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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google now lets you star and bookmark images you find in Google Image Search August 12, 2025 Looking up pictures of things on Google Image Search is by far the easiest way to scour the web for neat images on a particular topic. But what happens when you need to save the image for later use? Do you take a screenshot, navigate to the webpage and bookmark it, or try downloading the image from the site itself?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. GravityBox, the Xposed module to rule your rooted device - Android customization June 25, 2025 Continuing our efforts learning some basic root tools to better control your device, this week’sAndroid customizationfinishes off our initial set of Xposed modules, let’s take GravityBox for a spin. As one of the most robust Xposed modules around, GravityBox does a lot more than just a task or two like the modules we’ve previously explored....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Harry Potter AR game coming from Pokémon Go’s Niantic Labs (Update: Teaser trailer) August 01, 2025 Update, July 17, 2025 (12:40PM EST):Niantic Labsreleaseda short teaser trailer for the upcoming Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Even though the trailer is devoid of any gameplay, at least it reminds us that the game is still in development. Unfortunately, we will have to wait a bit longer toplay Harry Potter: Wizards Unite....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here is how tech companies are responding to the repeal of net neutrality July 02, 2025 Unless you’ve been in living under a rock the past several months, you knew that a vote onnet neutralitywas coming. It played outjust as everyone suspectedand the FCC voted to reclassify internet service providers like Comcast, Spectrum, and Verizon. The vote removed restrictions on the companies that many felt were vital to an open and fair internet....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s the HTC-made Pixel 2 XL that never was August 15, 2025 It’s well-known by now that Google originally tapped HTCto make both thePixel 2 and Pixel 2 XLonly for LG to eventually make the larger phone, but what was that first XL like? You no longer have to wonder. AsXDAnotes, YouTuberCalyx Hikarihas posted video of a hands-on with the prototype Pixel 2 XL from HTC, codenamed “Muskie....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC 10 vs Google Nexus 6P quick look June 10, 2025 Arguably one of the biggest surprises last year in Android land, the HUAWEI-madeGoogle Nexus 6Pflexed its muscles to win the adulation and support from consumers. Seriously, it was – and continues to be – one of the darling gems with its incredible specs sheet, killer industrial design, and oh-so sweet pure Android experience....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC Vive international pricing set at €899 July 27, 2025 As much as you want to root for HTC, especially when it comes to its outstandingVive VRheadset, the company just seems intent on shooting itself in the foot. TheHTC Vive price of $799 in the USis entirely reasonable, but the international pricing for the VR contraption is significantly higher. Euro-zone countries will have to cough up€899 for the headset, almost 25% more than their American counterparts, although this includes saes tax, but Europe gets off light compared to some countries....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI has just unveiled the Mate 9 Pro in China June 06, 2025 At a recent press event in Munich, Germany, HUAWEI announced two new phones —Mate 9andMate 9 Porsche Edition. Today, the company took the stage in China, where it has also officially released yet another addition to the Mate series. This newer, more powerful device goes by the name of ‘Mate 9 Pro’ and is identical in terms of specs as well as design to the Mate 9 Porsche Edition....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P8 Lite Hands on and First Impressions July 25, 2025 The wonderful change in the Android smartphone world over the past year or so is the fact that the adjective “budget-friendly” is no longer indicative of a lack of quality in key aspects such as design, build quality, and performance. While understandably not at the level of the current crop of flagships, the devices in this category are surprisingly not that far behind, but are far more affordable and easily accessible....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Journey to distant, dangerous worlds with Out There: Chronicles, an interactive visual novel June 29, 2025 Fans ofOut Therehave a bit of a little bonus coming their way. Although it’s not a game, Out There: Chronicles is an interactive novel that takes place in the same universe as its dark science fiction forerunner. Chronicles follows the story of Darius, an escapee from war-torn Earth....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Lightroom Mobile now captures HDR images in RAW June 26, 2025 Taking an HDR photo used to be something that required ample knowledge of photography and a long process. Now smartphones are taking dynamic range to a whole new level on-the-go. Still, I must say I have yet to see photos that really achieve what an actual DSLR camera and the manual HDR process can output....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Lytro’s demise and the future of light field cameras June 29, 2025 The sudden, but not completely unexpecteddemise of Lytroat the end of March and the acquisition of many of its employees (but apparently not its IP) byGooglehas focused new attention on “light field” cameras. In particular, the focus has centered on their future in the consumer tech market and how the technology might affect mobile devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. MasterCard is working on a selfie payment app June 04, 2025 Mobile paymentsare set to become a huge industry, with Apple, Google, Samsung and others all vying to replace your traditional credit card.MasterCardis also looking to hop on the trend but is taking a less conventional approach.,Tthe company wants you to snap a selfie to make a payment. The credit and debit card company will soon begin testing a mobile app that uses facial recognition or a fingerprint to confirm a payment....