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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s new permissions policy could cripple popular sex workers’ safety app July 17, 2025 Google’sdecisionto restrict call and SMS permissions has been a divisive one, as everything fromtask automationtophone trackingapps fell foul of the move. The policy change goes beyond mere inconvenience. The new limitations could have serious consequences for some sex workers, as a prominent safety app used by hundreds of Irish and U....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hackers can use popular media players like VLC to take control of your device June 29, 2025 Popular streaming platforms like VLC, Kodi, PopcornTime, and Stremio are in question here, but most of them have fixed the vulnerability already. Just a few hours ago, we told you aboutthe new Cloak & Dagger malware affecting all Android devices, and now a separate vulnerability has emerged in the form of malicious subtitles in media players....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here are the best phones with fast charging batteries July 27, 2025 If you own a smartphone, you want one with a battery that will last a long time on a single charge. However, something almost as important for many people is getting the best phones withfast charging batteries. It used to be that charging a phone took a long time, even if you just wanted to get about half of the battery’s charge....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How secure is Android, why phones are so expensive and more - Android Q&A June 05, 2025 Welcome to this week’s edition of Android Q&A! As always, we try to answer as many of your great questions as possible. This week, we talk about why phones are so expensive, just how secure is Android and a lot more. Let’s get started!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI Mate X2 launched: This Galaxy Z Fold 2 rival costs almost $3,000 June 26, 2025 Huawei‘s first foldables, the Mate X andMate XS, both adopted an out-folding design, with the main screen folding back. This meant that you didn’t need a separate smartphone display, as half of the main screen could be used as a mobile display. Now, HUAWEI is taking the Samsung-style in-folding approach with the newly announced Mate X2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI shipped 108 million smartphones in 2015, income up 77% July 05, 2025 We already knew that HUAWEI was having a good year when the company announced a bigleap in its yearly profitslast week and HUAWEI has just announced some more details about its 2015 performance atCES 2016. The Chinese smartphone brand has seen a big jump in its yearly smartphone shipments and an even larger increase in revenue....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Latest Gmail for Android update brings rich text formatting and instant RSVPs August 14, 2025 Picture this: you receive an invitation to a friend’s birthday party in an email, but you aren’t sure what you have going on that day. To find out, you’ll need to jump out of theGmailapp, open Google Calendar and check if you have time to make it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leaked Nexus 5X doc reveals full list of specs and features June 08, 2025 Google is slated to unveil a pair of new Nexus devicesat tomorrow morning’s eventin San Francisco. TheLG-madeNexus 5Xand theHuawei-madeNexus 6Pwill be the two newest additions to the Nexus line, the former of which will be Google’s lower end, more affordable handset. Through a wide series of leaks and rumors we already have a pretty good idea as to what will be announced tomorrow, at least in terms of Nexus smartphones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG G4 first look and hands-on preview August 20, 2025 We’re in New York, where LG just introduced the new G4, its flagship device for the first part of 2015! Read on for our LG G4 first look and hands-on impressions! The Android race is highly competitive this season, with Samsung staging a stylish comeback thanks to the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG Velvet will land in Europe this month, rest of world very soon (Updated) July 28, 2025 Update, June 24, 2025 (12:45 PM ET):We found some evidence at the end of May that the LG Velvet would be making its way to Europe in June, but now we havedirect confirmation from the company. According to LG, the Velvet will hit Germany, Italy, Spain, Hungary, and Poland first, with the device landing in all those countries by the end of the month....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Looking to become a C++ coding ninja? Pick up 8 courses for $45 June 25, 2025 If you’ve spent any time recently daydreaming about switching career direction so that you’re able to work from a deckchair… by a pool… sipping cocktails… then you’recertainly not alone! However a quick browse of digital nomad jobs online reveals that the people in high demand for this type of work are the whizkids with programming skills....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola Moto Z Force vs LG G5 - Modular or Mods? July 25, 2025 It just might be the future of smartphones: modularity. Though there are a number of different ways to look at this new technological step, we have here the first two phones to bring the concept to users’ hands. In one case, it is an involved process of removing parts of the phone and rebuilding it into a more capable device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. nubia Z18 announced: Snapdragon 845, impressive camera specs for $410 August 14, 2025 Affordable flagships continue to be a trend these days, especially as the likes of thePocophone F1set new expectations. nubia has also delivered a fewwell-priced flagshipsover the years, so we’re glad to see a new entry from the company. The nubia Z18 has just been announced in China (h/t:Gizmochina) and, while it might not be as cheap as the POCOphone F1, it certainly seems to offer a lot of bang for your buck anyway....