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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 2016 recap: 90% of Google Play’s revenue came from games (and more fun stats!) June 28, 2025 People spent more time in apps and games in 2016 The stats:Perhaps the most important stat in all of 2016 was how long people spent inside of apps. According to App Annie, the average user spent over 150 billion more hours in apps in 2016 than they did in 2015....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. All Pixel and Pixel XL options are “out of stock” in the US Play Store June 17, 2025 If you live in the US and were hoping to get a newGoogle Pixel or Pixel XLsmartphone unlocked and directly from the Google Store, you may have to wait a bit longer. All models of Google’s latest phones are currently shown as being “Out of stock” when you check out the Google Store site....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazfit Band 5 packs a blood oxygen monitor, Alexa support for $50 July 12, 2025 Back in July, we gained word of a new Amazfit wearable in hitting the US possibly as an upgradedMi Band 5. Now, the newly launched Amazfit Band 5 fits that profile. Spotted byWearable, the Band 5 looks like its Xiaomi contemporary, packing an elongated AMOLED screen and fastens to a user’s arm using a silicon strap....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. And the next device to get Bixby is…a refrigerator? July 18, 2025 Samsung’s Bixby made its debut on theGalaxy S8 series. However, the digital assistant isn’t only meant for smartphones, as the company plans on expanding it to a bunch of different devices including home appliances. The tech giant has recently announced that it is bringing Bixby to the Family Hub 2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple could launch 5 new iPhones in 2020, including 4.7-inch iPhone SE 2 June 25, 2025 Applecould launch five new iPhones in 2020, according to renowned Apple analyst Ming Chi Kuo. Kuo is heralded as an Apple expert and his research note (viaMacrumors) outlines Apple’s apparent strategy shift. Instead of launching iPhones in September, Kuo predicts that the company will also launch a device in the first half of 2020....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple, Shazam deal said to win European approval (Updated) July 03, 2025 Update, July 05, 2025 (01:11 AM):It looks like one potential roadblock to Apple’s acquisition of music recognition service Shazam has been averted. According toReuters, citing “two people familiar with the matter,” the Cupertino giant is set to win full unconditional approval for the deal from the European Union....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Aumeo wants to fine-tune your headphones for a personalized listening experience August 23, 2025 Everyone loves music, but unfortunately our hearing quality gradually declines, both with age and by exposing our ears to overly loud environments. Perhaps an under-appreciated point is that your left and right ears are a little different when it comes to frequency sensitivity and will age differently as well....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best note widgets for Android tablets Jun 23, 2025 Keeping track with your notes is not that difficult once you have the right applications to help you. Whether you are a student about to embark on another semester this coming fall or a business person who has lots of digital paperwork to sort out through the week, you can always choose a number of tools to help you out with your list of stuff....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BLU vivo 6 starts selling in the UK; special Black Friday deal available today only August 06, 2025 BLU, the smartphone manufacturer based in sunny Miami, announced the vivo 6 last month. A great looking unibody device made from aircraft grade aluminium. Starting today, the company’s latest device is available in the UK. BLU is selling it unlocked through Amazon for £239....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. CyanogenMod rolls out a new stable snapshot build of CM 13 July 05, 2025 The day has come for anyone interested in flashingCyanogenModbut who’s not interested in the messy business of release candidate builds or nightlies. The latest stable snapshot build of CM 13 (ZNH5Y) is now rolling out for the core group of supported devices, bringing things up toAndroid 6....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. DisplayMate reveals new smartphone display champ, no prizes for guessing what it is August 21, 2025 Samsung’s recent flagships have all raised the bar for smartphone screens, according to DisplayMate. Now, the benchmarking website hasanalyzedtheGalaxy Note 9and determined that it has the best display on a smartphone. Last year, the websitepraisedtheGalaxy Note 8for achieving 22 percent higher brightness than theGalaxy S8, while also offering higher brightness when using the auto-brightness setting....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Droid Turbo vs the Moto X (2014) and Nexus 6 June 18, 2025 Motorola has come along way from last year, in large part thanks to the Moto X, Moto G and (to lesser extent) the Moto E. In 2014, they really seem to be bringing their A-game, now offering three flagship-level devices: the Moto X (2014), the Nexus 6 and the new Motorola Droid Turbo....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook makes leaving Facebook easier with Google Photos export tool July 10, 2025 Facebook allows you to keep all your photos and videos on the service, but what if you want to backup these memories? One option is to download your user data for safe-keeping, but the social network has also developed a new tool to upload your photos and videos toGoogle Photos....