Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This Facebook Social VR demo seriously rocked July 12, 2025 Some people were initially puzzled whenFacebookannounced that they were throwing beaucoups of cash atvirtual reality development. After all, what does VR have to do with liking cat pictures and sharing terrible Minion memes? We hadn’t really gotten a clear image of what the social giant was up to with this tech until today at the F8 developer conference....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Android: CES 2019 is here! August 03, 2025 TheConsumer Electronics Showkicks off our new year and we’ve got amassive list of what we plan to see. We’ll have a huge team on the ground covering all forms of electronics including smartphones, tablets, TVs, IoT, and everything in between. Will we see afoldable Samsung phone? Will we get any surprises likelast year’s vivo Nex in-screen fingerprint reader?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Update: Some Verizon customers could receive their Galaxy S8 orders early July 06, 2025 Update, April 17:It’s not just T-Mobile. It looks like Verizon is shipping some Galaxy S8 Plus orders early. According to a tip from one of our readers, the Big Red network has already shipped some Galaxy S8 Plus orders, with the delivery scheduled for Wednesday, April 19....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. VLC 2.0 brings extended network support and universal Android TV UI mode June 12, 2025 VLC is one of the most popular video players available on multiple software platforms. Unlike other media players, VLC treats videos as streams of packets. Because of this, users can play partially downloaded or even damaged videos without any issue. As far as our experience goes, VLC hasn’t failed to play a single popular video format....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Would you pay $3K for a 24K Galaxy S7 Edge? August 16, 2025 The pimps, I mean, luxury gold-plating specialists, over at Goldgenie are at it again, coating the sleek and beautifulGalaxy S7andGalaxy S7 Edgewith a layer of sparkling gold dust to give it that unmistakably tacky, I mean, luxurious, gold finish. As if the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge weren’t already attractive to thieves, now you can cover your investment in a layer of super eye-catching 24K gold that literally screams “steal me!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Your Chromebook can answer simple questions without the browser August 09, 2025 Google isrolling outa Chrome OS update that could make life much easier when you have a quick question for yourChromebook. A centerpiece feature in the update provides answers to simple questions directly from the Launcher on your Chromebook — you don’t have to open a browser tab or run an app....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE says ‘screw it,’ designs phone with two notches (Update: official patent spotted) June 06, 2025 Update (04/25):Hide your eyes, notch haters. ZTE’s dual-notched phone concept is creeping closer to reality. According to the filing date on a newly-uncovered design patent, ZTE has apparently been mulling a full-screen device with both a top and bottom notch since September last year....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ‘Pay with Google’ takes the hassle out of online purchases August 17, 2025 It’s never been easier to buy stuff online, from takeout dinner to entire mansions. But user experience remains far from ideal, and one big pain point is the checkout. Google is now trying to take friction out of the process with a new feature called “Pay with Google....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Over) Hyped? How interested are you in the Samsung Galaxy S7 and LG G5? June 20, 2025 Warning: This post has leak-related details and pictures of the Galaxy S7 and LG G5. Those who are avoiding all content prior to the launch should proceed with caution. For many Android phone aficionados, this Sunday is abigday; one that had beenrumored and hinted for quite a while....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: Silver sold out) LG Watch Urbane offered on eBay for $150 brand new August 10, 2025 Update: The silver color is sold out. Only the gold variant is currently available. While the LG Watch Urbane 2 may be the Korean conglomerate’s latest and perhaps greatest Android Wear smartwatch, the original 2015 model was a highly regarded device in its own right....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A regular inkjet printer can be used to spoof smartphone fingerprint scanners August 15, 2025 As the entire smartphone industry moves toward making fingerprint scanners the default biometric security method, researchers at Michigan State University have demonstrated a major problem with the security measure. A regular inkjet printer using conductive inks can be used to print fingerprintson paperand unlock fingerprint scanner-equipped phones including theGalaxy S6andhonor 7....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. After almost two decades, WPA3 is here to fix the WiFi security sins of the past August 15, 2025 The WPA2 security protocol for Wi-Fi has been with us for almost 20 years. The Wi-Fi Alliance thinks that’s long enough. The Alliance, the network of companies like Apple, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and more, that brought WiFi to the world, announced its next-generationWPA3 security protocolMonday....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon offers US unlimited cloud storage for a year, expands Underground in Europe June 09, 2025 As part of their ongoing effort to take over the world and establish a global dictatorship ruling with an iron fist of low prices and convenience, Amazon is offering US residentsfree access to their unlimited online storagefor a year. Many outside the US have cause to rejoice as well, however, because the company just started rolling out their play-paid-apps-for-free serviceAmazon Undergroundto 16 new countries and territories in Europe, including Italy and Spain....