR V10 appears to adopt the slim-bezel design of HUAWEI’s recent Mate series devices to fit a rumored 5....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC One X10 specs leaked, planned for Q1 2017 release June 11, 2025 HTC is reportedly getting close to launching a successor to the nearly one-year oldOne x9smartphone. A new, but unconfirmed report claims to have details on the hardware specs for the HTCOne x10, along with a launch time frame scheduled for the first quarter of 2017. The report comes fromVentureBeatand noted gadget leaker Evan “@evleaks” Blass....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Huawei’s Holiday Sale Begins: discounts on Mate 9, HONOR 6x and more August 17, 2025 As theholiday shopping season continues, there’s still plenty of bargains for tech gift buyers to grab, evenafter the Black Friday-Cyber Mondayperiod. HUAWEI is launching a major sale that is going on now through December 23. HUAWEI is offering big discounts on many of its phones, smartwatches, Android tablets, and Windows notebooks....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. It’s official: LG is closing down its smartphone business worldwide July 29, 2025 LG Electronics hasofficially announcedwhat rumors have been predicting for a while now. The company is shutting down its mobile division worldwide as per a decision approved by its board of directors on April 5. In a press release confirming its exit from the smartphone space, LG said that its decision “will enable the company to focus resources in growth areas such as electric vehicle components, connected devices, smart homes, robotics, artificial intelligence, and business-to-business solutions, as well as platforms and services....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Latest BBM update brings Material Design overhaul and new Privacy and Control Subscription July 31, 2025 BlackBerrytoday is issuing a new update to itsBBMapp for Android devices that not only brings a completeMaterial Designoverhaul, but also some new security features many people will enjoy. If you take a look at the screenshots attached to this post, you’ll quickly be able to notice that the app looksmuchcleaner....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG G5 launching on March 31, will come with extra battery in the US, Cam Plus in some markets August 17, 2025 LG has confirmed that its new G5 flagship will become available globally starting March 31. The G5was released at MWC 2016to mixed reactions – its design is divisive, even though the G5 is the first phone in the series to feature a metallic body, without sacrificing either the microSD card slot or the removable battery....