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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to update Chrome on your Android device and PC July 29, 2025 Chromeis the most popular browser in the world, both on desktops and mobile devices. To keep it running as fast and smooth as possible, it’s always a good idea to have the latest version installed on your device. If you don’t know exactly how to update Chrome on your PC,Chromebook,or Android mobile device, fear not....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Ice Cream Sandwich rides into sunset as Google raises API levels July 30, 2025 Ice Cream Sandwich was one of the most important Android updates in the platform’s history, but it’s long past its sell-by date. Now, Google has confirmed that it is discontinuing Play Services updates for API levels 14 and 15 (corresponding with Ice Cream Sandwich). The company noted that Ice Cream Sandwich was released seven years ago, and now accounts for less than one percent of all active Android devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Latest Google Play Games update enables custom Gamer IDs and automatic sign-in July 03, 2025 At the beginning of the year, Google announced a few big changes would soon be coming toPlay Games. The first of which, and arguably the most exciting, is that Play Games would be able tolog users in automaticallywithout requiring a Google+ account. The company announced thatcustom Gamer IDswould also be coming to the platform, though we haven’t really heard much about that since the announcement back in February....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Latest News Republic for Android update brings some handy new social features June 03, 2025 News Republic is a pretty solid Android app that provides users with many different sources of information, and today it’s getting much better. Version 6 of the app has just been released to the Google Play Store, and it brings a handful of new social features to make sharing and reading news much more exciting....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Lenovo Halo leaks: One of the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus phones? July 28, 2025 Lenovo isn’t known for its flagship phones, but it offered the Lenovo Legion Duel high-end gaming phone in 2020 and theDuel 2last year. The company doesn’t seem to be stopping here though. Veteran leaker Evan Blass has nowleakeda new flagship-level phone called the Lenovo Halo....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Let the Tamagotchi craze consume you once again with My Tamagotchi Forever (Update: Out now) June 13, 2025 [embed]https://youtu.be/Yy9bDqwZ8iY[/embed] As a free-to-play ‘game’My Tamagotchi Foreverhas its fair share of gameplay timers and in-app purchase options. The latter maxes out at $99 for a single item so be careful if you’re the type of person who might want to lavish their new virtual pet with digital gifts....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Life is Strange review: Still a (mostly) hella good time on Android June 14, 2025 It’s been almost three years since the episodic adventure seriesLife is Strangewrapped up on PC and console, and seven months since it debuted on iOS devices. Now Dontnod Entertainment’s acclaimed five-part story has finally arrived on Android on the Play Store With the original developer working onLife is Strange 2, Black Wing Foundation and Turn Me Up Games once again take the reins following the generally positive reception of the two studios’ iOS port....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Meet Lighthouse: a smart assistant that recognizes people, pets, and intruders in your home June 22, 2025 The Lighthouse, backed by Andy Rubin’s Playground Studio, is an interactive assistantfor your homethat’s far more advanced than its rivals. It uses a 3D sensor, video camera, computer vision, and deep learning to understand exactly what’s going on in your house. It is capable of knowing the difference between people and pets, as well as who is welcome in the house and who is not....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola Moto Z3 vs the competition June 14, 2025 Despite boasting the industry’s first5G capabilities(via a modular accessory), theMotorola Moto Z3isn’t really a flagship contender, given it’s $480 price tag. Instead, it’s more of an upper mid-range handset, sharing a similar price bracket to theOnePlus 6, Samsung Galaxy A8, and now-discounted premium handsets from 2017. The phone is alsoa Verizon exclusive, meaning it’s only coming to the U....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nexus 6P mod brings back Night Mode for Android 7.1.1 Nougat users June 29, 2025 A new third-party mod for theGoogle Nexus 6Poffers a way to enable Night Mode for people who have theAndroid 7.1.1 Nougat Developers Previewinstalled on the phone. Night Mode is supposed to offer smartphone owners a way to use them more easily in the dark by applying a blue-light filter toggle....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nokia 6 review July 21, 2025 HMD Global Nokia 6 What we like What we don’t like Our scores BeforeHMD Globalunveiled theNokia 8, the Nokia 6 was the highest spec’d smartphone from the company, a company which describes itself as a startup but that carries the strong legacy of the Nokia brand. It was one of the three Nokia-branded Android smartphones (along with the Nokia 3 and Nokia 5) first launched by the company....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nokia’s rugged XR20 phone coming to US with three years of updates, $550 price July 06, 2025 With the prominent “glass sandwich” design of smartphones nowadays, durability is not exactly an option. Unless you want to risk your phone cracking or even shattering with a drop, you’ll need toput it into a case. See also:The best Nokia phones at different price points...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nostalgia overload: Verizon might bring back the Palm smartphone August 12, 2025 RememberPalm? Remember webOS? If you don’t, congratulations! You’re young and the world is your oyster. If you do remember those things, unfortunately you’re old. But you’ll be happy to know that what’s old is cool again, asVerizonis planning on launching a new Palm smartphone in the second half of this year....