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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best of MWC 2017: Our picks of the best Android and computing devices July 11, 2025 Another year, another trade show, and yet another Mobile World Congress has come to an end. Without doubt, this year’s show will be memorable for several reasons including the return to the table of Nokia and the absence of Samsung, although its upcomingGalaxy S8event was announced on the eve of the show....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Canonical announces the Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Edition June 09, 2025 For those who have been wanting to grab a really potent Ubuntu smartphone, the pickings have been slim. However, today theMeizu Pro 5Ubuntu Editionjust went on sale. This upper-mid-range device can almost compete with some of this year’s flagship, and if you’re a sucker for big, gorgeous screens, well, keep on reading....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Check out the leaked Moto G5 in Blue Sapphire July 17, 2025 AtMobile World Congressin Barcelona, Lenovo took the wraps of theMoto G5. The device was originally launched in two colors — Fine Gold and Lunar Gray. It now looks like the mid-ranger will soon be available in another color option. The popular leaker Roland Quandt‏ has posted a press image of the Blue Sapphire version of the Moto G5 on Twitter....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chrome 76 beta: Dark mode, Incognito mode, and Flash get updates June 21, 2025 Googlehas announced the Chrome 76 beta on itsChromium blog(viaReddit) along with the new changes it introduces. The new beta features some key changes to dark mode, Flash, Incognito mode, progressive web apps, and more. Automatic dark mode for websites Chrome’s dark moderolled out for Windows 10 back in April with Chrome 74; however, it receives an important update in Chrome Beta 76....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fossil hints a ‘way faster’ Gen 6 smartwatch is launching soon July 20, 2025 Fossil has a not-so-subtle way to undermine Samsung’s expectedGalaxy Watch 4launch: give potential buyers second thoughts.9to5Googlereports that users onRedditand elsewhere have received a Fossil email hinting a “way more way faster”Gen 6smartwatch is launching “soon,” mere days before Samsung’sUnpacked eventon August 11. The teaser is unsurprisingly thin on details, the release date, or price....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. FreedomPop to launch its first phone in 2016, thanks to funding from Intel July 22, 2025 FreedomPop, the budget-friendly wireless service provider, has announced its plans to introduce the first smartphone designed specifically to work on its network, thanks to a new deal withIntel. The device will be optimized for Wi-Fi use and will be powered by Intel’s cost-effectiveSoFIA Atom x3 processors....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S6 Nougat update a step closer with Wi-Fi certification July 02, 2025 Last week, Samsung finally started rolling out the Android Nougatupdate to the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. Additionally, the tech giant releaseda list of smartphonesthat will eventually get bumped up to the latest version of Android. There are a few of them on this list, including 2015 flagshipsGalaxy S6andGalaxy S6 Edge....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Assistant rolling out to Nougat and Marshmallow phones (Update #2: for real this time) August 05, 2025 Update #3 (3/9):Here’s Google’sofficial blog poston the rollout, which is happening this week as planned. Update #2 (3/8):A few days ago, Google announced that the Assistant would begin rolling out to Marshmallow and Nougat phones sometime this week, and it looks like it’s finally happening....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Camera mod brings aperture switching to Samsung flagships July 01, 2025 Although Samsung’s camera hardware on its most recent lines of flagships is exceptional, its camera software isn’t nearly as good as it could potentially be. Luckily, theGoogle Camera modis an easy way to bring the ultra-powerful computational photography of Google Pixel smartphones to yourSamsungdevice. With the new update for the Google Camera mod out now (viaXDA Developers), Samsung device owners can be in even more control of their photos by controlling which aperture to use when taking a photo....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Docs will now check your grammar using AI August 14, 2025 In this day and age, almost every application — whether on a phone or a computer — will let users know if they misspelled something. But, unless you have a third-party extension or keyboard installed, such asGrammarly, grammar mistakes will not be automatically caught. That’s all about to change forGoogle Docsusers as the search giant has announced the availability of a new grammar suggestions feature for its web-based word processor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google has finally updated the burger emoji in Android 8.1 August 16, 2025 The most frustrating thing about owning an Android phone is finally fixed. Google finally fixed the burger emoji. You might remember that Google CEO Sundar Pichai said he’ddrop everythingand get the emoji fixed in October. Well, as of Android 8.1 developer preview 2 thatdropped yesterday, the cheese is finally back on top of the patty where it should be....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Home can now understand 3 queries at a time, or so Google says August 01, 2025 AtGoogle I/O 2018, Google promised improvements toGoogle Assistant(and thus, Google Home hardware) that would enable users to get more done using more natural ways of speaking. Fulfilling one of those promises,Google tweeted late yesterdaythat you can now perform up to three queries at once when issuing commands to your Google Home, Google Home Mini, orGoogle Home Max....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google launches Pie edition of Android Go: Smaller, faster, and more secure July 23, 2025 Last year,Google launched Android Go, a version ofAndroid 8.0 Oreothat is smaller and simpler, and thus perfect for incredibly cheap budget devices. Today, only a week after the officiallaunch of Android 9.0 Pie, Google announcedthe Pie version of Android Go, which is even smaller, faster, and more secure than the Oreo version....