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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Sound Assistant: What is it and how to use it! June 28, 2025 Imagine you’re listening to your favorite track onSpotifyon full blast and browsingFacebookat the same time. Suddenly, you spot a dog video you want to play out, and a shrill barking sound bursts through your ear canal as you frantically press the volume down button to adjust it to acceptable levels....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alphabet joins the trillion dollar club (Update: Already booted out of club) August 04, 2025 Update, June 01, 2025 (02:44 PM ET):After just over two weeks, Alphabet no longer has a valuation of over $1 trillion (viaReuters). Afterits earnings report yesterdayfailed to wow investors, Alphabet is now trading at “just” $1,422 per share, or over $993 billion. It is likely Alphabet will eventually re-enter (and possibly re-exit) the trillion-dollar club at some point in the near future....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. An Italian company is trying to reinvent offline retail in India for pre-owned smartphones August 25, 2025 In January this year, Phonup opened its first store in India — in Gurgaon, a suburb of the national capital. In India, Phonup is a joint venture between the parent company, Phonup Italy, and Francorp, a Franchise India company. Franchise India is one the largest integrated franchise solution companies in the region and holds about 90% of the market share in franchising in India....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 11 DP4: Recent apps menu gets an easy-to-use text selection tool July 18, 2025 Today, a surprisefourth developer preview of Android 11landed. Now that we’ve had a chance to test it out, we’ve found a new feature within the recent apps menu: a Select button that allows you to easily copy-and-paste text without leaving the menu. To be clear, the ability to do this isn’t new....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Carriers might hide signal strength in future Android versions July 14, 2025 Carriers being able to determine which software features are available is nothing new. After all, some carriers hide the mobile data and hotspot options in the notification panel. Unfortunately, that might extend to the ability to display signal strength for Android P. InAndroid, there are two ways to check for signal strength out of the box: looking at the five signal bars up top and dBm, which is the numerical signal strength....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Champions and Challengers: Adventure Time gives fans of the TV show a tactical RPG title August 06, 2025 Adventure Time is one of the most acclaimed, and certainly one of the wildest, animated TV shows ever made for the Cartoon Network. On September 17, the cable TV network will begin the final season for Adventure Time. However, fans of the show do have a way to keep it alive with today’s launch of Champions and Challengers: Adventure Time, a new game for Android and iOS....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Everything announced as part of Disney Plus Day June 18, 2025 Today isDisney Plus Day. That means the House of Mouse is celebrating the second anniversary of itsstreaming servicewith various promotions and announcements. Today is the day to learn about a slew of upcoming series and films heading to Disney Plus. Those include projects from all the major Disney brands such as Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and more....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Everything you need to know about Amazon FreeTime Unlimited (Kids+) July 28, 2025 If you’re a parent, you know it can sometimes be difficult to find kid-friendly content for your child. There are so many websites out there that have content for kids, but it’s mixed in with content for adults. YouTube would be just one example. Sometimes you don’t have the time to constantly monitor your kid’s screen time, research the latest educational apps to download, or pre-approve content....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Photos hits v2.0 with new permanent album sorting July 15, 2025 Google Photoshas been updated to version 2.0 in the past 24 hours, but don’t get too excited, there hasn’t been a complete overhaul of the popular photo storage app. However, Google has introduced a couple of handy new features, including permanent album contents sorting, and a couple of tweaks to the user interface....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 2 will go into Do Not Disturb mode if you’re driving August 05, 2025 Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XLowners will be able to take advantage of a useful new feature that will help keep them safe on the road. When enabled, this new feature will automatically put the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL into Do Not Disturb mode when they sense they’re in a car....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google sued by 36 states over Play Store dominance. This is its response. June 22, 2025 It’s official. Google is now facing yet another antitrust lawsuit. After arecent reportsuggested a new suit was imminent, 36 states and Washington D.C. have now officially filed a case against the tech giant calling into question the Google Play Store’s control. The suit draws attention to Google’s service fees garnered from developers for consumer purchases made within the Store....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s Santa Tracker adds new Santa Snap game, teases world’s largest virtual snowball fight August 16, 2025 The biggest addition is Santa Snap. This fun little activity has the player flying an elf around Google Maps with a jetpack and taking selfies with various landmarks. You use the phone’s accelerometer to move the camera around for the perfect angle. It’s actually a bit reminiscent ofVerne: The Himalayas, an older Google game with similar mechanics....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR launches Holly 4 Plus in India with 4,000 mAh battery for ₹13,999 June 12, 2025 The HONOR Holly 4 Plus has been announced in India. The news arrived via press release earlier today, with new handset set to officially go on sale tomorrow. The Holly 4 Plus is a larger, more powerful version of the Holly 4 released earlier this month, arriving with some improved features and a higher price tag to match....