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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Ever notice Android OEMs seem to avoid talking about the fact they use Android? June 04, 2025 If you’ve ever watched an OEM event like like Samsung’s Unpacked, or attended(virtually, or otherwise)a press conference from MWC, IFA, or elsewhere, you may have noticed that for all the things that these companies talk about, there is one subject that often gets avoided entirely....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Everything you need jumpstart a career as a Data Scientist June 24, 2025 The AAPicks team writes about things we think you’ll like, and we may see a share of revenue from any purchases made through affiliate links. It’s been called the “Sexiest Job of the 21st Century” by Harvard Business Review. The role of the Data Scientist is becoming an increasingly coveted one in the tech industry....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook Mentions comes to Google Play, allows verified public figures to connect with fans August 23, 2025 For us normal folks, the standard Facebook for Android application will do the trick when it comes to keeping tabs on friends and family members. For people who have a verified account, though, it can be a tad more difficult to connect with fans when using the normal version of the app....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gear S2 gains two colours, will soon support iOS June 17, 2025 Samsung has unveiled two new colours for its Gear S2 at its press conference at CES 2016 and also revealed that the smartwatch will gain official support for iOS devices later this year. TheGear S2will launch in gold and platinum options later this year with the 18-karat rose gold variant featuring an ivory leather band while the other option has a platinum case with a black leather band....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google accidentally puts Pixel 4a images on Canadian version of Google Store August 09, 2025 Today, over at the Canadian version of the Google Store, a header image entices you to buy theNest Wifi system. However, the image for the header isn’t a Nest Wifi unit. Instead, it very clearly is the as-yet-unannouncedGoogle Pixel 4asmartphone. As of publishing this article, you can still see the image live on Google’s sitehere....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google extends software updates for many 2020 Chromebooks to 8 years August 07, 2025 Google todayannouncedsome pretty significant Chromebook-related news at the British Educational Training and Technology Show (BETT). During the show, Google revealed that many 2020 Chromebooks will see over eight years of software updates. This is a notable extension of the previously confirmed six years of updates. In November last year, Google added an extra year onto select Chromebooks, but a full eight years is pretty exceptional....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Maps gets a new look, adds Wi-Fi only mode, areas of interest and mass transit delays June 14, 2025 TheGoogle Mapsteam has clearly been hard at work this week, rolling out a slew of new features. We’re seeing a cleaner look in Maps generally, making streets easier to see and read. But there’s plenty of new features too, including areas of interest, mass transit delay information and the addition of Wi-Fi only Mode....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Now testing out personalized interest cards August 18, 2025 After experimenting withnew cardsfor itsNow on Tapsoftware earlier in the month, Google is now testing out a new feature forGoogle Nowcalled Explore Interests. The new option is designed to better tailor the assistant experience to each user, by bringing selectable topics to a menu on the main screen, rather than tucking a load of toggles away in the settings....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google rebranding the Cast app to Google Home, with new functions June 06, 2025 The Google Cast app has gone through a long evolution for what it basically does: mirror audio and video content from the Google Chrome browser to your television. Now, the digital media player is bound for another change as Google looks to rebrand the Google Cast app to Google Home and add new functions to it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands-on with the LG Watch Urbane Luxe: Android Wear, deluxe June 15, 2025 The newWatch Urbane Luxehas a fancy name and comes in a fancy box. But is it fancy enough to justify a $1200 price tag? AtIFA 2015in Berlin, we’ve met up withLG, who showed us the latest variant of their well-received Android Wear smartwatch series. The Watch Urbane Luxe takes what it’s pretty much a standardWatch Urbane, adds a coating of 23K gold, and an elegant alligator leather band, at a price tag that’s more than three times the regular version’s....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hangouts is not going away, says Google July 30, 2025 Allo,Google’s new mobile messaging app, brims with intelligence. It looks great as well. It has “Hangouts killer” written all over it. But Hangouts is here to stay, according to Google. In a comment toBusiness Insider, a company spokesperson said that Google is “continuing to invest in Hangouts and it will remain a standalone product....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leak says Dimensity 9000 could be cheaper than Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 June 12, 2025 MediaTekannounced theDimensity 9000processor last week, and it’s positioned as the company’s first full-blown premium flagship processor. The new chipset is expected to duke it out against Qualcomm’s 2022 flagship silicon. Those expecting similarly cheap MediaTek-powered phones as the Dimensity 1200-poweredOnePlus Nord 2andrealme X7 Maxmight be disappointed though....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leaked LG V35 ThinQ render suggests no display notch June 04, 2025 Update (05/04/18):It looks like we may have received our first peek at the LG V35 ThinQ (seen above), courtesy ofAndroid Headlines. The render shows a phone that looks similar to the LG G7 ThinQ, save for two features. The render shows a phone that has a horizontal dual-camera layout, as opposed to the G7’s vertically stacked rear shooters....