Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Face unlock easily defeated with photo in over 30 smartphone models July 02, 2025 We’ve seen a resurgence inface unlockacross the mobile industry, arguably due to Apple’siPhone Xtouting the technology. Unfortunately, a new study shows that plenty of phones can be defeated with a simple photo. The DutchConsumentenbondorganization found that out of 110 devices tested, 42 could be unlocked with a high quality photo of the owner (h/t:The Register)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Five new Square Enix games coming to NVIDIA Shield GeForce Now July 17, 2025 NVIDIA Shield’sGeForce Now platform has been making a push to bring mainstream gaming to the Android ecosystem for a while now, and one of their biggest strides in that direction has been their recent partnering with Square Enix. Now the popular triple-A game developer says they’re rolling out five new games onto the platform....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Flexible OLED panel revenues to surpass those of rigid OLED panels August 19, 2025 According to the latest data, revenues from flexible OLED display panels could soon surpass revenues from rigid OLED display panels. People have been talking about flexible displays for as long as I can remember. While they do exist in the form of curved displays, they were never quite present in the mainstreamuntil very recently....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. GE’s Kitchen Hub is a huge, Android-powered touchscreen that mounts above your stove June 07, 2025 Have you ever looked at the area above your stove and told yourself that would be the perfect place for a gigantic touchscreen? Well, GE’s answer to that question is theKitchen Hub. The Kitchen Hub is a 27-inch touchscreen that runs Android and supports Google Assistant....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Get a closer look at your network speed with nPerf Speed Test June 21, 2025 There are only a few big names when it comes to Internet speed tests. Speedtest.net, for instance, is a name many people know and trust. However, there is another speed test app that you should know about callednPerf Speed Testand we’re going to take a look at it right now....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Clips can now better recognize your weird dances and more August 19, 2025 Google Clips, the device that uses AI to automatically take pictures and short video clips, got a bit better at its job with new features and enhancements. According toGoogle, it made improvements to the AI model that allow Clips to better recognize hugs, kisses, jumps, and dance moves....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 4a vs Pixel 3a camera shootout: Is it worth the upgrade? August 23, 2025 Competition in the budget smartphone market is thriving, and the long-awaited, heavily rumored, and continually delayedGoogle Pixel 4ais a gem. The device comes with modest specs, but also great value considering its drop-dead $349 MSRP. Pixel phones are known for their camera performance, and the 4a could very well be the best camera phone in its price range....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 6 hands-on: Bigger, bolder, and more divisive than expected June 20, 2025 Over the past few months, the hype train has been rolling hard for theGoogle Pixel 6 series. When I first saw the vanilla Pixel 6 (pricing starting at $599) in the flesh, so to speak, it honestly seemed like old hat. Since I’ve been following along with the rumors, leaks, and official announcements this entire time, the phone seemed very familiar immediately, even though it was my first time actually seeing it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Slides gets ongoing notification controls, Sheets gets better chart management in latest update August 22, 2025 Google is constantly working to bring big improvements to its productivity applications on Android, and that’s been made pretty apparentover the past few months. Starting today, Google is bringing some more notable updates to itsSlidesandSheetsapplications, which will make both apps much easier to use....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google suspends Chromebook auto-updates due to critical bug June 26, 2025 Chromebooks work on the idea of putting your data and applications in the cloud (not the ones responsible for rain). Running Google’sChromeoperating system, these machines are ideal for those who live in developed countries where Internet connectivity is reliable and cheap. According toGoogle, automatic (and mandatory) updates are an important aspect of Chromebooks, as it makes these machines less vulnerable to malware attacks compared to Windows-based devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Harman CEO: Samsung’s smart speaker will have a “better AI platform” than its rivals July 03, 2025 We have been hearing rumors regarding a Bixby-powered speaker for quite some time now, and although we still don’t know much about it, we do know that it is coming. A couple of weeks ago,a Samsung executive confirmedthat the company is indeed developing its own smart connected speaker that will have Bixby on board....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. High refresh rates exploded in 2020, but you need to look beyond the numbers August 10, 2025 Smartphones with high refresh rate screens have been around for several years, dating back to 2017’s Razer Phone. However, 2020 was the year when high refresh rate displays became more than just a niche feature for gamers and enthusiasts. From OnePlus and OPPO to Samsung and Xiaomi, it seems like most of the industry has embraced the feature on their flagship phones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. honor 5X vs honor 7 quick look July 06, 2025 Chinese OEM honor may have only been around for a couple of years, but the HUAWEI subsidiary has recently been trying to make a splash in global markets. Last month, it introduced the new honor 5X to the US market at CES and today at an event in Germany, the honor 5X made its Western European bow....