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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Can you really tell the difference between a Quad HD and Full HD display? July 26, 2025 It’s 2020 and if you haven’t got aQHD displayon your smartphone, what are you doing? QHD displays are so sharp and beautiful that for a top of the range smartphone to not have one is a crime… or at least that seems to be the public perception among tech lovers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Carrier IQ agrees to settle privacy lawsuit July 11, 2025 According to court papersfiledon Monday, Carrier IQ has agreed to resolve a class-action lawsuit alleging that its software for mobile devices violated consumers’ privacy. The lawsuit was brought after a researcherposted a video onlinein November of 2011 showing Carrier IQ logging keystrokes. Carrier IQ has since admitted that the software sometimes logs contents of messages but claim that the data isn’t readable and that the software was intended to help mobile carriers discover the source of network problems....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Command and Conquer: Rivals backlash already at fever pitch August 10, 2025 If we learned anything from the debacle surrounding Star Wars: Battlefront 2, it’s that gamers really don’t like Electronic Arts’ clumsy handling of massive game properties. That’s why it’s little surprise that EA’s release ofa new mobile Command & Conquer gameis already getting torn apart online. EA announced Command & Conquer: Rivals over the weekend at E3 by staging a live playthrough with real-time strategy experts iNcontrol and nickatnyte....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Drive gets more notifications, homescreen shortcuts while ICS gets a warning July 12, 2025 Google just updated theDriveapp’s dashboard to save you a few extra steps when you want to access your favorite files or a higher tier of your storage plan. Now you don’t have to open the Drive app and browse for your most commonly accessed files. The latest version of the app let’s you create Drive file shortcuts right on your device’s homescreen....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Easily manage Tiles on your Wear OS watch with the phone app July 07, 2025 A newer feature withinWear OSis calledTiles, which allows you to easily swipe through various tools and information on your smartwatch. Although not every Wear OS watch has Tiles, those that do can control them a bit easier now with a new update to the smartphone version of the app....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Expect OnePlus 5G phone to cost $200 to $300 more, according to CEO June 05, 2025 OnePlusmade a big splash atQualcomm‘s Tech Summit this week, when it was announced that the Chinese brand would be first tooffer a Snapdragon 855 device. But the manufacturer also revealed that it’s one of many brands working on a 5G smartphone for 2019....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. First HUAWEI, now FedEx is suing the US government Aug 08, 2025 According toThe Wall Street Journalyesterday, FedEx filed a lawsuit Monday against the U.S. Department of Commerce. This is the second lawsuit filed against the U.S. government agency in a week, with the firstcoming from HUAWEI. In a statement released yesterday, FedEx said the current Export Administration Regulations (EAR) put an “impossible burden” on the company to monitor packages for violations....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Folding@Home Beta arrives for Sony smartphones, help cure Alzheimer’s while you sleep June 09, 2025 Sonyhas a long standing partnership with the Folding@Home research project and has just released a Beta version of Folding@Home for smartphones, following successful trials back in 2012. For those who haven’t come across Folding@Home before, it’s essentially a scientific simulation program that makes use of the combined processing capabilities of computers, and now smartphones, from all over the world to cost effectively crowd-source research data that would otherwise only be obtainable through the use of hugely expensive supercomputers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Note 4 with Android 6.0 Marshmallow video posted on YouTube June 29, 2025 Amid thegrowing cries of Samsung“forgetting” and “pretending it doesn’t exist”, theGalaxy Note 4managed to do the seemingly impossible when it wasupdated to Android 6.0 Marshmallow, at least for some users in Hungary. In truth the word is still out as to justhowit happened, though it is believed to have been a mistake, similar to how some T-Mobile users found themselves ina similar situationwith the Galaxy Note 5 last month....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Get Google Camera with HDR+ on more Android devices with this port July 12, 2025 Google Camerais a neat photography app that can help producesome great pictures, but support for it is disappointingly restricted toGoogle’s Pixeland Nexus devices right now. However, thanks to an independent developer with the handleB-S-G, a modified version of the app can now be installed on a number of other recent Android handsets....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Glass Enterprise Edition passes through the FCC, shows off improved hardware July 18, 2025 It’s pretty clear that Google isn’t thinking about ditchingGoogle Glassanytime soon. Not too long ago Google patenteda hologram-enabled version of Google Glass, and we’ve also heard that the Glass team hasan audio-based connected headsetin the works. While we haven’t actually gotten word that either of these two products will actually make their way to market, one such product that has been in the news over the last few months is a version of Google Glassaimed at enterprise customers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Home Hub hands-on: A home with a view July 10, 2025 LikeApple, Google isn’t always first to market, but both companies always attempt to do things better than the other. WhatGoogletypically does better than most is software, but not necessarily this time. With the new Google Home Hub, a surprisingly tiny voice-activated speaker with a screen, there’s not much difference between its software and the software found inLenovo’s Smart Display....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Lens rolling out to more Android devices June 04, 2025 After announcing duringMWC 2018that more Android smartphones will eventually supportGoogle Lens,Googlekept its word and started rolling out the feature for devices that have Google Photos installed. This is a staged rollout, so do not fret if you do not get the update right away. Also, certain smartphones will eventually support Lens through Google Assistant, including flagship devices fromSamsung,LG,Huawei,Motorola, HMD Global/Nokia, andSony....