Google unveils Maps beta test program for Android users

Any Android user can now sign up as a beta tester to explore what's in store in the next version of Google's mapping app. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Lenovo launches a feature-packed camera app for Motorola phones

Currently live in the Play Store, the new Moto Camera app addresses many shortcomings of Motorola's default camera software. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Galaxy Note 6 (Note 7?) renders show off dual edges

Thanks to a leak from Shai Mizrachi, we can see that Samsung plans to bring the Edge to its next Note handset. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Huawei Daydream-ready phone coming this fall, as company takes aim at Apple and Samsung

In a recent Wall Street Journal interview, Huawei has all but declared war on Apple and Samsung, promising to be number 1 in 5 years. Meanwhile, they also revealed their first Daydream ready phone is coming this fall. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Huawei P9 feature focus: software

The Huawei P9 has an interesting specs list but what does the software experience offer? Let's find out in this closer look at Emotion UI on the Huawei P9. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

VLC 2.0 brings extended network support and universal Android TV UI mode

VLC is now rolling out version 2.0 on Android. According to VideoLAN Organization, the latest version of the media player offers network disk browsing, video playlists, and revamped UI elements. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

OnePlus wants you to buy the OnePlus 3 without seeing it first

OnePlus is no stranger to controversial, occasionally gimmicky marketing stunts. Remember Smash The Past? Now OnePlus is innovating in this field with a “blind sale.” | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Björk & HTC Vive present the world’s first VR music album

Iconic Icelandic artist Björk is collaborating with HTC to let fans experience a virtual reality interpretation of Vulnicura, Björk’s most recent studio album. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Report: Samsung Galaxy Note 7 (Note 6) may launch around August 2nd

According to Evan Blass, the next Note is primed for launch just in almost exactly two months. Given last year's early debut date, it would make sense. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Gear Fit 2 vs Gear Fit: what’s the difference?

The Gear Fit 2 looks arguably better than its predecessor from two years ago, but is it worth spending money to upgrade? | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

1080p 240 fps slow motion video capture is coming

OmniVision has just announced a new image sensor for smartphones that is capable of 240 fps video capture at 1080p. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

T-Mobile is about to make their 11th ‘Uncarrier’ move

T-Mobile is about to make their eleventh ‘Uncarrier’ move on June 6th, and they’ve been pushing the hype all day today. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Transformers: Earth Wars arrives on Android

Transformers: Earth Wars is a base-building real-time strategy game that pits your favorite robots against each other in an epic battle for planet Earth. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

How to use Maps and Play Music without killing your watch battery – Android customization

Maps and Music notifications on Android Wear are great, but killer on the battery, this Android customization takes control, saving your watch battery. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Samsung unveils Gear Fit2 wearable and Gear IconX earbuds

Today Samsung revealed their long-awaited Gear Fit2 as well as the Gear IconX earbuds. The former will arrive in June, but well have to wait for the latter. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Best Android phones for taking selfies (June 2016)

Android devices with a main focus on the front-facing camera are hard to find, so we have put together a curated list with our very favorite ones. Here are the best phones for selfies! | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Samsung reportedly to go toe-to-toe with Jaybird with Level Active

It looks like Samsung is taking aim at Jaybird to become a major player in the fitness-geared Bluetooth headset market. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

India’s Micromax reveals global ambitions, aims to enter Chinese market

Micromax wants to be the fifth-largest smartphone maker by 2020, and to do this they are raising funds to enter the Chinese market. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Deal: Unlocked 32 GB ZTE Axon for $170 shipped

The 32 GB ZTE Axon phone is available unlocked on eBay right now with free shipping for just $170. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Popular photography app VSCO totally redesigned for Android and iOS

A new VSCO update is bringing an entirely new user interface and community-focused experience to the popular photography app. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Facebook Messenger just rolled out 1500 new emoji

Facebook has just introduced 1,500 new emojis to the smiley ecosystem in Messenger. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Have To Concede: HTC’s 10 is definitely the One but is that enough?

Most would agree that the HTC 10 is a very good phone, to say the least, but can it actually save the company that made it from years of bad sales? | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Pebble Core will offer Amazon Alexa support, opening up a world of new possibilities

Pebble Core has a new trick up its sleeve: the added support for the Amazon Alexa voice assistant. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Android 6.0 Marshmallow rolling out to Verizon’s Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Tab S2

If you own a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 or Galaxy Tab S2 on Verizon, you'll be happy to hear that Android 6.0 Marshmallow is rolling out to your devices now! | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Amazon’s Fire 10 is now available with new aluminium build and up to 64GB of storage

Starting today, the Amazon Fire 10 can now be purchased with a silver aluminium chassis, and at the same starting price as the original plastic model. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Hands on with HTC Vive’s Front Defense at Computex 2016

At Computex 2016, Lanh and Nirave had the opportunity to go hands-on with the HTC Vive. This included trying out the new game, Front Defense. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Elon Musk says there’s only one AI company that has him worried

Speaking at Code Conference 2016, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says there's only one AI company that has him worried. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

A Samsung phone leads in US customer satisfaction survey… again

iPhones are everywhere you look in the United States, but American customers are the most satisfied with a phone from Samsung. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

LG G Pad X 8.0 now available from T-Mobile for just $240 FRP

LG has a new tablet on T-Mobile's Now Network that won't break the bank at just $240 full retail price. Best yet, it's available now! | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Xiaomi Mi Band 2 comes with an OLED screen, it’s still darn cheap

Remember Xiaomi's dirt cheap Mi Band fitness tracker? It was followed by the Pulse variant that featured a heartbeat sensor. Now the Chinese brand has added a third product, dubbed the Mi Band 2, to its fitness tracker line-up. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Samsung Pay is arriving in the first European country, but without its best feature

Samsung is finally bringing its payment service to Europe, starting in Spain. There’s a catch though – Samsung Pay will only work with NFC terminals, at least in Spain. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

OnePlus 3: 5 things we want to see

The OnePlus 3 is set to be announced in less than 2 weeks. Here's what we'd like to see changed this time around. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Deal: Moto X Pure 64GB and Moto 360 Sport watch for just $400 in total

Right now you can get a brand new Moto X Pure Edition (64GB model) and a Moto 360 Sport for just $400 directly from Motorola. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Google suspends Chromebook auto-updates due to critical bug

Silent updates are one of the nicest features of Chrome OS. But the system is not fail proof. A bug found in some Chromebook models has prompted Google to pause these auto-updates. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

The latest update makes it easier to share stuff on Hangouts

Ironically, Google, the biggest Android app developer of all, has been slow to adopt direct sharing . Hangouts, for instance, has only received the capability this week. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Xiaomi’s Marshmallow-flavored MIUI 8 beta goes live

Xiaomi has released its latest MIUI 8 ROM for public beta testing. If you own a Xiaomi phone and are of the adventurous type, this is your chance to be among the first to have a go at the Chinese company's latest OS based on Marshmallow. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Research team creates stretchy circuits that can be worn like lick-and-stick tattoos

A research team from the University of Wisconsin has discovered a way to create circuits that are fast, stretchable, and wearable as temporary tattoos. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Google Keep gains link previews, duplicate detection, and smart autocompletion

Google Keep just got a new update that brings link preview capabilities, alerts to keep you from adding duplicate items, and intelligent auto-completion. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

15 Best eBook reader apps for Android

It's become a lot easier to read eBooks than it used to be and there are a ton of options. Here are the best eBook reader apps for Android! | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Sundar Pichai talks Nexus, AI, Google Home, and EU legal issues

Today Google CEO Sundar Pichai sat down to talk with Re/code about a variety of topics including the challenges facing the company over the next years. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

New Sandisk dual-USB flash drive offers 128 GB of high-speed USB Type-C data transfer

Sandisk's new Dual-USB Type-C flash drive comes in capacities up to 128 GB with retractable dual-USB connectors and data transfer speeds of up to 150 Mbps. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

As My Accounts turns 1 year old, Google unveils 2 new nifty features

Google has announced that they will soon be rolling out two new features to My Accounts: better phone tracking and new accessibility options. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Soon you’ll be able to unlock Windows 10 with wearables

Microsoft wants to let you skip passwords or PINs by giving Windows 10 the ability to recognize you based on your wearables. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Samsung eyeballing iris scanners: Galaxy Iris and Galaxy Eyeprint trademarked in U.S. and Korea

Samsung has now trademarked the names Galaxy Iris and Galaxy Eyeprint in the U.S. and Korea as well (it has already trademarked the name in the EU). | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Google snags Pixar story artist to give Google Home, OK Google personality

Google has brought aboard Emma Coats of Pixar story-building fame to work with Google Doodle's Ryan Germick to make Google Home more human. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Google Play will now suggest unused apps that you should uninstall to save space

If you're constantly running out of space, the Google Play Store will soon give you suggestions on how to fix that problem. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Hands-on with the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus

We are at Computex 2016 taking a look at some of the hottest tech gadgets around. Among them are Motorola's new Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Bezos sheds light on why Amazon gave cold shoulder to Chromecast and Apple TV

Jeff Bezos hinted that Amazon was willing to continue to sell the Chromecast and Apple TV, provided that Google and Apple agreed to bundle Amazon’s Prime Video service with it. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago