Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Nougat offers more PC emojis, plus an avocado August 12, 2025 Who needs words when you’ve got emojis,amirite? Good news: the world of emojis is now richer than ever with the all new Android 7.0 Nougat. Those weird but endearing blobs are now positively human characters, yellow is now just one of the many skin shades available, and the beloved fruit (or is it a vegetable?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best of Android: How we test cameras June 13, 2025 The world of smartphone cameras is a tricky one, not that people are relying on point and shoots less and less, while placing more demand on their phones. There was a rough transition period between the two product categories, but an AI arms race has made figuring out which cameras are worth your time....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Build a custom PokéStop timer with Tasker - Android customization July 02, 2025 A few years ago, I had built myself a 5 minute timer to help me with my Ingress efforts, I never got around to turning this project into anAndroid customizationpiece, but since it works great for Pokémon Go as well, let’s take a look today. For the non-Niantic AR game enthusiasts out there, this is just a simple 5 minute timer that you can use as well....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Can someone please put the style back in smartphone design? June 05, 2025 Maybe I’ve just been doing this far too long, but when did smartphone design become so boring? Internal hardware has never been better and we’re rocketing off into a newera of 5G, but the industry is stuck in a rut aesthetically. Take the newSamsung Galaxy S20range, for example....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chromebooks may get some Android O features before they show up on phones July 04, 2025 One year ago at Google I/O 2016, the company announced that it would soon allow Chrome OS and Chromebooksto run Android apps from the Google Play Store. At the time the company said that this support would be available in the fall of 2016....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deal: Spend $150 or more on eBay, get a free Google Home Mini July 03, 2025 TheGoogle Home Minihas been featured in many a great deal since its release late last year. Now, auction website eBay is hopping aboard the deal train, giving away the smart speaker for free with purchases of $150 or more. To take advantage of the deal, spotted byAndroid Police, you’ll need to add the Google Home Mini to your shopping cart from Google’s eBay account (see the buttons at the end of the article)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Entry-level HONOR 5C likely coming to Europe and India June 23, 2025 Back in April, the entry-level HONOR 5Cmade its way to Chinafor only CNY 899 (~$140). With the octa-core Kirin 650 processor and a 5.2-inch Full HD display under its belt, the 5C was instantly a compelling option in the budget smartphone space. It looks like the capable little device will be making its way to more regions sometime very soon....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fortnite for Android interview - Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney on breaking away from Google Play August 11, 2025 When Fortnite: Battle Royale launched, it was an instant hit, thanks to its more colorful and lighthearted take on the battle royale genre. Indeed, the game has since crossed over from just being a popular video game to becoming a mainstream phenomenon....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fortnite on Android: All the info on its unconventional release (Updated: August 9) July 01, 2025 Fortniteis a global sensation. In just one year, it’s amassed 125 million players including celebrities like Drake, Joe Jonas, Finn Wolfhard, and even Roseanne Barr. There are already international tournaments happening. Read Next:Fortnite vs PUBG: Ten mobile differences between the two biggest battle royales...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Note 10 might ditch headphone jack, physical keys (Update: Keys might stay) June 30, 2025 Update, June 22, 2025 (12:05 PM ET):Yesterday we heard the news that the Galaxy Note 10 could abandon the headphone jack as well as physical buttons. However, we now have a rumor that at least one of those aspects of the device will not change: the physical buttons....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Flutter receives a bunch of improvements in its first Release Preview June 05, 2025 In February, Google announced thefirst public beta release of Flutter, a new software development tool that would allow creators to make apps for both Android and iOS simultaneously and also have them share the same code base. Today, Google said that Flutter has hit a new milestone, as thefirst release preview versionis now available for app makers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google is bringing the Assistant to its Messages app June 27, 2025 TheGoogle Assistantis everywhere. To access it on your Android phone, you can either long-press your phone’s home button, use the “Okay, Google” hotword, or, if you happen to own aPixel 2or3, you can squeeze the sides of your phone to activate your Assistant. Now, the Assistant is coming to Google’sMessagesapp....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google might soon adopt passive-aggressive tactics to shame slow Android updaters August 20, 2025 In the same spirit as your roommate who left pointedly vague Post-It notes next to that growing stack of dishes,Googlemight soonadopt a new tactic to ‘encourage’ partners to do their share of the housework regarding Android. The search giant has reportedly elected to create a ranking system to publicly shame manufacturers and carriers who are taking their sweet time to roll out updates to Android devices....