Gear gone? Samsung's next virtual reality wearable could be called Galaxy VR

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gear gone? Samsung’s next virtual reality wearable could be called Galaxy VR June 17, 2025 Further evidence has emerged that Samsung could be abandoning the Gear moniker and pushing its mobile products under one single brand: Galaxy. It’s been less than a month sincetrademarks for Samsung Galaxy Watch and Samsung Galaxy Fit surfacedand now, according toSamMobilesources, the South Korean firm is preparing to rebrand its Gear VR products to Galaxy VR....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Patricia Neal

Getting a Galaxy S6 today? You won’t need Kies to transfer your data

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Getting a Galaxy S6 today? You won’t need Kies to transfer your data August 06, 2025 TheGalaxy S6andGalaxy S6 Edgedon’t work with Kies, Samsung’s well known phone management software, according to a report fromSam Mobile. Instead of Kies, which Samsung users have known for years as the PC application required for data transfers and software updates, Samsung is now offering a set of utilities called Smart Switch....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Kenneth Robinson

Glu Mobile releases Blood & Glory: Legend's like Mortal Kombat with gladiators

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Glu Mobile releases Blood & Glory: Legend - it’s like Mortal Kombat with gladiators June 01, 2025 Although it was only a few days ago that we sawthe first ever teaser trailer forBlood & Glory: Legend, Glu Mobile has already made the new action game for Androidavailable in Google Play. As expected, the bloody arena-combat title is up for grabs for free, and has every chance to follow on the hugely successful footsteps of the first game in the Blood & Glory series from last year....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · James Hall

Google Assistant phone app redesign rolling out now

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Assistant phone app redesign rolling out now June 29, 2025 If you open upGoogle Assistanton your smartphone today or tomorrow, you might notice some slight changes. That’s becauseGoogle is rolling out a new redesignfor Google Assistant that aims to make the interface more user-friendly. Overall, the Google Assistant redesign is focused on making it easier to interact with Assistant using both your voice and your hands....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Cindy Myers

Google isn't going to open up Motion Sense API to developers any time soon

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google isn’t going to open up Motion Sense API to developers any time soon August 08, 2025 ThePixel 4‘sMotion Sensefeature is a rather interesting capability, as Google uses a radar chip to detect hand gestures. The feature is currently capable of skipping music tracks and silencing interruptions (e.g. calls and alarms), and it’s also used in a few demo apps....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Miguel Parker

Google self driving car hits a bus, Google bears the responsibility

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google self driving car hits a bus, Google bears the responsibility June 26, 2025 Google’sself driving carinitiative is one of the most ambitious and controversial projects currently under the scrutiny of the public eye. Although the search giant has had six years of experience under their belt with only 17 minor accidents occurring across over two million miles of test driving, this month marks the first time that a self-driving vehicle bore any culpability in a traffic incident....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Elizabeth Winters DDS

Google's video shows how Android apps run on Chromebooks

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s video shows how Android apps run on Chromebooks August 08, 2025 One of the most exciting announcements atGoogle IO 2016was that theGoogle Play Store is coming to Chromebooks. Though very simple, fast and convenient,Chrome OSwas very limited by its lack of software. It has been a glorified browser all along, something that will definitely change with the inclusion ofover a million Android apps....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · James Gilbert

Google-Apple partnership may be tech-limited, and more tech news today

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google-Apple partnership may be tech-limited, and more tech news today July 07, 2025 1. Apple/Google: Together at last, but will it help? The details: 2.6 months later, here’s everything good and bad about the OnePlus 7T Pro(Android Authority). 3.LG V60 review: Price, battery life, screen, performance, and headphone jack are big ticks. Camera performance is only ok, and LG’s software needs work (Android Authority)....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Patricia Jackson

Google’s upcoming search widget will be highly customizable [Update: rolling out now]

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s upcoming search widget will be highly customizable [Update: rolling out now] July 05, 2025 Update, 10/20:Following our recent report on the news that Google was testing a customizable version of the Google Search bar, it seems that this is now rolling out. According toAndroid Police, the functionality is included alongside the latest version of the Google App beta, version 7....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Chad Morton

Hands on with the fashion focused LG K10 and K7

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands on with the fashion focused LG K10 and K7 July 04, 2025 LGis known for delivering striking design in its flagship devices but this hasn’t always translated to the same in its lower offerings. The company is seeking to change this and build on the success of its L series by introducing a new K series, which aims to offer a combination of striking design and reasonable specs at an affordable price tag....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Sean Mckenzie

Hands-on with HUAWEI's MediaPad M3 Lite and T3 tablets

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands-on with HUAWEI’s MediaPad M3 Lite and T3 tablets August 05, 2025 HUAWEI is far from being a household name, especially in western markets such as the United States, but there’s no denying the brand’s global recognition is on the rise. The company’s growing reputation started with the HUAWEI Nexus 6P, and has grown as the company has introduced various handsets under its brand, as well as its HONOR sub-brand....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 593 words · Laurie Berry

India's biggest carrier could soon launch a $50 Android phone

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. India’s biggest carrier could soon launch a $50 Android phone July 13, 2025 India’s biggest telecom carrier Reliance Jio is all set to launch one of the world’s cheapestAndroid smartphonesin the country. Google’s huge$4.5 billion investmentin Jio could soon yield fruit in the form of a Rs. 4,000 (~$54) smartphone running Android.Bloombergreports that Jio has been working on prototypes for the phone in secret for the past two years....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Lydia Murphy

Iniu power bank 10,000mAh review: Small and solid, but slow

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Iniu power bank 10,000mAh review: Small and solid, but slow June 14, 2025 Iniu Power Bank 10,000mAh What we like What we don’t like Iniu isn’t the most prominent name in the charging accessories game, but it certainly hopes to be. Its fast-growing Amazon profile offers well-rated cables andpower banks, but do they live up to the reviews? We’re here to find out in this Iniu power bank (10,000mAh) review....

July 28, 2025 · 5 min · 909 words · Barry Dixon