How to find your lost Android phone
Worried about misplacing your Android phone or (worse yet) having it stolen? Ease your fears and set up a tracking system before your worst-case scenario strikes. You'll get the best...
Here’s when you last received a system update on your phone
Robert Triggs / Android AuthoritySystem updates are a pretty important feature for smartphones, patching security flaws and fixing bugs. These updates even bring new features, making your old phone more...
WhatsApp starts rolling out its revamped voice call interface to some users
And it now has wallpapers! A long time ago, WhatsApp used to be good for nothing but texting. In fact, it didn't even have a chatting component in the beginning...
MoviePass will return this summer with a heavy reliance on virtual currency
The pandemic has not only reshaped how businesses and educational institutions operate over the past two years, but also the movie industry. Many theaters have closed their doors, at least...
Dead or alive? Here’s what’s happening with BlackBerry phones (Updated)
TL;DR Onward Mobility has reportedly canceled its Blackberry-branded 5G phone. The company first announced the project in August 2020. Updated: February 11, 2022 (3:31 AM ET): Android Police has now...
Google tweaks its launcher in Android 13 DP1 to accommodate a folding Pixel
Most of Android 13's biggest changes remain hidden — including many that Google itself highlighted in today's announcement. But some notable changes are still hiding just beneath the surface, not...
Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom coming to Quest later this year
Peaky Blinders, the BBC historical fiction and crime drama television series, will be getting its own game set entirely in virtual reality sometime this year. The VR title will be...
Sony LinkBuds WF-900 have a hole in the middle. Here’s what we know
TL;DR Sony is getting ready to launch the so-called LinkBuds WF-900 true wireless buds. They have a hole in the middle of the speaker. You’ll apparently be able to operate...
The 5G BlackBerry is dead as OnwardMobility loses rights to BlackBerry name
It was just over a month ago that OnwardMobility, the small Austin-based company saddled with the weight of resurrecting the BlackBerry smartphone brand after many years and many failed attempts,...
Google loses another patent battle, this time over its Nest thermostats
Source: Joe Maring / Android Central Google lost its second major patent case in as many months after a Texas court found that it's infringed on a patent from EcoFactor,...