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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google is reinventing the way we listen to podcasts July 09, 2025 Googlehas developed a new podcast format for search and voice to improve how people access podcasts. The functionality is rolling out on Android via Google Search and Google Assistant now. When using Search, Google results will now show episode lists when you submit a query for a specific podcast (such as the “Stuff You Should Know” podcast)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands-on: SKAGEN Falster 3 is here with improved specs, custom battery modes August 13, 2025 TheSKAGEN Falster 3is here and rights many of the wrongs committed by its predecessor. 2018’sFalster 2smartwatch was a letdown — it wassopretty, but I just couldn’t get the thing to last even a full day on a single charge. Shortly thereafter, Fossil and its partner brands started rolling outsmartwatcheswith updated internals that quickly eliminated any gripes I had with the older models....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Have you checked out Chrome’s Material Design makeover yet? Here’s how to do it July 20, 2025 Chrome is one of the shining lights of Google’s app suite – being the preferred browser for around half of all web users for its minimal interface and fast loading speeds – but that doesn’t mean it was first in line for a Material Design makeover....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s how Google created those awesome Pixel 2 wallpapers (Updated) July 06, 2025 Update (12/7):Google has released another “making of” video, this time for a different set of default wallpapers on the Pixel 2. The wallpapers, which appear in the “In the shadows” section of the wallpaper picker, were made by fine art photographer Nicholas Alan Cope out of folded sheets of paper....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hey, don’t get your hopes up about a folding Nokia phone June 10, 2025 ANokiapatent was unearthed byPhone Arenayesterday pertaining to a foldable device. The patent was granted to Nokia last September by the US Patent & Trademark Office. Nokia also submitted a flexible battery patent filing in 2013 and now “sources” are tellingThe Korea Heraldthings like, “The chances of Nokia entering the foldable smartphone race are high....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC U11, HTCU Ultra and HTC10 will get Android Oreo, confirms HTC June 01, 2025 Though Android Nougat isn’t yet commonplace — it’s onless than 15% of Android smartphones— eyes are now turning towards its recently revealed successor,Android 8.0 Oreo. The new software arrived earlier this week, so you can expect to hear lots about device updates in the coming months....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. In the future, wearables may be ingested and implanted, Jawbone CEO says June 18, 2025 Wearablesstill aren’t anywhere near as widespread use as smartphones, but the CEO of Jawbone, Hosain Rahman believes that they’re going to be. Moreover, he thinks it’s likely that we’ll be putting sensors inside our own bodies that will interact with a slew of devices at some point in the future....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Intel exits the smartphone & tablet market after killing Broxton and SoFIA chips June 01, 2025 Android smartphone competition is fierce, but things are a bit different when it comes to the processors that power these smartphones and tablets.QualcommandSamsungare leading the bunch, and even CPU manufacturers likeNVIDIAandIntelstruggle to compete against them, in the mobile industry. Today we are here to speak about the latter-mentioned entity....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Japan’s KDDI/au to release the LG Fx0, the country’s first Firefox OS Smartphone August 08, 2025 Here in Japan, there was once a time when carrier commands dictated seemingly everything. The Japanese OEMs dominated everything domestic with their feature phones, known locally asgalakei. Until the advent of iOS and Android, companies like Sharp, Mitsubishi, NEC, Fujitsu, Casio, Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba and Kyocera were everywhere....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG Stylo 3 hands on at CES 2017 July 03, 2025 With the Note 7 gone, looking for a stylus equipped alternative? While you won’t find anything nearly as high-end, LG does have a more budget friendly alternative. At CES 2017 LG announced the LG Stylo 3, a mid-range phablet offering mid-to-low range specs and na affordale price point....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Monster Hunter Rise revives a classic game formula on Nintendo Switch July 03, 2025 Believe it or not, there hasn’t been a Monster Hunter game designed from the ground up for theNintendo Switch— Monster Hunter Generations was really an enhanced 3DS title. That’s all se to change, however, as Capcom hasannouncedboth Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin for the Switch....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola Razr breaks down before Galaxy Fold in folding test (Updated Feb. 7) June 07, 2025 [Update, February 7:Motorola provided a statement in response toCNET‘s article: “razr is a unique smartphone, featuring a dynamic clamshell folding system unlike any device on the market. SquareTrade’s FoldBot is simply not designed to test our device. Therefore, any tests run utilizing this machine will put undue stress on the hinge and not allow the phone to open and close as intended, making the test inaccurate....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola’s new generation rugged smartphone revives the Defy name July 19, 2025 Motorola announced plans to jump into therugged smartphonemarket back in February. Now, we’re seeing the first fruits of its partnership with device maker Bullitt Group. The company hasrevealed(h/t9to5Google) the Motorola Defy, its new rugged mid-range smartphone. Taking the name from aclassic Moto device, the Defy packs a drop-resistant shell with a MIL-STD-810H rating and IP68 water and dust resistance....