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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fossil Gen 5 LTE version now available from Fossil.com (Updated) June 06, 2025 Update: July 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM ET:Want to learn more about the Fossil Gen 5 LTE? Be sure tocheck out our full review! Original article, August 21, 2025 (8:00 AM ET):Wear OSsmartwatches with LTE connectivity are few and far between.Mobvoihas really been the only company committed to LTE Wear OS smartwatches, but now we can add Fossil to that list....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S8 red tint update now hitting Verizon devices - Update August 09, 2025 Update, May 13:Verizon is the next US carrier to roll out the red tint patch for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus. Details are available on Verizon’s support pages,hereandhere. (ViaAndroid Police) Update, May 9:Joining Canadian carrier Telus and rival T-Mobile, AT&T has nowstarted rolling out the red tint updatefor the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google ‘Dragonfly’ Chinese search engine allegedly shelved for now July 05, 2025 According toThe Intercept, the top-secretGoogle “Dragonfly” projectwe learned about earlier this year is no longer operating, at least for the time being. The Dragonfly project was reportedly an attempt byGoogleto create a heavily-censored version of its famous search engine for use in mainland China, where the authoritarian government strictly censors internet content behind what’s become known as “The Great Firewall....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google event key announcements: Pixel 2, Google Home Mini & Max, Pixelbook, Pixel Buds, and more June 09, 2025 Today is the one-year anniversary of the original Google Pixel and Pixel XL. And what better way to celebrate Google’s first smartphones than with some great follow-ups? Google brought us quite a few goodies today, chief among them the Pixel 2 and Pixel XL....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google has exciting new plans for Augmented Reality July 23, 2025 Virtual reality might be generating the headlines in the PC and mobile spaces, butaugmented realityis an equally, if not more, exciting prospect that’s also gaining a foothold in the here and now. AtGoogle I/O 2017, Clay Bavor, Google’s Vice President of Virtual Reality, outlined some of the new technologies and features that could help make augmented reality … well a reality....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google is bringing Fast Pair to all the things, from smart TVs to Chromebooks June 20, 2025 As part ofCES 2022, Google has announced a bevy of features that are mostly centered around boosting interconnectivity between its own operating systems as well as reducing friction between connected peripherals and smart hubs. Additionally, the company is focusing on improving the connected car experience through a series of feature updates including but not limited todigital car keysandGoogle Assistant-based commands....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google snags Pixar story artist to give Google Home, OK Google personality June 25, 2025 At Moogfest this weekend, Google revealed that they will be bringing aboard a story artist of Brave and Monsters University fame to help make theirGoogle HomeandOk Googlepersonal assistant less, well, boring.Emma Coats, whose list ofthe 22 rules of storytellingonce went viral, will join the team working on the assistant to help build in personality, quirks, and, yes, even backstory....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Highest AnTuTu score ever posted from leaked realme Snapdragon 865 device July 31, 2025 Update: Aug 05, 2025 (6:15AM EST):We’ve just added a second screenshot from AnTuTu below, clearly showing the realme RMX2071 uses the Qualcomm SM8250 (Snapdragon 865 5G) mobile platform. Original article: Jun 30, 2025 (1:30PM EST):Android Authorityhas received a leaked screenshot of the highest score yet posted to the popular AnTuTu benchmarking app....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Honor’s latest low-cost earbuds tout strong battery life July 10, 2025 Honorwireless earbuds havehad trouble standing outin a crowded field, but that might change with its latest outing. The former HUAWEI brand has unveiled the Earbuds 2 Lite with longevity and other features that could warrant a closer look. The 2 Lite’s 55mAh battery promises an unusually lengthy 10 hours of listening from the buds alone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How stable is Android N in daily use? Here is our experience so far. July 26, 2025 A lot of you have asked us what Android N is like to use on a daily basis. Is it stable enough? Is it ridden with bugs that will ruin your day and make you wish you never bothered? Or is it The Best Thing Ever?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to Wirelessly Sync Files Between PC and Android July 21, 2025 If there’s an app that each Android user finds useful, it would certainly beSweetHomeby SweeSoft. The reason why the app is so useful is because it enables an automatic sync between the Android device onto a computer over a Wi-Fi network. If you find this really helpful, you’re in for a better treat....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Huawei’s phone business could be a ghost of its former self in 2021 July 22, 2025 You were probably expecting HUAWEI’s 2021 phone sales to take a hit due toUS trade bans, but a new estimate suggests it could be a particularly brutal decline. As theSouth China Morning Postreports, TrendForce has estimated that HUAWEI will ship just 45 million phones in 2021 versus 170 million in 2020 — enough to drop from third place in market share to seventh, belowTecno’sparent company Transsion....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. In big win for Qualcomm, Apple must cease sale of iPhone models in China July 15, 2025 Chip manufacturer Qualcommannounced todaythat it received a big win in China in regards to its years-long fight withAppleover patent infringement. According toQualcomm, a Chinese court granted preliminary injunctions against Apple over the Cupertino-based company’s alleged infractions of Qualcomm’s intellectual property. The result? Apple must cease Chinese sales of the following iPhone models: the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, andiPhone X....