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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Will Google make its own smart display? Never say never July 27, 2025 Back atCES 2018, Google announced a new product category in the form of a smart display, featuring third party designs from the likes ofLGandLenovo. The smart display, packingGoogle Assistant, is clearly aimed at Amazon’sEcho Show, which is a smart screen packing theAlexaassistant. Why didn’t we see a first-party smart display from Google though?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You’re overpaying for wireless service — Mint Mobile is the solution June 10, 2025 There are more wireless carriers on the market right now than most people can count. Many really just offer the same cookie-cutter service with inconvenient stores and hidden fees. They talk about innovation, but raise prices and make customer service even more difficult. See also:The best prepaid plans and no-contract plans in the US...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 6 great cases for your Essential PH-1 phone July 10, 2025 Essential made quite a splash last year when it released the PH-1. The phone’s most striking feature was its edge-to-edge screen — using just a small notch for sensors and camera, the phone is all screen. That’s a great feature, but it means you need to protect that much more screen from falls and other damage....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Announcing the results of Best of Android and Readers' Choice 2015 July 18, 2025 We don’t think about it, but we Android fans are very lucky. Every end of the year, we get to look back and say “wow, what a year is has been!” In 2015, the vibrant Android ecosystem reached new heights. Phone makers launched amazing flagships with stylish designs and impressive features....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google delays Android Wear 2.0 update rollout for most smartwatches July 20, 2025 Earlier this week, Google confirmed that it had started the big over-the-airAndroid Wear 2.0update to three of the older Android Wear 1.0 smartwatches: theFossil Q Founder, the Casio Smart Outdoor Watch, and the TAG Heuer Connected. However, the company is now saying the update has been delayed for most of the remaining older devices slated to get Android Wear 2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Go will read web pages aloud in 28 languages, including Hindi June 21, 2025 At the end of July,Google announced some new featurescoming to various apps in its suite ofAndroid Goproducts. One of those products was Google Go, which Google revealed would eventually read web pages aloud. That feature arrives todayfor Google Go users around the world. Remarkably, it already supports 28 languages out of the box,including prominent Indian languageslike Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Marathi, and Tamil....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to remotely control YouTube with your Android phone July 04, 2025 Did you follow along last week’sAndroid customizationpost to figure out the details ofscreen pinning in Android Lollipop? I know, you likely already knew what it was all about. This week we’re diving intoYouTube– specifically, using your Android phone to remotely control YouTube. This includes theChromecast, sure, but also an old, little known and often forgotten feature of the streaming service, YouTube TV....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Huawei’s stylus-equipped MediaPad M2 10 brings mid-range specs in a luxurious body July 26, 2025 If you needed more confirmation that HUAWEI is serious about conquering the West, the telecom giant revealed at its CES 2016 event several devices that will be hitting the US market soon. These are the gold version of the Nexus 6P,two women-focused HUAWEI Watch versions, theMate 8 flagship, and two new devices: the 10-inch MediaPad M2 tablet and the GX8 mid-range smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. In the market for a new budget phone? Motorola has a few options for you August 19, 2025 Motorolahas already launched quite a few devices this year, largely in itsMotorola Onerange of smartphones. It looks like the firm has a few more phones to reveal though, as these latest leaked renders show. Serial tipsterEvan Blasshas shared renders on Twitter of what appear to be the Motorola G8 Plus, the G8 Play, and the E6 Play....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nokia CEO: no more smartphones, but brand licensing is possible August 18, 2025 Nokia. For so long, to many a phone aficionado, just hearing that name would send them into a warm stroll down memory lane; their first mobile, their favorite device, their love for the company. Things changed quite a bit once Microsoft announced its partnership with Nokia back in the days of Windows Phone 7....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pixel 4a is already on Amazon, Best Buy’s best seller lists July 19, 2025 It’s barely been a week since launch, but thePixel 4ais already charting on Amazon’s Best Sellers lists. The Google phone is currently second to the Samsung Galaxy A20s as Amazon’s top unlocked smartphone in the US. It’s currently sold out on the retailer’s website, but there are plenty ofother placesto snag one....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Play Virtual Boy on Google Cardboard thanks to an unofficial retro emulator August 25, 2025 The year was 1995. Bagel Bites were in, Tom Petty wascomplainingthat you don’t know how it feels to be him, and Tamagotchis were starving to death by the millions. If you were lucky, then a kid on your block had snagged a Virtual Boy for Christmas, and with Cheeto-dusted fingers, you got to experience the “wonder” of virtual reality for the first time....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Poll: Are the Google Discover recommendations relevant to you? August 18, 2025 Google Discover has become an integral part of the company’s mobile offerings since itsrebrand in 2018. The feed, which appears when you open the Google app or swipe right on the home screen of some Android phones, is populated with cherry-picked content based on your web usage and habits....