Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Check out One UI: A newer, rounder take on the Samsung Experience (Updated with video) August 01, 2025 On Wednesday at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco, CA, Samsung announced an all-new take on its Samsung Experience software. The new, revamped software design is calledOne UI, and it’s focused on three major things: simplification, ease of use, and making everything more visually appealing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chrome will start blocking disruptive ads tomorrow - here’s how it’ll work July 24, 2025 Google’s mission to rid intrusive, disruptive advertising from its Chrome browser is about to kick into high gear with the launch of the Better Ads Standards. Ahead of the initiative’s rollouttomorrow, the search giant has provided a little more detail as to how the scheme will impact Chrome users and website owners....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Consumer advocates: Google is a ‘serial privacy violator’ July 27, 2025 Two consumer advocacy groups claim that Google has violated user privacy with its recent policy change and have asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate. Consumer Watchdog and the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse have filed a complaint with the FTC, claiming that Google changed its privacy policy back in June in order to obtain more data on its users....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Early Google Pixel 4a benchmarks leak and they look promising August 13, 2025 TheGoogle Pixel 4ahas been subject to a steady stream of leaks, with new information on the phone dropping almost daily. Now, we have a glimpse of how the device will perform thanks to a benchmark leak, and the results seem to be quite promising. YouTuber Julio Lusson from theTecnoLike Plus channelhas been responsible for many of the Google Pixel 4a leaks so far, includingearly photos from its camera....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Find out if the person across from you has a gun with the SWORD smartphone case July 29, 2025 Thanks to a string of public attacks in recent years that range fromschoolshootingstosuicidebombings, the paranoia that a similar horrific event is right around the corner continues to pervade the public conscious. Whether it can prevent such attacks is debatable, though the SWORD smartphone case is certainly unlike any case we have seen before, reportedCNET....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy J3⑥ launched in China with 5-inch AMOLED display and 2,600 mAh battery July 05, 2025 Remember that time whenSamsungsaidit would cut down on the number of modelsit released? Well, a year later, it didn’t quite happen. Especially in the entry-level market, where Samsung is happily churning out new models, dumping old naming conventions for new and increasingly fanciful monikers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. GIV Mobile improves their affordable plans by adding more 4G LTE data July 07, 2025 The big 4 carriers may be all about raking in the most cash they can get their hands on, but there are some great companies out there trying to help the consumer, as well as the world. One of them is GIV Mobile. Their name says it all, and they are turning their philosophy into action by improving their already affordable plans, offering more 4G data to their users....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google publishes Material Design checklist for developers June 18, 2025 Android 5.0 Lollipopand its redesignedMaterial Designinterface will soon be upon us. In preparation, Google has released a Material Design checklist for developers looking to design their apps around the new Android look. Designing a Material Design UI is split down into four key aspects. Tangible Surfaces for things like single color backgrounds and surface levels of content....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s when stable Color OS 11 will be coming to your OPPO phone July 02, 2025 OPPO debutedColor OS 11back in January. It packed a host of new customization and gamer-focused features. Now, the company hasunveiled(h/tMySmartPrice) its plans for the global rollout of the Color OS 11 update. OPPO will push the beta version of Color OS 11 to the Reno Z, A5 (2020), A9 (2020), and A73 5G beginning on April 13....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s why the $1,399 Surface Duo doesn’t have NFC June 10, 2025 TheMicrosoft Surface Duofinally has a September 10 shipping date, with the firm listing a $1,399 price tag for the dual-screen foldable device. At this price, you’d expect a stacked spec sheet, and you’d be mistaken for the most part. One of the biggest omissions has to beNFC, as the wireless standard is used for everything from mobile payments and public transit to device pairing and more....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR View 10 vs OnePlus 5T: Flagship Killer Dethroned? June 07, 2025 Ever since the originalOnePlus One, OnePlus has dominated the affordable flagship space. But HUAWEI’s sub-brand HONOR has gained a lot of traction over the last few years with a series of successful devices covering a wide array of price points. HONOR’s latestView 10smartphone leaps into the affordable flagship space and looks to go head-to-head with theOnePlus 5T....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to use Android to save on auto repair - Android customization June 22, 2025 Your Android device may not be able to fix your car, but you may certainly use it to help narrow down automotive electrical problems and possibly save some money on auto repair and prevent multiple trips to the DEQ. ThisAndroid customizationproject takes us outside, to your car, to tackle a task usually reserved for the professionals....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC One M7/M8 users reporting broken voice calling after update June 16, 2025 With the absolutely myriad number of features and applications that are available for the modern smartphone, it’s sometimes easy to forget their namesake: phones are supposed to make and receive calls, and though more and more people find themselves doing less and less of just that, when things don’t work properly, it’s a major problem....