Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Future Volvo cars to have Play Store, Maps, and Google Assistant built-in July 27, 2025 As part of theGoogle I/O 2018Automotive session, Volvo Carswill showcase a previewof the new Android-powered infotainment system of the future. Among other feature upgrades, this new system will have theGoogle Play Store,Google Maps, andGoogle Assistantbuilt right in. Last year, bothVolvo and Audi announcedthat future cars would be connected and powered by Android....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google inadvertently reset some WiFi and OnHub routers (update: some mobile devices also affected) July 10, 2025 Update (2/24):According to areport fromAndroid Police, its not just OnHub and WiFi Routers, some mobile devices are affected to. The issue isn’t a hack or malicious activity, simply an error that prevents proper sign-in. Thankfully fixing the issue is as simple as reseting things, ashighlighted here at Google support....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Maps on Android finally adds multi-stop directions August 23, 2025 At last.Google Mapshas finally gained the ability to add multiple locations when getting directions. That means if you’re on your way somewhere but need to stop at a pharmacy, gas station or friend’s house on the way, you may plug all those destinations in at once and get a route that swings by them all....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Phone app updated with ‘spam caller protection’ August 06, 2025 For those of you with a Nexus orAndroid Onedevice and the stock Google Phone app – today is your lucky day. The Google Phone app on stock Android devices is being updated to provide you with spam caller protection. Because that’s becoming an increasingly major concern, especially in the U....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google will roll out RCS messaging (Update: Live now in select countries) June 04, 2025 Update, July 21, 2025 (10:20 AM ET):After announcing earlier this month that it would do so, Google is now rolling out RCS messaging to the United Kingdom and France (via9to5Google). Google is branding its RCS messaging features as “Chat.” Chat will eventually work on any Android device as long as the default messaging service is set to Messages (formerly Android Messages)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Grab the Lollipop update for your Nexus with the official OTA files July 09, 2025 Since Googlereleased the factory imagesofAndroid 5.0 Lollipopfor the Nexus 5, 7, and 10 yesterday, users have been scouring the Internet for the official OTA files to update their devices manually. OTA updates can take a long time, and darn it, we need Lollipop now!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to hatch eggs in Pokemon Go June 29, 2025 You’ve no doubt found some eggs in Pokemon Go. They’re available at most Pokestops and they drop randomly if you have open slots in your inventory. you’re able to carry up to nine eggs at a time. They can spawn all types of Pokemon depending on their value. Here is a short primer on how to hatch eggs in Pokemon Go and what they do....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC Bolt to launch in Europe as HTC10 Evo - LlabTooFer July 02, 2025 HTC, the struggling manufacturer from Taiwan, has recently announced its latest smartphone called theBolt. The device offers quite a bit of power and looks very similar to theHTC 10. Nevertheless, a lot of smartphone enthusiasts across the world weren’t happy when it launched. The reason for this is that the HTCBolt is a Sprint-exclusive device, and will only be available in the US....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI Mate 20 X 5G: Prices and release dates revealed August 25, 2025 Update, August 02, 2025 (01:10 PM ET):After delaying the release of the HUAWEI Mate 20 X 5G due to theU.S. ban on HUAWEI, the company has finally revealed pricing and a release date for a few areas of the world (viaGSM Arena). The HUAWEI Mate 20 X 5G is available now in the United Arab Emirates throughEtisalatfor the price of 3,523 UAE dirham (~$959)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Is Samsung planning to release a smartphone with a dual-camera setup? August 14, 2025 Smartphones with rear dual-camera setups are gaining popularity on the market. There are quite a few of them already available including theHUAWEI P10andLG G6, which were announced atMobile World Congress2017. It now looks like Samsung is also planning to join in on the fun. The company has recently filed a patent for a dual-camera sensor, which is thinner and should perform better in low-light conditions when compared with the sensors that are currently available on the market....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG launches the Stylus 3 and four other smartphones ahead of CES August 08, 2025 LGhas introduced a bunch of new smartphones ahead ofCES, which kicks off on January 5 in Las Vegas. The South Korean giant has just taken the wraps off four new K series smartphones — the K3, K4, K8 and K10 — along with the Stylus 3 phablet....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Moto X (2014) now updating to Marshmallow in India June 09, 2025 In the past year, Motorola has changed rather dramatically. In addition to its new owner – Lenovo – the company has produced an unprecedentedthreeMoto X products for 2015: theMoto X Style, theMoto X Play, and theMoto X Force. Compare this with the past two years which saw…the Moto X (2013) and the Moto X (2014)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New Google laptops and tablets said to be coming with productivity in mind July 23, 2025 During itsCloud Next 2019 conferenceearlier today,Googleseemingly teased a new device that would help on-the-go employees in ways that thePixelbookandPixel Slatedidn’t. According to9to5Google, the firm teased the new device during the “Introducing Google Hardware for Business” session. Pixelbook Group product management lead Steve Jacobs had the following to say in regards to what employees have now and what Google is working on:...