by Chris Smith, 4 hours ago

Chrome Beta for Android has been updated to version 28 (28.0.1500.21), which includes several new features like built-in translation. Here is the full changelog for the application, as posted by Google on its blog: Google…

by Brad Ward, 14 hours ago

Those among the tech crowd love the stock Android experience and tend to shout belligerent remarks against anything that isn’t stock Android, such as Samsung’s TouchWiz interface and HTC’s Sense UI. While stock Android offers…

by Nate Swanner, 1 day ago

If you thought the good stuff was all at I/O, you’d be wrong. Two major Android updates have landed today, along with two others that went a bit under the radar. The first, a big…

by Brad Ward, 2 days ago

There is an explosive amount of developers already making games for mobile platforms, and hundreds of thousands more that want to make games for Android, iOS, etc. The problem? Not everyone can afford the tools…

by Chris Smith, 4 days ago

  Details about the first Jolla (Sailfish OS) mobile phone in the world have hit the web revealing that the handset is available for pre-order and that it would support Android apps. The phone will…

by Chris Smith, 6 days ago

Three new Motorola patent application published by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office reveal details about what a future Motorola smartwatch would offer users when it comes to specs and features. Discovered by PatentBolt, the…

by Robert Triggs, 1 week ago

Fragmentation can be a pain, especially when you’re waiting on your carrier to update its bloat-ware when all you want it to get your hands on the latest Android features and bug fixes. However, it…

by Chris Smith, 1 week ago

Google did not unveil at Google I/O 2013 any of the rumored hardware or operating system upgrades that various reports said it would. Should you be disappointed? Just like Sundar Pichai, the head of Chrome…

by David Gonzales, 1 week ago

If you’ve been following the Google Play-related updates that we have been posting today, then you wouldn’t be surprised to know that Google Play Books has now been fitted with a new user interface, giving…

by Chris Smith, 1 week ago

Google unveiled at Google I/O 2013 a variety of new features for its Google Map products – both for the desktop and the mobile versions. We got a sneak preview at some of the new…

by Brad Ward, 1 week ago

Google today announced at its Google IO conference that Android has reached 900 million activations, which is a drastic increase from the 500 million last year. The search giant also revealed that there were 48…

by Robert Triggs, 1 week ago

When I first saw this news pop up yesterday I was both amused and rather peeved, but no part of me was excited at the prospect of finally being able to use Blackberry Messenger. I…

by Bogdan Petrovan, 1 week ago

Android Authority is attending Google I/O 2013, the most important Google event of the year. Stay tuned for the livestream, full keynote coverage, and for more good stuff over the next few days. Google I/O,…

by Bogdan Petrovan, 1 week ago

Google and Samsung are said to launch a version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 that runs pure Android (AOSP) at the Google I/O keynote today. [Update: Galaxy S4 Google Edition is official, coming on June 26…

by Adam Koueider, 1 week ago

Technology research firm Gartner has released its report on world smartphone sales for the first quarter of 2013. The report puts both Android and Samsung as leaders in their respective markets, with Android accounting for…