Transfers of Google Play Music library to YouTube Music are starting now

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Transfers of Google Play Music library to YouTube Music are starting now July 19, 2025 Although you may have yet to make peace withthe inevitable death of Google Play Music, at least Google is making the transition easy. Today, the ability to transfer Google Play Music music files to YouTube Music is live — at least for some users....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · John Roberts

UE Blast and Megablast smart speakers launch with Alexa support

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. UE Blast and Megablast smart speakers launch with Alexa support June 06, 2025 Ultimate Ears products are widely known as some of thebest portable speakers, and they hit all the right spots with theBoom 2and Megaboom. Today they just improved the experience even further with Ultimate Ears Blast and Megablast, packing Amazon’s digital assistant, Alexa. Are the latest in a series of new Alexa-powered smart speaker, including theMoto Smart Speakerand theSonos One....

June 14, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Catherine Wood

Vivo’s APEX concept phone goes where no phone has before

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Vivo’s APEX concept phone goes where no phone has before July 08, 2025 The latest handset from vivo is almost completely bezel-less and offers several revolutionary new technologies that improve everything from the fingerprint scanner to sound quality and selfies. In short, the vivo APEX is a true gamechanger. So what exactly makes the vivo APEX so special? Let’s take a closer look at some of the best features of this unique concept phone....

June 14, 2025 · 5 min · 982 words · Tara Wiley

We asked, you told us: The Pixel 4 / 4 XL is the most anticipated phone of 2019

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: The Pixel 4 / 4 XL is the most anticipated phone of 2019 Jul 10, 2025 As there can’t be constant advances in technology, we occasionally have years that are just kind of boring. That is exactly what 2018 was.2019 is the yearthat we could actually see a lot of advances andgrowth in the Android market....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Zachary Fuller MD

Will Windows 10 S laptops take down Chromebook's US education market?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Will Windows 10 S laptops take down Chromebook’s US education market? June 27, 2025 While sales ofChromebookshave not been able to make much of a dent in the consumer or business PC market against the mighty Windows juggernaut, Google has found a pretty big audience for the low-cost laptops that runChrome OS; schools. Sales for Chromebooks have been huge for that market, particularly in the US....

June 14, 2025 · 7 min · 1414 words · Timothy Sanchez Jr.

WSJ: “President-level” Samsung executives investigated for insider trading

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WSJ: “President-level” Samsung executives investigated for insider trading June 05, 2025 High-ranking Samsung executives are under investigation in South Korea for alleged insider trading involving shares worth up to $43 million. Korea’s financial watchdog, the Financial Services Commission, is reportedly looking into suspicious market activity that occurred before the announcement of the acquisition of Samsung C&T by Cheil Industries, the Samsung group’s de facto holding company....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Benjamin Clay

ZTE Axon vs Samsung Galaxy S6 quick look

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE Axon vs Samsung Galaxy S6 quick look July 31, 2025 We’ve already gone hands-on with the newly-announcedZTE Axon, which has proven to be quite the mystery up until now. Featuring an all-metal build, premium front-facing speakers, minimalistic software and an affordable price point, this handset seems set to prove itself as a worthwhile contender in the United States. Specs and build quality aren’t everything, though – theZTEAxon will have togo up against the best of the bestin order to make a name for itself....

June 14, 2025 · 7 min · 1405 words · Mark Rodriguez

(Update: out of stock) OnePlus 3 launches Loop VR headset, claim your free one now

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: out of stock) OnePlus 3 launches Loop VR headset, claim your free one now August 21, 2025 Update:The Loop VR headset is now listed as out of stock. Original post:OnePlus is “upping the ante” when it comes to VR product launches. Because launching new devices in virtual reality events is already passé (Samsung did it, and so did Google atI/O last week), OnePlus nowwants to offerthe “world’s first global shopping experience in VR....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Jennifer Travis

10 hidden Galaxy S5 features, according to Samsung

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 10 hidden Galaxy S5 features, according to Samsung August 18, 2025 The Galaxy S5 has been on the market for a week now, and with dozens of reviews and hands-on posts hitting the web, fans of the device probably already know about its main features. But Samsung reckons there are some hidden features on the Galaxy S5 that you might not be aware of, and helpfully listed them in a post on its Samsung Tomorrow blog....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · April Smith

A HUAWEI official says no one needs more than 4GB of RAM in a smartphone

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A HUAWEI official says no one needs more than 4GB of RAM in a smartphone August 25, 2025 It seems like almost every year we see some manufacturer up the ante in terms of smartphone RAM capacity. While 8GB is just beginning to become the baseline in many traditional computers and laptops, phones are catching up surprisingly quickly. Just last year, vivo unveiled the first device with 6GB of RAM, with other more mainstream manufacturers following along over the course of next year....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Andrew Harper

App development: How to make calls, send SMS, and retrieve the user's contacts

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. App development: How to make calls, send SMS, and retrieve the user’s contacts August 15, 2025 With smartphones getting more advanced all the time, it’s sometimes easy to forget that they’redesignedfor making calls and sending messages, and everything else is just an added extra. Advanced features likeAugmentedandVirtual Realitymay be grabbing all the headlines, but making calls and sending SMS are some of the most versatile features that you can add to your Android applications....

June 13, 2025 · 8 min · 1493 words · Deborah Pierce

Apple AirPods Pro vs Google Pixel Buds (2020): Seeking greatness

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple AirPods Pro vs Google Pixel Buds (2020): Seeking greatness August 22, 2025 While they look like polar opposites, the AirPods Pro and Pixel Buds are more alike than people realize. From high-end hardware to a luxuriously smooth user experience, Apple and Google are both inching toward perfection. However, there can be only one winner. Who comes out on top in the battle of the Apple AirPods Pro vs the Google Pixel Buds?...

June 13, 2025 · 11 min · 2192 words · Kaylee Mercer

ASUS ZenFone 3 Deluxe and Laser finally hit Amazon

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ASUS ZenFone 3 Deluxe and Laser finally hit Amazon August 13, 2025 If you cast your minds all the way back to May, you may recall thatAsuslaunchedfive handsets as part of its new ZenFone 3 range. Unfortunately, global availability hasn’t been particularly forthcoming since then, but the Zenfone 3 Deluxe and Laser models are today finally available in the US....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Susan Davila