Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 5 best car insurance apps for Android August 09, 2025 Car insurance is an important thing. In fact, in the US, you have to have it when you drive. The laws are slowly making so that you don’t actually need to carry insurance with you. In fact, every US state (plus the District of Columbia) except New Mexico allows this technology....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android achieves record 87.5 percent of global smartphone shipments in Q3 2016 August 01, 2025 A report from research company Strategy Analytics claims that Android has reached a record high 87.5 percent of global smartphone shipments as of Q3 2016. There were 375 million smartphones shipped in the third quarter, a 6% increase on the same quarter last year, with Android units increasing 10....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Authority this week – June 19, 2025 August 02, 2025 Android fans, this week brought us a very interesting report on how Google tries to fight Android fragmentation by standardizing components. Contradictory rumors about the camera of the upcoming Galaxy S7 surfaced. Meanwhile, Samsung’s future in the mobile industry came into question, following one prominent analyst’s prediction. HUAWEI teased the upcoming Mate 8 and launched the Kirin 950 processor....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best of Android 2017 - Which phone has the best Audio? July 06, 2025 As part of our in-depth Best of Android 2017 edition, we’re taking a closer look at the capabilities of 10 of the best Android flagships to see which comes out on top. Today we’re dealing with audio, a very important quality to look out for, whether you’re streaming your music online, porting around a Hi-Res FLAC library, or looking to listen to movies on the go....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Bixby voice control feature for Galaxy S8 now available in South Korea August 10, 2025 When theGalaxy S8 and S8 Pluslaunched in South Korea last month, they didn’t have the full version ofBixbyon board. Samsung’s digital assistant offered the Vision, Home, and Reminder features, while the voice control functionality wasn’t available from the start. The voice control feature for Bixby is now finally available, as Samsung has rolled it out via a software update to its flagship devices in South Korea....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deal: Google Home can be yours for just $84 at Lowe’s August 10, 2025 With a special discount coupon from Lowe’s, you can get your hands onGoogle’s smart speakerfor just $84, down from $109. Although Google Home only just arrived in countries like Canada, France, and Australia, it’s been available in the US for almost a year now. That’s why Google and other retailers have lowered its price to $109 from the original $129....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Don’t like Google Now? Change the swipe up gesture to something new - Android customization June 27, 2025 Did you get the chance toput together an awesome Storyafter tinkering with last week’sAndroid customizationpost onGoogle Photos? I hope so. If not, head back now, perhaps you have some Fourth of July photos to put together. This week, we want to take a look at something you may have thought of doing, but haven’t been sure how to approach it, replacing the swipe up action from your Home button to another action in place ofGoogle Now....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Flamingo for Twitter (Beta) is a beautiful new app from the maker of Weather Timeline June 12, 2025 You may not be familiar with Android developerSam Ruston, but you’ve probably heard of his popular weather app,Weather Timeline. During 2015’s Google I/O conference, Weather Timeline wasshowcased as one of the best appswithMaterial Designin the Play Store. Now the developer is back with a new project calledFlamingo for Twitter....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google announces new Camera Go app as Android Go devices pass 100m mark August 08, 2025 Today, Google made two exciting announcements.Android Gonow officially has more than 100 million users, and the company will soon release a new Camera Go app. Google’s Camera Go will launch on the recently announcedNokia 1.3, with support for more Android Go devices to follow....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Calendar Goals - a new feature that will help you actually do what you want July 19, 2025 Some of you can’t live withoutGoogle Calendar. It’s a great way to organize your meetings, parties and other important events, especially for Android users who live by Google’s services. But what about those goals that live outside your strict routine? This is why Google Calendar has introduced Goals, a new service that will help you keep those objectives in target....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Cardboard now available in Google Play in UK, Canada, Germany and France June 14, 2025 That’s right, you couldn’t officially buy Google Cardboard from Google Play in Canada, the UK, France or Germany until today. The U.S. Play Store has had Cardboard availability since February but VR fans in other regions were stuck with a variety of imitation Cardboards on the likes of Amazon or eBay....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Home Max launches in UK with a hefty price tag June 19, 2025 Google is finally bringing the largest and most powerful member of the Home smart speaker family, theGoogle Home Max, to the U.K… for a whopping 399 pounds. Starting today (August 30), consumers in the U.K. can grab theGoogle Assistant-powered beast from Google’s online store or from select John Lewis stores....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google is still being shady with location controls in Android 13 July 16, 2025 It’s been a crazy week thanks to theSamsung Galaxy S22 serieslaunch event, butGooglealso added to the chaos by announcing the firstAndroid 13Developer Preview. The latest version of Android doesn’t seem like a massive upgrade just yet, but we do see features like a secure photo picker, a new Wi-Fi permission, and themed icons....
