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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A Fairphone 4 is confirmed on the way with Android 11 and 5G connectivity June 08, 2025 A new version of the modular,budget-pricedFairphone, the Fairphone 4, is reportedly nearing launch with upgrades like 5G cellular and Android 11 support. A “Fairphone 4 5G” was certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance on August 9, notes the German-language siteWinFuture. The certification mentions Android 11, and Wi-Fi firmware that points to Qualcomm as a returning processor supplier....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon launches Prime Now: one-hour (!) deliveries in Manhattan July 07, 2025 The Prime Now app is already available for Androidvia the Amazon Appstore(availability limited to the US). You need a Prime membership to complete orders, but browsing around is open to anyone. The app includes a delivery tracker showing the progress of your courier in real time. Prime Now is the latest salvo in the war that Amazon has been waging for total domination of the retail landscape....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 12 Developer Preview 2.2 squashes Bluetooth and Wi-Fi bugs July 30, 2025 Google has shared yet another small but noteworthyAndroid 12 Developer Previewrevision ahead of a third milestone.9to5Googlereports that the company hasreleasedAndroid 12 DP2.2 with a host of important fixes for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and security. This latest Android 12 DP2 update provides a fix for crashes when you try to access Bluetooth settings, and eliminates false warnings about poor Bluetooth call quality....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android N code hints at “freeform windows” mode like Remix OS Jul 04, 2025 You know how Android repeatedly absorbs good ideas from third-party developers and OEMs into stock Android? Like floating notifications, the kill switch, lockscreen notifications, dark theme, split screen, granular app permissions and power saving modes? Well, it looks like oneAndroid N featurewe might be seeing in the near future will borrow an awful lot fromRemix OS: freeform windows....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Bezos sheds light on why Amazon gave cold shoulder to Chromecast and Apple TV June 12, 2025 Until now,the incidenthas been considered a simple case of a company trying to shun products that compete with its own offerings. However, in an interview at the Code Conference, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos hinted that his company was willing to continue to sell those streaming devices, provided that Google and Apple agreed to bundle Amazon’s Prime Video service with it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. California lawmakers working to ban phone encryption by 2017 June 22, 2025 California State Representative Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) is touting abillthat would force mobile devices to come with encryption off by default starting June 26, 2025. Any phone sold after that date would also have to be “capable of being decrypted and unlocked by its manufacturer or its operating system provider....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Class action suit against Facebook for Tag Suggestions will go forward June 29, 2025 You know how when you upload a photo toFacebook, the software will suggest who to tag in each photo? To do that, it uses facial recognition algorithms which determine who is in the photo based on other Facebook photos. Users in Illinois filed a class action suit against Facebook over that technology in 2015....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deal: President’s Day sale on Google Play Movies June 06, 2025 It’s George Washington’s birthday soon, and Google is celebrating by offering movies that are under 10 dollars on the Play Store. Whether you’re planning a romantic night with your bae or looking for some intense horror, it might be worth your time to check it out. Next Monday is President’s Day, and no, we are most definitely not celebrating Donald Trump....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook criticized for heavy-handed Messenger SMS push July 21, 2025 Facebookreallywants you to use itsMessengerapp for SMS. So much so that it’s using a questionable tactic to maximize the number of users who set Messenger as the default app for handling SMS. SMS integrationarrived to Facebook Messengerlast week. After the update, users who open the app are greeted with a pop-up screen prompting them to set Messenger as the default SMS app....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook users are being kicked out of their accounts and unable to log back in July 11, 2025 Facebookusers are being dumped out of their accounts and unable to sign back in. The login issue appears to have started at around 9AM PT, with thousands of Facebook users rushing to other social media sites to complain about the outage....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. FCC might make more drastic moves to block HUAWEI in US June 22, 2025 Huaweiwas looking to expand its footprint in America this year, but each time it tries to make something happen, its plans get squashed. First, it was the accusations that the company isa spying backdoor for China, then there wasthe lossof its exclusive deal with AT&T, and thenBest Buy announcedit was pulling all HUAWEI phones from its shelves....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S20 series owners report major GPS lock-on issues August 18, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy S20 Ultrapacks a ton of features, although it does come with a crazy price tag. Samsung’s high-end device wasn’t without issue though, as reviewers reported focus issues that were subsequently fixed via a firmware update. Now, it looks like another rather ugly issue is rearing its head asGalaxy S20 seriesusers report issues with locking on to GPS for navigation (h/t:XDA-Developers)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Get the 5 new OnePlus 6 wallpapers here in 4K resolution July 26, 2025 OnePlusannounced theOnePlus 6today at its event in London. Along with the new device come five new OnePlus 6 wallpapers designed byHampus Olsson. Mr. Olsson and OnePlus have worked together a few times now on wallpapers for OnePlus devices, with the first pair-up happening with theOnePlus 2....