Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chrome OS isn’t going anywhere, says Google June 26, 2025 The marriage betweenChrome OSand Android has been rumored for years, with recent reports stating that the two operating systems could combineby the year 2017. Although the plan seems feasible, Google claims it’s not happening anytime soon. Lockheimer says there’s still more to do with Chrome OS. Google has plans to release more features to the OS such as a new media player, aMaterial Designvisual refresh, improved performance and more security features....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deal: Google Home can be yours for as low as $64 in the US July 10, 2025 Black Friday has arrived early in the US, it seems: with a special coupon, you can buy a brand-new Google Home for just $64 on eBay. The Google Home family is quickly expanding, now ranging froma $49 “mini” versiontoa $399 supersized speaker. That doesn’t mean we’ve forgotten about the original Google Home though – in fact, the original AI-powered speaker from Google remains one of the most aesthetically-pleasing and advanced smart speakers out there....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Did Samsung just show off the Galaxy S21 FE on Instagram? (Updated) June 16, 2025 Update: July 15, 2025 (2 AM ET): Samsung has now deleted the Instagram post that appeared to include the unreleasedGalaxy S21 FE. This suggests that it was published early and by accident, and lends credence to the idea that it revealed Samsung’s forthcoming mid-ranger....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Note 8 redux: In the shadow of Note 10 July 05, 2025 With theGalaxy Note 10being leaked and shared all over the internet, we thought it’s best to look back at one of the most important devices in the series. I spent two weeks using theGalaxy Note 8and I’d like to present my thoughts on the viability of the device in 2019 in this article....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play Services 9.0 makes it easier for developers to show ads in their apps August 19, 2025 Along amajor update to the Firebase app development platform, Google launched a new version of its SDK framework,Play Services. First off, Google clarifiedin a blog postthat there is now some overlap between Play Services and Firebase. But the Play Services SDK will continue to be updated and, in fact, Firebase integrates Play Services 9....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google+ app update fixes most of the recent overhaul’s issues August 02, 2025 Back in November, Google+ rolled out an update for their Android app that set some users’ teeth on edge. While the overhaul was generally positive, it introduced a slew of new bugs and issues that quickly grew irritating to frequent users. It finally looks as though the dev team is setting some of these problems straight, because the new G+ update focuses squarely on these bugs and clumsy interface options....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s new apps will make life easier for the hearing-impaired June 18, 2025 “466,00,000 people are deaf or hard of hearing” explained Eve Anderson, Google’s Central Accessibility Team lead at an Android accessibility briefing in San Francisco last week. That number is expected to grow to 900,000,000 by 2055. Eve and a number of other Googlers have taken it upon themselves to alleviate this problem....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands on with the Kodak Ektra June 22, 2025 Kodak is synonymous with photography but isn’t the first name that come to mind when thinking about Android smartphones. Kodak is hoping to combine the best of both worlds with their first smartphone offering. While the device was announced last October andhas been on sale in some European marketssince December, this is the first time we got to spend some time with it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hangouts now supports Android N’s grouped notifications and Quick Reply June 18, 2025 Ifyou’re runningAndroid Nandyou happen to like Hangoutsandyou want to install the latest APK, then this post is for you. Hangouts v8.0 has added support for Android N’s new grouped notifications API, whereby you can not only expand or dismiss individual notifications in a group, but also reply to each one right from the notifications shade....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Have fun and join the Google Home block party events in LA and NYC July 07, 2025 Google is taking more steps to help promote itsGoogle Homeconnected speaker. Afterspending millions of dollarsto run an older commercial during Super Bowl LI on Sunday, the company is hosting “block party” events in Los Angeles and New York City to give residents demos of the speaker, and also how it works with itsGoogle Play Musicstreaming service....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here are all the Samsung Good Lock 2018 features and what they do July 29, 2025 Update: (06/25):After the release of this article, Samsung added a new feature to Good Lock called ClockFace. We added a section on this below. SamsungGood Lock 2018 is hereand it brings a ton of options for customizing the UI of your Samsung phone. After first beingunveiled in Korea last week, it has now received a U....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR 20 series to be unveiled May 21, and the number 4 is important? June 07, 2025 HONOR has sent out invites to itsHONOR 20series launch in London on May 21. HONOR’s new smartphone lineup is expected to include at least two new devices, the HONOR 20 and HONOR 20 Lite, though a clue in the invitation suggests we may see even more....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leaked logo suggests the larger Samsung Galaxy S8 will be dubbed S8+ June 23, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy S8is perhaps the most anticipated Android phone of 2017, for many reasons. One of the reaons is that the phone is expected to be released with curved displays for both the standard and larger versions. Today, a reported leaked logo seems to confirm that the larger model of the Galaxy S8 will be officially called the S8+....