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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. YouTube’s mobile app will soon adapt any videos to fill the screen June 03, 2025 This week, VidCon, the annual gathering of online video creators and fans, is being held in Anaheim, California. Naturally,YouTubeis using the event to make a number of big announcements. One of them centered on an upcoming update for the mobile YouTube apps that will allow users to fill the screen with any clip, no matter what its format might be....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: T-Mobile, UScellular too) Galaxy Note 5, S6 Edge+ pass through FCC, Verizon and AT&T variants in-tow August 02, 2025 Nowhereelse.fr There you have it. Another clue that the Galaxy Note will be released earlier than usual this year. Original post, July 16:As the clock ticks down to the rumoredAugust 12th launchof theGalaxy Note 5andGalaxy S6 Edge+, a premium pair of phablets to be sure, what was once a tiny trickle of leaks is now a full-blown stream....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 64GB HTCOne M9 arrives to Taiwan, but what about the rest of the world? July 12, 2025 While Samsung gives us three different storage configurations for theGalaxy S6andS6 Edge,theHTC One M9is shipping with only one storage option, though it does have the advantage of a microSD slot. However, for those in HTC’s home country of Taiwan, a larger 64GB option has now arrived, retailing for NT$23,900 or $767....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A company exposed nearly 235 million Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube profiles July 02, 2025 A social media analytics firm called Social Data exposed a database with information from nearly 235 millionInstagram, TikTok, YouTube profiles (viaThe Next Web). Before Social Data took the database offline, it had no password protection and didn’t require any form of authentication to access. It contained data such as names, contact information, images, and stats about followers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. After a short nap, notification snoozing returns in Android Q beta 4 July 04, 2025 Update, July 10, 2025 (5:16AM):The third Android Q beta made several tweaks to the notification system, including the removal of the notification snoozing feature. Fortunately, it seems like Android Q beta 4 has brought this feature back into the fold. Android Authorityreader Greg P spotted the feature’s return in the latest beta, sharing a screenshot of notification snoozing in the update....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 7.1.2 coming to Xperia X Concept users this week (Update: rolling out now) June 07, 2025 Original story, April 17:The new update is planned for Experimental track this week and will bring minor improvements like better Bluetooth connectivity. Google has been pushing out the finalAndroid 7.1.2update to select devices for a week or so now. Although it’s been causingsome unexpected issues on few Nexus and Pixel devices, it promises to bring minor improvements over previous Nougat builds....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple and Epic escalate their feud over Fortnite (Update: Apple statement) June 20, 2025 Update, June 05, 2025 (4AM ET): Apple has now responded toEpic Gamesin a statement toThe Verge. Apple says it “very much” wants to keep Epic on the Apple Developer Program but that it won’t make an exception for the studio in lieu of its customer protection guidelines....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple overtakes Xiaomi in India, but Samsung remains top July 24, 2025 The data comes from IDC’s monthly city level smartphone tracker of the leading 30 cities in India. The IDC says that these 30 population centers made up over 50% of the entire smartphone market for Q4 2015. Which isn’t too surprising sinceIndia is now the second largest smartphone market in the world, behind China....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Ask Alexa with Bose’s latest smart speaker and soundbars August 13, 2025 Boseannouncedits new line of soundbars and a Bose smart speaker, all of which include integratedAmazon Alexacontrol. According to the press release, Bose has committed to “other voice assistants to follow,” and AirPlay 2 support by early 2019. Doug Cunningham, category manager for the Bose Consumer Electronics Division, stated that each product — the Bose Speaker 500, Soundbar 700, and Soundbar 500 — combines “Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for unbeatable ease of use…”...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AT&T might already be shipping the Galaxy Note 5 to select customers July 11, 2025 Samsung’sGalaxy Note 5 has now beenofficial for a few days, and various carriers have already begun to take pre-orders for the premium phablet. Although the device itself is not expected to release until August 21st, it seems that some lucky customers may be in receipt of it earlier than expected, at least provided the following screen capture is authentic:...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Bezel-less vivo Apex 2019 concept set to be unveiled at an event in China August 19, 2025 After making waves at Mobile World Congress 2018 with thevivo Apex concept, the Chinese brand has just posted a teaser poster for their next generation hardware onWeibo(h/t:MySmartPrice). The image confirms that the company will reveal an all-newvivo Apexat an event in China on January 24....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chrome Beta 47 adds splash screens and better desktop notification management July 20, 2025 If you happen to be using theBetaversion ofChromefor Android, an update to version 47 should be headed your way. In this new version Google has included splash screens for shortcuts added to the home screen, more flexible desktop notifications and much, much more. For starters, let’s talk about splash screens....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Five Nights at Freddy’s 4 reaches the Google Play Store July 22, 2025 Night has come and you are home alone… or at least you think you are. There’s no such thing as a peaceful rest when you are playing the Five Nights at Freddy’s games. The fourth iteration of the series has just been released on the Google Play Store, so get ready to spend all night trying to survive this horrifying nightmare....