Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Tons more Google Cast-enabled speakers, Android TVs are coming in 2016 July 18, 2025 Google Casthas really only been around for about a year. The first time we saw it was at CES last year, but in the intervening time, Cast hasn’t been picked up as widely as Google may have hoped. Sonos remains the go-to wireless home audio provider, and not evenApple AirPlaywas able to get the level of adoption necessary to compete....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: Here’s how long your screen timeout is set for August 15, 2025 Setting your screen timeout is an easy way to tame unnecessarybattery usageon your Android phone. Set it too low, though, and you’ll be switching on your screen more often than you’ll need. It’s a tough choice determining how long your smartphone screen should stay lit before it switches off....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp tipped to get disappearing messages soon: Here’s how it works (Updated) August 06, 2025 Update: July 29, 2025 at 2:57 p.m. ET:According toWABetaInfo, the latest WhatsApp beta version 2.19.348 for Android confirms that the popular chat app will indeed get a disappearing messages feature. However, in this new build, the feature has been renamed to “delete messages” and gives the user an option for how long they’d like new messages to last before being deleted....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Would you buy the vivo Nex if it came to your region? (Poll of the Week) July 27, 2025 Last week’s poll summary:Out ofover 3,000 votes, 36.2 percent of our readers said the best place for a fingerprint sensor is on the back, while 31.8 percent voted for under-display sensors. 21.6 percent of the votes went towards front-facing fingerprint sensors, while just 8....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. YouTube, Gmail, Google Docs, more are down (Updated: Back up) July 02, 2025 Update: June 09, 2025 (4:54 AM ET):Google has revealed the reason for yesterday’s widespread service outage, noting that it was indeed related to authentication. “Today, at 3.47AM PT Google experienced an authentication system outage for approximately 45 minutes due to an internal storage quota issue. This was resolved at 4:32AM PT, and all services are now restored,” read a tweet from theGoogle Cloud Twitter accountlate yesterday....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: press images leaked) 2017 Galaxy A series likely to be unveiled on January 5 August 15, 2025 Update, December 29:WinFuture.depublished press renders of the Galaxy A3 (2017) and Galaxy A5 (2017). Check them out below. Original post, December 28:We all love to talk about flagships, but when it comes to actually buying phones, most of us actually settle for the middle of the range....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 15.2% of Android devices are now running Marshmallow August 11, 2025 Google has updated its Android distribution chart for August, and while KitKat is still in the lead, Marshmallow’s presence has increased to 15.2%. The team behind Android releases information on platform versions regularly to show the number of devices running a given version of the Android platform. Compared to last month, the only two versions that saw an increase are Android 5....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android users will soon be able to carry a COVID vaccine card on their phones August 20, 2025 Google will soon let Android users carry a COVID vaccine card on their phones. It hasupdatedAndroid’s built-in passes system to enable a “simple and secure” way to store digital vaccine and test cards on Android devices. The feature will initially roll out in the US, followed by other countries....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple eclipses Samsung smartwatch sales in Q3 July 27, 2025 Smartwatches may stillnot be a hugely popular market segment, but the competition is certainly heating up. Since the launch of theApple Watch, Samsung has now slipped out of the top spot in the smartwatch market, and has seen its sales eclipsed by its US rival. According to a market report from Korea, Samsung sold approximately 600,000 wearables device between July and September, which is not too bad....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chromecast “cast to a nearby device” popup affecting a lot of users August 15, 2025 Ghostly Chromecast popups in the night have been plaguing Android usersfor years. But this particular brand of unexplained mystery seems to have been accelerating of late, with multiple reports of a Chromecast “cast to a nearby device” popup cropping up on the Chromecast help forum....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Essential Phone reduced to $449.99 at Best Buy — $250 off its introductory price July 05, 2025 TheEssential Phonewent on sale earlier this year for $699, an ambitious price tag for a smartphone manufacturer without a proven track record. Within two months, it had seen a $200 price drop in a bid to generate more sales quickly. Now, in a further piece of good news for potential Essential Phone purchasers, you can save a further $50 off the device at Best Buy....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Even Apple is struggling with chip shortages, could cut iPhone 13 production June 01, 2025 Theglobal chip shortagehas been one of the biggest tech stories of 2021, affecting cars, graphics cards, and gaming consoles. Smartphones have also suffered in a big way, with some Android brands forced to offer limited launches. Now, it turns out that Apple might be feeling the heat as well....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Assistant enabled on some non-Pixel phones with new alpha Google app August 13, 2025 OK, so this probably isn’t something you’re going to want to try because alpha release apps are generally awfully buggy (as this one is), but some folks getting the latest alpha of the Google app are reporting that it enablesGoogle Assistanton non-Pixel phones. Android Policereported the feature, but noted that the alpha app’s release in the beta channel was likely a mistake....