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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alleged render and FCC visit possibly reveal the Moto G7 (Update: G7 Plus, too) July 02, 2025 Update, June 25, 2025 (09:49 AM EST):Yesterday we got a look at a possible render of the Motorola Moto G7 (see above). However, there very likely will be two versions of the G7 — and now we have a look at what the Motorola Moto G7 Plus might look like....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon will add voice calling and messaging to Echo speakers and Alexa app July 13, 2025 Even as Amazon announces itsnew Echo Showtoday, the company is also planning to add more features to all of itsolder Echo devicesas well. The company will be adding support for voice calls and messages for those speakers “soon”, along with similar support for its Alexa smartphone app....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 11 groups your messages under a new Conversations notification section June 04, 2025 If you’re like us here atAndroid Authority, you probably havemultiple apps for communicating with people. Slack, Facebook Messenger,WhatsApp, and regular ol’ text message alerts fill up our notification shade. WithAndroid 11, though, things are about to get more organized. In the firstDeveloper Preview of Android 11, a new “Conversations” section is introduced to the notification shade....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Auto expands to 18 new countries, including Brazil, India and Russia July 30, 2025 A number of vehicle manufacturers have beenunveiling supportforAndroid Autothis year, and Android developers have now announced that the software will be heading out to 18 new countries in various continents across the globe. Which is a rather large roll-out for the platform. The new countries now with Android Auto support are: Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Russia, Switzerland, Uruguay, and Venezuela....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apex Launcher users can now upgrade to the Pro version for free July 07, 2025 We think that Apex Launcher is one of thebest Android launcher appsout there here atAndroid Authority. We know a lot of you love it too, but for those that haven’t given the long-serving launcher a go you’re able to now jump from the vanilla Apex Launcher to the Pro version completely free!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. April 2019 Android security patch is here for Pixel and Essential July 05, 2025 Google used theMarch security updateto roll out security vulnerability fixes and a handful of functional updates to thePixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. Now, the search giant is pushing out the April Android security patch that focuses on squashing bugs in the operating system and on Google’s hardware....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Arm partners with Unity to improve gaming performance on mobile July 01, 2025 At Arm TechCon 2019, Arm announced a partnership with Unity to ensure game developers can take full advantage of the hardware they’re targeting. The bottom line for users? Greater performance for gaming on mobile. Unityis the physics engine that powers the vast majority of 3D and 2D games content on the Play Store....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ArmadilloTek screen protectors won’t work with Galaxy S10 fingerprint scanner August 08, 2025 AlthoughSamsunghas yet to make a formal announcement on the matter, it’s an extremely safe bet that theSamsung Galaxy S10and Galaxy S10 Plus will both feature an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor. ArmadilloTek — a highly-rated manufacturer of smartphone cases —admitted recentlythat its own Vanguard screen protectors won’t work on the Galaxy S10 due to this new technology....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ASUS ZenFone V makes its debut (Update: on sale at Verizon) July 05, 2025 Update (10/4):Verizon Wireless has now started selling the ASUS ZenFone V online and in its stores. As we reported before, the price for the phone is $384 without a contract, or you can get it on a 24-month payment plan for $16 a month. Original post (9/18):ASUS has quietly unveiled a new smartphone that will be exclusive to Verizon....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BlackBerry will launch two mid-range Android devices this year June 10, 2025 Last fall, Canada’s BlackBerry – once known as Research In Motion – finally took the plunge and released an Android handset,the BlackBerry Priv. The device, which featured the same type of curved AMOLED display used inSamsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge, also included a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. While the company and its CEO John Chen have been mum on specific sales figures,one estimation method was proposedas a general point of reference in light of the absent data....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Check out leaked alleged pricing for the full Galaxy Unpacked lineup July 03, 2025 Yesterday, Samsung finally confirmedthe date of its next launch event. On Aug 05, 2025, the company will likely announce some foldable phones, a new smartwatch, and a set of earbuds. Thanks toLambda-Tek(and a shout-out tothis eagle-eyed Redditor), we now have some ideas as to whatSamsungcould charge for those products....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. FCC chairman kills plan to allow cell phone calls on US planes June 05, 2025 A plan that was first proposed back in 2013 by the Federal Communications Commission that would have allowed commercial airline passengers the rightto make voice calls on their cell phonesduring a flight is almost certainly dead. The current chairman of the FCC, Ajit Pai, announced his own proposal to scrap that plan in a brief press release....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Finally: Google wants to make Gmail notifications only pop up on one device June 09, 2025 We’ve all been there: you’re working inGmailon your laptop and a new message comes in. In stereo, you hear and see the notification pop up on both your laptop and smartphone. So annoying. Related:How to encrypt email in Gmail like a secret agent...