Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best vivo V15 Pro screen protectors June 10, 2025 The vivo V15 Pro utilizes a popup selfie camera to ensure that the front of the device remains notch-free. The beautiful, near bezel-less display is fantastic to look at, but may, unfortunately, be more prone to damage. To keep everything in pristine condition, here are some of the best vivo V15 Pro screen protectors that you can buy!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Black or colored front? New Galaxy S8 images muddy the waters August 24, 2025 Evan Blassleaked some supposedGalaxy S8 and S8+ press imagesyesterday which reveal the devices in black and silver color variants with black upper and lower bezels. However, this design is at odds with other recent leaks, and some we’ve encountered previously. The images above, for example — picked up bySam Mobile— show the handset with a white front and a gold front: colors we’ve seenon leaked front panels before....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Charge your phone using the vibrations of sound June 09, 2025 Researchersat theQueen Mary University in Londonhave a new power trick up their sleeve, the ability tochargeyour cell phone using the environment around it. There is a fundamental truth to all mobile technology, if it is turned on, thebattery is draining. While some vendors have attempted toeek more out of a chargeby minimizing, even crippling, a device to save juice, others justpower throughand find themselves to a power plug throughout the day....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Daily drivers: 30 AA team members reveal the phones they use June 14, 2025 Mobile tech is what we do here at Android Authority. We have a huge team of people from all over the world. With that comes a broad range of needs and wants when it comes to smartphone technology. We asked 30 of our own people what they hauled around with them every day....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook Messenger’s ‘simpler’ interface just seems more complicated August 24, 2025 FacebookMessengerispushing out an updatethat changes the standard interface in a variety of intriguing ways. The previous vision of the UI was pretty straightforward: a list of your conversations in descending chronological order from the last time you engaged them, and a set of tabs riding along up top to access calling capabilities, group chats, lists of active users, and your own personal profile....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Focus Mode leaves Digital Wellbeing beta, gains handy new features July 31, 2025 Google broughtFocus Modeto itsDigital Wellbeingsuite back in August, giving you another way to stay productive. The function was initially available in beta, but it’s now available as a stable release and has gained a few new features too. Focus Mode allows you to mark specific apps as distracting, preventing you from launching them when the mode is enabled....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Get Google Assistant on your Nougat device August 17, 2025 When GoogleAllofirst premiered, people were actually most impressed – not by the messaging platform’s features, which were lacking – but by theGoogle Assistantcompanion that accompanied it. It was the first glimpse we got of an entity that’s slated to reside not only in Allo, but also in Google Home and Pixel devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Give Google’s six new Digital Wellbeing experimental apps a try, for science August 01, 2025 Google’s suite of tools in itsDigital Wellbeing initiativeare designed to get you off your phone every now and again. The current set of tools will comepre-loaded on Android 10 devices(and are available forsome devices running Android 9 Pie). However, Google hassix experimental appsthat could end up being a part of that Digital Wellbeing suite....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Assistant will keep you organized with new daily agenda feature June 06, 2025 If you useGoogle Assistanta lot, you know that it can be incredibly helpful for keeping your day organized. ButGoogleis taking daily organization even further witha new Google Assistant agendafeature that will give you a quick synopsis of your day whenever you open the app. The information presented in the agenda — and the order of that information — will change based on how you use Google Assistant and your current location and the current time....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google is pursuing the development of next-gen battery technology June 11, 2025 While it seems as though current lithium-ion batteries in the tech world are slowly improving, it’s becoming increasingly more difficult for companies to build high-end devices that won’t waste precious battery life. A number of research labs and universities aretrying to solve this battery problem, but not many have been successful in recent years....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play Store has a new offline page, notifies you when you’re online again June 22, 2025 Android Police With the new update, you no longer have to repeatedly hit the retry button when you’ve gone offline. Instead, Google Play Store will let you know when it’s working again. We’ve all been there before: we’re in the Play Store, dementedly clicking that retry button because our cellular data or Internet connection is down....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google won’t require its apps to be pre-loaded on Android devices in Russia [Update] July 18, 2025 If you buy a new Android smartphone or tablet inRussia, you may not see any of Google’s standard apps or services on those devices out of the box any more. That’s because Google has reached a settlement with the Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service that states, in part, that Android devices sold in that country will no longer require that they have Google’s apps likeMaps,Gmailand others to be pre-installed in order for those devices to gain access to theGoogle Play Store....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands on with Redmi Y2: Xiaomi’s selfie-focused budget smartphone August 10, 2025 TheXiaomijuggernaut in the budget and mid-range segment in India continues to roll with the company setting new benchmarks in terms of value for money devices as well as sales figures with each offering, really. In November last year, Xiaomi introduced a new ‘Y’ series as part of its Redmi range of devices with a focus on front-camera setup....