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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Call screening teased for Google Phone app that could stop spam calls for good June 25, 2025 Google has been working hard to eliminate suspected spam calls with updates for theGoogle Phoneapp. Following on from the addition of awarning filterfor unsolicited telemarketing calls, Google is now seemingly looking to screen unknown numbers too. The feature has emerged following APK teardowns of Google Phone version 22 by the folks over atAndroid Policeand9to5Google....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deal: Samsung Galaxy Alpha on Ebay for $300, unlocked June 14, 2025 When the Samsung Galaxy Alpha first debuted, it received relatively mixed reception. While some folks were appreciative of the fact that Samsung had finally brought a dose of metal to their phones in the form a metallic frame, others felt it wasn’t enough of a design change or that its specs simply weren’t as impressive as they’d hoped to see from Samsung’s first (semi) metallic phone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy J7 Prime and J5 Prime with 32 GB of storage launched in India July 21, 2025 In September 2016, Samsung announced theGalaxy J7 Prime and Galaxy J5 Primein India. Both are mid-range devices and come with 16 GB of storage. Now, the tech giant has launched updated versions of the two smartphones in the country that sport 32 GB of space....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Note Fan Edition (the Note 7 that doesn’t explode) gets Oreo June 15, 2025 Despite the fact that theSamsung Galaxy Note 8is seven months old and received high praise from numerous publications (includingAndroid Authority), we still haven’t forgotten the doomed predecessor, theSamsung Galaxy Note 7, and its penchant to, you know,burst into flames. Released between the Galaxy Note 7 and the Galaxy Note 8 is theSamsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Adds Automatic Visual Search to Google Goggles App August 16, 2025 At first, there was just text-based googling. Google later on allowed voice-based googling. And then, Google also enabled visual searching through Google Goggles, which practically makes googling more convenient for information-hungry users. Just yesterday, Googleannounced“Search from Camera,” a new opt-in feature to Google Goggles that takes visual search one step further....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Flights will inform you when you can buy the cheapest ticket May 30, 2025 Google wants to make it easier for people to snag thelowest possible airline prices, thanks to the latest version of the company’s Flights search service. The update, which will roll out in the “coming weeks”, will inform users if a price for a specific flight could go up in the near future, or offer tips to get the best fare for a particular route....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 5, 4a 5G listings hint at storage and color choices June 07, 2025 You don’t have to wait for Google’sSeptember 30 eventto get an inkling of the storage and color options for thePixel 5and 4a 5G.Droid Lifereports that UK telecomBTand retailerMore Computers(two,three) are listing both devices, offering possible configuration clues. Both the Pixel 5 and 4a 5G appear to have at least 128GB storage options as well as black and white colors....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 6 renders are also here: A few firsts just like the Pixel 6 Pro August 09, 2025 TheGoogle Pixel 6 Prorenders leaked just a while back and now we also have renders and some spec information about the standard Pixel 6. Coming once again courtesy of reliable leakerOnLeaks(via91Mobiles), the latest Pixel 6 leak offers us our best look yet at the phone and also reveals some firsts coming to the Pixel line....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google reportedly planning a Play Store affiliate program August 08, 2025 When it comes to making money on the web, a number of sites, individuals, and sometimes even mass spammers, rely on affiliate marketing as just one of the pathways to profit. With this system, you basically post a link with a special code in it to some kind of product....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google sells a screen protector for the Pixel 2 XL, but it might not be all that great August 12, 2025 I was very happy when I received myPixel 2 XLa few days ago, but I wasn’t thrilled about not having a screen protector for it. Those that are available seem to be mediocre at best, butGooglehopes to solve that by finally releasing a glass screen protector of its own....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Snapseed 2.18 includes a fresh UI for faster editing and 11 new filters June 04, 2025 It’s beensix months since Snapseed 2.17 arrived, the last update to Google’s photo editing app but the new version is here at last, and with it comes a couple of significant changes. Snapseed 2.18 arrives with a redesigned interface which ditches the darker theme for a lighter gray variant and reorganizes the menus to make the app faster and more efficient to use....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HDR video coming soon to YouTube, mobile eventually August 06, 2025 YouTube will soon support HDR video, following the likes of Amazon, Netflix and major motion picture studios who have already confirmed their support for the technology. High Dynamic Range video will basically provide all the same benefits as it does in photography: a higher contrast ratio and wider dynamic range for colors....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s what the Google Pixel 3’s Night Sight camera can do June 29, 2025 Update (August 17, 2025, 2:22pm ET):Google is officially rolling out a Camera update that bringsNight Sight to all Pixel phones. Original post (June 28, 2025, 2:57pm ET):Night Sightit just one of the swankynew photography featurespacked into the newGoogle Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. The mode promises super well-lit and detailed shots even in the most dimly lit environments, which is where smartphone camera sensors usually fall short....