Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Cortana for Android adds lock screen support with latest update June 21, 2025 Microsoft continues to support and update its Cortana digital assistant on Android smartphones with new additions and improvements. The latest update for the Android version adds a new featurethat was previously announced; the ability to use Cortana on your smartphone lock screen. As first reported byAndroid Police, the lock screen option is available by going into Cortana’s settings menu and enabling it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deal: HTCU11 is available for $100 off from Feb 1 to Feb 15 August 10, 2025 Just in time for Valentine’s Day, HTCis offering a $100 discount on its flagship device, and if you buy one, the Under Armour HealthBox can be yours for just $99. It’s no secret that HTCloves running special promotions – whether it’s Christmas, Black Friday, or the beginning of summer, it seems like the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer is always looking for an opportunity to offer discounts for its phones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Dear Android and Apple fans: In 2020, can we permanently end the hate? July 07, 2025 As we wave goodbye to 2019, we’re not just waving goodbye to a year — we’re waving goodbye to an entire decade. And what a decade it’s been!Android Authorityis going to publish a bunch of “Best of the Decade” articles over the next few weeks that will hopefully send home just how eventful the past ten years have been in the world ofAndroid smartphones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Developer MohammadAG gets Android Wear to work with iPhones, sort of August 04, 2025 Googlehas hintedthat it could eventually makeAndroid Wearwork with iPhones, but as the wearables platform is getting close to its first birthday, we’re yet to see an official integration. The good news is, if youreallywant to use your Android Wear smartwatch with an iOS device, an unofficial solution may be coming....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. E3 Gameloft demo: obliterate towns with dragon fire on Siegefall July 01, 2025 No gaming convention would be complete without paying a visit to Gameloft, one of the biggest mobile game developers around. Countless of their titles have tirelessly cluttered app store top lists and they certainly aren’t planning to slow down anytime soon. Their upcoming trio of games are all but guaranteed to be hits, so you can be sure we got to play around with them at E3 2015....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fire Emblem Heroes update to deliver new character and more June 05, 2025 Nintendo has offered a look at what’s in store for Fire Emblem Heroes in the coming weeks in a10-minute YouTube video. Though the footage is in Japanese,Nintendo Wirehas been able to provide details as to what’s on show. To start with, a new playable character, Xander, will arrive to the app on May 2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Camera 8.1 starts rolling out to older Pixels (Update) August 22, 2025 Update: July 31, 2025 (5:20 AM ET): Google Camera 8.1 now brings a Storage Saver mode to thePixel 5and Pixel 4a 5G. Spotted byXDA, the mode lets users easily adjust capture settings to reduce the storage size of photos and videos. Check out a screenshot below....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Home and Chromecasts are down (Update: Reboot now to fix) August 08, 2025 Update 11-07-2025 at 9:55 A.M. EST:Google sent out the tweet below stating that a fix is rolling out for problem Chromecasts and Google Home hardware. If you wait long enough, the fix will roll out to your device(s) automatically; but if you want them to work right away, simply perform a reboot followingGoogle’s instructions here....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Home app gets updated with a new interface and Night Mode July 17, 2025 On the eve ofGoogle’s Pixel event, the Google Home app is getting a facelift. An update is rolling out now that pushes the app version to 1.25.81.13 and brings a refreshed interface along with easier navigation. The Watch, Listen, and Discover tabs have been replaced by new Discover and Browse categories at the bottom of the screen....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google in 2019: All in on AI August 02, 2025 With the release of theGoogle Pixel 3in October,Googlereaffirmed its position as a worthy contender in the bloody war of the smartphone industry. However, despite the handset’s glowing reviews, the Pixel line still has a very small market share, especially compared to popular lines fromSamsungorHuawei. While Google’s ambitions for smartphone dominance may have a long way to go, it made huge strides in 2018 withGoogle Homehardware products like theGoogle Home Mini....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 4 DxOMark score reveals a solid camera upgrade over Pixel 3 August 07, 2025 One of the key reasons people buy Pixel devices is the line’s outstanding camera performance. TheGoogle Pixel 4is no different, andDxOMark’s reviewof the device shows us why. Werecently wrote an articleon why DxOMark scores aren’t the only opinions you should take into account when looking at smartphone cameras....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 4a price and release date: What you need to know June 17, 2025 TheGoogle Pixel 4ais finally here. It took a while to arrive, but Google’s newest mid-ranger looks like it hits all the sweet spots for its price. It’s perhaps not as exciting as some other affordable phones in 2020 but it features camera tech borrowed from thePixel 4, a larger battery, and more RAM and storage than its predecessor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google says it doesn’t want iMessage on Android. Here’s what it wants. July 04, 2025 Googlecalled out Appleover the weekend for benefitting from “peer pressure” and “bullying” over iMessage’s green bubble/blue bubble feature. Google and senior vice-president Hiroshi Lockheimer both noted at the time that a solution exists, and the executive has now elaborated on this. “We’re not asking Apple to make iMessage available on Android....