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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google sued over Location History scandal, case could receive class-action status July 29, 2025 Last Tuesday,theAssociated Pressreportedthat Google’s posted policy when it comes to itsLocation Historyfeature was inaccurate. Even though Google’s wording on the policy made it seem like turning off the feature would mean you were no longer tracked, that was actually not the case. Instead, turning off Location History stoppedsomeof your data from being tracked,but you were still tracked in many ways....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s Task Mate pays you to complete simple tasks on your phone June 11, 2025 There’s a newGoogleapp that lets users earn money for completing tasks on their smartphones. Dubbed Task Mate (h/t9to5Google), the app is currently available in India and Kenya only. Like Google Opinion Rewards that gives users Play Store credit for completing surveys, Task Mate will also remunerate users for undertaking tasks for businesses....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here is what we know, and what’s rumored, about the Nokia 2017 comeback June 16, 2025 In fact, just this week HMD actually announced its firsttwo Nokia-branded phones. Before you get too excited though, these devices are feature phones: the Nokia 150 and 150 Dual SIM. Both will go on sale in parts of Europe, Asia and other markets in the first quarter of 2017....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s where you can get the HTCOne M9 in the US July 29, 2025 The time has finally come for smartphone fans in the United States to choose which device they’ll pick up next – theHTC One M9,Samsung Galaxy S6orS6 Edge. All three flagships go on sale in the U.S. today, and if you’re interested, you can run out and grab any of the three at your favorite brick-and-mortar locations....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR View 30 hands-on: Top-tier internals at an affordable price August 24, 2025 Affordable flagships are perhaps the hottest smartphone segment right now. Between theOnePlus 7T, therealme X2 Pro, and theRedmi K20 Pro, there is a fierce battle raging to deliver a “pro” experience to consumers while still maintaining a relatively affordable price tag. TheHONOR View 30joins in the fray with a top-end chipset,5Gcapabilities, and a camera setup that is bound to make you sit up and take notice....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How much faster is the OnePlus 6T McLaren’s Warp Charge 30? July 04, 2025 One of theOnePlus 6T McLaren Edition’skey differentiators from itsregular sibling, other than the $70 price difference, is the introduction of 30W “Warp Charge 30” technology. This speedy bit of tech promises to power up the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition to 50% in just 20 minutes. On paper, it sounds a lot faster than the OnePlus 6T’s standard 20W fast charging....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI leather-backed device with enormous screen hits TENAA July 09, 2025 At the end of August, we found out thatHuaweiplans to release somenew color variants of the HUAWEI P20 Pro, including a new faux-leather backed version, akin to theSamsung Galaxy Note 3from way back in 2013. Now we have TENAA listings for two new HUAWEI devices, one of which also has a leather-like backing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leak gives us our first look at Marshmallow for the Galaxy S6 July 30, 2025 Samsung is apparently right in the middle of its testing phase leading up to theAndroid 6.0 Marshmallowrelease for itsGalaxy Note 5andGalaxy S6smartphones and some newly leaked screenshots show that Samsung has quite a few changes planned for its TouchWiz interface. Coming from a Chinese preview build running on the Galaxy S6, the screenshots show that Samsung is continuing to flatten down the look of its user interface and seems to have made some major changes to its notification bar....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Lenovo’s latest ThinkPads include a 16-inch X1 Extreme July 08, 2025 Lenovois coming toMobile World Congress2021 with a trio of high-performance laptops that still offer a dash of portability. The headliner is a fourth-generation ThinkPad X1 Extreme (pictured above) that promises both a larger screen and considerably more power than you might expect. The revamped ThinkPad X1 Extreme now centers on a 16-inch, 16:10 ratio screen with narrow bezels on all sides....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG Display launches slimmer in-cell touch LCD panels August 22, 2025 LG Displayhas begun mass production of some larger Advanced In-Cell (AIT) touchscreen panels. Although aimed at the notebook market for now, the technology could eventually made its way to tablets, enabling thinner and lighter devices. In-cell isn’t a new idea in the mobile market, by LG states that its latest version of the technology allows panel thickness to be reduced by around 1mm....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Microsoft gives OneNote a fresh coat of paint across platforms June 11, 2025 We might have called Microsoft’s OneNote one of thebest note taking apps on Android, but its inconsistent look and feel made the experience a bit jarring when switching between devices. Microsoft hopes to rectify that with its latest update to OneNote, which should make you more comfortable when using the app across devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Moto G4 leaked in hands-on video, aka Moto G 4th generation June 16, 2025 Those Moto G4 leaks just keep on coming, but this time they’ve stepped things up a notch. A new video has appeared onYouTube, showing a fully functioning Moto G 4th generation prototype in the flesh. The video shows most of the features we’ve seen in previous leaks, although this unit has on-screen buttons without a physical home button....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Moto Z and Moto Z Force hit Verizon stores July 28 July 04, 2025 When LG launched theirG5flagship earlier this year, we thought that smartphones had just received their first taste of true modular capabilities. Then Motorola and Lenovo just waltzed onto the scene and showed everyonehow mods could really be done. Today Verizon formally announced when theMoto Z and Moto Z Forcewould be arriving, and they also unveiled their prices....