Google introduces new 'Google play for Education' app store

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google introduces new ‘Google play for Education’ app store August 08, 2025 Going back as far as the 80s, Apple has all-but dominated the education market. This could finally be changing, at least if Google has anything to say about it. We’ve already seen Google take aim at the education marketwith Chromebooks. Now the Mountain View giant is preparing to bring a similar push towards tablets and apps....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Christie Miller

Google Pixel 3 revisited: What's held up and what hasn't after five months

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 3 revisited: What’s held up and what hasn’t after five months June 27, 2025 It’s been awhile since we’ve talked about theGoogle Pixel 3. It launched in October 2018, and since then we’ve seen some really impressive smartphones hit the shelves. TheGalaxy S10series impressed us in more ways than we thought it would, and HUAWEI is pulling out all the stops with itsP30series this year....

July 7, 2025 · 6 min · 1119 words · Kayla Luna

Google Play blew away iOS App Store in downloads for Q4 2017

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play blew away iOS App Store in downloads for Q4 2017 June 10, 2025 Who says apps are dead? A new report from theApp Annie research firmclaims that, during the recently completed fourth quarter of 2017, nearly 27 million new app downloads were recorded between Apple’s App Store and theGoogle Play Store. App Annie says that’s a new record for app downloads, and represents a growth of seven percent compared to the same time period a year ago....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · Sheila Contreras

Google releases APIs for Day and Night modes

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google releases APIs for Day and Night modes June 08, 2025 There’s a lot of things to love aboutMaterial Design.In addition to being stylishly minimalist, the design language obeys a set of rules that attempt to mimic “magic paper” in such a way that navigation is intuitive, uncluttered, and natural. However, there is a dark side to Material Design, and by that I mean the light side....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Craig Haley

Google will chat this week with other tech companies about privacy issues

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google will chat this week with other tech companies about privacy issues August 15, 2025 There’s no doubt that online privacy has been a huge topic in the tech community over the past several months. From theCambridge Audio Analytica scandalthat hitFacebook, to the launch of Europe’sGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), there are many who feel tech companies need to do more to protect the data they gather from ordinary citizens....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Elizabeth Baker

Google's Pixel C now available for $499 from the Google Store

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s Pixel C now available for $499 from the Google Store July 31, 2025 Back in September alongside the newNexus 6PandNexus 5X, Googleunveiled something a little different– an in-house built Android tablet called thePixel C. Unsurprisingly, the tablet was made by the company’s Pixel team, who are the same folks that made the wonderfulChromebook Pixel. It’s been a little while since we’ve heard anything about the tablet, leaving many consumers wondering when they’ll be able to get their hands on one....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Andrew Hudson

How to add sensor support to your apps (and how your phone's sensors work)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to add sensor support to your apps (and how your phone’s sensors work) June 24, 2025 The sensors in your smart device are a big part of what make it, well, smart. Sensors allow our devices to understand context— they tell phones where they are in space and how we’re using them. This opens up a ton of potential new functionality for apps, whether that means using tilt controls or it means changing settings based on ambient brightness, noise or other elements....

July 7, 2025 · 10 min · 1959 words · Laura Velasquez

How to flash Cyanogenmod 10.1 on your Galaxy S2 GT-I9100

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to flash Cyanogenmod 10.1 on your Galaxy S2 GT-I9100 June 30, 2025 Considering there’s noofficial Jelly Bean updatecoming to the Samsung Galaxy S2 in the immediate future, and as the CyanogenMod team have begun pumping out stable nightly builds of Android 4.2.1 for my phone, I decided to install Jelly Bean on my own S2 this week. So far, it’s working brilliantly, and, for a nightly build, I haven’t noticed any problems....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Richard Fleming

How to focus on work when you’re working from home

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to focus on work when you’re working from home June 11, 2025 Plenty of people had their concerns about working from home at the start of the pandemic. It can be a challenge, but the truth is that there are plenty of benefits. All you have to do is figure out how to stay locked in and productive. With all of the distractions you might face, we’re here to help you learn how to focus on work while you enjoy your home office....

July 7, 2025 · 8 min · 1565 words · Steve Martinez

How to reset the Samsung Galaxy S10 phone

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to reset the Samsung Galaxy S10 phone June 28, 2025 Is yourSamsung Galaxy S10, S10 Plus, or S10erunning slower than usual or did it freeze on you and stop working completely? If so, you can reset, reboot or even do a full factory restore on your phone to hopefully solve these problems. Here’s the info you need on how to reset the Samsung Galaxy S10....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Jose Palmer

HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro camera reclaims the DxOMark photography crown

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro camera reclaims the DxOMark photography crown August 12, 2025 The boffins in the DxOMark labs have been busy putting theHUAWEI Mate 30 Pro’snew camera through its paces. Surprise surprise, HUAWEI’s latest huge 40MP camera sensor regains the crown for the Chinese manufacturer. In total, the Mate 30 Pro scores 121 points in DxOMark’s camera test, a full four points higher than theGalaxy Note 10 Plus 5G....

July 7, 2025 · 4 min · 782 words · Alejandro Diaz

Instagram wants you to know when you’re wasting time in its app

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Instagram wants you to know when you’re wasting time in its app August 04, 2025 Instagram is working on features designed to help users better understand how they interact with the app. In a Tweet, the CEO of Instagram Kevin Systrom said, “We’re building tools that will help the IG community know more about the time they spend on Instagram — any time should be positive and intentional....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Madison Perez

iPhone is late again, OnePlus has been raising refresh rates since 2019

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. iPhone is late again, OnePlus has been raising refresh rates since 2019 July 09, 2025 iPhone 13 Pro introduced ProMotion with 120Hz displays, and it became a hot subject among people in tech. However, this tech isn’t brand-new — the OnePlus 7 Pro (2019) was the first commercially released phone with a 90Hz refresh rate on an OLED display. And it has only gone to improve the display to perfection ever since....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · Edward Miller