Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google announces Senior Web Developer Nanodegree, new minimum app prices and more July 28, 2025 Google today at theChrome Dev Summitannounced quite a few changes to the way developers can utilize the Google Play Store to help grow their application and game businesses. For starters, Google is now letting devs in 17 different countries reduce the price of their paid apps, games and in-app purchases....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google clamps down on fake news, brings Fact Check to Search globally June 13, 2025 It’s gotten to the point where you can’t believe anything on the internet anymore (does that apply to this statement?), with more unfounded claims being made every day and disseminated around the globe at fiber optic speeds. As we’ve seen a lot lately from major online presences like Facebook and Google, the crackdown against fake news is intensifying....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google hit with class action lawsuit over alleged iPhone data harvesting August 15, 2025 If you’re one of five million Britons who used aniPhonea few years back, you might want to pay close attention to a class action lawsuit launched againstGoogleover the company’s alleged data snooping. According toThe Guardian, a group called Google You Owe Us claims that Google bypassed the iPhone’s default privacy settings to collect personal information between June 2011 and February 2012....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google likely bringing Digital Wellbeing to Assistant and Google Home July 13, 2025 A recent APK teardown of the Google app byXDA Developerssuggests that Google is experimenting with a total revamp of the settings pages within theGoogle Assistantapp. This is a welcome change, as the Assistant’s settings pages are kind of messy right now (to say nothing of Google Home’s settings)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Maps set to offer real-time tracking when you’re on the bus or train August 02, 2025 Google Maps is the go-to app for when you’re on the road. Whether you’re travelling, heading to a job interview, or just meeting friends, it makes getting around easy, and it’s frequently updated with new features. According to a report fromTechCrunch, Maps may soon get another significant function: real-time tracking on public transport....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google opens waiting list for LG Watch Style in Canada August 18, 2025 Google has teamed up with LG and announced theWatch Sport and Watch Styleback in February. The smartwatches are currently already on sale in the US, and it looks like they might become available in Canada soon. The LG Watch Style is already listed on Google’s online store in Canada, but you can’t buy it just yet....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play Pass could offer ‘hundreds of dollars’ worth of paid apps for a monthly fee July 08, 2025 Google could be planning an app subscription service for the Play Store, according to some compelling evidence gathered byXDA Developers. The first sign of the service was when prominent developer Kieron Quinn found a potential feature called Play Pass in a Play Store APK teardown back in June....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play Services rolling out Instant Tethering mobile hotspot feature July 15, 2025 Update (2/10):Instant Tethering is now rolling out to the Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, and Nexus 6P. As long as they are running Android 7.1.1, they’ll be able to host and share their internet connections automatically with other supported device signed into the same Google account....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play Store made it harder to 420 blaze it through delivery apps (Updated) June 10, 2025 Update: August 13, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. ET:Google issued a formal response toAndroid Policeon the removal of the Eaze and Weedmaps apps from the Google Play Store: We will update this article as we learn more. Original article: June 24, 2025 at 2:37 p....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google-branded Android TV stick passes through FCC (Update: Gone) Jun 17, 2025 Update 27-06-2025 at 2:50 P.M. EST:The mysterious Google-branded media stick that hit the ‘net yesterday is gonefrom the FCC websitethat originally hosted the pics. Now, in place of the images printed below, is an image of the same device, just missing the Google branding. Curiously, there are also some new documents talking about confidentiality and other legal ramifications....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Huawei’s new mid-range phones could have same GPU as Galaxy S20 (Update) July 11, 2025 Update, June 25, 2025 (2:12AM ET):We first got word about the Kirin 820 and its apparent capabilities in a leak earlier this week, painting a picture of silicon designed for budget gamers. But when can we expect to see it though? HONOR vice-president Xiong Junmin revealed onWeibothat the chipset would debut in the upcoming HONOR 30S (h/t:ITHome)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. iPhone 7 to feature flexible OLED display made by Samsung August 09, 2025 Industry insiders areclaimingthat Samsung Display has agreed to a deal with Apple to make flexible OLED displays for the iPhone 7. Samsung Display is reportedly reaching out to multiple display technology companies in South Korea to acquire the resources and technology required to fulfill such a massive order fromApple....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leaked HTCBolt looks like a mini HTC10, sans headphone jack August 14, 2025 TheHTCBolt might be the next smartphone from the struggling Taiwanese manufacturer, and it could share its looks with theHTC 10, according to a leaked image from Evan Blass. Despite the similarities with HTC’s flagship, there appears to be one big feature missing from the Bolt – a 3....