Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The best LG G8 screen protectors July 29, 2025 There was a lot to like when theLG G8 ThinQlaunched, but the OLED display was easily the star feature. Keeping it in pristine condition is definitely important, even if it costs a little extra. To help you out, here are some of the bestLG G8screen protectors you can buy right now!...
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The current state of custom ROM development August 20, 2025 Part of the fun of using Android has always been customization. There’s something exciting about the fact that two people using the same device and the same version of Android can have completely different experiences through icon packs, launchers, and custom ROMs. There have been custom firmware for Android smartphones for nearly as long as Android has existed....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The SIKURPhone: terrible name, terrific security and crypto wallet July 12, 2025 Remember theGranitePhone? Back in 2015, ARCHOS and a company called SIKUR banded together to create the world’s most secure smartphone. The GranitePhone was the result, and it gota lot of press at Mobile World Congress 2015. Now we have a successor to the GranitePhone calledthe SIKURPhone(ugh). While the name certainly got a lot worse, three things are much better about this follow-up to the GranitePhone: the specs, the software features, and the price....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Wind Mobile to bring LTE to Toronto and Vancouver, renamed Freedom Mobile July 08, 2025 You may not know what Wind Mobile is – of course, compared to the Big Three in Canada and their corresponding “regional networks,” Wind Mobile is in its very nascent stage. But you might be hearing more about it in the near future, especially for those living in Toronto and Vancouver, because it will soon launch its LTE network in those areas under a brand new name, Freedom Wireless....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can save $250 on the Moto Z2 Force at T-Mobile right now July 18, 2025 Right now, you can head over to a T-Mobile store and grab a 2017 flagship for only $500. TheMoto Z2 Forceis now discounted $250 from its base price of $750. Not only that, but you can still cash on the free Insta-Share Projector Moto Mod offer too....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You’ll soon be able to use any existing Android app in Daydream VR June 27, 2025 Whilevirtual reality gearis really cool, it still seems like a niche product. If you’re not interested in playingVR gamesor conducting some specific task within VR, it seems like more of a “just for fun” purchase than anything else. However,Google announced todaythat in the very near future,Daydream VRusers will be able to open and use any Android app within a VR space....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 12 could finally fix a Google Photos backup issue on some phones July 06, 2025 Google Photoswill soonendits free unlimited backup option for your high-quality images. Since you’ll only have 15GB of free storage starting June, you probably don’t want to fill it up with junk such as screenshots. That’s exactly what Android phones from Samsung, Xiaomi, OPPO, and realme do....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Bixby Voice now available in 200 countries (but only in English and Korean) August 23, 2025 Ahead of theGalaxy Note 8 launchtomorrow,Samsungis making Bixby Voice available around the world – if your system language is US English or Korean that is. Rolling out today in 200 countries and territories, Bixby Voice is an “intelligent interface” that allows users to control some aspects of their phone’s functionality using natural language voice commands....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook employees caught leaving 5-star reviews for Portal on Amazon July 23, 2025 If you visitthe Facebook Portal listing over at Amazon.com, you’ll find plenty of five-star reviews of the smart display product. However, what you might not know is that a small handful of those glowing reviews are actually from Facebook employees. That’s whatKevin Roose— tech columnist forThe New York Times— exposed on Twitter earlier today....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S8 Oreo beta program ends January 15th (Update: last beta rolling out) July 19, 2025 The update crushes a bunch of bugs and delivers the January 2018 security update, but beyond that, there isn’t much that’s new — which you might expect, given that the program is winding down. I previously speculated that the last update (the fifth in the beta) could be its final, which we now know is wrong, but, hey, I also said the beta would soon be over and here we are....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google app makes a ‘data dress’ based on your personal activities June 04, 2025 Googleis working on a new app that, once released, will create a custom ‘data dress” based on the activities of each person. It sounds cool on the surface, but the actual dress is not quite what you might expect. Google says it has been working on the app in collaboration with the clothing retailer H&M Group, and its digital fashion house Ivyrevel....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Duo seems to work on all Chromebooks now (if you ever use Duo) August 05, 2025 Google Duois Google’s video chat app which originally only worked on smartphones. Earlier this year,Googledropped the requirement of attaching your phone number to the service which allowed you touse Duo on Android tablets and a handful of Chromebooks. Now, viaAndroid Police, it appears moreChromebooksthan ever have the ability to download and install Google Duo....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands-on with Agar.io: what the heck is it? Why is it so popular? August 23, 2025 Agar.io is amazingly easy to play. You start as a little cell and you must float around a game board collecting miniature cells. As you collect more, you grow in size and as you grow in size, you grow in power. The game play is strikingly similar toOsmos HD, and those who have played that game already know how this one works....
