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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google App may start showing pollen counts and add a search bar to the notification panel July 01, 2025 Code from the Google App version 7.1.21 beta has hinted at what could be in store for the next updates. The strings, discovered byAndroid Police, indicate thatGooglecould be about to introduce a pollen counter to the app and add a search bar to the notification area....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Assistant color changes suggest Android 12 theming support July 02, 2025 A prevalent rumor surroundingAndroid 12is native theming support. In theory, the operating system would pull colors from your wallpaper and then automatically theme the rest of the system with complementary colors. However, just how far would this theming system go? Evidence now suggests that it could even affect theGoogle Assistanttheme....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 4a vs Pixel 3a: Should you upgrade? July 21, 2025 In 2019, Google launched thePixel 3aas its entry into the crowded mid-range smartphone field. In 2020, Google released its successor, thePixel 4a. It has a number of hardware and software improvements over the previous phone. But in this battle between the Pixel 4a vs Pixel 3a, should owners of the older phone upgrade to the newer model?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play Music is crashing for some users [Update: fixed] June 05, 2025 The patch notes for the update simply list “bug fixes” as the only improvement, and reportsindicatethat this has indeed solved the issue. Shame Google hasn’t been as quick to address itsAndroid Wear 2.0 problems. Less than a week ago,Google Play Musicversion 01-06-2025 began rolling out to Android users, featuring support for Android O’snotification channelsand a revamped search history view....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Search’s new activity cards let you pick up where you last left off June 18, 2025 In ablog postpublished today, Google announced new activity cards forGoogle Search. The card will pop up when your current search query closely matches a previous one. Called “Your related activity,” these activity cards contain websites you previously clicked on during a previous search query....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s latest acquisition will help make Calendar, Inbox and other apps ‘smarter’ August 01, 2025 Google recently introducedInbox by Gmailwith the ambitious goal of making ouremail experience smarter than ever before. Now it seems this is only the beginning of Google’s plans for helping its users stay better organized. In an official blog post, Google has now announced the acquisition of the Timeful app and the team behind it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands on with LG’s new mid-range smartphones (updated) July 12, 2025 While LG may not be bringing its flagship G4 to MWC, the company is focusing on other areas of the Android market, with theLG Watch Urbane, and a slew of mid-range smartphones that the company introduced last week. We go hands-on with the LG Spirit and the LG Magna!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HBO is sunsetting HBO Go to simplify offerings, but it’s still very confusing August 01, 2025 The subtle differences between HBO Go, HBO Now, and HBO Max make things pretty confusing. In fact, we needed to make a wholeexplainer articlerelated to the streaming platforms. Now, HBO’s parent company Warner Media has announced it’s going to at least attempt to make things simpler (viaTechCrunch)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR 10 vs OnePlus 6: Game, set, match August 25, 2025 TheHONOR 10andOnePlus 6occupy a similar space in the smartphone market. These are both affordable devices with flagship-esque specs. In both cases, you’re looking at high-performance dual lens cameras, top-end chipsets, and tons of neat features. But there can only be one! Who shall rise victorious? That’s what we aim to answer in this HONOR 10 vs OnePlus 6 comparison....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How Android updates will change with Nougat July 08, 2025 Android Nougat’s final release has been around for several weeks now, at least for the few Nexus deviceslucky enough to get the update. It’s also arriving out-of-the-box on the upcomingLG V20.As the update reaches more devices, users have a lot to look forward to, including a number of new features including improved Doze mode, multi-window support, and much more....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to take a gym and level it up in Pokemon Go! June 10, 2025 What is a Gym in Pokemon Go? Gyms are strategically located places around the world that various teams can capture and control. They are generally points of interest in your community. Popular Gym locations include churches, landmarks, monuments, schools, and similar places of note. There doesn’t seem to be much of a rhyme or reason to the choices that Niantic made when it comes to placement because we’ve seen churches with two gyms and schools with none....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hugo Barra tortures the Redmi Note 3 in ultimate durability test June 11, 2025 Xiaomi’s Hugo Barra and Jai Mani have put theRedmi Note 3through a series of durability tests to demonstrate the strength of the proprietary glass it uses. ManyXiaomifans questioned the durability of the glass when it was revealed that the Redmi Note 3 doesn’t use Corning’s Gorilla Glass for display protection....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Instagram brings Facebook Messenger into your DMs July 07, 2025 Like it or not,Facebook Messengermight soon find its way into your Instagram DMs. Instagram hasannouncedintegration with Messenger, letting you carry on some conversations without having to switch apps. Any messages and calls from other Instagram users will stay in Instagram. This isn’t merging your Facebook and Instagram accounts. If you enable the connection, however, you can start conversations with Messenger friends or receive their messages....