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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google is making a big mistake killing Play Music for YouTube Music July 16, 2025 We’ve known for a while now that Google was readying a plot forGoogle Play Musicin theGoogle graveyard. Nevertheless, it was still a bit of a surprise when the company announced that it wouldditch Play Musicfor itsYouTube Musicservice before the end of 2020. Put bluntly: YouTube Music isn’t a music app, it’s a way to increase YouTube viewing minutes....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Maps beta adds notification channels for Android O August 16, 2025 The latest Google Maps beta v9.55 adds support for notification channels if you’re using a device runningAndroid O. The functionality will obviously be coming to all devices when the O release arrives later this year and when the regular Maps app is updated in Google Play. It also looks like Maps will soon let you download entire country maps for offline use....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google may soon sell the Nexus 6P at Best Buy, Gold variant headed to the US (Update: now available at Best Buy) June 28, 2025 [aa_button text=“Buy now from Best Buy” url=“http://www.bestbuy.com/site/huawei-nexus-6p-4g-with-64gb-memory-cell-phone-unlocked-aluminum/4787901.p” size=“medium” align=“center” nofollow=“0” color=“0” ] Original post (12/14):When theNexus 6Plaunched back in September, Google announced that a special Gold variant of theHuawei-made device would be available, but only to residents of Japan....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 5 unboxing and hands-on: The premium Pixel for 2020 July 17, 2025 We recently unboxed the Google Pixel 4a 5G. That phone seemed like the Goldilocks device of this year’s Pixel lineup, with the biggest display, a wide-angle camera, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset with 5G connectivity. Nevertheless, some people want a more premium device than the Pixel 4a 5G....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Happy birthday, Xiaomi: Nine years on and still going strong June 18, 2025 Today, India’s top smartphone maker, and theworld’s number five, celebrates an anniversary. Xiaomi Corporation was founded nine years ago on July 31, 2025, in Beijing, China. In less than a decade,Xiaomihas risen up the smartphone ranks and amassed a fervent following, thanks largely to a singular hardware vision it has strictly adhered to: high power, low prices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here are the differences between T-Mobile’s OnePlus 8T Plus and the regular 8T August 20, 2025 Yes, there’s a T-Mobile version of theOnePlus 8T, the 8T Plus — but it turns out that you don’t need to worry too much about the differences between that and the unlocked model. According to the OnePlus 8T Plus spec sheet, the most conspicuous change is the official IP68 water and dust resistance rating....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HMD Global rumored to launch two new Nokia smartphones at MWC 2017 July 11, 2025 HMD Global surprised the world a few weeks ago when it launched its first Nokia-branded Android smartphone,the Nokia 6, in China. Since then, demand for the phone has reportedlyexceeded its supply in that country. Now a new report claims the company will officially introduce two more Nokia Android phones as part of its announcements at the2017 Mobile World Congresstrade show later this month in Barcelona, Spain....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to add fingerprint authentication to your Android app June 10, 2025 In this article, I’m going to show you exactly how to implement fingerprint authentication in your own apps, by walking you through the process of creating a sample app that registers when the user places their fingertip against their device’s touch sensor, processes their input, and then displays a range of toasts depending on whether the fingerprint authentication has succeeded or failed....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to install Lollipop-based CyanogenMod 12 on the Galaxy S2 (I9100) July 31, 2025 The Samsung Galaxy S2 was released on February 13th, 2011, and was the predecessor of the first Android device to truly rival the iPhone in both sales and popularity. Four years is almost an eternity in the world of tech, but that hasn’t stopped theXDA Developerscommunity of finding a way of getting a stableAndroid Lollipopbuild up and running on the Galaxy S2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to play Pokemon Go (and everything else you need to know) July 22, 2025 Pokemon Go haslaunchedand we have plenty of trainers roaming the streets, looking for their next catch (not always a great one). You have probably seen all the memes and heard about it plenty of times. Everyone and their mom is on it! Even we have been playing around with the app and can see how some things may be a bit confusing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to try out Samsung’s new device optimization app suite July 25, 2025 Samsung’s flagship devices have been the number one choice for many smartphone power users for years. Historically, the company is known for providing as many features and as much performance as possible with theGalaxy NoteandGalaxy Slines. Now, Samsung has launched a new suite of apps designed to help you squeeze even more out of your device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Huawei’s next foldable phone could closely resemble the Galaxy Z Fold 2 August 02, 2025 Huawei‘s next foldable phone may more closely resemble theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, according to designs in a patent filing uncovered byLetsGoDigital. The designs point to a switch in HUAWEI’s foldable philosophy and suggest that the company is considering switching to an inward-folding design instead of the outward-folding system used by theMate XS....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. I tried Nreal’s mixed reality glasses at CES and now I want a pair July 21, 2025 If you told me one of my favorite announcements fromCESwas going to be a pair of mixed reality glasses, I would’ve called you crazy. Maybe I’m the crazy one because I spent some time with Nreal’s upcoming Light mixed reality glasses and I’m very much on board....