Blast from the past: ADW Launcher 2.0 is here with tons of new features

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Blast from the past: ADW Launcher 2.0 is here with tons of new features June 04, 2025 Back in 2011,ADW Launcherwas one of the most popular third-party launchers available on Android. It was fast, reliable and customizable, but after a few years it stopped receiving support, and other launchers were coming out with bigger and better features. Now ADW Launcher is back with a huge version 2....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 249 words · Carlos Thomas

BLU vivo 5 vs honor 5X -- battle of the $200 smartphones

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BLU vivo 5 vs honor 5X – battle of the $200 smartphones August 11, 2025 In the past, buying a smartphone that was priced around $200 meant signing yourself up for a bad all around experience. Thankfully, budget-friendly handsets have gotten surprisingly good over the past couple years, and today we’re going to compare two of the best on the market — the BLU vivo 5 and the honor 5X....

July 2, 2025 · 16 min · 3204 words · Andrea Lawrence

Buy a Galaxy S10 Plus now then upgrade to S10 5G for free, if you live Down Under

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Buy a Galaxy S10 Plus now then upgrade to S10 5G for free, if you live Down Under July 04, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy S10 5Gwon’t be available to buy for quite a while. However, if you happen to live in Australia, you could get one for free when it does arrive. As one would expect, there is a catch (or three)....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Mary Tyler

California Senate defies FCC ruling, passes its own Net Neutrality bill

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. California Senate defies FCC ruling, passes its own Net Neutrality bill July 22, 2025 Yesterday evening, the California Senate passed aNet Neutralitybill that not only would put the Obama-era rules back in place but would also put an even tighter leash on how ISPs can control citizens’ access to the internet. The bill passed through the Senate by a vote of 23 – 12, viaARSTechnica....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Corey Phillips

Crouton: Turn your Chromebook into far more than a "glorified web browser"

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Crouton: Turn your Chromebook into far more than a “glorified web browser” June 16, 2025 Chromebooks have drastically changed the landscape of computing since their official release in May 2011. At the time many scoffed at the idea of both applications and user data residing in the cloud, as the use of web apps and cloud storage had not yet become an integral part of our daily experience....

July 2, 2025 · 7 min · 1379 words · Megan Harrison

Fido buyer's guide: Plans, perks, and more

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fido buyer’s guide: Plans, perks, and more June 11, 2025 We don’t just cover the best phone carriers for American readers here atAndroid Authority. Our Canadian neighbors have just as many carriers to choose from, and the choices are even tougher in some provinces. Fido is one of our personal favorites throughout Canada, and it’s one of the best bets if you’re hoping to skip the high prices of most Canadian plans....

July 2, 2025 · 9 min · 1888 words · Christopher Smith

Foursquare’s Marsbot is a Siri-like assistant for food and restaurants

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Foursquare’s Marsbot is a Siri-like assistant for food and restaurants July 10, 2025 Foursquare introduced Marsbot for iOS a few months ago: Marsbot not only answers your questions about restaurants, but it tracks where you eat and gives you recommendations even before you ask. Well, this chatbot – although Foursquare insists that it’s not – is now available for Android users....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Morgan Sullivan

Google adds badges to its Image Search results to indicate GIFs, recipes and more

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google adds badges to its Image Search results to indicate GIFs, recipes and more August 21, 2025 If you’ve searched for something inGoogleImages on your smartphone recently, be it through the native Google app or through your browser, you might have noticed a small new addition to the results. A small badge will now appear in the lower left of some of the results, marking it as a recipe, product, video, or a GIF image....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Angela Jones

Google blocking all cryptomining Chrome extensions

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google blocking all cryptomining Chrome extensions August 11, 2025 If you’ve noticed your CPU spikes while your computer is idle, aChrome extensionmay be to blame. Malicious coders are hidingcrypto mining codein extensions, using your PC as an unwitting crypto coin miner. But starting today,Googlewill block any submitted Chrome extension that features crypto mining code, even the ones that are upfront about what they do....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 325 words · Lisa Pratt

Google forcing independent developers to publish their home addresses on the Play Store

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google forcing independent developers to publish their home addresses on the Play Store June 07, 2025 The privacy issues around this are enormous. It is understandable that big game studios who have dozens of employees and a nice suite of offices won’t have an issue with publishing their address. They are probably a Incorporated company of some kind and they have a register business address....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Kyle Richardson

Google introduces Hindi language capabilities to Google Allo (Update: Brazilian Portuguese, too!)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google introduces Hindi language capabilities to Google Allo (Update: Brazilian Portuguese, too!) July 19, 2025 In addition, Google has also added new local stickers for Brazil in Allo, created by illustratorDaniel SemanasandFlorence Dagostini.More stickers focusing on Brazilian food, gamer culture and city life have also been added. [aa_image src=“https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/trans-box-blog-stickers.width-1000-840x282.png” alt=“trans-box-blog-stickers-width-1000” width=“840” height=“282” class=“aligncenter size-large wp-image-734058”] Original post:Launched in September this year,Google Allois a smart messaging app that also includesGoogle Assistantthat helps you get any kind of information you want and gets things done....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Matthew King

Google Nexus 2015 rumor roundup (updated on September 19)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Nexus 2015 rumor roundup (updated on September 19) August 06, 2025 Google Nexus 2015 What we like What we don’t like The second half of the year is going to bring us some amazing smartphones. Among the most anticipated announcements are those related to Google’s popular Nexus series. Rumors tend to start blazing through the internet very early on, and this year is not the exception....

July 2, 2025 · 9 min · 1750 words · Kevin Reese

Hands-on: The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is really great and expensive (Updated)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands-on: The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is really great and expensive (Updated) June 09, 2025 Update: Jul 04, 2025– If you get the Samsung Galaxy Tab A6, you can also get its Keyboard Cover for 50% off its normal price for a limited time at Samsung.com Original article, August 20, 2025 (5:10PM EST):Ahead of theGalaxy Note 10event taking placenext week, Samsung today announced the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Chelsea Moran