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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Germany forces Apple to open up iPhone NFC: What does it mean for Google Pay? August 06, 2025 Apple’siPhonesand many Android phones offerNFCchips, but Apple has largely locked this tech down on its devices. This move means that iPhone owners can only use Apple Pay to tap and pay in physical stores. Fortunately, a German parliamentary committee has voted to force Apple to open up its NFC technology to other platforms....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google is following Apple’s lead, but is that the right move? June 13, 2025 Ever since the launch of the firstPixel phone, Google’s strategy was clear: Make as many iPhone users as possible switch to Pixel. This was apparent from one of the very firstPixel commercialsin Google’s marketing campaign. This is still very much the case today — Google is still primarily targeting iOS users as opposed to making people already in the Android camp switch to Pixel....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google search can now help you learn about events going on in your area July 16, 2025 Google might have its sights set on numerous different software and hardware projects, but it has not forgotten about its search engine roots. Today, the company announced an update to its Google app and mobile website that taps into services like Eventbrite, Meetup, and Songkick to give you a bird’s eye glance at what events are around you....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here are the videos you don’t want to miss this week – July 28, 2025 August 18, 2025 This week the Android world was a little slower than usual, but that doesn’t mean we stopped bringing you great content. Lanh got the chance to review Lenovo’s new Moto G4 Plus, and Bailey published his full review on the budget-friendly ZTE Grand Max 2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How Google kept billions of malicious apps off of your smartphone last year July 10, 2025 TheGoogle Play Storehouses billions of apps and games from developers all around the world. No matter how many security measures Google puts in place, some malicious apps continue to make it through, and users can still download harmful apps from third-party sources. To combat this, Google has continued to develop tools, resources, and policies preventing apps and developers from taking advantage of Android users....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How much RAM is ‘good enough’ for your smartphone? [Poll of the Week] June 25, 2025 Every year, smartphone manufacturers find it necessary to include the most top-of-the-line specifications in their flagship devices. Especially in terms of RAM capacity, some OEMs seem to take the “bigger is better” route. While the current crop of Android flagships on the market have ‘just’ 4GB of RAM, some others are coming to market with 6 or even 8GB....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC 10 vs Nexus 6P July 20, 2025 In the current smartphone landscape, metal is the way to go for a device to be considered “premium,” and pretty much every flagship incorporates metal into their designs, be it in the form of metal frames and glass or plastic backings, or with full metal constructions. However, as the company would gladly remind you, HTCwas the first to this party, starting with theOne M7, and with continuing refinements and improvements to the overall package, what we get with their latest high-end offering is the greatest and most complete HTCsmartphone yet....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. If WhatsApp’s co-founder had gotten his way, you’d have had to pay for messages July 18, 2025 Would you pay to send and receive messages viaWhatsApp? That’s what co-founder Brian Acton proposed toFacebookexecutives, according to a new interview. Acton, who joined Facebook when it purchased WhatsApp in 2014 (and left last year), revealed the proposal in an interview withForbes. He envisioned users being charged per message after a “certain large number of free messages” was used up....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG might launch V30 in European markets this year July 15, 2025 Unlike LG’s G-series smartphones, the V10 saw extremely limited release in Europe, and its successor never even set foot there. The good news, however, is that LG will reportedly bring this year’s V30 to European markets. The launch of theLG V10back in 2015 seemed like a pivotal moment for the South Korean electronics company....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG X Power and LG G Pad X II are now available with UScellular August 04, 2025 If you are a UScellular customer and looking for an affordable device with a behemoth battery, then you’re in luck: the American carrier just announced that theLG X Powerwill be available for $0 down along with the LG G Pad X II....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Microsoft intern claims Google tried to sabotage Edge browser, Google issues denial June 08, 2025 Earlier this week, Joshua Bakita, a former software engineering intern atMicrosoft, posted a comment toHacker Newswhich lays out a stunning allegation: that Google allegedly tweaked YouTube code in order to hinder other browsers’ use of YouTube content, specifically Microsoft Edge. According to Bakita,Googleintroduced “a hidden empty div” over YouTube videos, which caused no effect in Chrome browsers but caused the Edge browser’s hardware acceleration fast-path to malfunction....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. More alleged LG G6 images show metallic-looking back July 03, 2025 Three weeks before its official launch, what appears to be theLG G6has been leaked in a new set of images. Corroborating previous leaks, the new images come from Korean websiteUnderKG, which alsopublishedthe above image of the LG G6 from January 27. In fact, the new images were provided by the same anonymous tipster, according toUnderKG....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New Galaxy S8 rumors: April 21 launch date, rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and more August 03, 2025 Now that Samsung has officially moved on from the disastrousGalaxy Note 7launch, the rumors about the company’s next smartphone, theGalaxy S8, seem to be picking up speed. The latest such report comes fromThe Guardian, which repeats a number of rumors about the phone along with adding a few new ones as well....