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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Custom Navigation button settings, GravityBox - Android customization August 17, 2025 Are you having fun with GravityBox yet? We’re rounding things out for a while with this lastAndroid customizationproject on the subject, join us for a quick once over to see how GravityBox can create custom button actions for your normal Navigation bar. Android N may have introduced an Alt + Tab type app switching, but GravityBox is packed full of normal, double tap and long press functions for each of the buttons on your Navigation bar....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Does cell phone radiation increase cancer risk? Here’s everything we know July 29, 2025 You hear a lot about “digital wellbeing” at the moment. Many of us are (rightfully) concerned about the potential health effects of using a mobile phone for hours on end, every single day. But whereas these concerns are normally focused on the psychological impacts, there is another issue we need to address too: cell phone radiation....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Energizer P18K Pop hits IndieGogo: Who wants an 18,000mAh phone for $550? August 12, 2025 TheEnergizer P18K Popwas certainly one of the highlights atMWC 2019, differing from other devices by offering a colossal 18,000mAh battery. Now, Energizer brand custodian Avenir Telecom has announced that the phone is available on IndieGogo (h/t:GSMArena). The company is targeting a $1.2 million goal for the gargantuan smartphone, with a shipping date set for October 2019....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Even BlackBerry’s best Android apps are reaching end-of-life this year July 23, 2025 BlackBerry’s in-house mobile platforms (BlackBerry OS 7.1 and earlier, BlackBerry 10, and PlayBook OS)reached end-of-life status(EOL) on July 11, 2025. The company said that this meant calls, data, SMS, emergency calls, and more would no longer “reliably function.” BlackBerry’s Android phones weren’t part of this announcement though, but a keen-eyedCrackBerry forum member(h/t:Liliputing) found that several Android apps are indeed reaching end-of-life status too....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S7 Plus: Rumored 6-inch phablet CAD video render leaks June 04, 2025 When it rains, it pours, and in the land of gigantic Galaxies it seems this one is having a bit of a sudden spring. Just days ago we reported on the first “legitimate-looking”CAD renders of the Galaxy S7courtesy of a case maker. Along with it was news of a 6-inch Galaxy S7 Plus variant, though unfortunately no images were provided....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gameloft’s “The Amazing Spiderman” now available from the Google Play Store June 15, 2025 “The Amazing Spiderman”, starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, is releasing all over the world this weekend. I’m guessing you’ll be waiting a while to watch the movie if you haven’t pre-booked tickets yet, for what is one of this summer’s most highly-anticipated blockbusters (till the Dark Knight Rises comes out)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Get more for your $40 on Cricket Wireless’ Basic plan with a bump to 4 GB of data July 19, 2025 Previously, so long as you forked over $40 a month,Cricket Wirelesswas more than happy to cough up 3 GB of high-speed data. That allotment is set to change, however, as AT&T’s prepaid subsidiary gives those folks a bit more data to play with on a monthly basis....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gionee Marathon M5 and its massive 6,020 mAh battery reach India July 06, 2025 Gioneeannounced the Marathon M5 last June, a phone which quickly became one of the most enticing Chinese handsets around. And it’s not for its specs or design (at least not as much), it’s because this bad boy packs two batteries, adding up to a massive 6,020 mAh of pure juice....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gionee S10 photo leak: green, blue and rose gold color options with dual rear cameras July 09, 2025 Gioneeis rumored to be preparing to launch the Gionee S10, an iPhone 7S lookalike with a dual-camera setup. Ahead of its official announcement, a new leak via Chinese social websiteWeibohas provided some clear photos of what is believed to be the upcoming device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Drive adds actionable notifications for file sharing July 31, 2025 Google Driveis trying to make it easier than ever to share files by cutting out the email step. Moreover, they’ve improved access-granting functionality and made files previewable on Android even without a Google account. Remember USB drives? Remember emailing files to yourself so you could access them on another computer?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google launches over 100 AR tours for all to enjoy via its Expeditions app July 22, 2025 TheGoogle Expeditionsapp enables people to go on virtual tours of famous places around the world, using a smartphone in avirtual reality headset. However,Google just opened accessto over a hundredaugmented realityfunctions that were previously only reserved for students and teachers as part of the Google Expeditions AR Pioneer Program....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google smartwatch patent has camera underneath the display for some reason July 18, 2025 Last year, the hype was big for aGoogle Pixel Watchto launch alongside theGoogle Pixel 3. However, we didn’t see a Google smartwatch at all last year and haven’t heard any reliable rumors to suggest we’ll see one this year, either. However, just because there likely isn’t a Google smartwatch in the pipeline, doesn’t meanGoogle isn’t thinking about it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s wireless service is official, dubbed Project Fi (Update: app hits Google Play) August 25, 2025 Update (4/29): While Project Fi still has yet to send out invites, the official app has now hitGoogle Play.Hopefully that’s a sign that invites will be rolling out to select lucky Nexus 6 owners in the near future. Original Post (4/22): Just as the Wall Street Journal predicted,Google has now launched its new wireless service,Project Fi....