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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google forcing Digital Wellbeing, better USB-PD charging on new Android phones August 01, 2025 Fromcompulsory Android 10for new devices to hiding customgesture navigationoptions upon setup, it seems likeGoogleis putting its foot down in a big way. Now, documents obtained byXDA-Developersshow that Google has made it compulsory for devices to offerDigital Wellbeingand parental control/Family Link features. This applies to new devices and those updated toAndroid PieorAndroid 10after September 3....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google now allows some users to try streaming games in the Play Store July 05, 2025 We live in a cloud-centric world where streaming is an increasingly common way of accessing digital entertainment from music to movies, and even games. With that in mind, it’s not too surprising to learn that Google is now starting to bring streaming app support to Google Play as a means of trying apps before you buy....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 3 is apparently snatching users from Samsung, not so much Apple July 19, 2025 Judging from Google’sadvertising methods, design choices, andfeature effortswhen it comes to theGoogle Pixel 3andPixel 3 XL, it’s pretty clear the company is trying to entice iPhone users over to Android. In ourreview for the Google Pixel 3, we even referred to it as “the Android iPhone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 5 specs leak reveals a ‘premium’ mid-range phone July 02, 2025 If there was any mystery left to theGoogle Pixel 5specs,WinFuturemight have just erased it. The German site haspostedwhat it says are leaked details and images for Google’s Pixel 5, including its possible price in Europe. Like earlier rumors have suggested, the Pixel 5 would be an upper mid-range smartphone rather than a flagship like thePixel 4....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play’s editorial pages put a human touch on finding high-quality apps July 26, 2025 The App Store and Google Play have led the way for folks to install applications on their mobile devices, but both have had their issues with organization and app discovery. Google hopes to minimize some of those headaches with an updated Editors’ Choice section that now features curated app lists....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google pulls Donald Trump’s app from the Play Store (it’s not what you think) June 03, 2025 Don’t go looking for Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign software in the Play Store.Android Policereports that Google has pulled the Official Trump 2020 app for Android after it violated policies on non-functional apps. The Trump app was completely broken before it was taken down,APsaid....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Handmark opens Android software store June 05, 2025 Today Handmark launched its own software store for Android smartphones. I tested out the new shop on a T-Mobile G1 to see how well it worked. When I pulled up thewww.Handmark.comwebsite, two things came to mind. 1) It was’t showing me a mobile optimized website. 2) It didn’t realize that I was using an Android phone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HMD Global launches Nokia 6 (2018), Nokia 7 Plus, and Nokia 8 Sirocco in India June 26, 2025 In a press conference in New Delhi, HMD Global surprised many by launching its entire 2018 portfolio (for now) in India in one go. The company reiterated the newNokia 1that was launched last week, and then went on to launch the second-generationNokia 6as well as the two devices unveiled at the Mobile World Congress a few weeks ago – theNokia 7 Plusand theNokia 8 Sirocco....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How easy is it to capture data on public free Wi-Fi? - Gary explains July 17, 2025 If you have read my article onwhat is a VPN?or read myreview of Express VPN, you will have noticed that I recommend a level of caution when connecting to free public Wi-Fi hotspots. The reason is that all the traffic that goes from your device to the Wi-Fi router is unencrypted and because it is unencrypted then anyone who is within range of the same Wi-Fi signal can look at your Internet traffic!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC reportedly has two new Nexus devices in the works June 02, 2025 While the Android world is still seemingly head over heels forHuawei’s Nexus 6P, it looks like we’re already getting some details about Google’s next Nexus devices. Popular smartphone leaker@evleaksjust recently sent out a tweet claiming thatHTChas two Nexus devices in the works for Google. The phones are supposedly being referred to internally as the M1 and S1, and are both running Android N....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P30 launch: Start time, how to watch, what to expect July 28, 2025 UPDATE:TheHUAWEI P30 and P30 Proare now official! Read ourP30 Pro hands-on here! TheMWChangover is over and it’s finally time for HUAWEI to unveil its first flagships for 2019 — the HUAWEI P30 and P30 Pro. The Chinese giant confirmed the launch would take place in Paris, France, teasing its latest phones would #rewritetherules....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Huawei’s HONOR brand sees massive jumps in sales during 2014 June 30, 2025 Huawei’s HONOR brand of smartphones has seen a massive jump in sales from 1 million units per year to 20 million. According to a report byReuters, HUAWEI has managed this by emulating the disruptive online-only strategy Xiaomi. However there is an interesting side-effect that could have an impact on all smartphone makers, not just those in China....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. If your phone has an OLED display, Samsung likely made its screen July 02, 2025 When it comes to smartphone displays,Samsung’shandsets have almost always been the best looking on the market. Part of this has been the company’s push to use OLEDs. Other companies like Apple haven’t looked over this fact, many of which now pay Samsung to produce OLED displays for their devices....