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Cue the ughs: Ads are showing up for some people in Google Feed

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Cue the ughs: Ads are showing up for some people in Google Feed July 11, 2025 A handful of people tooktoTwitterandGoogle Plusto complain about the presence of ads in Google Feed. Apart from the little green “Ad” badge on the bottom left corner and the URL being written out, there is nothing to differentiate the ads from the other cards....

Essential may be dead but its only phone will still get a taste of Android 11

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Essential may be dead but its only phone will still get a taste of Android 11 July 24, 2025 Essential recently announced itsshutdown, stating at the time that the last official software update to hit theEssential Phonewill be the already released February security patch. Now, it looks like Essential Phone users will get a taste ofAndroid 11after all. The device is getting support for the recently launchedAndroid 11 Developer Preview....

Exclusive: LG G5 diagram confirms redefined flagship

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Exclusive: LG G5 diagram confirms redefined flagship July 24, 2025 It’s just a few short weeks untilthis year’s Mobile World Congresskicks off, where LG is widely believed to be going head-to-head with Samsung in the release of its newLG G5 flagship handset. Previous rumours have given us little nuggets of information about the new handset and now, thanks to an exclusive tip fromShai Mizrachi, we’re able to confirm some information about LG’s upcoming release....

Facebook will pay a $5 billion fine for one of its many, many privacy scandals

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook will pay a $5 billion fine for one of its many, many privacy scandals August 17, 2025 Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced it had reached a settlement deal withFacebookover theCambridge Audio Analytica scandal(viaCNBC). The FTC revealed that Facebook will pay a $5 billion fine, the largest ever levied by the commission against a tech company. The announcement of this Facebook fine is the culmination of almost a year-and-a-half of investigations into the company, which included a heavily-publicized testimony in front of Congress by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg....

Fitbit app now tracks your blood sugar levels

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fitbit app now tracks your blood sugar levels July 20, 2025 If you’re a Fitbit ownerwith diabetes, you won’t have to turn to a third-party app just to keep tabs on your condition.Newly Google-ownedFitbit hasintroducedblood sugar tracking to its mobile app, helping you manage diabetes or any other health issue related to your glucose levels. The feature isn’t available fromFitbit’s current wearables, unfortunately....

Fitbit Charge 3 vs Charge 4: Which fitness tracker should you buy?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fitbit Charge 3 vs Charge 4: Which fitness tracker should you buy? July 17, 2025 Fitbitis responsible for several excellent fitness-first smartwatches, such as theSenseandVersaseries. That said, its bread and butter model lineup has long been its Charge family. While theCharge 5is the latest and greatest tracking in the lineup, the company’s two older Charge models are still excellent buys....

Google and Dashlane’s new approach to password management is YOLO

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google and Dashlane’s new approach to password management is YOLO July 15, 2025 There are essentially two ways to interpret the 4-letter acronym that went viral back in 2012. College kids and bros of all walks of life used the You Only Live Once mantra to engage in all sorts of dangerous stunts and bravado. However, a counter-interpretation started making the rounds that drew a different conclusion....

Google Assistant on Pixel 4 might save you the wait while your call is on hold

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Assistant on Pixel 4 might save you the wait while your call is on hold July 30, 2025 Tired of listening to annoying elevator music while your call is placed on hold?Google Assistantcould soon come to your rescue. A source tells9to5Googlethat thePixel 4series could debut a feature which allows the Google Assistant to take over your phone calls when you’re placed on hold....

Google Calendar for Android gets the Material Theme treatment

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Calendar for Android gets the Material Theme treatment July 22, 2025 Last week, Google started pushing out itsMaterial Themeto the company’sCalculator app. Now, the search giant is making the refreshed design available in version 6.0 of theGoogle Calendarapp for Android. Unlike some of the other Google services that received thisredesign, it doesn’t appear as though the search giant is changing much about the app other than its UI....

Google confirms it will not launch its own Wear OS watch this year

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google confirms it will not launch its own Wear OS watch this year June 24, 2025 If you were hoping Google was finally going to get into the smartwatch hardware business on its own very soon, you will be waiting a while longer. A newreport fromTom’s Guide, based on anIFA 2018interview with Miles Barr, Google’s director of engineering forWear OS, says that the company has no plans to release its own smartwatch this year....

Google Fit's slick new design puts the focus on metrics that actually matter

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Fit’s slick new design puts the focus on metrics that actually matter August 24, 2025 Google is pushing a redesign for its popular fitness tracking appGoogle Fit. The refreshed design is focused on bringing more familiar metrics such as step tracking to the forefront. The overall look is also bolder and brighter to make information more easily viewable at a glance....

Google just bought a smart glasses firm but reasons for purchase are unclear

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google just bought a smart glasses firm but reasons for purchase are unclear June 23, 2025 In some major acquisition news today, Google buys North, the company that made some waves with its very Google Glass-like smart glasses known as Focals. Our own David Imel got a chance to use the AR glasses you see above — read all about the experiencehere....

Google plans to add 100 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to its self-driving car lineup

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google plans to add 100 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to its self-driving car lineup August 24, 2025 Just as expected, Google has announced that it’s planning to more than double the amount of self-driving cars in its fleet thanks to a new deal with Fiat Chrysler. The search giant will be adding roughly 100 new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to its lineup by the end of the year....