Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 2020 Tokyo Olympics: How to stream the summer games August 24, 2025 A year later than planned, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are finally happening! And yes, that’s the official name still. Officially, the Games begin this Friday, July 23, and end on August 8. However, a few Olympic events in Japan, like softball and soccer matches, have started already....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 48MP cameras not enough for you? Samsung reveals 64MP camera sensor August 21, 2025 48MPcameras have become one of the biggest trends in the past six months, offering high-resolution shots during the day and 12MP pixel-binned snaps at night. But why stop there? That seems to be Samsung’s thinking, as it’s just revealed a 64MP camera sensor (h/t:r/Android). The ISOCELL Bright GW1 sensor offers a higher resolution than existing mobile cameras on the market, but maintains the same pixel size (0....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 8,500-mAh of power is worth turning your Note 5 into a small brick July 22, 2025 The term “brick” is thrown around liberally when talking about devices that are bulkier than average, but in the case of the ZeroLemon’s newest extended batteries for the Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus, the term is quite appropriate. ZeroLemon, a brand known for its high capacity extended batteries, has outdone itself with the 8,500-mAh extended batteries for Samsung’s most recent flagships....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android’s spring feature rollout includes a Google Maps dark mode June 19, 2025 Your Android phone is about to get a welcome refresh as the weather warms up in many parts of the world. Google is officiallyrolling outa string of Android feature updates for spring 2021, headlined by a dark mode in Maps. While Google Maps had aquasi dark modewhen you enabled navigation at night, the long-teased upgrade makes that available no matter what you’re doing inside the app — helpful if you’re looking for a late-night food delivery....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BLU R1 HD returns to Amazon after spyware controversy fades July 14, 2025 About month ago, a story came out which put the Chinese smartphone manufacturer BLU in quite a bad light. The story revealed that the company, along with a number of other OEMs, was taking data from people’s devices and sending it back to China. This raised a number of privacy concerns for its customers, and the company stated that the software was completely accidental and it would be deleting all information taken from user’s handsets....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Boltt unveils smart wearable ecosystem with AI-enabled mobile app at CES 2017 August 09, 2025 At theCES 2017, Boltt, a new fitness wearable technology company, announced the launch of advanced fitness wearables and an AI-enabled mobile health app. The range of products include connected shoes, stride sensors, fitness trackers, and a virtual health assistant named ‘B’. The founders – Arnav Kishore and Aayushi Kishore – aim to solve lifestyle disorders in youth due to lack of awareness & knowledge around health....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Build your own Action for Google Assistant June 11, 2025 If you’ve ever chatted with aGoogle Assistant speaker, you might know how frustrating it is to be told “I’m sorry, I don’t know how to help with that yet.” Luckily you don’t have to wait for someone to implement a missing feature — you can do it yourself! Google has an entire platform dedicated to helping you extend the functionality ofGoogle Assistantby defining custom Actions....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Disney Plus is now available in the UK, Ireland, and other European markets June 26, 2025 It’s been a long time coming, but finally, many more European countries can now accessDisney Plus. The company has now opened up the popular movie and TV streaming outlet to the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Austria, Ireland, Switzerland, and Spain. Previous to today, Disney Plus was only available in one European market, the Netherlands....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Exclusive: Newly leaked image shows off Nokia A1 (update: April Fools!) July 30, 2025 Update:We didn’t think we needed to spell this out, but apparently we do. This is an April Fool’s joke. We thought we made it pretty obvious with the existence of Samsung icons, Titanium Backup, and a slightly crooked Nokia label — and our Android Authority readers certainly saw through the ruse....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fabrik: Simple ebook reader with Dropbox support August 20, 2025 Ebooks are portable digital versions of printed books. Being digital in form, such books are easy to carry around in one’s tablet or smartphone. There are millions of ebooks on the Web, and there are also numerous ebook reader apps for Android. One new ebook reader app that we find worth checking out is Fabrik, created by XDA Developers member eirikrwu....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. FCC Chairman wants to end net neutrality, why is it problematic? July 20, 2025 Ajit Pai wants to repeal net neutrality, which is likely to be approved given FCC’s Republican majority, but there is bound to be significant opposition. And for good reason. Donald Trump’s administration is bringing various changes to the tech world, and now, it looks like net neutrality is at stake....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. GCam mod for OnePlus 8 series can now use telephoto and ultra-wide, no root June 01, 2025 Although there are a few OnePlus 8 Google Camera mods floating around the internet, most only allow you to access to primary lens. If they do offer the option of using the other lenses on board, you need toroot the phone first, which might not be ideal for some users....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google lands itself in hot water over concerns regarding purchase tracking June 12, 2025 Googleoffers a wealth of devices, applications, and features that have become incredibly useful in this connected world of ours, but you do give up some of your privacy for the privilege. The return makes the trade-off an easy one to make for most folks, but in the eyes of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), one such trade-off involving Google’s Store Sales Management program might have stepped over the line....
