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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Zoom faces a new ban after security issue allegedly led to child endangerment July 14, 2025 Zoom’srecentprivacy and security issueshave left the platform on the chopping block. The company faces aclass-action lawsuitfrom one of its shareholders,Google banned the video-conferencing toolfrom its employees’ laptops, and now the entire country of Singapore has banned teachers from using Zoom. According toReuters, Singapore’s Ministry of Education (MOE) made the decision after “very serious incidents” occurred during Zoom home-based classes....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update) Google Now on Tap update adds image search and text select June 24, 2025 Original post:Google Now on Taphasn’t exactly lived up to the hype of its introduction. Like many otherGoogleproducts, it seems unfinished, a work on progress. The bright side is we can expect cool new features to drop at any time and that’s exactly what we’re getting today....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 5 times Samsung downgraded the Galaxy S series July 06, 2025 Samsung’s Galaxy S lineis perhaps the most recognizable Android flagship series around, serving as the unofficial face of Android in many ways. From simple, iPhone-inspired beginnings in 2010 through to the juggernauts like theGalaxy S21 Ultra, the series has only grown more impressive over the years. It hasn’t always been a case of upgrades across the board, though....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A million people used Gear VR last month according to Oculus August 25, 2025 Oculus’ head of mobile, Max Cohen, told a press conference in San Francisco on Tuesday that a million people used theGear VRheadset last month. The Gear VR is the product of a software partnership with Oculus, which is owned by Facebook, and Samsung, the manufacturer of the hardware....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 12 is now at the brink of stable release as beta 4 drops today July 17, 2025 We’re now just one step away from the stableAndroid 12release. Google has dropped the fourth Android 12 beta today, moving into the final phase of software testing. The latest Android 12 beta focuses on polishing performance and stability. The release brings Android 12 to the performance stability milestone, meaning all app-facing surfaces and behaviors are locked and loaded....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apparent Galaxy S10 Lite user manual confirms design, several features August 05, 2025 We’ve seen loads ofSamsung Galaxy S10 Liteleaks in recent weeks, ranging from the design to specs and more. Now, it seems like official documentation may have confirmed some of these details. SamMobilehas obtained a user manual for the Galaxy S10 Lite (albeit in Portuguese), and it confirms a variety of rumored features....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AT&T Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 gets Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update Jun 20, 2025 Update, July 19:The T-Mobile version of the Galaxy Tab S2 is joining the AT&T model in the Marshmallow club. The 1022MB update will upgrade the Tab S2 to firmware version T817TUVU2BPF1. Original post, July 17:Carrier-branded devices always take a while to get their updates, so it wasn’t a surprise to see the WiFi-onlySamsung Galaxy Tab S2 get Android Marshmallowbefore AT&T’s....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BlackBerry patches QuadRooter: first big manufacturer to do so August 01, 2025 BlackBerrymay be on the ropes in the smartphone market, but the rugged Canadian company is still swinging for the fences in the game where they first staked their claim: security. Today the company announced that the major vulnerabilities that allowed for theQuadRooterexploit have already been patched onPRIVandDTEK50devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Camera shootout: Google Pixel 5 tested vs the best Android camera phones June 29, 2025 Googlehas a reputation as one of the best phone camera companies in the business, but can the search giant hold on to that reputation? TheGoogle Pixel 5sticks to the same old main sensor as last year’sPixel 4, while also ditching telephoto capabilities for a wide-angle lens....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Dirty Unicorns custom ROM calls it quits, Android Pie weeklies now available June 14, 2025 In ablog postpublished this past Friday, the team behind custom Android ROM Dirty Unicorns announced that it’s shutting things down. According to the announcement, the developers behind Dirty Unicorns “have been doing this for a while now and have nothing to prove.” Even though the weeklyAndroid 9 Piebuilds are “as good as they’re going to be,” the team believes that it’s “time to move on....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook testing MoneyPenny virtual assistant? June 15, 2025 Facebook Messengeris set to get its own virtual digital assistant according to a new report fromThe Information(subscription needed), who suggest that Facebook’s assistant is codenamed “Moneypenny”. The name – made famous by M’s assistant Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond series of books and films – may change ahead of launch but the service could be one of the only things that Facebook charges its users for....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Flagship smartphones see price cuts in India August 22, 2025 Competition across the smartphone tiers is red hot in India and this has seen a couple of high-end manufacturers cut their prices this week. Samsung kicked off the price war with drops for theGalaxy S7andS7 edge, ahead of theNote 7’slaunch in the country. This was quickly followed by Xiaomi slashing a chunk off the cost of itsMi 5flagship....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Z Fold 3, Z Flip 3 price leak promises more affordable foldable phones August 23, 2025 By now, we’ve seen multipleprice leaksfor Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Unpacked lineup. However, this is the first time we’re getting possible prices for theGalaxy Z Fold 3, Z Flip 3, and theGalaxy Watch 4from a trusted source. TipsterEvan Blasshas been busy tweeting renders of all the new Galaxy products we expect to see on August 11....