Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Verizon Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus getting Daydream support June 13, 2025 The latest update for Verizon’sGalaxy S8 duobrings support for Daydream VR as well as a new button in the navigation bar. At Google I/O this past May, the head of Google’s VR/AR divisionClay Bavor announcedthat Daydream VR support would be arriving on Samsung’s flagship duo via a software update sometime this summer....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now use Google Home to watch the latest episodes from CBS and the CW June 22, 2025 WithGoogle Homealreadyallowing voice controlfor your Spotify and Netflix accounts, it was only a matter of time until more services were allowed to use Google’s connected speaker to act as a pseudo-remote. That inevitability continues to become reality as you can now use Google Home to watch shows from CBS and the CW through CBS All Access and CWTV, respectively....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon announces revised Fire TV and Fire TV Stick July 01, 2025 Amazonhas just launched a refresh its living room line-up with a newFire TV Stick,Fire TV boxand a new Fire TV Gaming package. The battle for that little space by your TV has become even more contested. Beginning with the Fire TV Stick, the biggest change is the introduction of Amazon’s new voice control system named Alexa....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AT&T teases imminent Galaxy S6 Active release June 18, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy S6 Activehas been leaked enough times for us to know it’s certainly happening but we still don’t actually known the handset will launch. If AT&T’s tweet is anything to go by however, we should see the rugged version of theGalaxy S6launched any day now. AT&T’s teaser has followed on from several leaks, including Samsung revealing all the details on its support website....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Bad news Wear OS fans: Samsung Gear Watch said to land with Tizen OS on Aug. 24 July 31, 2025 Samsung will reportedly unveil the successor to theGalaxy Gear S3smartwatch alongside theGalaxy Note 9at the Samsung Unpacked Event on Aug. 9. According toZDNet Korea, Samsung would then release the wearable, thought to be called the Galaxy Watch, on Aug. 24 alongside theGalaxy Note 9....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Garmin’s Forerunner 745 fitness watch helps you train for the big race August 10, 2025 Garmin has a newrunning watchthat might be your top pick if you’re training for a race but don’t need an over-the-top wearable. The company hasreleasedthe Forerunner 745, a fitness watch built with committed athletes in mind while keeping costs in check. The Forerunner 735XT successor adds a suite of performance monitoring tools to help you prepare for a race, marathon, or swim, including VO2 max (peak oxygen volume), training load, training status, and both the aerobic and anaerobic training effects....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gear S2 arrives Nov 12, go hands on at the Galaxy Studio July 05, 2025 One of thehighlights of IFA 2015was Samsung’s newGear S2 circular smartwatch, which comes with a unique rotating bezel and custom interface, which is unlike any other smartwatch. If you’ve been waiting to hear when it’ll launch, the wait is over: the Korean OEM has announced the Gear S2 will launch on November 12th in the UK, with pre-orders opening on October 29....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google attempts to tackle Stagefright with Android N changes July 29, 2025 TheStagefright scarelast year was one of the most well-publicized Android vulnerability stories ever. It allowed hackers to remotely execute malicious code and escalate permissions to essentially take over all parts of the Android system controlled by the mediaserver (including the camera, microphone, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, graphics and more). With the intention of stamping out repeat Stagefright scenarios in future, Google is introducing core changes to the way mediaserver permissions function inAndroid N....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here are the countries that will get HTCU11 with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage July 29, 2025 Last month, HTCofficially took the wraps off theU11. The device comes in two variants: one with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage and the other with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of space. In the US, for example, you can get your hands on the former model, while the 6 GB/128 GB version will only be sold in select countries....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR 6A relaunches in Europe with a “Pro” fingerprint sensor July 11, 2025 Huawei’s millennial-targeting brand HONOR has launched a ‘new’ low-budget smartphone in Europe. The HONOR 6A Pro appeared on HONOR’s official Italian site earlier today, but if you’ve been paying attention to the Chinese OEM’s recent release schedule, you might have seen the “Pro” a couple of times before....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P9 review June 14, 2025 HUAWEI is continuing its solid run that started with great smartphones long before the Nexus 6P and the Mate 8. The company is succeeding to gain international recognition and the launch of the HUAWEI P9, together with its Leica partnership, means that HUAWEI has its sights set on the top. Also check out: But does it deliver?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LeEco chairman’s frozen bank accounts only add to the company’s sad state of affairs June 07, 2025 A little over a year ago, Chinese company LeEco entered the U.S. with a weird cocktail of optimism that some might call brash and a slew of products that tried to undercut the competition. Unfortunately for LeEco, that cocktail was created on the tabletop of significant amounts of borrowed money that have yet to be repaid....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Marshmallow coming to the BlackBerry Priv sometime in Q1 2016 July 12, 2025 When theBlackBerry Privhit the market in November of last year with Android 5.0 Lollipop, the president of devices Ron Louks assured everyone that Marshmallow would be rolling out for the device “sometime in the new year.” This seemed concerning for some, as ‘all-of-2016’ reads as a pretty wide window....