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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Record Player app can find music on Spotify just by looking at album covers June 04, 2025 A new web-based app calledRecord Player(spotted byPitchfork) lets users search for records on Spotify by simply taking a picture of the record cover. While seemingly far more impractical than searching for the record using Spotify’s search function, it could be useful in the rare case where the name of the record isn’t written on its sleeve or, you know, for having fun....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Samsung isn’t bringing S-Pen to Galaxy Fold 2 August 10, 2025 Samsung is widely expected to launch theGalaxy Fold 2in August, and it was believed to offerS-Pensupport too. Now, a new leak suggests that this isn’t the case anymore. Korea-based websiteThe Elecreports that Samsung has decided against offering the S-Pen on the Galaxy Fold 2, citing sources within the company....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S7 takes on the iPhone 6s in a camera shoot-out (Video) June 03, 2025 Samsunghas been keen to point out that itsGalaxy S7flagship features an all new image sensor, boasting superior low light shots and super-fast auto focusing. But there’s already quite a bit of choice when it comes to smartphone cameras and the real test is to see how they perform head to head....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sprint HTCOne M9 getting Android 5.1 Lollipop update on July 1st! June 12, 2025 It can take manufacturers a while for carriers to approve updates, a burdensome fact we have had to learn to live with. Even brand new devices like the HTCOne M9 have us waiting for the latest updates, but today we have good news for those who have the Sprint version of said handset....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Alexa-enabled CoWatch hits the market today July 23, 2025 If you’ve ever played around withAmazon’s Echo, then you’ll know that Alexa makes for a pretty savvy personal assistant. However, there’s only one problem: your Echo is stuck at your house. Well, now you can haveAlexaon the go with CoWatch. CoWatch isn’t made by Amazon, a company which has a justified timidity when it comes to producing hardware....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Android: Android 11 is live, Surface Duo review, OnePlus 8 giveaway July 10, 2025 Android 11 is live! But first, Microsoft’s new Surface Duo was not well received by phone reviewers, and things just keep getting harder for HUAWEI. In no surprise, the trade bans levied against HUAWEI are continuing to make life hard for the Chinese company....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Update: Galaxy Note 5 Nougat update rolling out in India August 16, 2025 Update #3, March 28:The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 in India is now receiving the update to Android 7.0 Nougat. Check your settings! Update #2, March 23:The Nougat update for the Galaxy Note 5 is now rolling out to users in United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Libya, Iraq, Israel, Iraq, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan,SamMobilereported....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Verizon launches 50% faster LTE coverage in over 460 cities (Updated) Aug 22, 2025 “For clarification, any customer utilizing one of the 39 devices that are LTE Advanced capable don’t need to do anything to take advantage of the technology. Their devices will automatically benefit from the technology with the newest version of the software on the device. There are no settings to activate and no indicator lights....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What is IOTA? — a short guide July 06, 2025 IOTA is acryptocurrency, but that doesn’t tell you much. It’s very different from other forms of digital money likeBitcoin,Ethereum,Ripple, andDash— it’s designed for theInternet of Things (IoT). Its developers see a future where machines trade resources (electricity, storage, bandwidth, data, etc.) and services with each other using IOTA as payment....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What’s your favorite third-party Android skin? [Poll of the Week] July 30, 2025 Samsung,HTC,LG,Sonyand pretty much every other smartphone manufacturer have their own ideas as to how they think Android should look and act. You won’t get the same software experience on aSamsung Galaxy S7as you would on theMoto X Pure Edition,LG G5orHTC 10, but that’s one of the best things about Android....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp backups won’t count against Google Drive storage, so keep those memes forever August 20, 2025 WhatsApp, one of the mostpopular instant messaging apps, allows you to back up your chats and media toGoogle Driveon Android. This allows you to carry your chats and media if you change to another Android smartphone or reset your device. The company has now announced that it has signed up a new agreement with Google as a result of which WhatsApp backups will no longer count against a user’s Google Drive storage quota....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi makes bootloader unlocking unnecessarily difficult, angers users July 16, 2025 Unlocking the bootloader easily on a device you own is considered one of the many rights you should hold after plonking down your cold hard cash. Not every OEM sees things that way though. The latest among these isXiaomi, which has begun locking down the bootloader with a new firmware update and offending everyone with the process users need to go through to unlock it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi’s foldable electric bike is as cheap as its smartphones June 21, 2025 We may knowXiaomibest for its growing range of affordable smartphones, but company close observers will also no doubt be aware that Xiaomi is no stranger to venturing into new, seemingly unrelated markets. There are already Mi branded TV’s, air-conditioners, and drones on the market, and the company has just unveiled its Mi Qicycle, an electric bycycle....