⚡ Welcome to The Weekly Authority, the Android Authority newsletter that breaks down the top Android and tech news from the week. The 198th edition here, with a possible date for new Samsung Galaxy foldables, Apple’s WWDC 2022 roundup, plus everything from Summer Game Fest and Netflix’s Geeked Week. 🍰 This week I had dinner at one of my favorite restaurants in Edinburgh and ate one of the best desserts of my life: now I just need the recipe for Turkish Delight Cheesecake so I can recreate it at home!

Update, January 31, 2020 (4:43AM ET):  Verizon has extended its 5G network to three more US cities. These include: Little Rock, Kansas City, and Cincinnati. These three new cities join the list of 31 other cities covered by Verizon 5G in 2019. In Little Rock, Verizon’s 5G service will be available in parts of Midtown, University District, Birchwood, Otter Creek, and near landmarks such as: UAMS College of Medicine, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Rock Creek Square Plaza Shopping Center, and Outlets of Little Rock.

It’s been a long time coming, but the finishing touches are being put to the upcoming 5G networking specification. The ITU has just published a draft report for IMT-2020 radio interfaces, also known as 5G, which will be finalized sometime in November 2017. Once the specification is complete, there’s still a period of hardware consultation, followed by countries dividing up spectrum before carrier can actually turn on their networks. There’s still a long road ahead, but this draft gives us quite a good idea about what to expect from 5G.

Last week on our Android customization series, we took to the default Android settings menu to control your display timeout. As an added bonus, we showed you where the automatic security lock lives as well, giving you the simplest and most basic control of your device to make it so that your display stays on longer, if that is what you desire. Today, we would like to break the ‘good for all’ trend, by looking at an LG specific feature, Guest Mode.

One of the most unusual Android devices that has ever been revealed is finally on sale in the US. The Sony Xperia Touch projector, based on Android 7.0 Nougat, is available on Amazon now, but its price is very high at $1699.99. The best portable projectors you can buy today Features Sony first showed off a prototype of what it would later call the Xperia Touch way back in February 2016 during the Mobile World Congress trade show in Berlin.

The holiday season is here and it’s time to get shopping! But we know it’s no easy feat to find a good gift for that special tech geek in the family. To make matters even more complicated, the things these gadget enthusiasts like are usually crazy expensive. This is why we have put together a list with some of the coolest Android- and tech-related gifts you can get for under $100. These recommendations will ensure you don’t go over your budget for all those tech savvy loved ones.

BlackBerry PrivThe BlackBerry Priv is a great first attempt by the company to slide into Android, but it doesn't quite match up the competition where it truly counts. Table of contents It’s no secret that BlackBerry has faced a dramatic shift in fortunes over the past few years, but the Canadian company is now looking to make a comeback by doing what many wanted them to do for years now – to make an Android phone!

The Cyber Monday 2021 sales are on, with some of them even surpassing the Black Friday offerings. While the biggest shopping day of the year was technically on Friday, retailers are still offering many top products at Cyber Monday prices. We’ve picked out the best Cyber Monday deals that you can snap up right now. We’ll be sure to keep this page updated with all the latest offers so be sure to check back here regularly to pick up on new deals as they’re announced.

TL;DR Microsoft has introduced an Xbox Game Pass app to the Google Play Store. The app allows subscribers to view the store, their library, and remotely download games to their Xbox One. Microsoft has also discounted the subscription price until the end of the month.  Microsoft has launched an Xbox Game Pass app in the Google Play Store. The new app, which is currently in beta, allows Xbox Game Pass subscribers to remotely view their library and access the store.

David Imel / Android Authority Google‘s Pixel lineup has long been known for offering among the best smartphone cameras in the market, and the Pixel 5 is one hell of a shooter. But competition is fierce and Samsung is one of the top competitors. The company’s new affordable flagship, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, stands at the same $699 MSRP and promises to be a worthy contender. Which device will come out winner in this Google Pixel 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE camera shootout?