Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fairphone just released their open source OS July 31, 2025 At the beginning of this year,Fairphonelaunchedcode.fairphone.comand began publishing sourcecode for their in-development operating system. Tech-savvy users were able to run this code on theirFairphone 2devices, but more casual users were kind of left out of the loop. Now the company has put together a version of their Android-based operating system thatanyone can download and install....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fitbit Flyer review June 23, 2025 Fitbit Flyer What we like What we don’t like Earlier this year,Fitbitunveiled its very first smartwatch, theIonic. That was certainly the biggest news to come out of theAugust announcement, but the company announced another product which flew under the radar. The Fitbit Flyer is the company’s first audio product, and it’s aimed squarely at what are currently thebest workout earbudson the market, theJaybird X3....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Five US cities will get Pixel 3 ‘Sights of Sound’ experience pop-up shops July 12, 2025 In both 2017 and 2018,Googletook theGoogle Home Minion a brief tour of the world to show off its abilities whilealso giving away some doughnuts. With the release of theGoogle Pixel 3, Google’s next series of pop-up experiences will swap out the Google Home speakers and instead focus on its new handset....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Flipkart and ASUS enter strategic partnership in India; will launch ASUS Zenfone Max Pro next week August 02, 2025 In a Flipkart-hosted press conference today, the CEOs ofFlipkartandAsus– Kalyan Krishnamurthy and Jerry Shen – came together to announce a long-term strategic partnership to launch products in India. With this partnership with ASUS, Flipkart will aim to leverage its data-driven research and insights and combine it with ASUS’s technological prowess to build smartphones customized for India....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Florida police attempted to use slain man’s finger to unlock his phone August 04, 2025 In a move that a law professor called “ghoulish,” two Largo, Florida police detectives visited a funeral home and attempted to use a dead suspect’s finger to unlock his smartphone, reported theTampa Bay Times. Back in March, Linus F. Phillip was pulled over by officers Matthew Steiner and Prentice Ables over his car’s tinted windows....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Fold patent reveals foldable that’s more tablet than phone June 12, 2025 Samsung has already released two foldable phones in the last 12 months, namely theGalaxy Foldand theGalaxy Z Flip. We’re also expecting the company to launch theGalaxy Fold 2later this year, but a new patent shows that Samsung is thinking about a different take on the Fold....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google app, Assistant now receiving dark theme updates: Did you get it yet? July 13, 2025 Google has been steadily adding nocturnal themes to its apps. In a span of two days,dark modehas been spotted onGmailfor Android and theGoogle Play Store. Now, multiple users onRedditreport they are receiving the dark theme on the Google app and Assistant on Android....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Assistant’s responses look much better than before August 21, 2025 Visual responses inGoogle Assistantaren’t new, but we can always use more of them. That’s whyGoogletodayupdatedits virtual assistant with more responses that are appealing to the eyes. Thanks to the tweaks, Assistant now issues the same response as the mobile browser does when looking up events near you, for example....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google grabs Apple as a cloud data customer from Amazon August 23, 2025 According to industry sources,Google’scloud data platform has secured a major new customer this week – tech rivalApple. The news is a significant boost for Google, as the company looks to close the gap on Amazon Web Service (AWS), the leading cloud data service provider in the market....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google helps make your own photos look like famous artists' paintings Jun 09, 2025 Google’sArts & Culture appjust got a new feature that allows you to make your own versions of well-known paintings throughout history. It’s called Art Transfer, and unlike the traditional picture filters we are used to, the app uses artificial intelligence wizardry to turn your photos into modern-day masterpieces....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google is teaming up with celebrities for video answers to your questions July 24, 2025 Googleis famous for many products, but its bread and butter has always been search. It’s the first and the most popular product it ever launched. When you want to find out information, you don’t ask Jeeves, head over to Alta Vista, or Bing it. You Google it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 4a vs OnePlus Nord: Which should you buy? August 04, 2025 The budget smartphone market has become incredibly competitive over the past year or so thanks to ever-climbing flagship prices. Two of the hottest options on the block right now are theGoogle Pixel 4aand theOnePlus Nord. The former utilizes software to the fullest to get the most out of its limited hardware, while the latter relies more on specs to get the job done....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play Services update adds Mobile Vision, Text and Awareness APIs August 07, 2025 The latestGoogle Play Servicesupdate to v9.2 has reintroduced theMobile Vision APIwhich was announced last year in v7.8 but subsequently removed. The API allows apps to detect (but not recognize) human faces in images and video footage. Play Services 9.2 also adds a new Text API for character recognition and delivers the Awareness API as well....