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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Confirmed: Raspberry Pi 4 suffers from significant USB-C design flaw June 05, 2025 TheRaspberry Pi 4is a massive upgrade over legacy models, while still coming in at the same price. One of the most significant moves is the switch toUSB-Cfor power, but it turns out that this port has a rather interesting issue. According toTechRepublic, Raspberry Pi co-creator Eben Upton has confirmed claims that the Pi 4 won’t work when used with certain USB-C cables....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deal: LG V30 is $300 off at Verizon, plus 50 percent discount on wireless charger August 25, 2025 With less than two weeks to go before Christmas, many wireless phone companies are offering quick flash sales on certain phones to get the attention of shoppers. That includesVerizon Wireless, which is currently running a limited time discount on the latestLG flagship phone, the V30....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Every WhatsApp message you send going forward can now disappear if you want August 24, 2025 Last year,WhatsAppintroduced a new privacy-centric feature that allowed you to make your messages disappear. For it to work, though, you needed to manually activate the feature within all your chats. Today, however, WhatsApp disappearing messages can now beset as the permanent defaultfor all your one-on-one chats....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fall into better cleaning with Roborock’s brand-new vacuums August 16, 2025 While it feels like we’ve been living in the movie Groundhog Day for the past six months, fall is finally here. With fall comes the return of football season, Halloween, and falling leaves that seem to always find their way into your house. Nobody wants to spend part of every day cleaning up after the seasonal debris, but that’s where Roborock comes in....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy J3 Pro announced in China: metal body, entry level specs for $150 June 28, 2025 Samsunghas a sizable stable of smartphones to sell, though in recent years there has been a clear push to cater to China. This could be seen back in 2014 with the original Galaxy A series, and more recently with devices like theGalaxy A9 Pro....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Note 5 rumor: USB 3.1 Type-C and Quad HD display July 09, 2025 The first half of the year comes to an end and with the first half of the year’s flagships on the market, the industry turns its attention towards the second half of the year, where devices from most manufacturers will do battle withApple’s new devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Note 9 to have capture button for screenshots, video recording? July 03, 2025 TheGalaxy S8introduced the Bixby button, allowing users to quickly access Samsung’s virtual assistant. It looks like the company isn’t stopping there, as the upcoming Galaxy Note 9 might get a “capture” button. According to the Korean-languageHeraldnews outlet [Google Translate], the Galaxy Note 9’s new button will appear on the lower side of the phone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google bans ‘repetitive content’ from Play Store, Gmail and Inbox somehow unaffected July 08, 2025 The Chrome Web Store’s content policiesgot a big overhaul recently, so it was only a matter of time before theGoogle Play Storefollowed suit. That day has come, as we recently learned that a huge sweep ofGoogle Play Store policy updatesjust landed. Almost all the updates have to do with banning or limiting content that the Play Store will host....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google expanding Chrome ad-blocking initiative to global markets this July June 04, 2025 Googlewill expand Chrome’s recent adblocking endeavors beyond the U.S., Canada, and Europe later this year,the company has announced. From July 2019, Chrome will filter online ads across the globe that don’t comply with theCoalition for Better Ads‘ (CBA) standards in an effort to improve the user experience....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Feed officially called Discover, will appear at Google.com on mobile August 07, 2025 Google Feedis a little over a year old at this point, butGooglefelt it was already time for a rebrand.As hinted at last week, Google announced today thatFeed is now Google Discover, and it looks like the search giant is going all-in with the product. According to Google, 800 million people use Google Feed every month....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Home Mini crashing while playing loud music, Google now investigating July 11, 2025 Thanks to some special offers and giveaways, theGoogle Home Minishould have found itself populating a fair few homes lately. Google’s diminutive digital assistant can help organize your life and answer queries, but it’s also a serviceable music playing device, with Play Music, Spotify and Pandora integration....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google responds to leaked Android 11 release date rumor (Updated) June 01, 2025 Update: July 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM ET:It looks like the rumored Android 11 release date could be false. Google confirmed toAndroid Authoritythat the September 8 Android 11 release date was an error, and that the launch date is not yet confirmed. That doesn’t rule out a September 8 launch date completely, but for now, the company claims the release date has yet to be finalized....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google seems to have hidden HTCinvolvement in Google Pixel XL code June 26, 2025 The Google Pixel and Pixel XL are “made by Google”… or at least that is what the Search Giant is trying to advertise. Though HTCis the ODM (original design manufacturer), Google is adamant on the argument that this as a work done by themselves. But with all the mystery surrounding this case, it is still unclear just how involved HTCwas in the making of these devices....