Hands-on: The Polestar 2 has Android running in its veins

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands-on: The Polestar 2 has Android running in its veins July 23, 2025 Last year at Google I/O 2018, we checked outGoogle’s vision for a car that didn’t just stream content from your phone, it used Android as a part of its DNA. At the time, Google has retrofitted a few different cars with this Android Automotive system, showing off how useful the Google app ecosystem could be as a more integrated part of your driving experience....

July 29, 2025 · 4 min · 772 words · Jesse Miller

Here's how Night Sight on the Google Pixel 3 works

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s how Night Sight on the Google Pixel 3 works August 25, 2025 One of the most interesting features Google showed off at the New York launch for this year’s Pixel smartphones was one the phones didn’t actually ship with. Night Sight appeared to quite literally challenge the limits of low light imagery. Looking back, it is quite obvious why people were very skeptical of Google pulling it off....

July 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1109 words · Virginia Williams

HTC One M10 reportedly will feature a 5.2-inch display

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC One M10 reportedly will feature a 5.2-inch display July 09, 2025 While most of the next-gen spotlight has found itself casted onto Samsung and LG, it’s only a matter of time before HTCalso unveils its next flagship. It is still unclear if the phone will arrive atMWC later this month, though most rumors point to a release sometime thereafter....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Rachel Bush

HUAWEI might be working on two new GT smartwatches without Wear OS

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI might be working on two new GT smartwatches without Wear OS June 29, 2025 Although there are a few HUAWEI smartwatches featuringGoogle’s Wear OSplatform (like theHUAWEI Watchand theHUAWEI Watch 2), the Chinese company decided to go with its own Lite OS for theHUAWEI Watch GT. Now, according toWinFuture, HUAWEI has two more GT watches in the works, both of which supposedly also eschew Wear OS for Lite OS....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 267 words · Mary Butler

HUAWEI offers to help reduce P10 display smudging on certain devices in China

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI offers to help reduce P10 display smudging on certain devices in China August 02, 2025 It was discovered last month that some ofHuawei’s P10devices didn’t house an oleophobic coating on the display. This is a common treatment for smartphone screens which reduces the appearance of smudges and oil on the glass, so it was a surprise (and disappointment) when it was uncovered that it wasn’t featured on all of HUAWEI’s P10s....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Mrs. Linda Reid

Interview with Ken Hong, Global Communications Director for LG Mobile at CES 2017

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Interview with Ken Hong, Global Communications Director for LG Mobile at CES 2017 August 12, 2025 We caught up with Ken Hong, the Global Communications Director for LG Mobile, here atCES 2017, and talked about the next big thing in mobile, LG’s preparation for the future, and a whole lot more! One of the important takeaways from 2016 was that innovation means taking risks....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Joanna Maldonado

It's been 3 weeks since Android 10 'rolled out' to the OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. It’s been 3 weeks since Android 10 ‘rolled out’ to the OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro Aug 04, 2025 My current daily driver is theOnePlus 7 Proand before that, I owned theOnePlus 6T. Before that, it was theOnePlus 5, and on and on back to theOnePlus One. You could say I’m a fan of OnePlus phones. However, I, and many others, are getting pretty frustrated with how the company is handling the rollout ofAndroid 10to the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro....

July 29, 2025 · 5 min · 990 words · John Ramirez

It's time Google updated Pixel camera hardware to match its stellar software

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. It’s time Google updated Pixel camera hardware to match its stellar software June 25, 2025 I’m not overly impressed with theGoogle Pixel 5’scamera. Not because it takes bad photos. It’s still capable of taking some astoundingly great pictures for a hardware package that’s barely changed in years. No, what irks me most about the Pixel 5 is the missed potential....

July 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1258 words · Jacqueline Flores

LG G8X leaks online: Official reveal coming at IFA 2019?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG G8X leaks online: Official reveal coming at IFA 2019? July 24, 2025 LGhas teased a mobile-related announcement for IFA 2019, tipped to be aV-series smartphonewith a Second Screen case. Now, new renders have emerged online, courtesy ofPricebabaandOnLeaks, and it apparently shows the LG G8X. The sources state that the LG G8X will launch at IFA, but what should we expect from the phone?...

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Douglas Ayers

Major new Samsung Gear S2 update now rolling out

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Major new Samsung Gear S2 update now rolling out June 06, 2025 TheSamsung Gear S2has received the big update rumored last week, adding the ability to use your own photos as watch face backgrounds as well as new voice commands, social network sharing, an improved sleep tracker and a new contacts app and widget. It’s a 60-odd MB update and shifts theGear S2 Classicto build number R732XXU2DPFB and the regular Gear S2 to R730XXU2DPFB....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 268 words · Amanda Fernandez

MediaTek and Qualcomm announce chipsets for Android Oreo Go edition

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. MediaTek and Qualcomm announce chipsets for Android Oreo Go edition August 17, 2025 Both chipset makers will work closely with Google to deliver processors that are specifically optimized forthe recently-announced Android Oreo Go edition. Qualcomm unveiled that the Snapdragon mobile platforms will soon power Windows-based laptops andteased that the next flagship chipset will indeed be called Snapdragon 845. Along with these two announcements, the company also gave us a glimpse into its plans for Android Oreo Go edition....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Vanessa Knight

Meizu Zero announced: Who needs ports and buttons anyway?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Meizu Zero announced: Who needs ports and buttons anyway? July 15, 2025 We’ve seen several rumors regarding avivo phone with no ports, but it looks like Meizu hasannouncedits device first. Yep, the Meizu Zero is quite possibly the first smartphone with no ports or proper buttons. The new phone lacks aheadphone jack, but companies have been ditching the standard for a couple of years now....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Miss Michelle Keller

Minecraft just arrived on the Samsung Gear VR

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Minecraft just arrived on the Samsung Gear VR July 22, 2025 So you sank your entire weekend into building a massive fantasy cathedral with hidden, redstone-powered doors and a legion of loyal dogs at your beck and call. You even got that potion brewing room squared away. Sure, it’s satisfying and all to patrol the high buttresses of your kingdom through a flat, 2D screen, but wouldn’t it be so much nicer if you could hop into your Minecraft world and never ever leave?...

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Katherine Fernandez