What is WWE Network? Everything you need to know! (Update: US version shut down)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What is WWE Network? Everything you need to know! (Update: US version shut down) July 14, 2025 Update: June 30, 2025– TheWWE Networkhas now shut down in the US. Its content, and all future WWE streaming content, will be shown on thePeacockstreaming service. Peacock costs $4.99 a month with ads or $9.99 a month without ads. WWE Network will still be available to access outside the US....

June 4, 2025 · 4 min · 640 words · Tina Ramirez

Would you rather your virtual assistant be female, male, or gender neutral? (Poll of the Week)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Would you rather your virtual assistant be female, male, or gender neutral? (Poll of the Week) August 22, 2025 Last week’s poll summary:Last week,we askedif you would buy thevivo Nexif it came to your region. Most of our Instagram voters said they would buy the Nex, while YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter voters mostly voted no. So, why wouldn’t our readers buy this phone?...

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Corey Lee

Xiaomi Mi 6 teasers and leaks continue to pour in

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi 6 teasers and leaks continue to pour in August 04, 2025 As we get closer to Xiaomi’s press event on April 19 in China, the company has posted more official teasers for itsupcoming Mi 6 smartphone. At the same time, more unofficial leaks that reportedly show off the phone have been posted on sits likeSlashleaksandMyDrivers. The reported render leaks seem to be in line with previous images that have been posted of the Mi 6, and theMyDriversrender also seems to show the dual camera setup that’s expected for the phone....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Robert Harris

You can now host simple websites using Google Drive

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now host simple websites using Google Drive June 30, 2025 To get it working is really very simple. First create a folder and share it as “Public on the web” and then upload your HTML, JS and CSS files. To find out the URL just open the HTML file you want to share and click the “Preview” button....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Jennifer Gibson

Amazon is bringing Alexa Voice Services to UK and Germany

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon is bringing Alexa Voice Services to UK and Germany July 20, 2025 Amazon continues to expand the reach of itspopular Alexa digital assistant. Today, the company announced that its Alexa Voice Service can now be included in products that are sold specifically for the UK and Germany markets. What does this mean? Amazon stated that products with Alexa support in both countries can now access localized languages and skills in the UK and Germany....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Elizabeth Young

Announcing Android 7.1 Developer Preview

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Announcing Android 7.1 Developer Preview July 14, 2025 When we first got our hands onNougat, it was our impression that – even though it was a robust operating system version that seemed hand-tailored for Android fans – there was a lot of room for increased capability. In many ways, it didn’t feel quite as ‘finalized’ or polished as versions like Marshmallow had felt....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Brett Jones

Back to Basics: Android versions explained

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Back to Basics: Android versions explained August 10, 2025 Welcome friends to the “Back to Basics” series, where we run a fine toothed comb over each and every aspect of Android so that you may make an educated decision on which Android device is for you. This week’s edition is all about Android versions, and we’ll be releasing a new edition to the series every week, so stay tuned....

June 3, 2025 · 7 min · 1279 words · Timothy Crawford DDS

Best of Android: How we score

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best of Android: How we score July 15, 2025 After reading all our winners this year, you’re probably wondering how we score each candidate. That’s a great question to have! We actually re-did everything this year, and I think even the most nitpicky out there will appreciate how we improved our processes. There will never be a perfect scoring algorithm, but we’re proud of what we have....

June 3, 2025 · 5 min · 930 words · Tyrone Adams

BLOCKS modular smartwatch is available for $259

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BLOCKS modular smartwatch is available for $259 June 02, 2025 The world’s first customizable smartwatch is finally on sale for $259, but quite frankly, it’s unclear whether it’ll be a huge hit or a complete disaster. BLOCKS unveiled its modular smartwatch all the way back in 2015, and while it managed to raise $1.6 million onKickstarterin no time, the constant delays raised concerns that this ambitious project may never come to fruition....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Susan Lopez

Brace yourselves: Ads in WhatsApp are coming

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Brace yourselves: Ads in WhatsApp are coming July 10, 2025 According to Daniels, WhatsApp will place ads in the Status section. This is the section that takes more than a few inspirations fromInstagramStories and lets you share text, photos, videos, and GIFs. After 24 hours, any content you put in the Status section disappears. Daniels added that ads in the Status section would be the “primary monetization mode for the company as well as an opportunity for businesses to reach people on WhatsApp....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Jose Mejia

Counterpoint: Samsung to sell 50 million Galaxy S6's, won't match the iPhone though

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Counterpoint: Samsung to sell 50 million Galaxy S6’s, won’t match the iPhone though July 14, 2025 TheGalaxy S6may beone of the best Android smartphones of the yearbut Samsung is still reportedly struggling to outsell theApple iPhone 6andApple iPhone 6 Plus. This follows on from another report that suggested theGalaxy S6 has failed to match Samsung’s expectations in Korea,although another report suggested thatthe Galaxy S6 Edge was exceeding expectations....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Christopher Crawford

Facebook’s Snooze button silences your annoying friends for 30 days

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook’s Snooze button silences your annoying friends for 30 days July 15, 2025 Honesty time: I have some friends onFacebookwhose posts sometimes greatly annoy me. I can unfriend them, which would be the easiest way to rid myself of those posts, or I can “snooze” them, a new feature that Facebook isrolling out today. Originally spotted byTechCrunchback in September, the social media juggernaut’s “Snooze” button allows users to mute people, Pages, and Groups for 30 days....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · David Ochoa

Find out what your kitchen is up to with Google Assistant for LG and GE appliances

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Find out what your kitchen is up to with Google Assistant for LG and GE appliances July 30, 2025 Android and Google Home devices already support Google Assistant (with iOS support rolling out as well), but the search giant wants its AI-empowered virtual assistant in more devices. That is why Google announced that appliances will eventually support Google Assistant, starting with LG and GE....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 284 words · Steven Green