Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. It sounds like Google is tweaking the way it updates Android August 15, 2025 New language found in Google’s Android documentation points to potential changes coming to the way updates work on Android devices. The new languagewas spotted byArs Technica’sRon Amadeoin the latest version of the Android Compatibility Definition Document (CDD). The CDD is the list of requirements and recommendations that must be followed by manufacturers who want to put Android – and Google’s crucial apps – on their devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leak: 120Hz displays could be coming to cheap Redmi phones July 17, 2025 Redmicould soon launch a cheap smartphone with a high-refresh rate screen. According to tipsterDigital Chat Station, at least one new device bearing the Redmi Note 9 series name will sport a 120Hz display. The display will also support Adaptive Sync, which allows it to determine the suitable refresh rate for the application....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leaked image of the HUAWEI P20 Lite shows off iPhone X-like notch, vertically-aligned cameras July 16, 2025 Even though March 23 is almost guaranteed to bring theHUAWEI P20 and P20 Plus,growing evidencein recent weeks suggest a third smartphone: the P20 Lite. Set up as the successor to last year’s P10 Lite, the P20 Lite recently popped up again, courtesy ofVentureBeat‘s Evan Blass....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG announces mid-range G4 Stylus and G4c June 10, 2025 LGhas unveiled two new smartphones under itsG4nametag, the G4 Stylus and the G4c. The two are positioned as less expensive, mid-range alternatives to the company’s latest G4 flagship. The G4 Stylus is a re-brandedG Stylo, which has already arrived theUSand Korea, and will beavailable on T-Mobilelater in the summer. The handset features a 5....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG will unveil the G6 on February 26 at MWC 2017 June 02, 2025 LG has sent out media invites for an event that will take place on February 26 in Barcelona, a day before Mobile World Congress (MWC 2017) officially kicks off. The invite shows a silhouette of a smartphone along with the “See More, Play More” tagline, which is consistent with rumors that LG will unveil the G6 smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Limited edition Moonlight Silver realme 1 now available in India August 19, 2025 OPPO sub-brand realme has released a Moonlight Silver version of its budgetrealme 1 smartphonein India. The device went on sale at midday on June 18. It costs 10,990 rupees (~$162) and is available onAmazon India. The Moonlight Silver variant joins the existing colors of Diamond Black and Solar Red....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Mario Kart Tour multiplayer mode is finally available for everyone (Update) August 16, 2025 Update: July 04, 2025 (12:35 PM ET):After much anticipation, Mario Kart Tour multiplayer mode is officially available for everyone as of yesterday, March 8. Nintendo first announced the mode’s official release date last week, and it looks the company has stuck to its word. The game also received a new camera feature allowing players to toggle between camera angles during races....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Marshmallow arrives for the Sony Xperia Z5 range in Japan August 19, 2025 Sony has been working onAndroid 6.0 Marshmallowfor a while now and some customers can even participate in its beta program. Today, the first finished version of its Marshmallow update has gone live for theXperia Z5,Xperia Z5 CompactandZ5 Premiumin Japan. The update is currently rolling to handsets parried up with the carrierNTT DoCoMoand comes with the 32....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Metal Lenovo K5 Note launches with Helio P10 processor June 08, 2025 Remember theK4 NotethatLenovounveiled back at the start of the year? Well, the manufacturer has already launched a successor of sorts, the K5 Note, after just 20 days, which has to be some sort of record. The Lenovo K5 Note’s main improvements are a fasterMediaTek Helio P10processor and a new metal build....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Microsoft Arrow Launcher for Android now in private beta (APK download) July 13, 2025 There’s a plethora of great Android launchers out there (here’s a list of our favorite), but very few of them come from large companies like Microsoft. Though the Redmond giant is one of Google’s biggest competitors, they are proving to be much more platform friendly by creating a new Android launcher....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Monument Valley: Forgotten Shores hits the Play Store July 10, 2025 Monument Valleyfans: listen up. The folks at ustwo have just released the Forgotten Shores expansion to the Google Play Store! We knew it wascoming to the Play Storeever since the iOS release earlier this month, then theAmazon Appstorerelease shortly thereafter. To get the expansion, you must first purchase the game from the Google Play for $3....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Netflix wants your smartphone’s physical activity data (Update: Test done) Aug 17, 2025 Update, August 25, 2025 (12:46 PM ET):In a statement sent toThe Verge, Netflix confirmed it ended its physical activity data collection test. Netflix also said it has no plans to roll out the data-gathering test more widely, with only a select group of users initially part of the test....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nexus 6 launching next week in Mexico for 9,999 pesos August 23, 2025 Good news for the Mexican Nexus fans out there, as Motorola just announced that the Nexus 6 is launching in Mexico next week! Mexican residents will have a chance to get their hands on the handset, even though users are having a tough time trying to buy it anywhere else....