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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. European Galaxy Note 7 relaunch bumped up to October 28th August 24, 2025 ProspectiveGalaxy Note 7owners in Europe weren’t given much of a chance to get their hands on the smartphone before it was recalled on September 2nd, but Samsung now states that the phone will go back on sale in the region on October 28th. Just last week, Samsung had estimated that the phone would not land back on the continent untilsometime in November, but now seems confident that it will have enough stock to move this date up to justa week behind the US relaunch....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook will release simplified Messenger soon, add dark mode July 04, 2025 You can use a lot of words to describe theFacebook Messengerapp, but “simple” isn’t one of them. Over the years, the chat app has become a bit bloated. That’s why it’s good news that today, viaThe Verge, Mark Zuckerberg revealed that a simplified redesign of the Facebook Messenger app is coming soon....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook’s security blunder was worse than we thought June 30, 2025 Remember whenFacebookannounced its password snafuback in March? It turns out that the security blunder was much more significant that initially announced, since the issue also encompassed millions of Instagram passwords. According to anupdated security blog postoriginally published March 21, Facebook discovered additional logs of Instagram passwords stored in readable text....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Giving a tablet to my toddler was both genius and a disaster July 15, 2025 Whether they like it or not, parents are frequently warned about the dangers of lettingkids use phonesand tablets too much. Sometimes this is based on legitimate evidence, such as Meta’s (internal) admission that Instagram can harm the self-esteem of teenage girls. At other times these warnings are based on idealized versions of how kids should grow up — some halcyon vision of them finishing up homework so they can play at the park instead of hopping into Fortnite or Minecraft....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google is fixing Cast-enabled device Wi-Fi issues with Play Services update, rolling out now June 19, 2025 Update (02/01/18):After successfully testing Play Services 11.9.74 beta, Google isrolling outthis bug-fixing update to the stable channel. This update should fix network-crashing issues with Google Cast-supported devices, and may also contain a fix for Nexus Player remote sleeping issues. You should be able to download Google Play Services 11....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel Buds A: What you need to know about Google’s cheaper buds June 26, 2025 Update, August 20, 2025 (01:00 PM ET):you may now grab yourself a set of Google Pixel Buds A without needing to pre-order first. The true wireless earbuds cost $99 and you can buy them fromBest Buyand other retailers. Notably,Googlestill lists them as pre-orders, but that will likely change at some point today....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s Pixel 2 Camera App gets ported to original Pixel and Pixel XL July 08, 2025 TheGoogle Pixel 2was recently said to have the best smartphone camera currently available, according toDxOMark. While there are questions to be asked aboutDxOMark’s scoring system, few are debating that Google has made great strides recently in the realm of photography. The Google Pixel 2, like the original Pixel, is expected to once again provide superior camera quality, and for those who want to get a slice of that action right now,XDA Developershas the goods....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s an underwater Galaxy S8 unboxing with sharks June 19, 2025 Because there isn’t enough madness in the world already,T-Mobilehas teamed up with Samsung to do an underwaterGalaxy S8unboxing video surrounded by sharks. The video features T-Mobile Product Manager Desmond “Des” Smith unboxing andattemptingto provide an overview of the Galaxy S8 while in full scuba gear. Of course, the promo isn’t really concerned with delivering a coherent explanation of the product, but rather showing it off in a high-octane environment....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Highlights from the FAA Drone Safety Awareness Week July 11, 2025 The folks at the FAA are in control of the airspace in the United States, theirdronelaws and regulations are designed for safety and have been emulated or echoed in many countries across the globe. In an effort to keep the skies safe, they shared seven days of topics. These were not a guideline on how to fly, at this point, they are more concerned with making sure we all know that there are not only best practices for safe flight, but also laws and rules we all must follow....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HMD Global begins stable Android 8.0 Oreo rollout for Nokia 6 (2018) and Nokia 7 June 01, 2025 Announced just over a week ago in China, theNokia 6 (2018)is yet another impressive-looking entry in HMD Global’s mid-range army of phones. At the time, however, we bemoaned that the $230 device only runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box rather than Google’s latest OS upgrade, Oreo....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR CEO expects the brand to resume ties with Google soon August 20, 2025 Honor’s recently acquiredindependencefrom HUAWEI has given the company a new lease on life. Now owned by a Chinese consortium and no longer restrained by theUS sanctions, HONOR plans to launch flagship phones to compete with Apple and its mothership HUAWEI. Speaking to theSouth China Morning Postin an exclusive interview, HONOR CEO George Zhao also answered a question that’s been on everyone’s mind — Will new HONOR phones support Google Mobile Services?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How did Material Design come to be? August 21, 2025 Material Design was one of the main stars atGoogle IO’s stage. Just like Ice Cream Sandwich promised a pristine tablet experience, Android L offered a far greater pledge. The new interface would allow Google to merge all screens into one familiar interface, making the transition between gadgets and form-factors a breeze....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to take better pictures with your Android smartphone August 19, 2025 In today’s smartphone-centric world, everybody and their mom (quite literally) has a camera in their pockets at all times, and the end result is millions of pics splashed all over the web. Of course, anyone can snap a photo and share it with the world, but taking agoodpic is another story....