Facebook finds out when teens feel "defeated," "useless," to help sell targeted ads (Updated)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook finds out when teens feel “defeated,” “useless,” to help sell targeted ads (Updated) June 20, 2025 “On June 03, 2025,The Australianposted a story regarding research done by Facebook and subsequently shared with an advertiser. The premise of the article is misleading. Facebook does not offer tools to target people based on their emotional state. The analysis done by an Australian researcher was intended to help marketers understand how people express themselves on Facebook....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 598 words · Joshua Harris

Google Play Pass offers 350+ hand-picked apps and games, US launch this week

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play Pass offers 350+ hand-picked apps and games, US launch this week June 26, 2025 Rumors of a premium Play Store subscription service have been swirling around fornearly a yearat this point. Today, Google finallyofficially unveiled Google Play Pass, which will launch this week. LikeApple Arcade, it will offer full access to hundreds of apps and games — without ads or in-app purchases — for a monthly subscription fee of $4....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Lindsey Howard

Google posts Q4 and full year 2015 earnings - $74.5 billion in revenue for the year

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google posts Q4 and full year 2015 earnings - $74.5 billion in revenue for the year July 23, 2025 Many of themajor tech companieshave been posting their Q4 and full year 2015 financial earnings results over the past few weeks, and it looks likeAlphabet,Google’s parent company, is next on the list. This past year has shown great financial growth for the company year over year, as well as a big jump in revenue just in Q4 alone....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Alexander Mccormick

Here are the best Jio plans available in 2019

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here are the best Jio plans available in 2019 June 11, 2025 Reliance Jiohas emerged as one of the most popular telecom operators in India. Launched in 2016, the operator has been aggressive in their approach towards plans and customer acquisition. It would be fair to say that Reliance Jio has single handedly changed the face oftelecom plansacross prepaid and postpaid circles in India....

June 15, 2025 · 5 min · 970 words · Ian Taylor

Here’s how to enable the new male voice of Google Assistant

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s how to enable the new male voice of Google Assistant June 15, 2025 Virtual assistants have traditionally been given feminine personalities, for reasons that pertain to the way we perceive voices. We’re more likely to trust and accept directions from a woman,according to studies, and a feminine voice is more likely to be perceived as helpful, while masculine voices tend to sound more authoritative....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Sarah Kelly

HUAWEI MatePad Pro review: Top-tier Android tablet with an app-chilles heel

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI MatePad Pro review: Top-tier Android tablet with an app-chilles heel July 15, 2025 Huawei MatePad Pro What we like What we don’t like The Android tablet market is on life support, but there are still a few holdouts that refuse to wave the white flag. One of the brands at the forefront of the charge is HUAWEI, which has dominated the mid- and entry-level tiers with affordable tablets, while also occasionally testing the waters with a higher-spec slate....

June 15, 2025 · 11 min · 2323 words · Daniel Mcfarland

If Samsung made a smart display, would you buy it?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. If Samsung made a smart display, would you buy it? June 22, 2025 Samsung’sattempt at a smart speakerhasn’t panned out almost three years later, but that isn’t stopping the company from exploring the category.MySmartPricehas found a Samsungpatent filingfor a smart display design that’s unusually plausible. The Samsung concept looks much likeLenovo’s Smart Displayand embraces the same basic concept as similar devices: you’d use voice commands to control the device and get audiovisual feedback through the screen or speaker....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Sarah Choi

In the US, 7 out of every 10 smartphones made in China

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. In the US, 7 out of every 10 smartphones made in China August 07, 2025 The United States and China are onless-than-friendly termsat the moment, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at the smartphone market. Canalysestimatedthat China-made devices represented 70% of smartphones shipped to the US in the second quarter of 2020, a sharp jump from 60% the quarter before....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Ashley Campbell

LG to show off 18-inch rollable newspaper display

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG to show off 18-inch rollable newspaper display July 11, 2025 LG Displayis betting big on OLED and flexible displays for the future and the company is showcasing an 18-inch display prototype that you can bend and roll at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. The idea has been in the concept stages for a while, but LG is finally ready to reveal it....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Charles Davis

Motorola Moto G official: specs, features, price and availability

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola Moto G official: specs, features, price and availability July 17, 2025 The Moto G wasn’t a well-guarded secret (though it wasn’t as leaky as the Moto X either), but we’ve still looked forward to finding out what this affordable little device is all about. Now the Motorola made the Moto G official and we have the rundown on specs and features, as well as the all-important price information....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 489 words · Debra Lee

Nokia might release a long-awaited 5G flagship smartphone later this year

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nokia might release a long-awaited 5G flagship smartphone later this year August 09, 2025 To say HMD Global’s Nokia brand is overdue for a new flagship phone would be an understatement — there hasn’t been a high-end device sincethe 9 PureViewarrived in 2019. Thankfully, a proper high-end device might be just around the corner.GizChinareports that a Nokia Product Manager for China, Zhang Yucheng, promised Weibo followers that a flagship 5G smartphone would be released by November 11....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Nicole Floyd

Peeple app will let everyone you know rate you like a restaurant, whether you like it or not

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Peeple app will let everyone you know rate you like a restaurant, whether you like it or not June 09, 2025 For a long time, my roommate has been threatening to create aYelppage for me, just so that he can give me a low rating on my cooking ability. Now he won’t have to do that, because a group of insane people have actually gotten together and made a Yelp for human beings, it’s anAndroid appcalled “Peeple....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Emma Lowe

Pocophone F1 getting 4K/60fps recording next month, but expect another update soon

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pocophone F1 getting 4K/60fps recording next month, but expect another update soon June 16, 2025 TheXiaomi POCOphone F1has received a steady stream of updates since its release late last year, and this commitment is extending into the new year as well. Pocophone India general manager Manmohan Chandolu tweeted that 4K/60fps video recording will be available in a stable update next month....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Ryan Santana