Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook buys GIPHY to further integrate GIFs into Instagram August 08, 2025 Everyone lovesanimated GIFs, and it appears that Facebook is a bigger fan than most as the company has just announced that it is purchasing the massive GIF sharing serviceGIPHY. According to a report fromAxios,Facebook is buying the GIF sharing service for $400 million. Facebook Buys GIPHY Facebook posted about its plans after buying GIPHY on itsblog....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Folding Samsung phone tipped for two batteries to power its two displays June 23, 2025 The upcomingfolding Samsung Galaxy phonewill apparently come with two, 3,100mAh batteries, according to speculation fromGalaxyClub(viaGSMArena). Though smartphones typically only include a single battery, the additional cell in Samsung’s folding phone would help power its two displays. Samsung is tipped to launch the folding phone, potentially called the Galaxy F,next month....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Hangouts v16 update removes Contacts button, improves search August 01, 2025 In the latest Google Hangouts update,Googlehas removed the Contacts options from the side menu and as improved the way search results are displayed. Hangouts v16 began rolling out earlier this week and introduces some bug fixes alongside the more noticeable changes mentioned above. To begin with, the Contacts option from the navigation is gone: it hasn’t moved elsewhere, it’s just not necessary anymore — your recent chats are displayed on the main screen and you can find a contact with the plus button at the bottom right....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google hides OEM navigation systems on Android, can’t include in setup August 22, 2025 Google releasedAndroid 10into the wild last month, and with it came a newgesture navigation system. These gestures have a few quirks here and there, but Google is all-in on the new controls. Not only that, the company is pressuring manufacturers to be all-in as well. Moving forward, it looks Google is forcing OEMs to hide their own navigation solutions deep in the device settings....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play names 2018’s best apps, games, movies, TV shows, and more July 13, 2025 We’re now in the final stretch of 2018 and that means it’s time to start celebrating the best (and trying to forget the worst) of everything that happened over the past 12 months. Here atAndroid Authoritywe’ve already crowned ourBest of Androidwinner for 2018, and now Google is getting into the awards spirit by naming Google Play’s “Best of 2018....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands-on with the Lenovo Pocket Projector July 06, 2025 Following a good CES 2015 , Lenovo is showing no signs of slowing down. Along with a couple of newsmartphonesandtablets, Lenovo also took the wraps off a device that can prove to be very useful for a lot of people, the Lenovo Pocket Projector, with its name that is as functional and self-explanatory as it gets....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Have you considered what happens to your online life when you die? June 22, 2025 Most of the time people prefer to dodge the topic of death, for the obvious reason that it spawns a lot of uncomfortable thoughts. Yet the realistic and responsible thing to do is acknowledge it and prepare, since death is unavoidable and has huge ramifications for friends and family....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s what storage options the PS5 will and won’t support at launch August 08, 2025 With the launch of the PlayStation 5 only a week away, buyers are starting to get clarity on a lot of unanswered questions. Today, Sony confirmed toThe Vergethat there will be certain restrictions related to storage options for the PS5. Unfortunately, on launch day, the internal PlayStation 5 storage will not be replaceable or expandable....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hit the court with the official NBA VR app for Google’s Daydream View August 23, 2025 The number of VR apps that can be used by phones which support Google’sDaydream Viewheadset is still pretty small, but that list is growing. Today, Google announced that the official NBA VR app is now available to download in the Google Play Store, offering a different way to check out the pro basketball league....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC One S9 announced, 5-inch FHD display and Helio X10 SoC. Touché! July 05, 2025 In the mobile phone world, there are curiously a lot of Ones despite it beingsuch a lonely number. OnePlus has not onlyits original Onebut alsoa One 2in addition toa mini Onethat followed the 2 but was basically just a smaller first One.Thenthere is the original one with the One, HTC, who has had several, though curiously this year no One,just a 10....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI confirms some P30 Pro units are failing SafetyNet (Updated) July 30, 2025 Update, October 7:HUAWEI says it didn’t find any problems with SafetyNet failing on P30 Pro phones running EMUI 9.X. Original post, October 4:SomeHUAWEI P30 Prousers have reported this week issues with runningGoogle Payon their phones. The devices were found to be failing SafetyNet, the Google service that checks whether a device runs genuine, certified software....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI Mate S is official, here are the details June 24, 2025 After a considerable amount of teasing, the HUAWEI Mate S has been officially unveiled at IFA in Berlin. The handset builds on many of the foundations that made the Mate 7 such a great phone, offering high-end hardware and a couple of unique features of its own, as is HUAWEI’s style....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P30 review: High cost of entry June 13, 2025 In our writtenreview of the HUAWEI P30 Pro, Bogdan stated the phone had superpowers. Its 5x optical telephoto camera, impossibly good low-light performance, and absolutely stellar battery life made this device a winner, but it’s important to note that the P30 Pro has a sibling — one that might sway fans of smaller devices....