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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 11 DP2 redesigns Pixel’s Styles & Wallpaper feature July 16, 2025 The newAndroid 11 Developer Preview 2 buildis now available to download for its supported Pixel devices. As it turns out, Pixel phone owners will get to check out a revamped version of the Pixel Themes feature with this release. The Styles & Wallpapers customization option on Pixel devices now shows a “Clock” icon at the bottom....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AT&T outs Mobile Share Advantage plans with no overage charges June 12, 2025 AT&Tis upping its game in the bid for your network dollar; the carrier has just announced a tempting new plan called Mobile Share Advantage (MSA). While a few more spitballing sessions on the name might not have gone astray, the plan itself is actually pretty attractive, primarily because it does away with overage charges....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best Android One phones: What are your options? July 11, 2025 Android One is Google’s platform designed to bringaffordable Android phonesto the masses, but which are the best Android One phones you may buy? Originally launched in 2014, with the goal of offering cheap smartphones to emerging markets, Google announced a revamp of the program in 2017. Now, it has expanded worldwide to all markets, including the U....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Confirmed: Phones running EMUI 11 will be able to upgrade to Harmony OS July 21, 2025 HUAWEI peeled the curtain back onHarmony OS 2.0yesterday, marking the second iteration of its homegrown operating system. The company also said it’s aiming to launch smartphones with the new platform in 2021. Now, a HUAWEI representative has confirmed toAndroid Authoritythat you won’t necessarily have to buy a new smartphone to experience Harmony OS when it eventually comes to mobile devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Does the Xiaomi Mi Band 5 work with Mi Band 4 bands? July 10, 2025 TheXiaomi Mi Band 5is the newest entry in the popular budget-friendly fitness wearable device series. It boasts a larger 1.1-inch AMOLED color display and magnetic charging support for its 100mAh battery. It tracks 11 sport modes, including new ones like yoga, jump roping, and more....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Exclusive: the 5,000 mAh Moto E4 Plus in new renders and video June 07, 2025 We’ve already seen a couple ofpress rendersleakedof the Moto E4 and Moto E4 Plus, but we’ve now obtained new CAD renders and another 360 video in collaboration withOnLeaks. Much like the Moto Z2 Force renders we recently shared, these renders don’t tell us too much we didn’t already know, but they do give us a look at Motorola’s fancier new Moto E4 from every angle....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook gave Spotify, Netflix access to your messages (Updated) August 17, 2025 Update, December 19 at 5:12 p.m. ET:A spokesperson from Netflix reached out toAndroid Authorityto deny claims that it had read users’ private messages. The full comment can be found below: In addition, we have updated the title to reflect the changes. Original article, December 19 at 8:06 a....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. FBI forces child porn suspect to unlock iPhone X using Face ID June 15, 2025 According toZDNet, FBI agents recently forced a suspect accused of possessing child pornography to unlock hisiPhone Xusing Apple’s proprietary facial recognition technology Face ID. This is a first for the biometric security option. Previously, we’ve seen authorities force suspects (or even corpses) to unlock smartphones using fingerprints, but this is the first known time facial recognition has come into play....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai confirms he will step down when Trump leaves office June 11, 2025 Today, Ajit Pai confirmed ina formal statementthat he will exit his post as FCC Chairman on June 25, 2025. This is the same date that President Donald J. Trump — who appointed Pai to his current post — exits the White House. Ajit Pai became FCC Chairman in 2017....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Genymotion Cloud: Everything you need to know June 26, 2025 I have written aboutGenymotionbefore, but Genymotion Cloud is a completely new beast, offering a solution for members of a team to work on the same project simultaneously. In my own experience with teams, it is very hard to work on the same project along with your fellow teammates. Genymotion Cloud promises to alleviate these issues allowing for teams to work on the same project at the same time while also offering great cloud based features....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. GitHub to be acquired by Microsoft for $7.5 billion August 11, 2025 Microsoft has confirmed that it plans to purchasethe developer-focused GitHub websiteand service for $7.5 billion. Rumors of Microsoft’s acquisitionfirst leaked out late on Friday, and those stories added that the privately owned GitHub’s was last valued at just $2 billion. Launched in April 2008, GitHub has since become a huge site for software developers to upload and share their code and projects, especially when it comes to uploading open-source projects....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google could unveil chat bot initiative at I/O today July 22, 2025 Bots, bots, bots! Silicon Valley is going crazy over bots. In particular, chat bots, software designed to mimic conversations with real humans. And now Google is jumping on the bandwagon. According to a report fromThe Information, Google may launch a new chat bot initiative atGoogle I/Otoday. Google is reportedly developing tools for developers to create their own chat bots that live inside large messaging platforms like Facebook’s Messenger or Google’s own Hangouts....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Keyboard update brings emoji bar, one-handed mode, adjustable height, and more July 25, 2025 Google Keyboardis rolling out version 5.0, and it’s a big one. The update brings a slew of new features to your fingertips as well as several tweaks and improvements. Let’s dive right in and see what’s new. Right out of the gate, Google is asking you to submit anonymized snippets of input to help them improve their keyboard in the future....