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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google is giving away 10 free Nexus Live Cases in latest promo June 05, 2025 Interested in one of Google’s slick $35 customLive Casesfor your Nexus(6, 6P, or 5X), but not so interested in shelling out the cash? For those based in the United States, Google is giving you the opportunity to win one of 10 free cases. To get in on this giveaway you’ll need to first join the Google Maps Local Guides program....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google leaks Zenfone 8 Flip and other unreleased smartphones August 15, 2025 Google recently spilled the beans on a number of unannounced smartphones thanks to an update it pushed out to itslist of devices that support ARCore. First spotted by9to5Google, the updated support document for Google’s augmented reality platform included references to unreleased phones from eight Android OEMs. The complete update added 23 Android devices to the list, most of which have already been released....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Now on Tap update brings Discover mode, text translation from any screen, and more July 01, 2025 Google has justannouncedan update toNow on Tapthat will bring handy new features like text translation from any screen, a new Discover mode, and barcode/QR code scanning. One of the biggest new features in this update is the ability to translate text from any screen....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play Services 11 adds more details to cast notifications July 31, 2025 If you use your Android device to cast content like video or audio to other devices, such as a TV or a connected speaker, you may soon get some additional information when that happens on your network. A new report says that the newGoogle Play Servicesupdate to version 11 includes those newGoogle Castnotification changes....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google quietly buys company that turns surfaces into speakers August 10, 2025 The hullabaloo that isCES 2018is still going on, and whileGooglehas a prominent presence at the yearly gathering, the company made non-CES news with its quiet acquisition of UK startup Redux. Taking a look at Redux’s now-defunctwebsite, the company implements technology that turns surfaces like phone displays into speakers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google security head says Pixel is as secure as the iPhone August 05, 2025 Google’s director of security at Android, Adrian Ludwig, has said that theGoogle PixelandApple iPhoneare “nearly identical in terms of their platform-level capabilities” when it comes to security. Speaking toMotherboardat a conference on Tuesday, Ludwig also noted that Android’s open ecosystem would ensure that it was even more secure than Apple iOS in the future....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google to continue working with military, but will avoid nukes and spying June 18, 2025 Google has unveiled a set of principles that it will use to steer its work with AI. In the guidelines, the company promised that it will not design AI for use in weapons, surveillance or technology that causes harm. It did say that it will continue its governmental and military work in other areas, however....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google TV now supports more streaming services and live TV channels August 03, 2025 AfterAndroid TVreceived an update last week, Google is now tackling theGoogle TVapp on Android. A new update to Google TV is rolling out to users this week, bringing support for more streaming services, live TV channels, and more. First, and most noticeable, is the app’s refreshed interface....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI Ascend P8 rumors hint at a ceramic body and 2.5D display June 18, 2025 TheHuaweiAscend P7may only be 6 months old, but sources in China are suggesting that a successor could make an appearance as early as January 2015, at next year’sCES. The handset is apparently already undergoing internal testing. Just like the Ascend P7, the P8 looks to fall somewhere just behind the premium-tier of flagship smartphones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P30 and P30 Pro listings appear at retailer: 5x zoom confirmed for Pro model? July 24, 2025 TheHUAWEI P30 and P30 Proare due for an official reveal on March 26, but we’ve already seen a flood of leaks in the run-up to the event. Now, the latest leak comes via a listing for the phones at Norwegian retailer Power (h/t:Tek....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI shows off the photography prowess of its dual rear camera HONOR 6 Plus June 07, 2025 TheHUAWEI HONOR 6 Plus, which launched at an event in Beijing yesterday, is packing some rather tasty hardware at a reasonable price, but its new 8 megapixel dual rear cameras are the real talking point. To show off what is new camera technology is capable of, HUAWEI has uploaded a small selection of stills apparently taken with its latest smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. NASCAR Pulls Into NVIDIA SHIELD in Real Racing 3 Update June 05, 2025 One of the finest racing experiences to date available for Android devices, and more specificallyNVIDIA SHIELD, isReal Racing 3from Electronic Arts. However, what was already a comprehensive racing package has shifted up another gear with the release of a major new NASCAR update. Let’s take a look at what’s new....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New technology will turn your phone’s display into a biometric scanner August 22, 2025 We should all be familiar with biometric scanners in smartphones by now. While sometimesit can ultimately work against us, biometric recognition is making its way into the mainstream, offering an easy way to gain access to our mobile devices. So far, we’ve only really seen fingerprint recognition as the main form of biometric security on today’s smartphones, but that may change sometime (relatively) soon....