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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s latest web game lets you use phone as a lightsaber June 07, 2025 As we march ever closer to the theatrical release of Star Wars: the Force Awakens we continue to be inundated with various Star Wars themed commercials, apps, andproducts. The mobile world isn’t immune either, as we’ve seen several newStar Wars games recently, as well as a SW-themed version ofGoogle Cardboardand some coolStar Wars wallpapers from Verizon....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s how to cancel Google Stadia August 20, 2025 After Googledetailed Stadia at GDC 2019, it’s fair to say that platform hasn’t quite lived up to the potential we saw in that initial presentation. Between a sparselibrary of gamesandsome missing features at launch, there are many reasons you may want to cancel your Stadia subscription while Googleworkson making the overall package more compelling....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Instagram will be gaining pinch-to-zoom on Android August 20, 2025 Soon it looks like pinching anInstagrampicture or video on your Android device will actually do something. Although this ability is already available on iOS, pinch-to-zoom functionality now appears to be just a week or two away from arriving on Android. It’s a UI feature we’re used to on practically every other app and on our browsers, so it arriving on the world’s largest photo sharing social media platform is kind of a no brainer....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. iOS notifications have been improved, but Android’s are still better August 22, 2025 When most compare Android to iOS, the first thing people typically bring up is that Google’s mobile operating system is customizable while Apple’s is rigid and set in a walled garden. While this can be argued for and against, one of the critical aspects of each operating system is how they handle notifications....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. It’s been two years since the last Nokia flagship phone. What gives? June 10, 2025 Two years is an eternity in the smartphone industry. Back in February 2019, HUAWEI was still offering phones with Google support and was aiming for the number one spot. Samsung hadn’t even released its first foldable yet. It also marked the last time HMD released a Nokia-branded flagship smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. KETI’s ultra-thin OLED is a precursor to foldable smartphones June 15, 2025 Researchers at the Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI) have announced the world’s most flexible, ultra-thinOLEDelectrode material, which can be folded at an angle thinner than a strand of hair (0.1mm), leading the way towards ultra-flexible displays. Flexible OLED technology is the secret behindSamsung’s Galaxy Edgesmartphones andLG’s G Flex range, which has opened up new ergonomic designs for mobile products....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Moto G6 family set for April 19 launch in Brazil? Here’s what we know June 23, 2025 Betweenleaked roadmaps,store listingsand telecommunication listings, we know that the newMotorange is coming. But when though? That answer is April 19, if you’re in Brazilian. Lenovo has sent out invites for an event on April 19,Android Pit(Google Translate link) reports. We’d reasonably expect other regions to follow closely behind them....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New bill proposes ban on HUAWEI and ZTE telecoms services in the US June 05, 2025 HUAWEI was recently dealta heavy blowwith regards to US support, and the situation may be about to get worse for the Chinese manufacturer. U.S. Representative Michael Conaway has proposeda new bill(viaTechCrunch) that would ban the U.S. government “from working with service providers that use any equipment from [HUAWEI or ZTE] for security reasons....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus explains Nord design, true costs in video interview June 11, 2025 TheOnePlus Nord’sdesign is a poorly kept secret at this stage, but that didn’t stop company co-founder and director Carl Pei from revealing a few more tidbits about the more affordable phone ahead of itsJuly 21 debut. In an interview with YouTube creatorMarques Brownlee, Pei (who was conspicuously wearing true wirelessOnePlus Buds) officially revealed the Nord’s design, which unsurprisingly matches earlier teases....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pixel 5 apparently showing impressive GPU performance gains after latest update July 17, 2025 Turns out the April security patch is not the only thing to look forward to inGoogle’s latest Pixel update. Multiple reports now suggest that the Pixel 5 is exhibiting some impressive GPU performance gains after getting the new update. The Snapdragon 765G-powered phone previously registered much weaker results in GPU benchmarks conducted byAnandTech....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Redmi Band launched: A fitness band for under $15 (Update: India launch soon) August 07, 2025 Update: June 03, 2025 (9:13 AM ET):Xiaomi launched the Redmi Band all the way back in April (see original article below), and now it’s finally bringing the wearable to Indian shores. The Redmi India Twitter account revealed that the Redmi Band will launch in India on September 8 at midday IST (2:30 AM ET)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This is the coolest classic game console - oak body, Android device and insane amounts of tinkering July 07, 2025 It’s one thing to play around with a smartphone, install emulators and know your way around rooting, but what Reddit userdafuhas done is a whole new level of geek, and we are all falling in love with it! The DIY extraordinaire made a custom-built classic game console with an Android smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This is your clearest view yet of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2 June 09, 2025 There might not be much mystery to theGalaxy Z Fold 2by the time Samsung’sUnpacked eventstarts on August 5. Well-known leak provider Ishan Agarwal andMySmartPricehave posted a flurry of renders that appear to show the new foldable phone in greater detail than previous leaks and support those earlier rumors....