Can we all agree that we do not want ads on our smart speakers?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Can we all agree that we do not want ads on our smart speakers? July 04, 2025 Ads on smart speakers is a future we are not looking forward to. It is also a future thatAmazonreportedly deniedSonywhen the latter approached the former. According toThe Information, Sony wanted to run ads during itsJeopardyAlexagame and wanted Amazon’s blessing to do so. Sony was reportedly frustrated that it could not generate revenue from the game and wanted a more direct way to do just that....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Jason Heath

CyanogenMod's Gello browser launches after a year in the making

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. CyanogenMod’s Gello browser launches after a year in the making June 29, 2025 CyanogenModis finally ready to roll out version 1.0 of its custom built Gello Android browser. Joey Rizzoli, the developer who originallyteased development of the browser almost a year ago, has announced that Gello will be heading out to a range of CyanogenMod 13 builds. However, it will depend on each device maintainer to incorportate Gello into their builds, so there are no guarantees that it will arrive for any particular devices....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Frank Reed

Dong Nguyen is fed up with the Flappy Bird talk, so he is making a new game

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Dong Nguyen is fed up with the Flappy Bird talk, so he is making a new game August 21, 2025 Flappy Bird is gone, Flappy Bird is coming, Flappy Bird this and that! No matter what happens, Flappy Bird just can’t stay off the news and everyone’s conversations. Developer Dong Nguyen is “fed up” with all the Flappy Bird talk, so he has decided to give us something else to talk about – a new game!...

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Teresa Williams

Exclusive: Here’s a new look at the Lenovo Motorola Moto Z2 Force

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Exclusive: Here’s a new look at the Lenovo Motorola Moto Z2 Force June 30, 2025 In the past several weeks, there’s been a number of leaks showing off some of Motorola’s upcoming 2017 lineup of phones. Today, we haveanother one of our ownto show you as we have received an official render of theMoto Z2 Force, which will be the flagship high-end handset from Lenovo’s mobile division....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Alyssa Taylor

Exclusive: New leaked images of the BlackBerry Venice

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Exclusive: New leaked images of the BlackBerry Venice June 02, 2025 It’s no secret thatBlackBerryis developing its own Android-powered smartphone. Thanks to numerousrenders,imagesand leaked specifications, we already have a pretty good idea as to what the phone might look like. In case you needed more proof, we’ve just obtained some new hands-on photos of the unannouncedBlackBerry Venice, showing off the device’s chassis, sliding keyboard and some software features....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 565 words · Catherine Monroe

FCC ready to 'take action' against carriers if spam robocalls aren't stopped

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. FCC ready to ‘take action’ against carriers if spam robocalls aren’t stopped August 12, 2025 In a press release dated yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission detailed the strongly-worded letter chairmanAjit Paisent to the major players in the United States telecom industry. The letter revolves around the plague of spam robocalls we consumers have to deal with on a daily basis....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Mindy Sloan

From new laptop chips to a Zen 4 future, here's what AMD revealed at CES

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. From new laptop chips to a Zen 4 future, here’s what AMD revealed at CES June 04, 2025 AMD announced theRyzen 5000 seriesof laptop processors at CES 2021 almost exactly a year ago, and so it’s no surprise to see that the company has used CES 2022 to announce the Ryzen 6000 series and more products. Ryzen 6000 series The veteran chipmaker’s latest chips are still based on the Zen 3 architecture, offering between six cores (with 12 threads) and eight cores (with 16 threads), and a 6nm TSMC manufacturing process (down from 7nm on the 5000 series)....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 626 words · Philip David

Gameloft's Dungeon Hunter Champions action RPG out now (Updated)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gameloft’s Dungeon Hunter Champions action RPG out now (Updated) July 04, 2025 The new title, developed byGameloft, features more than 250 champions and MOBA-like five-vs-five player battles. The company knows a thing or two about developing successful mobile titles, having made theAsphaltand Modern Combat series, so you can expect a similar level of polish from DHC. After soft-launching in the Philippines in August 2017,Dungeon Hunter Championsis now available in the Canadian and VietnameseGoogle Play Store....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Jennifer Wright

Google Assistant's agenda now changes with the time of day

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Assistant’s agenda now changes with the time of day July 25, 2025 Google Assistant’s Snapshotis about to become much more useful if you have a packed daily schedule. Google hasupdatedthe daily agenda feature to summarize the most important tasks at the top, with the Snapshot now changing based on the time of day and how you’ve interacted with Assistant in the past....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · Scott Johnson

Google begins beta testing a new smart travel app

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google begins beta testing a new smart travel app August 23, 2025 Not long ago,Googlemade some improvements to its mobile search platform, introducing a newvacation planning Destination feature. It now appears that Google is taking this one step further with a dedicated travel app, but it’s not quite ready for for a public release just yet. Instead, the app is currently in testing for members of the Google Maps local Guides program....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 257 words · Sue Gilbert DDS

Google Keep 101: How to indent list items

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Keep 101: How to indent list items August 20, 2025 Google has recentlyimproved Keep, its popularnote-taking app, by adding the ability to indent list items, which comes in handy when making things like shopping orto-do lists. For example, you can organize a shopping list by categories or break down a large task/goal into smaller, more manageable chunks — check out what this looks like in action below....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Andrew Harmon

Google Photos AI will help you colorize black-and-white pictures

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Photos AI will help you colorize black-and-white pictures June 02, 2025 Today atGoogle I/O 2018, Google announced some new updates to itsGoogle Photosapp. Soon, the AI in Google Photos willallow you to do much morewith your pics in a much faster and easier manner. When you take a photo with your smartphone, Google Photos already allows you to edit that photo....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Jeremy Schultz

Google Play Store now lets you quickly compare apps

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play Store now lets you quickly compare apps June 12, 2025 TheGoogle Play Storecontains well over a million apps, covering a variety of categories. Google does use features like user reviews and rating systems to help you find great apps, but it looks like the firm is rolling out another tool. Android Policehas now spotted a comparison section near the bottom of app pages on the Play Store....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Mark Tate