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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google testing new search features: recent, trending, nearby June 05, 2025 Over onReddit, a couple of Redditors have seen a slight change to theGoogle Nowsearch feature. When tapping the search bar on the home screen, rather than seeing a list of recent search terms, the change now shows recent searches, what’s trending on Google and nearby places. It’s not entirely clear if the change is a server-side A/B test or if it is somehow tied up with the January security patch....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s Pixel Launcher goes live in the Play Store for its new smartphones June 21, 2025 Google has made itsPixel Launcheravailable to download in the Google Play Store. The launcher is specifically for the use of owners of the company’s newest smartphones, thePixel and Pixel XL, which will officially go on sale tomorrow, October 20. In case you’re out of the loop, the Pixel Launcher is the new launcher app that comes pre-installed on the Pixel and Pixel XL....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google: KitKat is now on 33.9% of Android devices July 26, 2025 Even though KitKat has become merely a chocolaty residue over in Mountain View, for a large chunk of users it’s still their defacto OS build. Literally. Thanks to new data provided by Google itself, the Nestlé wafer is quite a popular product indeed, at least as far as Android goes....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Has the HTCU11 made the U Ultra obsolete already? August 05, 2025 TheHTC U11has just been unveiled and it’s looking to offer someformidable competition to flagships that have already been announced in 2017. However, HTChas put itself in a bit of a strange situation this year, whereby the launch of this latest flagship is stepping right on the toes of one of its own high-end launches – theHTC U Ultra....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s how Motorola’s next flagship can take the fight to Samsung, HUAWEI July 07, 2025 It’s been far too long since we saw a true flagship phone fromMotorola. The last device to fit the bill was 2017’sMoto Z2 Force, while subsequent devices have either used mid-range silicon or the previous year’s flagship processor. Thankfully, the companyannouncedin December 2019 that it’s planning to launch the “fastest 5G phone on Qualcomm’s flagship platform” in early 2020....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s where you can still buy the discontinued Pixel 3a phones July 31, 2025 Google’s mid-range smartphones from 2019 have completed theirsuccessful runand are now out to pasture. The company confirmed that it discontinued making and selling thePixel 3aandPixel 3a XLin July 2020. While the phones are no longer available from the Google Store, there are some third-party platforms where you could still find the smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s your first look at the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 August 04, 2025 Samsungpretty much owns the foldable market at the moment. As such, there’s a lot of anticipation for its upcoming slate of foldable devices which should involve sequels to the Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip series. Now, thanks toEvan Blass, we have what appear to be press renders for the two phones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Huawei’s hopeless US situation somehow got worse August 18, 2025 TheUS trade banagainstHuaweihas been ongoing for over three years now, barring the company from using Google services, making its own chips, and more. It’s resulted in the company sliding out of the top five players globally, but it looks like things are going to get worse for the manufacturer....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. iFixit’s LG G4 teardown reveals components that are very easy to replace August 08, 2025 Unlike many of its competitors, theLG G4features a removable back plate and battery, giving users easy access to the phone’s internals. But for the folks over atiFixit, simply removing the back plate isn’t nearly diving in deep enough. In this new teardown, we get to take a good look at the super-repairable LG G4 and what it takes to build a device like this....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. It’s the end for Android 2.3 Gingerbread with Google Play Services 10.2 August 17, 2025 If they haven’t done so already on their own, Android developers can now no longer useGoogle Play Servicesfor any apps that support Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The company previously said this wouldhappen in early 2017, and now the change notes for Google Play Services 10.2 that went live this week confirm it is the first without support for Gingerbread....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Jide Remix Android tablet now available on Amazon (costs more than $39) July 12, 2025 Do you remember theJide Remix ultra-tabletthat was being given away for as little as $39 through Kickstarter a while ago? If you feel you missed out, you may now head over to Amazon to purchase the Android powered, Microsoft Surface look-alike tablet. But it will cost a little more this time....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leak: Check out the specs of Xiaomi Mi 6 and Mi 6 Plus June 27, 2025 In addition to theGalaxy S8 and S8+, two other flagship devices are coming soon — Xiaomi is expected to take the wraps off the Mi 6 and Mi 6 Plus next month. If you want to know more about them, you’re in luck. The specifications of both devices have recently leaked....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Lenovo launches affordable TAB3 series August 01, 2025 Today atMWC 2016,Lenovohas unveiled its new TAB3 series of Android tablets. There are three models in cascading sizes at 7, 8 and 10-inches. While the two smaller tablets are designed around family use and even include some family specific features, the 10-inch model is targeted at the higher-end business segment. The TAB3 7 and TAB3 8 variants are both reasonably priced and feature very similar specifications....