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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Update: Samsung Gear 360 (2017) now available for purchase for $229 Aug 09, 2025 Update (5/25):The wait is finally over! You can now purchase the Samsung Gear 360 (2017) from Samsung, B&H Photo, Verizon, and a number of other retailers. Head to the links below to pick one up from your retailer of choice for just $229. Original post (5/24):During its press event in late March for theGalaxy S8 and S8 Plus, Samsung also showed off the upcoming2017 edition of its Gear 360 camera....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. US 4G speeds up, as carriers battle with unlimited data August 10, 2025 It’s been almost a full year since US carriers AT&T and Verizon launched their unlimited data plans in a bid to curtail theUncarrier’saggressive campaign to pinch customers. But the surge in all you can eat data hasn’t been without its compromises, as average speeds across US networkssuffered a hitin the aftermath....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp finally lets you mute a contact or group forever June 25, 2025 One of the most annoying things aboutWhatsAppis that you may’t mute a contact or group chat permanently, as the messaging app only lets you mute chats for eight hours, a week, or a year. We got word earlier this year that WhatsApp was working to let you mute contacts and group chats forever, and it looks like the feature is finally rolling out to beta users now (replacing the option to mute a chat for a year)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why 2015’s flagships are more familiar than ever, and we shouldn’t be upset August 14, 2025 2015 is shaping up to be a very prolific year, and for seemingly all the wrong reasons. Smartphone fans around the globe eagerly await the days leading up to the official announcement oftheircompany’s new flagships, and the road to release is paved with lots of leaks....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why is the Google Pixel Launcher showing 1-5 installs? June 12, 2025 A number of Android smartphones arrive with exclusive apps available in Google Play. These can be things like transfer apps, for swapping phones, dedicated camera apps (like the OnePlus Camera) or something else.Google’s Pixel phonesarrive with their own apps too, such as the Pixel Launcher. However, its Play Store download page is currently showing incorrect information....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi launches Redmi 3s complete with fingerprint reader August 13, 2025 Today seems to be the day of the “s” model variant. Earlier I wrote about thenew MEIZU m3s(an all metal body upgrade of the MEIZU m3) and now I am going to tell you about theXiaomiRedmi 3s, an upgraded version of the Redmi 3 with a fingerprint reader....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: Here’s what you’re doing with your Galaxy S21 Ultra this year July 04, 2025 TheGalaxy S22 seriesmight be the best Samsung has to offer right now, but theGalaxy S21 phonesfrom last year are still pretty great. The Galaxy S21 Ultra, notably, ranks amongst thebest Android phonesyou can buy right now. It offers an attractive 120Hz display, good battery life, a versatile camera system, and a fast processor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. YouTube TV app for Apple TV and Roku to launch Q1 2018 (Update: Now live!) July 22, 2025 Update (02-08-2025):Google has confirmed via Twitter that YouTube TV is now available for Apple TV and Roku devices. The search giant made the announcement in a flurry of tweets complete with celebratory GIFs like the one below. The YouTube TV app is now live and available to download from Apple’s App Store and the Roku Channel Store....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. “LG G6 Day” invite confirms near bezel-less display to be shown on Feb. 26 June 01, 2025 LG has already stated it will be holdinga press event on Feb. 26in Barcelona, Spain as part of the2017 Mobile World Congresstrade show. Today, the company sent out another teaser image for the event, which confirms that the company will indeed be showing theLG G6as part of its announcements....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 10 best disabled apps and accessibility apps for Android June 05, 2025 It’s worth noting that Google has improved this a lot in the OS part of Android as well. Recent versions of Android added things like Live Caption for the hard of hearing as well as apps likeAction Blocksto help with other tasks. We always recommend checking the OS options when switching or upgrading to a phone with a newer version of Android first....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 10 best Italian learning apps for Android June 07, 2025 Italy is a beautiful country with a rich history. Its language is among the most popular in Europe and spoken in many countries outside of just Italy. That makes it a popular language for tourists and travelers as well as scholars. There are a variety of language learning apps that support Italian....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 2016 Nexuses to gain HUAWEI-like finger scanner gesture controls June 29, 2025 You know how onHuaweiphones you canuse the fingerprint scanner as a kind of trackpadfor navigating the interface? To drag down the notifications shade and swipe through photo albums etc? Well, it looks like at least one of those gesture controls is bound for the new Nexuses as well....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A closer look at the ARM Cortex-A72 July 28, 2025 TheCortex-A72wasannounced back in February, promising another boost to performance and substantial energy savings to boot. AtARM’s TechDay 2015 in London this week, we were fortunate enough to be given some deeper insight into the inner workings of ARM’s latest application processor. Although the base-line architecture is very similar to the Cortex-A57, the A72 is much more than typical revision....