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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alphabet sees Q3 2019 revenue boost due to YouTube, cloud, search July 05, 2025 Googleparent company Alphabet has announced its Q3 2019 results, and it looks like the key numbers are up for the most part. The company noted $40.5 billion in revenue for Q3 2019, up 20% compared to Q3 2018. Furthermore, Alphabet reported a 23% year-on-year boost to operating income, going from $8....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android M supports fingerprint authentication for use with new Android Pay system and other apps June 13, 2025 Bio-metric authentication has been a hot topic in the mobile community for some time now. Well over a decade ago, Fujitsu was including fingerprint sensors with their top-tier feature phones in Japan. While HTCdabbled with it more recently, things really started rolling once Apple introduced Touch ID....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android N is going to be way more disability-friendly August 07, 2025 As Google notes, more than 20 percent of the population will experience a physical disability sometime in their lives. Because of this, it makes sense that the company would want their operating system to cater to this massive slice of the population as much as it can. Although Android has had a variety of accessibility options in the past, Android N islooking to increase these drastically....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Anker PowerWave Stand review: A simple, affordable option July 25, 2025 Sometimes simple is better. While it might be easy to go for the most powerful or attractive option, there are times when the minimalist approach is best. This is how you should look at the Anker PowerWave Stand wireless charger. It lacks the frills of competing stands, such as theSamsung Wireless Charging Standand theNative Union Dock Charger, but it retains the pure essentials of wireless charging....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Breaking: Samsung to launch Galaxy S10 on February 20 July 24, 2025 Following today’sreport fromWSJabout the launch date of theSamsung Galaxy S10, we now have official confirmation straight from the source. Samsung has started sending out invitations for a Galaxy Unpacked event set for Wednesday, July 24, 2025 in San Francisco. The design of the invite leaves no doubt that Samsung will launch the tenth edition of its flagship phone on February 20....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Buying a phone from eBay? Would you like a wireless plan with that? June 19, 2025 Already used to selling stuff for less than the competition, online marketplace eBay announced a partnership withprepaidcarrier Red Pocket Mobile to offer smartphone buyers plans that start at $5 a month. When you buy a smartphone on eBay, you now see a checkbox underneath the “Add to cart” button....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Cheaper HUAWEI phones are set for a big boost with Kirin 710 chipset August 12, 2025 HUAWEI has quietly announced the Nova 3i this week (h/t:GSMArena), a less powerful version of the standardNova 3. Nevertheless, the new phone is a landmark moment for the company, as it’s running the all-new Kirin 710 chipset. Aimed at devices below the flagship level, the Kirin 710 is the biggest step for mid-range HUAWEI chips since the Kirin 650 in 2016’sP9 Lite....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chrome now lets you send tabs to your other devices August 25, 2025 Stable Chrome 77 is now rolling out for Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, and iOS. The update brings a number of security fixes and other improvements to the Chrome browser. The biggest changes have come to page sharing on mobile and desktop, a longer desktop welcome process, design tweaks and more....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Forget Pokemon, Disney wants you to catch a dragon in their latest AR endeavor June 08, 2025 Disney has remade the classic 1977 film Pete’s Dragon, and to get you involved in the action, they’ve released anARapp that makes dragons a reality in your world. The way that it works is actually pretty impressive. The app is Google-powered, for starters....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fortnite will not be available on the Play Store, CEO of Epic Games confirms July 12, 2025 Earlier this week,a rumor popped upvia some hidden code on the Fortnite website that Epic Games might bypass theGoogle Play Storewhen the popular battle royale game finally gets an Android release. Now we have confirmation that this is, in fact, the company’s plan....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Freeform windows [Diving into Android N] July 23, 2025 Multi-window support has long been an ambition of the Android operating system. However, multitasking has always remained cumbersome and counter-intuitive. That is, until we reachedAndroid N. One of the headlining features of Android N is itsmulti-window support, which enables users to run apps side by side on the screen simultaneously. However, there were somehints in the codethat seemed to point to even more multi-window functionality....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy A5 and A7 (2018) renders reveal bezel-less design and dual front-facing cameras August 14, 2025 OnLeakshas teamed up withMySmartPriceand released a number of renders along with a 360-degree video of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy A5 and A7 (2018). They show the two devices from all angles, revealing that they might feature thin bezels, just like theGalaxy S8 seriesandNote 8....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Tab Active 2 images and specs leak ahead of official reveal June 13, 2025 It looks likeSamsungis gearing up to announce the Galaxy Tab Active 2 tablet.WinFuturegot its hands on a number of images of the upcoming device, which leave little to the imagination — check them out below. Additionally,WinFuturealso shared some of the tablet’s specs. The Tab Active 2 is said to feature an 8-inch display with a resolution of 1,280 x 800 and should be powered by the Exynos 7880 chipset....