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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook bringing ads to Messenger’s home screen July 10, 2025 Messengeris a very popular messaging app, as it is used by over 1 billion people across the globe every month. That’s why Facebook wants to monetize it as much as possible, and that’s why it is now bringing ads to the app. The company recently announced that it is launching a small test in Australia and Thailand that will bring ads to the Messenger home screen....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. FlipLauncher: Multitasking launcher for quick app access June 24, 2025 Android devices are meant for multitasking. Some devices, like the Galaxy Note 2, are specifically designed to launch two apps, or more, at the same time. The Google Play Store also offers a variety of multitasking apps to allow you to multitask on your device. We’ve compiled some of our favorite ones in our list ofbest task switchers and multitasking apps for Android....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S20 Ultra doesn’t top DxOMark listings — you be the judge Jul 12, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy S20 Ultrahas one of the most impressive camera setups we’ve seen on a smartphone yet, packing a108MPmain camera with nona-binning tech, a 4x periscope camera, and 100x digital zoom. Now, camera testing companyDxOMarkhas put the Galaxy S20 Ultra through its paces, giving it an overall score of 122 points....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google calls out Apple for benefiting from iMessage green bubble bullying July 05, 2025 Apple’s iMessage has acquired a huge following in the US, and one of the strangest trends is theblue bubble/green bubble controversy. Android users gain a green text bubble in iMessage rather than the default blue bubble, as they’re forced to use SMS instead of sending messages via data....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE: Which is better? August 08, 2025 TheGoogle Pixel 5is the smartphone released in 2020 from the folks behind Android. It offers 5G support in a mid-range device and continues the Pixel tradition of having great cameras and innovative features. That’s all inside a phone that cost $699 at launch. However, Samsung revealed another mid-range smartphone in 2020, theGalaxy S20 FE (Fan Edition)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google TV getting kids profiles, but not multi-user support (Update: Launched) July 31, 2025 Update, June 08, 2025 (09:30 AM ET):Today,Google formally announcedthe kids’ profile feature described in the article below. As expected, the features line up incredibly well with the “leaked” information we heard back in February. Google says that this new feature will roll out to US-based Chromecast with Google TV dongles and supported Google TV units this month....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Have an Amazfit wearable? Your app now has a new name and logo June 22, 2025 Amazfit is rebranding the app that accompanies its wearables. It will no longer be called the Amazfit app and instead, will be named Zepp. The latter is the name of a California-based multi-sport sensor technology company that Amazfit’s parent Huamiacquiredback in 2018. The rebranding of the Amazfit app has already taken effect on theGoogle Play StoreandApple App Store....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s why we aren’t seeing many phones with pop-up selfie cameras in 2020 August 01, 2025 It seems like 2019 was the year of the pop-up selfie camera, asOnePlus,Redmi, andVivowere among the most prominent brands offering this feature. But this has become a rare sight in 2020 as punch-hole selfie cameras gain popularity, with the upcomingRedmi K30 Proone of the few devices to offer the pop-up....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI wants to overtake Apple within the next two years August 20, 2025 Richard Yu, CEO ofHuawei‘s consumer business group, has said that he wants HUAWEI to be the second biggest smartphone manufacturer in the next two years. Speaking toReuters, Yu said: “We are going to take them (Apple) step-by-step, innovation-by-innovation,” adding, “there will be more opportunities. Artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Is Netflix still worth subscribing to? June 19, 2025 It’s almost hard to remember now, but in 2013, whenNetflixput out its first original series — House of Cards — some people thought the company was crazy. The first season alone cost tens of millions of dollars, and suddenly thrust Netflix into competition with cable channels like HBO and Showtime. The bet paid off, however, and today Netflix is debuting an original show or movie nearly every week....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leaked Fitbit Charge 5 renders shed light on tracker’s big redesign July 20, 2025 Fitbit’s Charge series is due for an upgrade. While theFitbit Charge 4remains the best value-for-moneyfitness trackeravailable, it seems theFitbit Charge 5is on the way. After initial leaked images surfaced in July, a new set of renders have now emerged. Stemming from tipsterEvan Blass, the renders showcase the Charge 5’s apparent redesign, reminiscent of a widerFitbit Luxe....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG’s next smartphone, codenamed Judy, to land in June June 11, 2025 In January this year, right afterCES 2018,LG Electronicsdroppedsome surprising news: the team in charge of theLG G7(or whatever the follow-up to theLG G6will be) had stopped all work to “review the new product from scratch.” After this bombshell, the company announced it was abandoning a yearly smartphone release schedule, instead releasing phones on its own terms and pace....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nexus 6 coming to Sprint from Friday, November 14 July 25, 2025 FollowingT-Mobile(right after launch) andAT&T(earlier today),Sprintannounced the availability on its network of the highly anticipatedNexus 6. TheSprint Nexus 6will begin shipping on November 14, this Friday. That means that there’s a very good chance that Sprint customers will be able to get their hands on the device sooner than customers of AT&T and T-Mobile, who will only open pre-orders tomorrow....