Nova Launcher gets a new owner and… ads
Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Swedish company Instabridge has acquired Nova Launcher from its previous owners, Branch Metrics. Instabridge…
Category: Mobile
The only decent free phone plan is now taking a turn for the worse
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The Helium Zero Plan is no longer completely free as of January 27, though…
Alexa Plus attempts to gaslight user while turning the snark dial up to 11
Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR Alexa Plus inexplicably turned on a user’s light without being prompted. When the user…
iPhone 18 Pro’s Dynamic Island may be smaller, but still pill-shaped
Yesterday, we saw a leak that said Apple’s next flagship phone, the iPhone 18 Pro, might tuck its Face ID sensor…
Samsung One UI 8.5 will come with an AI-boosted Bixby
Bixby hasn’t seemed like much of a priority for Samsung lately, but it looks like that’s changing with the upcoming…
Will OnePlus follow ASUS and shut down phone operations?
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR In the wake of losing market share to other brands, and big device cancellations,…
Latest Galaxy S26 leak is all about its Qi2 charging buddy
TL;DR A leak has revealed new images of Samsung’s wireless Qi2 charger for the Galaxy S26 series. The power bank…
A new change makes prepaid phones a worse deal than before
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR As of January 20, Verizon Value–branded prepaid phones require 365 days of active service…
This is why T-Mobile reps keep pushing its new credit card
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile store employees reportedly say credit card signups are now tracked as part of…
Google’s Phone app keeps turning sideways, and users are confused again
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The Google Phone app now supports landscape UI, meaning it will rotate if your…