Changes to multitasking in Android O [Diving into Android O]

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Changes to multitasking in Android O [Diving into Android O] August 12, 2025 Proper multitasking in Android is a problem Google has been trying to perfect for a long, long time. OEM’s like LG and Samsung have all tried their hands at individual solutions for the last few years, and Google tried to remedy all of this with built-in split-screen support in Android Nougat....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 635 words · Daniel Camacho

Draft EU law would let you remove preinstalled phone apps

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Draft EU law would let you remove preinstalled phone apps August 25, 2025 Do you despise having non-removablebloatware on your phoneor computer? In Europe, at least, you might not have to put up with it for much longer. TheFinancial Timesreports (viaReddit) that a draft EU law, the Digital Services Act, would let you uninstall preinstalled apps on “large platforms.”...

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Michael Hopkins

Facebook may launch its ‘free’ Internet app in US

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook may launch its ‘free’ Internet app in US June 29, 2025 You may not know this, but Facebook has an app called Free Basics. It essentially allows users to access certain websites for free such as Facebook, job listings, and medical websites.It’s already available through carriers in more than 40 countries, and quite recently, it got Facebook into a bit of trouble with the Indian government....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Jared Barton

Fitbit Blaze and Fitbit Alta to get even prettier

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fitbit Blaze and Fitbit Alta to get even prettier July 14, 2025 Fitbit’s been quite busy today with the announcement of the all new Fitbit Charge 2 and the Fitbit Flex 2. But those two aren’t the only ones getting a makeover, it seems. The number one fitness tracker brand is adding new software features and accessories to itsFitbit Blazesmartwatch and the stylishFitbit Alta....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · David Fernandez

Google amends its Google Play "Best of 2017" list — but why? (Updated)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google amends its Google Play “Best of 2017” list — but why? (Updated) August 07, 2025 In response, a Google spokesperson emailed us with the following: I understand why Google might have wanted to clarify what was its own judgement and what was based on downloads — I evennoted that it was originally unclear. Google didn’t necessarily need to remove the “most popular” sections entirely to rectify this, though....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 558 words · Gregory Webster

Google Chrome Experiment takes you on a journey through Middle Earth

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Chrome Experiment takes you on a journey through Middle Earth July 23, 2025 Ever wonder what it would be like to get a closer, deeper look at Middle Earth beyond just what we can see in the movies or the basic maps that can be found in the books? That’s exactly what Google’s latest Chrome experiment is all about....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · James Monroe

Google Voice Kit review

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Voice Kit review Jun 13, 2025 Google recently launched its Assistant API for theRaspberry Pi, and a couple of weeks ago I wrote abouthow to build your own digital assistant with a Raspberry Pi. My instructions were based in part on the “Voice Kit”, a hardware and software solution which demonstrates how to get a natural language recognizer up and running with a Raspberry Pi and the Google Assistant....

July 1, 2025 · 5 min · 941 words · Ethan Perry

Moto Z2 Force owners report screen peeling issue

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Moto Z2 Force owners report screen peeling issue June 15, 2025 AlthoughLenovoreporteda significant increase in market sharefor its mobile brandMotoroladuring Q3 2017, the good news was marred by the bad news that its current flagship device, theMoto Z2 Force, is not selling well. Between August and November of 2017, the device sold less than 200,000 units, despite being for sale at all four carriers and comingwith some hefty promotions....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Michael Banks

New Facebook fake news tool helps you fight propaganda

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New Facebook fake news tool helps you fight propaganda July 29, 2025 Mostfake newsis pretty easy to spot. If you read a headline and it makes you go, “Uhhhh…” and then scramble to fact-check it, your gut instinct is usually correct. However – and I know this might be shocking to you – a lot of people out there, some of whom you are connected to onFacebook, do not fact check articles before sharing them....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Robert Hodges

New Google app starts rolling out to Android users — some aren't happy

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New Google app starts rolling out to Android users — some aren’t happy June 06, 2025 Googlehas revamped its Android app making a number of changes to its Google Now cards and functionality. These alterations don’t do much to alter the core experience, but include a few aesthetic and functional tweaks, not all of which are being well received....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 455 words · Kevin Chavez

New Personal tab in Google Search will show results from Photos, Gmail, and more

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New Personal tab in Google Search will show results from Photos, Gmail, and more July 15, 2025 Oftentimes when performing a Google Search, you’ll be shown personal results from Google Photos, Gmail, Calendar, and a variety of other services. Say, for instance, you’re looking up the worddogs. Google Search will comb through your Photos and Gmail accounts and display all the relevant dog photos and emails you may have in those services....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 267 words · David Moreno

OPPO launches Breeno assistant: Do we really need another one?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPO launches Breeno assistant: Do we really need another one? July 20, 2025 Virtual assistants have quickly become a popular way to add smarter functionality to devices, but it’s hard to argue that we need more rivals in the space. Nevertheless,Oppohas decided to join the fray with its new Breeno assistant. The companyannouncedthe assistant at its 2018 developers conference in Beijing this week, claiming it was “an intelligent assistant for the5Gera....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Bruce Stanley

Photo Studio: Editing your photos as if they were done by a pro in a studio

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Photo Studio: Editing your photos as if they were done by a pro in a studio June 13, 2025 Newer phones often mean better specs, and one of the things that people certainly look forward to are the cameras that phones are equipped with. Some phones are equipped with cameras that beat actual digital cameras, so more and more shutterbugs have started leaving their clunky tools at home and just indulging their shutter-happy finger with their Android devices....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 561 words · Rachel Hamilton