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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple Watch Series 6 and SE buyer’s guide: What you need to know June 02, 2025 When it comes tosmartwatches, Apple Watch is one of the few truly household names. The Cupertino company has long been known for top-notch hardware, and 2020’s Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE continue to fit the bill. They might not be a game-changing update from their predecessors, but if it ain’t broke, why fix it?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best of Android 2015: Battery July 03, 2025 What is Best of Android? In Best of Android, we take the hottest devices of the moment and compare them in-depth. For this first edition, we picked up the following Android flagships: What about the Galaxy S6 or the HTCOne M9 or the OnePlus 2, you ask. Those are all great phones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BlueStacks 2 brings multitasking Android apps to Windows June 18, 2025 BlueStackshas long been a favored method of pumping up your awfulClash of Clansteammates with an alternate account. Now you may keep clashing away while simultaneously checking your secondFallout Shelter. For those not in the know, BlueStacks is a pretty competent Android emulator for Windows, and BlueStacks 2 improves on the old one by adding a few additional features....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chrome OS update will fix full-screen issues for Android apps June 01, 2025 Google announced a few weeks ago that all of the Chromebooks that will be released in 2017 will support running Android apps. However, there are still problems with being able to use those apps in their natural, full-screen mode. Now there’s word that Google is planning to fix those issues in an upcoming update to Chrome OS....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Crowdfunding project of the week: Shoka Bell for bicyclists July 23, 2025 We are back with another ‘Crowdfunding project of the week’, where we highlight the coolest tech gadgets featured on sites likeKickstarterandIndiegogo. Are you ready for this week’s campaign? Let’s jump right in. Other featured projects: This time around we are taking a look at the Shoka Bell, an accessory that will prove to be very useful and improve security for bicycle riders....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Essential Phone grabs Bluetooth 5 support, April security patch in latest update (Updated) August 04, 2025 If you head toSettings>System>Developer options>Essential notch settings, you can pick from three settings: “Essential recommended,” “Don’t use notch area in landscape,” and “Always use notch area.” [aa_image src=“https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Image-4-8-18-at-5.59-PM-300x585.jpg” width=“300” height=“585” class=“aligncenter size-medium wp-image-853163”] The first setting works on a per-app basis and does not render applications around the notch for every app....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook clarifies its policy on graphic videos in light of recent events June 12, 2025 I won’t go into the details of recent events – you all know what has been happening this week. But because some of the videos involved in recent tragic events have been broadcast onFacebook, the social network has felt compelled to clarify its policy on when to censor a video and when to leave it up, as disturbing or shocking as it may be....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google launches Meet for enterprise level video conferencing July 22, 2025 In the latter half of 2016, Google announced that Hangouts was set to move towards a more enterprise format, being integrated into G Suite to help businesses keep their employees connected. Allo and Duo were all set to take the place of the ancient chat app that has had its purpose flip-flopped more times than any of us can count....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google rep thinks spectrum auctions are ‘self-defeating,’ slow innovation July 09, 2025 During a presentation at the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) in London, viaMobile World Live, the principal wireless architect atGoogledelivered a scathing tirade against the current business model involving wireless spectrum. Preston Marshall, who according tohis LinkedIn profilehas worked for Google for over five years, called the current business model a “self-defeating strategy” and said that he wants to “fundamentally change” the utilization of wireless spectrum....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google will soon let users livestream games through mobile search results July 03, 2025 Back in November Google announced a new way totest drive applications before installing themto your mobile device. All you need to do is perform a Google search for the app on your smartphone, click on the app listing in the search result, and you’ll be able to ‘stream’ it without having to install it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here are the videos you don’t want to miss this week – August 22nd, 2015 June 21, 2025 Even though the Android world didn’t see a ton of major hardware announcements this week, that doesn’t mean things have been slowing down in the slightest. Amidst Google makingAndroid 6.0 Marshmallow officialand Motorola’snext-generation Moto 360beingspotted in the wildmultiple times, we’ve still managed to bring you a good amount of video content that you don’t want to miss....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s how to enable double tap to wake on the Nexus 6P June 13, 2025 Some smartphone makers implement a feature in their devices called “double tap to wake”, which allows users to wake the phone’s display by simply tapping on the screen two quick times. This feature is put in place for good reason on smartphones like theHTC One M8or theLG G4that have oddly-placed power buttons....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC’s Jeff Gordon promises the “best ever” product lineup for 2015, lots of surprises June 09, 2025 With 2014 just behind us and CE just days away, it’s no small claim to say that the tech world is waiting for the event with eager eyes. HTCis no stranger to making headlines, and if Jeff Gordon, the company’s Senior Global Online Communication Manager has anything to say (which he does), the year-at-large might be something special....