Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook push notifications now available via Chrome, no official app needed August 14, 2025 With theintroduction of the Chrome Push API, Google made it possible for websites to push notifications through their popular mobile browser. This proves to be a huge step for many web developers and companies, as they no longer have to make users download an app in order to get updates on the latest happenings....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy A5 is on sale in China: $420 for mid-range metal June 15, 2025 Plastic parts create broken hearts. This adage is held dear by many Samsung haters. Regardless of what one might feel, there has been a growing acceptance that the Galaxy series is in need of a metallic makeover. While the Alpha, Note 4, and Note Edge all made use of a metallic frame, the back cover was still removable plastic....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 4, Nest Wi-Fi, Nest Mini, and Pixelbook Go pre-orders go live June 28, 2025 ThePixel 4 and Pixel 4 XLare just minutes away from launch and pre-orders for the phones have already gone up on B&H. The listing confirms the prices and availability of all variants in the Pixel 4 family. It further details most of the leaked specs of the phones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI takes the wraps off the high-end HONOR V9 in China July 18, 2025 HUAWEI has had quite a busy day today. Just a few hours ago, HONOR, a sub-brand of HUAWEI, took the wraps off its new mid-ranger, theHONOR 8 Lite. If you were looking for something a little more high-end, HONOR’s got you covered there, too. The company has officially announced a new beast of a smartphone, the HONOR V9....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. It’s official: Samsung is bringing 200MP cameras to phones August 15, 2025 Samsungis pushing the smartphone camera industry into the 200MP era. The company announced its new Isocell HP1 sensor, which brings new pixel-binning tech and claims of improved low-light shooting to market. The Isocell HP1 is the industry’s first 200MP resolution sensor. In bright light, the Isocell HP1 can opt to use all 200MP as individual 0....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Mercedes-Benz joins the Open Automotive Alliance June 13, 2025 For those not in the know, theOpen Automotive Allianceis a group of vehicle manufacturers and tech companies who have joined forces to bring Android to automobiles. Since its announcement atCESin 2014, the group has swayed over the likes of Buick, Dodge, Ford, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Honda, and Kia. Now it looks like Mercedes-Benz is finally joining their ranks, hopefully to bringAndroid Autoto their vehicle models in the near future....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. More details on mysterious Wonder gaming phone revealed, may launch in early 2018 June 28, 2025 If there is one startup that has remained shrouded in mystery, it is Los Angeles-based startup Wonder. We know the company’s first device will be a gaming-centric smartphone and that the outfit is spearheaded by CEO Andy Kleinman and industrial designer Yves Behar, but not much else is known....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Moto Z2 Force launched in India with free TurboPower battery pack June 28, 2025 The handset comes in at INR 34,999 (~$550) and, if you buy on Flipkart, you can take advantage of several launch offers. You could save up to INR 18,000 on the device when you trade-in another handset, you can get “Assured BuyBack” up to INR 13,500 (the exact price presumably depends on how soon you trade it in for a new model), and no Cost EMIs starting at INR 2,917 per month....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola is going away, says Lenovo June 06, 2025 In circa 2005, it seemed like every time a cell phone rang, that cellphone was a Razr flip phone, and the sound you heard was Motorola’s iconic “Hello Moto” ringtone. Now it’s time to finally say “goodbye” to Motorola. At CES today, Lenovo higher-ups announced that their company, which has owned Motorola since 2014, will be phasing out the brand name....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New Google Nest Mini now available in India! June 28, 2025 Update: June 14, 2025:The updated Nest Mini is now available in India. You’ll be able to get your hands on the chalk and charcoal variants of the smart speaker starting today over at Flipkart. Two years since the launch of theGoogle Home Mini, the company has finally updated its smallest smart speaker....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Popular beauty apps on Play Store showed porn ads, stole photos June 23, 2025 The Google Play Store isn’t completely free of nefarious apps, and a new discovery by security firm Trend Micro (h/t:Ars Technica) has shown just how dangerous it can be. Trend Microfoundthat a group of beauty camera apps had been pushing full-screen ads when users were unlocking their phones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s foldable phone might only be available on EE in the U.K. August 09, 2025 Earlier this month at its developer conference, Samsung (somewhat) showed off its upcomingfoldable smartphone. Thanks to several rumors, we know that the handset will likely cost an arm and a leg when it arrives early next year, but we don’t know which carriers it will land on....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile mocks “duopoly” and promises 5G in 30 cities in 2018 July 30, 2025 The 5G news justkeeps on coming today.T-Mobilemade a statement fromMobile World Congress 2018on its own ambitions for future wireless data coverage. Taking time to first mock the “duopoly” (AT&T and Verizon, perhaps inthe form of a giant snow beast), T-Mobile announced that it would have “real” 5Gin 30 American cities by the end of 2018....