Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: Telus too) Some Canadian Galaxy Note 5 users reportedly seeing Nougat update July 31, 2025 Original post (4/17): According to aRedditthread, Bell and SaskTel are both rolling out the Android 7.0 Nougat update to Galaxy Note 5 users. Alas, it’s still MIA for Rogers and Telus. The Galaxy S8 duomay be the talk of the town right now, but the Galaxy Note 5 is technically Samsung’s current Note flagship that’s widely available due to the infamousGalaxy Note 7 mishap....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 5G will struggle until it’s affordable for all July 22, 2025 Wireless carriersmay not be charging muchfor 5G service yet, but that doesn’t mean just anyone can adopt the latest in mobile broadband technology. Beyond the question of coverage from the four major carriers is that of device pricing. In order to upgrade to 5G, consumers need to first shell out some big bucks for a compatible phone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AI replaces transcribing entirely with Reportex June 01, 2025 Over the last few years, we’ve seen Artificial Intelligence do some pretty impressive things, from self-driving cars to the eerie eye-glutted landscapes of Deepmind’s dream visions. It’s expected that AI will help technology replace the bulk of human jobs over the course of the next couple of decades. Most recently, however, we’ve seen a company take aim at the mind-numbing task of transcribing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alto’s Adventure publisher releasing arcade shooter The Bug Butcher tomorrow August 16, 2025 Noodlecake Studioshas already published some classic Play Store games likeAlto’s AdventureandPunch Quest, but it’s looking to add another hit to that list this week with The Bug Butcher. Coming tomorrow (October 20), The Bug Butcher looks like a fast-paced arcade-y shooter with cel-shaded graphics and bags of character....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 7.1’s silently-implemented panic mode tries to fight back against rogue apps June 06, 2025 Rogue applications are an unfortunate part of reality for Android. Even though they are certainly not exclusive to Google’s mobile operating system, it almost seems as if there are more Android-based ones, seeing how many security researchers continually report malware. To help fight back, Google included a feature within Android 7....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple’s 2022 iPhone series to bring 8K recording but no iPhone Mini June 20, 2025 Althoughthis year’s iPhone seriesisn’t yet out the door, news of Apple’s 2022 iPhones has now broken cover courtesy of reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a research note to analysts quoted byMacRumors, the analyst reportedly suggests that Apple will improve the series’ camera credentials and give up on its iPhone Mini project....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Brexit may cause OnePlus 3 price hike July 19, 2025 The situation in Europe is still developing surrounding the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. Politics aside, there’s one thing that’s for sure, and that’s that Brexit has caused a high level of uncertainty in a number of markets. The smartphone industry hasnot been left unscathed, and in anticipation of a future price hike, OnePlus is making its fans aware that they may have to increase theirOnePlus 3prices in the UK to stay profitable....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Casio WSDF10 hands on August 23, 2025 There weren’t a whole lot of smartwatches showcased at this year’sCES, and apart from the women-centricHUAWEI Watch Jewel and Watch Elegant, the one that did catch our eye was the smartwatch for outdoor enthusiasts running Android Wear that was introduced by Casio. Casio is, of course, a very well-known name in the watch space, and here, we get to take a quick look at what’s the company’s take on the smartwatch is, as we go hands on with the Casio WSDF10!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Easily add the Mclaren Edition’s fingerprint animation to your OnePlus 6T June 03, 2025 Just like in years past,OnePlus partnered with Mclarento release a special edition of its latest flagship. In addition to a modified design and 10GB of RAM, the limited edition handset includes several software tweaks. One of these software additions is the in-display fingerprint animation seen below....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Going, going, gone: Square Enix’s Go series is no more July 14, 2025 After four years and three games, Square Enix Montreal head Patrick Naud confirmed that his studio will not make new entries in its Go series. In an interview withPocketGamer, Naud attributed the decision to a diminishing premium mobile games market. According to Naud, the prices of the Go games led to them being played by a “small slither of the population....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Maps finally gets customized location icons June 11, 2025 This is one of those why-haven’t-we-had-this-all-along kind of updates, butGoogle Mapshas just launched the ability to tag your favorite locations with themed icons. Previously, everything was stars. Stars for work, stars for home, stars for your favorite bowling alley, etc. Now you can make your Maps really feel like your own, and isn’t that really what the Android experience is all about?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s impressive Recorder app is coming to older Pixel phones July 16, 2025 Google’s Pixel series is a showcase for the company’s machine learning prowess, and thePixel 4is no different. Betweendual exposure controlsandLive Caption, it’s clear that Google is flexing its muscles. TheRecorderapp is another impressivePixel 4feature, using on-device machine learning to transcribe people speaking. Fortunately, Google has now confirmed that this feature is coming to older Pixel devices too....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands on with the huge Diesel Full Guard 2.5 smartwatch June 09, 2025 AtIFA 2018the Fossil Group is showcasing several new members to its family. Earlier we had a look at the newSKAGEN Falster 2. Now we have anewWear OSsmartwatch reveal from Italian fashion brand Diesel: the Diesel Full Guard 2.5. As you may see from our hands-on images, the new Diesel smartwatch is enormous....