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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LineageOS’s April Fools' Day gag was neither funny nor timely (Update: LineageOS team apologizes) June 13, 2025 The joke consisted of two parts — one relating to cryptocurrency and another, which attracted the most complaints, involved a persistent “validation error” notification (read more on the specifics in the original coverage below). In a message on itsofficial blog(viaAndroid Police), LineageOS’sciwrlsaid that, in hindsight, the notification “was in bad taste for a platform such as ours....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Lots of Pixel resellers have had their Google accounts suspended (UPDATE: “genuine accounts” getting access back) August 08, 2025 Update (11/21/16):It didn’t take long for the Google Pixel fiasco to spread all over the internet. It is true the terms of service were violated, but Google’s response seemed proportionally catastrophic. This is why Google has decided to change its position and return access to the affected users’ accounts, so long as these are genuine....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Meet Flic: the wireless Smart Button July 02, 2025 Don’t you think that life be more fun with more buttons, preferably the big red unlabelled kind that would make your house look more like a supervillain’s layer? Enter Flic, a wireless button that you can stick anywhere and that communicates with your smartphone to perform a variety of tasks....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nokia 8 poses for the camera in unmistakable new color variant June 06, 2025 We have alreadyseen a few imagesof the upcoming Nokia 8 so far, which show the flagship in two color options: dark blue and silver. Now, additional images of the smartphone have popped up onBaidu, giving us a closer look at another color variant that is quite unique, to say the least....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nokia 9.3 PureView rumors: 8K, better night mode, and exclusive ZEISS effects July 27, 2025 HMD Global hasn’t released a flagship phone since early 2019’sNokia 9 PureView, which was a rather interesting yet flawed device. But we’ve been hearing about an upcoming flagship for months now, dubbed the Nokia 9.3 or Nokia 9.2 PureView. Now,Nokia Power Userreports that the phone could offer8K recordingcapabilities, citing a source....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 7 Pro + Volta charging bundle international giveaway! July 05, 2025 It’s time for the Sunday giveaway! Like every week, we’re giving away another a brand new Android phone to a luckyAndroid Authorityreader. A big congratulations to the winner of last week’sSamsung Galaxy S10 giveaway, Mary M. and Miguel G. This week we’re giving away aOnePlus 7 Proand a Volta charging bundle, courtesy of our friends atVolta!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus Gallery wants to be your one-stop shop for general photo needs June 25, 2025 We all take a bunch of photos, right? Some more than others, but imaging and photography is definitely an important part of the mobile experience. I still haven’t found the gallery that really fulfills all my needs. If you are in the same boat as me and happen to have aOnePlus 2runningOxygen OS, there is a new option around for you, and it comes straight from the Chinese startup....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Renders suggest giant Galaxy View 2 tablet is real, headed to AT&T (Update: Promo video) July 29, 2025 After confirming that the tablet will work on its 4G network, AT&T states that the Galaxy View 2 has a 17.3-inch FHD display. Additionally, the oversized “portable” entertainment device has a 12,000mAh battery and includes 64GB of built-in storage with the option to add up to400GB via a microSD card....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Google is taking on Apple with custom processors for Chrome OS devices August 19, 2025 Googleconfirmed earlier this year that thePixel 6 serieswould be powered by the company’s first in-house chipset. The custom Tensor processor hosts some machine learning smarts and is also tipped to offer aSamsung modem. Now,Nikkei Asiareports that Google is building its own processors for Chrome OS-powered laptops and tablets, citing three sources familiar with the plans....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Roadie is to UPS what Uber is to taxi cabs June 14, 2025 Crowd-sourced product delivery service has arrived with the innovative companyRoadie. TheUber-inspired, stuff-transport app has come into its own, allowing you to move anything from small packages to recliners to Labrador Retrievers across the city or throughout the states. It’s as easy as making a few taps on your phone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung foldable devices with glass displays hinted by new supplier investment June 24, 2025 The first Samsung foldable device, theSamsung Galaxy Fold, features an inner display covered in plastic. This plastic is so sensitive that even Samsung admits a hard fingernail press could potentially damage it. It appears this problem could be a thing of the past for future Samsung devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy J6 Plus and Galaxy J4 Plus will have side-mounted fingerprint sensor August 06, 2025 The Samsung Galaxy J4 and Samsung Galaxy J6 landedin May of this year. Now, viaSamMobile, it looks like we’re going to get “Plus” variants of those devices: the Samsung Galaxy J6 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy J4 Plus. While the Galaxy J4 and Galaxy J6 were prettystandard budget-focused devices, there is a notable new feature to the Plus variants:a side-mounted fingerprint sensor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung shipping both ISOCELL and Sony sensors in the Galaxy S7…again July 15, 2025 Remember the uproar last year when it was discovered that the theGalaxy S6 was shipping with two different camera sensors? Some shipped with a Sony sensor – which turned out to be the slightly superior option – and others shipped with Samsung’s ISOCELL sensor. Well, Samsung is at it again, with both the Sony IMX260 and Samsung’s own ISOCELL sensors being used in theGalaxy S7andGalaxy S7 Edgecameras....