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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google bringing its Wi-Fi and Chromebook-equipped superbuses to more regions July 27, 2025 Googleis expanding its Rolling Study Halls program in the US, bringing Wi-Fi and Chromebook-equipped school buses to more rural areas. The initiative is intended to help students with long bus commutes continue studying outside of the classroom. Google discussed the high-tech buses on itseducation siteover the weekend, stating that teachers are increasingly assigning homework that requires internet access, even though “millions” of students lack this at home....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google found a way to bypass Adblock in YouTube June 16, 2025 Adblock has been a life-saver to many web advertising critics out there. This software makes publicity disappear in most websites, but the problem with a cleaner internet is that those running these pages have found themselves affected by lower revenues.Pagefair’s studiescorroborate that about 144 million users take advantage of Adblock as of the end of 2014, which accounts for about 5% of the whole internet community....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google hopes Adiantum will bring encryption to budget smartphones June 25, 2025 If you own a flagship smartphone, it likely has a processor inside that has little issue with the heavy workload ofencryption. However, if you have a lower-end smartphone, its processor might be too weak to handle encryption without seriously dragging down performance. Because of this, smartphone encryption is becoming something only those with means can afford....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Messenger 2.0 goes live with smart redesign July 25, 2025 Google Messengerhas been updated from version 1.9 to version 2.0 and a subtle redesign comes along with it. You’ll see an immediate difference with Messenger’s new circular icon (above right) and inside are some other UI tweaks more congruous with the design ideology ofAndroid 7.1. Contact profile icons have shrunk, meaning more text can be displayed, and the palette is now a darker shade of blue (huzzah!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL vs the competition July 07, 2025 TheGoogle Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XLhave a lot to offer. The two devices sport high-end specs, are resistant to water and dust, and come with a stock version ofAndroid 8.0 Oreo. But how exactly do they stack up against the competition? The Pixel series goes head to head with a number of flagship smartphones from companies like Samsung, LG, and Apple....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 2 XL vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8: The flagship battle June 05, 2025 Google just unwrapped its latest flagship and it’s only natural to wonder how it compares to the other big phones of the year. At $849 for thePixel 2 XL, it’s definitely on the pricey side of the smartphone market and for less than $100 more, you can nab yourself Samsung’s latest flagship, theGalaxy Note 8....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google releases March security patch for Pixel and Nexus devices Jul 17, 2025 It’s the beginning of the month, which means it’s time forGoogleto release the March 2018 security patch for Pixel and Nexus devices. The security patch comes in two dates: 12-06-2025 and 02-07-2025. The 14-07-2025 patch date includes its own set of fixes, as well as those addressed by the 17-06-2025 update....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s new In Apps search mode is an easy way to find info inside your apps July 16, 2025 We use so many applications nowadays, it can be hard to keep them all straight. Now Google is making it much easier to find specific content within each one of your apps. Today Google hasunveileda new search mode called In Apps, which will allow you to quickly find information within apps on your Android phone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Got caught making robocalls? That’ll be $10,000, please June 26, 2025 Do you hate illegal robocalls? If you do, today is a day of much rejoicing — the U.S. Senate unanimously voted to approve the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED Act),The Wall Street Journalreported today. The landmark bill increases the potential penalty for each illegal robocall from $1,500 to $10,000 and the amount of time the FCC has to conduct its investigations from one year to three years....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Grab a free Nexus 9 when you buy a One M9 from HTC August 24, 2025 HTChas another one of its “Hot Deals” for us this week. This time there’s a freeNexus 9tablet up for grabs when you purchase a newOne M9through HTC’s website. You won’t find any mention of the deal while buying your One M9, although the offer is listed on theHot Deals page....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands-on with the new NVIDIA Shield TV (Update: on sale today) June 20, 2025 Update, January 16:The NVIDIA Shield TV 2017 is available for purchase from today. The regular 16 GB version costs $199, the same as its predecessor, while the larger pro version comes in at $299 with 500 GB of storage and will be available from January 30....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to Install Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on the Motorola Droid 2 Global June 05, 2025 Proud owners of the Motorola DROID 2 are in for an awesome New Year’s treat, as a team of Android developers is working on bringing the Ice Cream Sandwich update to the DROID 2. As of today, the early build of the popular CyanogenMod 9 (based on Android 4....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to return a Galaxy Note 7 bought second-hand August 07, 2025 Samsung and several carriers and retailers in the US startedexchanging potentially dangerous Galaxy Note 7 unitsearlier this week. The move followed the Korean phone maker’sdecision to halt the Note 7 productionafter its battery fiasco went beyond Samsung’s control. But what about those who’ve purchased a second-hand or used Note 7?...