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RoboKiller tries to block robocalls automatically. Most of the others on the list had a manual item, but this one didn’t. It’s also just a robocall blocker app without a ton of extra features. The filter here is actually very aggressive. It blocked almost all of the spam I received, but that didn’t stop there…

Rugged phones typically have a more durable and trustworthy design. However, the Samsung XCover Pro brings a different approach to the rugged market. The square design and muted colors mean that the phone is slimmer. But is it durable enough to hold up against the competition? Find out in Android Authority Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro…

From the safe: As the streaming arena continues to grow, more and more extensive studio catalogs are becoming available. This includes lost and forgotten jewels, bad-it-good duds, and just plain weird bits of film history. And you probably won’t find them waiting for streamers to put them in front of you. In from the safe…

Joe Hindy / Android Authority Google Hangouts was one of Google’s best chat apps. It boasted a bunch of useful and, for its time, innovative features that still exist in other apps today. Here’s a fun fact: when Android Authority was a younger and smaller company, we actually did the bulk of our communications in…

Smartphone manufacturers are no stranger to clever marketing tricks because they want to draw attention to their products and thus generate more sales. Some of the more well-known tactics we covered earlier include photo forgery, benchmark scams, and misleading renderings. However, these aren’t the only examples of sketchy marketing we’ve seen before, and here are…

Welcome to the 397th edition of Android Apps Weekly! Here are the big headlines from the past week: WhatsApp spent its entire week doing things for his privacy. First of all, the privacy settings were changed, a necessary change as these settings have not been changed in years. It also announced encrypted backups for even…

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority table of contents 01What is Philo-TV?02What are plans and channels?03Platforms and Availability04Is Philo TV worth it?05Other properties06Alternatives07Other frequently asked questions In 2021 there will be many internet based live TV streaming services in the market. Unfortunately, most of these services are quite expensive. One of the few exceptions to this…

Table of contents 01Before home consoles02NES03Game Boy04Super Nintendo05Virtual Boy06N6407Game Boy Advance08GameCube09DS10Wii113DS12Wii U13Switch Nintendo’s history is synonymous with gaming, to the point that many people around the world used “Nintendo” as a generic name for a gaming console in the 80s and 90s. Formed in 1889, the colossus dabbled in a variety of other businesses (including…

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Foldable phones have their fair share of skeptics. Some call them gimmicks, while others are convinced that the phones are a solution looking for a problem. Specifically, in the case of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3, it could be said that a flip phone is practically redundant in an…