Everything you need to know about EMUI 11

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Everything you need to know about EMUI 11 July 15, 2025 EMUI 11 isHuawei‘s latest take on Android 10, notAndroid 11, as you may have expected from the naming scheme. That’s pretty big news, as it’s a departure from HUAWEI’s previous scheme of matching EMUI and Android build numbers. This means that existing and upcoming HUAWEI devices won’t sport the latest Google additions to the Android formula, relying instead on HUAWEI’s own tweaks....

July 30, 2025 · 6 min · 1223 words · Thomas Brown

Exposed: The BlackBerry Venice caught from all angles

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Exposed: The BlackBerry Venice caught from all angles August 06, 2025 In days long past, arguably two companies commanded high court among the grand arena of phones:NokiaandBlackBerry. Whereas the former took a path that many have criticized and lamented, the latter looks to be heading towards one Espoo should have embarked on from the onset: open adoption of Android. According to leaks and rumors, Waterloo plans to release several Android-based BlackBerry devices this Fall, one of which is the fascinating Venice....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 590 words · Susan Odonnell

F-Secure Freedome VPN

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. F-Secure Freedome VPN - Indie app of the day August 13, 2025 What is F-Secure Freedome VPN? Freedome is a simple application to use. It doesn’t require too much of a set up so even VPN novices can still use this app without much difficulty. You simply tap the center of the screen to turn it on. From there you can alter your virtual location if you so choose, see all the settings, and even view explanations as to what each setting does....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Joshua Cook

Find a new Android exploit? Sell it to a secretive company for $3 million

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Find a new Android exploit? Sell it to a secretive company for $3 million June 08, 2025 If you stumble across a zero-dayAndroid exploit(that is, a bug or vulnerability that is unknown toGoogle), a company calledCrowdfensewill pay you up to $3 million for that information. Sounds amazing, right? The only issue is that it is not clear what Crowdfense would then do with the exploit....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Brad Smith

Fitbit watches now talk back when you speak to Google Assistant

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fitbit watches now talk back when you speak to Google Assistant August 02, 2025 Now thatGoogle owns Fitbit, it’s making its AI helper more of a first-class citizen on Fitbit devices. Fitbit is rolling out an update forSenseandVersa 3smartwatches that, among other things, provides audio responses from Google Assistant. Issue a command to Google Assistant and your Fitbit watch can optionally speak back....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · William Allen

Galaxy J2 Core announced: This is Samsung's first Android Go device

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy J2 Core announced: This is Samsung’s first Android Go device July 19, 2025 Android Gosmartphones had a solid debut atMobile World Congressback in February, as the likes ofNokiaandZTEshowed off low-end devices. Now, it’sSamsung‘s turn to join the party as itannouncesthe Galaxy J2 Core, its first Android Go phone. The new smartphone is equipped with a 1.4Ghz Exynos 7570 quad-core chipset (Cortex-A53 cores, 14nm), 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of expandable storage....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Steven Neal

Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge user manuals now online

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge user manuals now online August 18, 2025 Can’t wait to get your hands on your shiny newSamsungpowerhouse device? Now you can experience the illusory thrill of pretending to have just performed your own unboxing by paging through the user manuals for theGalaxy S7andGalaxy S7edgewell before your device ships. These PDF files surfaced on Samsung’s download center and a few carrier pages....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Dr. Tiffany Smith

Gear Fit 2 vs Gear Fit: what’s the difference?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gear Fit 2 vs Gear Fit: what’s the difference? August 22, 2025 Samsungjust launched a new wrist-worn fitness tracker,the Gear Fit 2. The Gear Fit 2 looks arguably better thanits predecessor from two years ago, but is it worth spending money to upgrade? Samsung wants to help you make up your mind with a handy infographic that lists the main differences between the Gear Fit 2 and Gear Fit....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · Jennifer Anderson

Get down with Google’s new pose-matching machine learning experiment

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Get down with Google’s new pose-matching machine learning experiment August 24, 2025 Google has released a newmachine learningexperiment that can match a pose you make in real time to an image of a person making the same pose. Announced on theGoogle Blog, the experiment is called Move Mirror and it works using just a web browser and awebcam. you’re able to check out a video of the experiment in action below....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Andrea Boyd

Google adds three new Project Fi phones: LG V35, LG G7, and Moto G6

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google adds three new Project Fi phones: LG V35, LG G7, and Moto G6 July 17, 2025 Googleannounced today on its blog thatthree new phoneswill be available to consumers who chooseProject Fias their wireless carrier. Those three devices are theLG G7 ThinQ, theLG V35 ThinQ, and theMotorola Moto G6. Unfortunately, none of the devices are yet available to buy, and only the Moto G6 is available to pre-order....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Aaron Dyer

Google Calendar getting Material redesign and smart new features

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Calendar getting Material redesign and smart new features July 06, 2025 Google Calendar will get a massive update soon, bringing some much needed love to one of Google’s less flashy, yet very important applications. The update is available today on Lollipop devices (read theNexus 9), while less lucky users can expect it “in the coming weeks.” For now, all we have isGoogle’s blog postdescribing the update and some cool animations, but from them alone, this looks like a great release....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Pamela Kelly

Google I/O 2020 in-person events canceled due to coronavirus fears

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google I/O 2020 in-person events canceled due to coronavirus fears June 25, 2025 There have already beenmultiple technology events canceledamid fears of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and now we can add another to the list:Google I/O 2020. The event, scheduled to happen in May, is now off per an email from Google. According to Google’s statement on the matter, the decision to cancel the in-person aspects of Google I/O 2020 was made with health guidance from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO)....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Brittany Thompson

Google insists Linux bug is not a major threat

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google insists Linux bug is not a major threat June 08, 2025 Earlier this week, news broke thatan exploitable bug in the Linux kernelmade vulnerable tens of millions of Linux machines and up to 66% of all Android devices. Some understandably-raised eyebrows rippled through the tech world, and comments and forums foamed with argument regarding how serious this threat really was....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Miranda Fisher