Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Two mega-rich guys argue the best way to make money off you July 31, 2025 TheCambridge Audio Analytica scandalis shining a bright light on the ethics of howFacebookmakes money. With theprivate dataof billions up for sale to not only advertisers but political organizations, where is the line drawn between Facebook engaging in capitalist enterprise and the company abusing its power of influence?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why did the OnePlus 3T’s Oreo beta send clipboard data to an Alibaba server? (Updated) July 04, 2025 Using a tool called mitmproxy, a Redditor was able to take a look everything being transferred from their OnePlus 3 phone when using the clipboard to help make some guesses about what it’s for. Critically, it appears that there is no sensitive information being sent to the Alibaba server, but instead, the communication seems to relate to a “Smart Clipboard” feature that would help save time when performing certain actions....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi’s Marshmallow-flavored MIUI 8 beta goes live Jun 29, 2025 Xiaomihas released its latest MIUI 8 ROM for public beta testing. If you own a Xiaomi phone and are of the adventurous type, this is your chance to be among the first to have a go at the Chinese company’s latest OS based on Marshmallow. Although the software has been tested internally for a couple of weeks, there’s a good chance that it may still host quite few bugs....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: UK data sharing paused) WhatsApp under fire for sharing user data with Facebook July 05, 2025 The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been monitoring WhatApp’s new privacy policy and has come to the conclusion that consumers aren’t properly protected under the latest document. Following an ICO request, Facebook has confirmed that it will pause using UK WhatsApp data....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 10 best indie Android apps and Android games of 2014 July 31, 2025 [Price: Free with in app purchases]BitLit the app still has some work that needs to be done but the premise is one of the most promising of any indie app I reviewed this year. BitLit lets you scan your bookshelf (read: physical books) and tries to find you free versions of those books in ebook format or at least tries to find them for you super cheap so you can digitize your book collection....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. According to Comcast, consumers get a “real benefit” from helping Comcast June 24, 2025 Ever since Comcast announced their merger with Time Warner Cable, they have tried to tell everyone how muchthey want to improvetheir atrocious customer service. Comcast’s CEO even admitted to being “embarrassed” by his companies customer service. Yet, ever since they promised to improve, Comcast has been embarrassed by countless stories from around the country of customers struggling with all aspects of being a Comcast customer....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alcatel Pop 4 series announced July 27, 2025 AtMWC 2016Alcatel took the lid off a number of new devices, including the brand new Pop 4 series, which includes three distinct variants: the Pop 4, Pop 4+, and Pop 4S. The Pop 4 family aims to provide its audience colorful, customizable mid-range handsets that help you find a look that suits you will offering enough power to provide a smooth Android experience....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 8.1 limits notification sounds to one per second for every app June 07, 2025 Android 8.1brings a bunch of small tweaks to the Android user experience, many of which were first seen on thePixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. These include an automatic dark theme, a revamped power menu, and the ability to see battery levels for connected Bluetooth devices in Quick Settings....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best Buy to stock 32GB AT&T Nexus 6 on the 21st? It seems so August 22, 2025 (Public service announcement: This post was created 100% on my new Nexus 9. How’s that for productivity power!!) Android purists might be forgiven if they defect this year. The Google gang has a mighty impressive piece of hardware in store for the world, but there seems to besome troubleobtaining it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ButterflyVPN is a router that unlocks the internet on-the-go June 19, 2025 A limited internet doesn’t make sense, right? It seems like a contradictory idea, but in many places it is. Some countries restrict access to certain websites, and often services we know and love are not available in these markets. It’s a bummer, but there are ways to go around these digital barriers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. DoorDash data breach will literally have customers dashing to lock their doors June 14, 2025 Food delivery service DoorDash has confirmed that data of 4.7 million customers, workers, and merchant partners has been compromised. The breach was made public through an officialblog post.DoorDash has established that hackers were able to access physical addresses, order histories, phone numbers as well as hashed, salted passwords of those affected....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Get the new Material Theme in Chrome right now August 10, 2025 We first got word back in April that Google was working on arefreshed designfor Chrome on Android and desktop. Google further showed off the Material Theme at theI/O 2018developer conference. At long last,Google announcedthat it will be rolling out the redesign in September and can be manually enabled right now (via9to5Google)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google launches new security-focused page for Android developers May 31, 2025 Security has become more of an concern for Android device owners, some of which may be afraid to download apps from theGoogle Play Storefor fear of malware or data leaks. Now, Google has quietly launcheda new security-focused pageon its Android Developers site that offers tips to app creators to make sure their clients are free of those kind of issues....