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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can grab the ASUS Chromebook Flip for only $150 if you act quickly July 18, 2025 How does a good, cheap laptop sound? Right now on Woot, you can grab refurb’ed ASUS Chromebook Flip C100 for only $149.99 with $5 shipping. That’s about $130 cheaper thannew listings on Amazonand $40 cheaper than used listings. While $150 is a lot of money, it’s really not a lot for a computer and definitely a good deal on something as well built as the Chromebook Flip....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 12 beta has a game mode tucked away August 25, 2025 We first heard murmurings in February thatAndroid 12could support a game mode, following in the footsteps of a ton of OEMs that already offer this feature. Now, it looks like theAndroid 12 betadoes indeed have a game mode hidden away. RedditorKilarasxdiscovered the game mode by tappingSettings > Digital Wellbeing > Do Not Disturb > Schedules....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 12 could get an app hibernation feature (Updated: More details) July 26, 2025 Update: August 25, 2025 (12:33 AM ET):Folks over atXDA Developershave now demonstrated how the new app hibernation feature will work on Android 12. They managed to activate the feature on a leaked Android 12 build. You can read more about the new feature and how it’ll help free up storagehere....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Authority this week – June 14, 2025 July 22, 2025 This late summer is hotter than anticipated, and we couldn’t be happier. The week before IFA brought us sneak peeks at smartwatches coming from Samsung, Motorola, HUAWEI, and LG. We’ve spotted the “Moto X Play for USA” a.k.a. the Droid Maxx 2. More details leaked out about the HUAWEI- and LG-made Nexus....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Another clue that the Galaxy S6 will feature a 2,600-mAh battery July 07, 2025 Images that surfaced on Weibo suggest the upcoming Galaxy S6 will feature a 2,600-mAh non-removable battery. Earlier this week, areport out of Koreaclaimed Samsung’s upcoming flagship would come with a built-in battery of 2,600-mAh, a step down from the 2,800-mAh unit on theGalaxy S5and generally lower than the current “gold standard” for a high-end smartphone, which is around 3,000-mAh....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Are you a fan of SNL? You should download the official Saturday Night Live app for Android July 18, 2025 To celebrate the wrap-up of its landmark 40th season, NBC has released an official Saturday Night Live app to the Google Play Store. The app allows you to do just about everythingthe official websitelets you do, but with an arguably more refined and easier to use interface....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AT&T and Time Warner reportedly in early takeover talks June 24, 2025 Senior executives fromAT&TandTime Warnerhave held talks in recent weeks to discuss various business strategies, including a possible merger, according to industry sources who spoke withBloomberg. The discussions were still apparently in their early stages and nothing has been discussed formally, but it appears that there’s some relationship building going on between the two companies....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Bug found in the Galaxy S5 allows hackers to clone fingerprints, researchers declare August 17, 2025 We should all be well-aware that biometric data is among the most personal and important information we don’t want getting into the wrong hands. That’s why at this week’sRSA Conference, researchers from security firm FireEye will discuss the state of biometric security to the public....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Call Screening: let Google deal with scam likely August 18, 2025 Update (3/6):This post was originally published in October of 2018. Since then Google has also turned on some of its Google Duplex features for Pixel 3 users in select cities. You canlearn more about this here. Telemarketers suck, it’s just a fact of life. Thankfully Google’s new Call Screening feature will let Google Assistant answer your phone so you don’t have to deal with the hassle....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Check out these leaked HUAWEI Mate 10 renders June 28, 2025 HUAWEIwants to take you beyond the Galaxyon October 16, and thanks to a new report fromPricerajaandOnleakswe now know what to expect from theMate 10. 3D renders based on CAD drawings reveal the likely design of HUAWEI’s phablet powerhouse, which shapes up to be another successful installment in the Mate series....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Clubhouse is now available to all on Android June 02, 2025 Update, June 14, 2025 (01:28 PM ET):Per a tweet fromthe official Twitter account, Clubhouse is now officially available to all Android devices. Previously, the app was in beta and only available to certain folks. Before that, it was an iOS exclusive without any Android presence at all. If you want to check out the audio-based app, hit up the button below!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Confirmed: HONOR 10 coming on April 19 (Update: leaked image!) August 22, 2025 The render was posted on Chinese social media websiteWeibo(viaGSMArena) and it looks pretty legit. It shows off a purple and blue “Twilight Edition” color scheme similar to what was seen on the recentHUAWEI P20 series(HONOR is HUAWEI’s sub-brand, after all) and a dual rear-camera setup as anticipated....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Doom and Doom II for Android: Everything you need to know (Updated Aug. 23) Jul 14, 2025 Update, June 06, 2025 (03:30 PM ET):Bethesda no longer requires a Bethesda account login to play Doom or Doom II on Android (viaAndroid Police). This controversial requirement was lambasted by fans at launch, but it is now gone. Read on for more!...