Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The dangers of hunting Pokémon in the Australian Outback July 24, 2025 As Android Authority’s resident Australian (and one-time resident of the Northern Territory), this story was always going to be mine. The Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services have issued a warning to all would-be Pokémon trainers to stay safe while going about their Pokémon-hunting activities. The Australian Outbackisa dangerous place after all....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Update: Android 8.0 Oreo beta rolling out to Nokia 6 August 24, 2025 Update, December 19:As promised, HMD kicked off the beta Oreo rollout for the Nokia 6. “Just one week after the Nokia 5 Android Oreo beta labs programme, we are delighted to offer the same opportunity to Nokia 6 owners. With the Android Oreo beta on the Nokia 6, you can take a first look at amazing new features that improve usability and multi-tasking, while boosting battery life,” HMD Global said in a statement picked up byGadgets 360....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why is Google hiding this app? (Update: App went live by mistake) July 28, 2025 Updated, July 02, 2025 (17:53 PM):Google got back toAndroid Authoritywith an explanation about the app described below. As it turns out, this app firstbecame active in July of this year, but only in Kenya. In that country, Google partnered with companies to get Android Go phones to people who otherwise couldn’t afford one....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now use picture-in-picture mode with Netflix in Android 8.1 August 16, 2025 In the past two months, we’ve seen the release ofAndroid 8.0 Oreoand the developer preview forAndroid 8.1. An exciting feature introduced in the former was a brand new picture-in-picture mode. This feature allows apps that play video like YouTube to display a small window that played your videos on top of other apps when you hit the home button....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. An HTC-made Pixel 2 XL prototype just sold on eBay July 25, 2025 Someone is about to get a very close look atHTC’s unreleased Google phone. Following a9to5Googlereport, an anonymous eBay userhas sold a prototypeHTCPixel 2 XL for $580. The HTCPixel 2 XL at auction, codenamed “Muskie,” is an EVT (Engineering Validation Test) example. True to earlier leaks, it really is thestandard Pixel 2writ large....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android N settings will add hamburger menu for easier navigation between sub-menus June 11, 2025 WithMWC 2016 now wrapping up,the next big show isGoogle I/O 2016, which is set to see the announcement of Android N. Though there’s still a lot we don’t know about the next version of Android, we already are starting to get a rough idea. Probably the biggest change rumored to make its way to N is thelack of an app drawer, but that’s not the only Android N-related gossip to surface this week....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Wear support coming to Google’s Ingress game July 17, 2025 For all of you die-hardIngressfans out there, your missions are about to get much easier.Android Wearsupport is coming to Ingress, and will be rolled out sometime next month. Just like any other Android Wear app, you’ll still need to use your phone to run the application, but you’ll soon be able to glance down at your wrist for important Ingress updates while you’re playing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Bixby button can now be fully disabled on Galaxy S8, S8 Plus, and Note 8 June 28, 2025 It’s been a couple of months since Samsung finally gave in and let users disable the dedicated Bixby button on theGalaxy S8andNote 8. Unfortunately, as has often been the case withBixby’s tumultuous rollout, it didn’t quite live up to Samsung’s promise....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC One A9 officially announced: everything you need to know July 17, 2025 Ever since theHTC One M9was announced back inMarch 2015, many of us have been wondering what the Taiwanese company has planned for us next. Today we find that out, asHTChas just officially unveiled theOne A9. Complete with HTC’s familiar all-metal unibody design, high-resolution audio experience andAndroid 6....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Is that BB-8 or a Samsung Bixby speaker? New patent shows crazy smart device July 07, 2025 Samsung’s long-in-gestationBixby smart speakeris still something of a mystery, but if a newly uncovered patent is to be believed, the device may stand out among its rivals upon release thanks to a couple of fairly unique features. The newly granted patent, first filed with the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office) last November and discovered byLetsGoDigital, shows a device made up of two ellipsoids stacked on top of each other....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Jurassic World Alive offers Pokémon Go-style AR gameplay with dinos (Update: Out now) August 05, 2025 Update (05/25):Fed up with hunting adorable Pokémon? Then you might want to try hunting something a little larger, and a lot more deadly in Jurassic World Alive. Developer Ludia’s take onPokémon Go‘s AR mobile game formula is available now via the Google Play Store....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leak: OnePlus 9 series' camera could fall well short in the zoom stakes June 14, 2025 OnePlusis better known for its well-rounded, affordable flagships than it is for pure camera performance. Now, according to tipsterMax Jambor, theOnePlus 9series may not sport one of the hottest features in smartphone photography — a periscope zoom camera. For fans of pocket zoom photography, it could be a big blow....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Moto G9 launched in India: A worthy follow-up to Moto G8? (Update) July 30, 2025 Update, July 30, 2025 (1:24 AM ET):Motorolais bringing the G9 to Europe, albeit with a new suffix and a minor design tweak, the company announced in arelease. Dubbed the Moto G9 Play, the phone features the same display, chipset, battery, and camera setup as its G9 sibling, but it does gain a Google Assistant button to call up the virtual assistant on demand....