Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Wearables market grew 16.9% in Q4 2016, if you can believe it July 08, 2025 Smartwatches: are they coming in or going out? It’s a question that’s been prompted intermittently during the short life of these wearables. They arrived to the market lacking a strong hook, mixing fashion — with wildly varying degrees of success — fitness features, limited app functionality, bad battery life and price tags in the hundreds of dollars....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Were those Google Duplex AI calls edited or faked? Google won’t say August 15, 2025 Googlemade headlines around the world for itsGoogle Duplexdemo, showing us avoice assistantthat’s able to call businesses on our behalf. It made for an eerie experience, as the AI-powered assistant conversed like a human, but did Google edit or even stage these calls? News publicationAxioshas raised several important questions regarding the demo, which saw the AI assistant call a hair salon and a restaurant....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi’s smartwatch for children only costs $50 July 27, 2025 Smartwatches are a natural fit for the modern kid. After all, GPS location makes it easy to pinpoint a lost child, and since the device is strapped to their wrist, concerns about them losing a pricey piece of tech are lessened.We’ve seen smartwatches for kids before, but never at this price....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: This should be the next Google Pixel product June 16, 2025 Googleused to tag its name to a slew of products fromChromebookstotablets. Nowadays, the firm is primarily focusing on smartphones, smart home products, and wireless earbuds. But what if the company branched out to another segment? In a recent poll, we asked readers what Google Pixel-branded product they’d like to see next following thePixel 6launch....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple’s One More Thing event: How to watch it live and what to expect June 17, 2025 Apple will today announce its “One More Thing” at a virtual event from its headquarters in Cupertino. Following less than a month after theiPhone 12series launch and two months after theWatch Series 6, what might Apple bring to the table this time around?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ASUS announces devices that will receive the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update July 31, 2025 Asusmade an important announcement today in their official ZenTalk forums, regarding the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for its portfolio of devices. A complete list of devices that will be receiving theAndroid Marshmallowupdate was published by the admin of ASUS’ ZenTalk forums earlier today. Arumor from beforesuggested that ASUS will update the ZenFone 2 series, Laser, and Deluxe to Marshmallow....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. CloudPlayer lets you mix and match your local and cloud-stored music July 17, 2025 Music streaming is fast and convenient, but if you want full control over your listening experience, you may’t beat locally stored tracks. The only problem? Local storage is, well, local. If you want to listen to your music on a different device, you’ll need to put in some work....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. E Ink breakthrough brings full color displays that can stay on indefinitely June 24, 2025 E-paper displays are finally able to show more than a handful of colors. E Ink, the company behind the e-paper displays used on Kindle and other devices,announcedthe development of Advanced Color e-Paper (ACeP), a new type of display that can render up to 32,000 colors....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. EFF calls Verizon’s AppFlash search app “spyware,” but should you be worried? July 06, 2025 Update #1, Friday, March 31:After contacting Verizon earlier today regarding the matter, a spokesperson for the company sent us the following: “As we said earlier this week, we are testing AppFlash to make app discovery better for consumers. The test is on a single phone – LG K20 V – and you have to opt-in to use the app....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fly around the skies in virtual reality with Just Cause 3: Wingsuit Tour August 20, 2025 Just Cause 3 is an open-world adventure game that’s set to be released on the Playstation 4 and Xbox One on December 1st, but that doesn’t mean you may’t get a little glimpse of the title before then. Just Cause 3: Wingsuit Tour has just made its way to the Google Play Store, courtesy of Square Enix....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S7 fails to edge past the iPhone, but Samsung regains US top spot July 01, 2025 Samsung’sGalaxy S7andS7 edgehave been thehottest selling Android smartphonesthis year, in fact many expect these two to be the company’s most popular smartphones ever released. However, according to new sales data from Kantar World Panel, the Galaxy S7 series was actually only the second best selling smartphone in the US during its release quarter....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Assistant is slowly taking over the world June 18, 2025 Google CEO Sundar Pichai says that Google Assistant is now available on more than 100 million devices with 70 home automation partners. As you may already know, almost 90 percent of all smartphones in the world run on Android. In fact, having surpassed 1.5 million daily activations four years ago, the ubiquity of Google’s operating system is unparalleled....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Assistant isn’t working with Bluetooth headphones on some Pixel 2s July 11, 2025 Well, it’s that time again folks: anotherPixel 2problem as appeared. This one bears a relation to Bluetooth, one of theGoogle Pixel’s old nemeses, but it’s an issue that’s unlikely to disrupttoomany users. Pixel 2 owners have taken to the Google Product Forums to report that, when trying to activate the Google Assistant using Bluetooth headphones, the Assitant doesn’t detect the user’s voice....