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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 2 updates will end in December as the phone rides into the sunset August 20, 2025 We all knew it was coming, but today, Google made it more real. With the launch of the latest Android security patches for Pixel phones, Google confirmed thatthe last of the Google Pixel 2 updateswill land in December 2020. After that, the Pixel 2 series will officially be sunsetted....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 4a rumored to come in only one size, no XL variant June 11, 2025 For those of you who prefer larger handsets, you may be left high and dry this year with theGoogle Pixel 4a. According to popular tech YouTuberDave Lee, it looks like this year’s budget Pixel device might only come in one small size variant....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Got a Snapdragon-powered PC? Sprint has free LTE with your name on it August 20, 2025 QualcommandMicrosoft’s“Always Connected PC” platform is a promising one, but one that also requires some sort of LTE plan to fulfill. That is whereSprint’srecent promotion comes on, though it has its own set of caveats. Thanks to the promotion, you can get free and unlimited 4G LTE for your ASUS NovaGo, HP Envy x2, or Lenovo Miix 630....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here are the videos you don’t want to miss this week – June 08, 2025 July 11, 2025 As we patiently wait for our new Nexus handsets to arrive, we managed to bring you a number of great reviews, hands-on and unboxing videos this week. This week, Lanh brought you a detailed comparison of theMoto X Stylevs theiPhone 6S Plus, while Josh published his reviews of theMoto 360 (2nd Gen....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s how to watch Wrestlemania 37 on Peacock June 27, 2025 Pro wrestling is finally starting to come out of its Covid-19 slumber and is slowly coming back to the four corner mat. This weekend, World Wrestling Entertainment, better known as WWE, is holding its biggest event of the year: Wrestlemania 37. In many ways, this is a turning point for the WWE, which had to make tons of changes after the Covid-19 pandemic began in March 2020....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR 8A looks like a budget iPhone 6 with a notch August 07, 2025 Chinese communications commissionTENAAhas published the specs and images of what is believed to be the HONOR 8A (viaGizMochina). The handset includes what looks like a brushed metal body and a single, slightly raised rear camera — reminiscent of the iPhone 6 — though it also may include a display notch....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How did we miss the best place for a fingerprint scanner? August 09, 2025 Last week’s pollgave us lots of interesting numbers where on a phone you like having thefingerprint scanner. What surprised us the most was how passionate the fans of having a fingerprint scanner on the side of a smartphone were. The side scanner polled poorly, winning just 7 or 8 percent of the total vote, but the comments sections across the platforms were full of enthusiasm for it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to get an app drawer on Xiaomi phones with MIUI 11 June 11, 2025 Xiaomi first introduced the much awaited app drawer in the MIUI launcherback in November. At the time, the feature was only available toMIUI 11users in China. With the release of the latest alpha build of the MIUI launcher, anyone with aXiaomi phonerunning MIUI 11 can get the coveted app drawer....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to legitimately get paid apps for free! June 15, 2025 It’s not terribly difficult to get premium apps for free. Unfortunately, the vast majority of “free” offers are sketchy and developers often suffer for it. Piracy on Android is aseriously legitimate problem. However, we also understand that mobile apps and games are luxury items, not necessities, and not everybody can afford the latest Monument Valley or The Room game....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to use a web API from your Android app June 08, 2025 A Web API is an online “application programming interface” that allows developers to interact with external services. These are the commands that the developer of the service has determined will be used to access certain features of their program. It is referred to as an interface because a good API should have commands that make it intuitive to interact with....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HQ Trivia now available in the United Kingdom August 04, 2025 Update 2 (12-08-2025):Quiz app HQ Trivia isnow availablein the United Kingdom. The UK version has questions specifically for its international audience and a new British host, Sharon Carpenter. Players have the chance to get in on quizzes every Monday and Wednesday at 3 PM and 9 PM local time....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC Nexus ‘Sailfish’ exclusive: new renders & 360-degree video August 15, 2025 With most companies having launched their flagships for the second half of the year, the stage is set for Google –working with HTCthis year– to launch its new flagships. Although we’re not sure exactly when the Sailfish will be unveiled for the world, today we have new renders and a 360-degree video –in partnership with Onleaks– which show off the Sailfish from every angle....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P30 Pro ‘Moon Mode’ stirs controversy (Update: HUAWEI responds) August 11, 2025 Update, June 22, 2025 (12:30 PM ET):HUAWEI sentAndroid Authoritya statement in response to the article below. The company refutes the conclusions drawn by Wang Yue atZhihuand claims Moon Mode works as advertised. An excerpt of the statement is here: Although Yue’s photo examples paint a convincing argument that Moon Mode does not work this way, unfortunately,Android Authoritywas unable to duplicate his results on our own HUAWEI P30 Pro....