Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google releases two Project Fi videos to help you check your data usage, manage calls and texts June 16, 2025 We’re sure you’ve heard the news by now –Google has launchedit’s very own wireless service,Project Fi. Constantly alternating between Sprint and T-Mobile’s networks and Wi-Fi hotspots around the nation, Project Fi aims to give you a viable option if you’re not too keen on signing up with one of the Big Four....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Stadia Founder’s Edition unboxing: What do the gamers get? July 14, 2025 We’re just a few days away from the official release ofGoogle Stadiaand we’ve already got our review unit. I managed to snag the @Android handle, so all you casuals can feel my wrath in Destiny 2. Get wrecked, scrubs. In all seriousness, Google gave us a Founder’s Edition Stadia early and allowed us to unbox it for you....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Stadia offers three days of demos and a Premiere Edition sale July 30, 2025 Google is going all-out in its bid to makeStadia game streamingmore appealing. To start, it’sholdinga three-day event (viaAndroid Police)where it’s offering free demos of games coming to Stadia in the days and weeks ahead. Thefirst demo, Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle, has up to 64 players hunting pellets and ghosts in huge mazes....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. GooPhone - cheap ripoffs or competent competition? July 26, 2025 Although the name may not be as big as Samsung, HTC, Apple, Microsoft, and others, many of us have still heard of GooPhone. Usually not in a positive light, as the company has made its entire business ripping off of the designs of other handset makers. In most cases, you hear about them in the news for creating rip-offs....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s why Google didn’t launch a 5G Pixel phone this week June 03, 2025 TheGoogle Pixel 4launch has come and gone, but we didn’t see therumored 5G Pixelat this event. The move meansGooglecould be waiting until 2020 at the earliest to reveal its first5G phone. So why didn’t we see a 5G Pixel 4 this week? Well, Brian Rakowski, Google’s VP of product management, toldPC Magthat it’s a question of timing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hisense U30 quietly lands at CES: Yet another 48MP phone with punch-hole camera June 24, 2025 Hisense isn’t nearly as popular as other Chinese brands likeHuaweiandXiaomi, but it’s amassed a few respectable mid-range devices over the years. Now, the company has quietly revealed the Hisense U30, and it seems to tick plenty of boxes for a 2019 device. The phone, spotted byXDA, packs a 6....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) finalizes takeover of Sharp after reducing the price to $3.5 billion July 13, 2025 Following a month long delay,Foxconnis now completing its acquisition of display manufacturerSharp, after both companies confirmed the agreement today. The deal will cost Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) 389 billion yen (approximately $3.5 billion) for 66 percent of Sharp’s shares and some substantial cash investments spread across the company....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to Capture Photos with Vintage, B&W, Film Scratch Effects June 03, 2025 With rapid advances in technology, photography on mobile devices has also been rapidly advancing from mere photo-snapping to photography tasks as complex as photo editing and adding effects on pictures. It’s really convenient to take pictures and, at the same time, edit your pictures right on your mobile phone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI theft allegations include bonus program for stealing from competitors, more June 05, 2025 Update, 20 August 2025:HUAWEI initially providedAndroid Authoritywith a statement denying the claims outlined below, but later asked that it be taken down as it was not the correct denial for the story described. We obliged and awaited the correct statement, presumably still denying the claims. It has now been a week and HUAWEI has now told us “HUAWEI can’t comment on pending litigation....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. India is getting new Facebook features: Voice Posts, Stories archive, and cloud access June 16, 2025 Despite all the negative pressFacebookis receiving due tothe Cambridge Audio Audio Analytica scandal, the world’s largest social network is still chugging along. As such, the company announced three new features today, viaThe Verge, which will no doubt keep you from ever deleting your account....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Instagram Lite stealthily launched on the Play Store, weighs less than 1MB July 12, 2025 FromFacebooktoGoogle Maps, we’re happy to see lightweight versions of popular apps hitting the Play Store. Now, Instagram Lite has joined the party, trimming the fat off the main Instagram app. The app has quietly surfaced on the Google Play Store (h/t:r/Android), delivering most of the features seen in the main Instagram app....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Intel ‘reference’ based tablets promise Nexus-fast Android updates, but would you buy one? June 30, 2025 Back in September, we first learned of theIntel Reference Design for Androidprogram, which aimed to create a set of standardized components, centered around anIntelAtom processor, which OEMs could apply to their own tablets and smartphones. The idea was that having set, compatible specs would make it easier than ever to rollout Android updates, with Intel promising that IRDA devices would get new Android updates in as little as two weeks after Google released the code to developers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. It sure looks like Samsung just leaked the official Galaxy S11 launch date July 14, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy S11— A.K.A. theGalaxy S20— is set to launch on February 11. How do we know this? Unfortunately for Samsung, an official promotional video went live a little early which outs the date of its marquee Unpacked 2020 event. The video was spotted by Max Weinbach (XDA Developers) and Twitter user@water8192....