Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google releases Device Assist app to help with your Nexus, Google Play, or Android One device June 10, 2025 If you’re a new Android user wandering through your device trying to figure out how to change the brightness or wondering what “Google Now” is all about, you may feel a little bit overwhelmed. That’s whyGooglehas released a new app called Device Assist to help you complete important tasks with your phone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google to kill Wallet API for digital products from March 2015 August 07, 2025 While Japan and a few other countries in Asia make extensive use of NFC-based payment systems, the world-at-large has yet to really catch on. Apple has certainly given the United States a major kick in the pants with its Apple Pay system, and as suchGoogle also stands to benefit, especially since Android phones have had NFC since the Nexus S released so many years ago....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s Emergency Location Service comes to Android, arriving first to UK and Estonia June 27, 2025 The same combination of radios used to plot your position onGoogle Mapsor tell your favorite apps exactly where you are located will now be used to help first responders more accurately pinpoint your location when you place an emergency call. Google just rolled outEmergency Location Servicefor Android 2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands on with the SKAGEN Falster 2: built-in GPS, heart rate monitor, and NFC August 10, 2025 When SKAGEN launched the originalFalstersmartwatch at CES earlier this year, I was enamored, then torn. It was, in my opinion, the prettiestWear OSwatch on the market, but it came with some huge caveats: no NFC for on-the-go payments, no built-in GPS, and no heart rate sensor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HMD Global teases phone you can #GameOn, but it’s probably the Nokia 5.1 Plus June 17, 2025 TheNokia IndiaTwitter channel has teased an upcoming device that you’re able to “#GameOn,” sparking speculation that it is working on a dedicated gaming smartphone. Nokia hinted at the unnamed handset in atweetyesterday (viaGSMArena), though it’s probably just the Nokia 5.1 Plus. HMD Globalannounced the Nokia 5....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to unlock your Samsung Galaxy S8 August 05, 2025 While theSamsung Galaxy S8is getting on there in years, it’s still a pretty solid older device, making it perfect as a hand-me-down. Just got yourself a second hand Galaxy S8? There are plenty of options available for unlocking your device, we’re here to help you decide the best way to unlock your Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC Desire EYE: Camera Shootout June 29, 2025 So far, you’ve seen ourinitial hands-on and first impressionsof theHTC Desire EYE. While you’re waiting for the official review, let’s take a look at the most important part of this phone: the camera. AsHTCcontinues to receive tons of criticism regarding their cameras, they continue to try and beat the stigma that’s associated with the company name....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC U11 update tracker (Update: Oreo for Sprint U11 coming today) June 30, 2025 At the time of publication, it’s still the early hours of the morning in the US and we haven’t seen any user reports regarding the update crop up on social media. We’ll be keeping an eye out as the day goes on, but be aware that Oreo is unlikely to hit all devices today....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Huawei’s new Watch GT 3 takes aim at the Apple Watch Series 7 July 09, 2025 The smartwatch landscape is heating up. Apple’sWatch Series 7offers significant design improvements, and Samsung’sGalaxy Watch 4is an excellent showcase of the newWear OS. HUAWEI hopes to be another contender in the high-end space with the new HUAWEI Watch GT 3. The GT 3 comes in two sizes, and there are quite a few differences in hardware depending on which model you choose....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. I am back: Pantech resurfaces with its new IM-100 smartphone July 01, 2025 Chances are if you’re new to the smartphone game, the name Pantech means very little. Even for those who have followed the industry for some time it might be hard to place the producer’s products. This is, of course, because South Korea’s third largest OEMhas been out of the spotlightfor almost two years, partially owning to the fact that it was unable to find a buyer and therefore under court receivership....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Journey app makes keeping a diary cool again August 24, 2025 Keeping a journal seems to have become much less common since some years ago. This could partly be due to the digital diary social networks keep for us, but technology could also give journaling the push it needs to stay hip. Enter Journey, an app that is to turn diaries into more than a habit for the melancholic....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Kids: ‘I hate my mom’s phone and I wish she never had one.’ June 21, 2025 Back in May, we told you about a pair of studies which suggested parents’ smartphone usedistracts them from connecting with their children. While the results of the study seemed fairly obvious, the effects of smartphones on children are relatively unknown from a scientific standpoint, and more research is needed....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Let’s give it to Samsung for making 64 GB standard in the Galaxy S8 July 13, 2025 One of the more subtle points of note on the newGalaxy S8spec sheet is the move on over to 64 GB of internal memory as the only storage option on offer.Samsunginitially took this decision with the Note 7 and, in fact, isn’t even advertising 32 GB UFS flash memory chips over at its memory business either....