Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 5.1.1 Lollipop making its way to international Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge variants June 09, 2025 We’ve already seen the update toAndroid 5.1.1 Lollipoproll out to theT-Mobile Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, and now it’s looking like a few other variants are beginning to receive the update. According to French technology websitePlanete Galaxy, the update to Android 5.1.1 has started rolling out to theGalaxy S6(SM-G920F) in France....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android and Chrome OS merger won’t happen, says Android senior VP July 21, 2025 Google VP of Android, Chrome OS and Play Hiroshi Lockheimer has quashed rumors of an Android and Chrome OS merger. Speaking on theAll About Androidpodcast, Lockheimer was asked about the differences between Chrome OS and Android, which drew him to the subject of merging the two systems....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Wear 2.0 update: AT&T LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE gets the bump August 19, 2025 Android Wear isGoogle‘s dedicated platform for smartwatches. Having launched the version 1.0 of Android Wear in 2014, it wasn’t until February of this year that Google introduced its first major upgrade to the OS in the form of Android Wear 2.0. In case you’ve missed the news, Android Wear 2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple Arcade: Is it bad news for Android? August 14, 2025 Appleunveiled a new games platform last week, Apple Arcade, set to launch this Autumn. The subscription service will offer new and exclusive titles from industry veterans and indie developers alike, all of which will be playable across multiple Apple platforms, without download restrictions. One of the most attractive assets is that none of these titles will feature ads, ad-tracking, or in-app or purchases....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Are smartphones affecting your relationship? Researchers believe they could be July 29, 2025 Picture this: you are having a nice romantic dinner, or it’s time to spend a free day with your loved one, and find yourself mostly talking to a person that has his/her face so sunk into their phones you feel like the Titanic song is about to start playing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Crowdfunding project of the week: HUB by Ekko makes wireless sound simple July 06, 2025 Another week, another crowdfunding project. In this article series we aim to curate a selection of the best crowdfunding projects hosted in sites likeKickstarterorIndiegogo. We all know there is plenty to be excited for in these sites, but it’s also a fact not everything really makes sense....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Essential discusses Project Treble, bug squashing, aptX support, and more in Reddit AMA June 16, 2025 With Andy Rubinback at the helmand the company sticking to its promise of timely updates,Essentiallooks to start 2018 on a high note, with the company’s recent Reddit AMA giving us a bit of insight into how it plans to kick off the new year....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Evidence suggests POCO has designed a phone that’s not a Xiaomi copy June 05, 2025 A newFCC listinghas taken the covers off of a mysterious POCO phone. The unnamed device comes bearing model number M2007J20CG and isrumoredto be called the POCO X3. The good news is that it doesn’t look like any Xiaomi phone we’ve seen till now. However, we can’t be certain if Xiaomi won’t launch a similar phone before or after this POCO device comes to market....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Exclusive: Leaked photos show off BBK Electronics' first laptop, the realme Book August 11, 2025 Android Authorityhas obtained images of a prototype of the realme Book laptop. While we have only seen a glimpse of this laptop until now, these photos give a much better look at the design and build. This exclusive leak also confirms the name of the laptop and the name of the realme tablet too (more on that below)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook’s Alexa-powered smart display is called Portal, and it’s enormous June 06, 2025 We’ve heard rumors about Facebook releasingeither a smart speakerorsmart displayat some point in the future, and now we finally haveofficial confirmationof the device. The Facebook Portal is anAlexa-poweredsmart display which has a focus on video chats. It is available for pre-order now. There are two versions of Facebook’s new smart display....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Flipkart Freedom Sale - best deals and offers June 07, 2025 If you’ve always wanted to pick up one of the popular smartphones in the sub-Rs 10,000 (~$150) segment, the 2 GB RAM variant of theVibe K5 Plusis now available with a Rs 1,000 (~$15) discount. An exchange bonus of as much as Rs 6,500 (~$98) can get you the Vibe K5 Plus for just Rs 999 (~$15)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Future versions of YouTube app could feature major revamp of top menu August 08, 2025 It appears thatGoogleis testing a newly-designed top menu bar for itsYouTubeapp. First caught byAndroid Police, the new top bar is simplified, with a much more prominent search bar. If you open up your YouTube app, you might see the redesign or you might not. Although Google hasn’t issued a statement on the matter, it seems like it is testing out the new design with random users....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Note 6 to be launched in mid-August - @evleaks August 02, 2025 You think it’s too early to talk about Samsung’s Next Big Thing? Like it or not,rumors about the Galaxy Note 6are already trickling in and today we have a doozy from Evan Blass, universally known in the tech world as @evleaks. The leaker claims Samsung will unveil the Note 6 in mid-August, just like it did with theNote 5last year....