Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi’s Redmi is now a sub-brand, 48MP smartphone teased for launch August 04, 2025 Huaweikicked off the trend of sub-brands withHonorback in 2013, and 2018 saw other players jump on the trend as well. Now,Xiaomihas announced that it’s turning its Redmi range into a sub-brand. The company made the announcement via an image on itsofficial website, confirming that we’d learn more at a January 10 press conference (at 2PM local time)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You might be able to customize always-on display wallpaper in Android P June 14, 2025 In early March, Google released theAndroid P developer preview, giving us our first look at the next iteration of the Android operating system. Even now, a month later, developers are still finding little hints and secrets in the code that suggest the existence of new features....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: This is the battery capacity of most of your smartphones right now July 18, 2025 Smartphone battery sizes have only gone up in the past few years thanks to displays, processors, and features that require more power. We now have devices withmassive battery capacitiesranging all the way up to a whopping 10,000mAh. Of course phones like those are still a rare exception, but it’s not hard to find devices with near 5,000mAh or above battery sizes....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Analogue Pocket excites the retro world, Intel shakeup, and more tech news today August 13, 2025 1. Analogue Pocket: Why and what gives? Last year theAnalogue Pocketwas announced for 2020, er, well now it’s coming in 2021 thanks to the supply chain problems in our world. Now we know it’ll be $200, and it’s either blowing your mind or it’s a curiosity: why would anyone pay $199 for a handheld console that just plays old games?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android apps on Windows gives us what Google promised all along July 20, 2025 “We need to bring Android and Chrome to every screen that matters for users.” That was Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaking at Google I/O 2014. Seven years later and Pichai’s vision may finally be coming to fruition but perhaps not in the way he’d envisioned....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Pay can now take care of your in-app purchases June 09, 2025 Google has justannouncedthat starting today, you’ll be able to accessAndroid Pay, the company’s recently launched mobile payment platform, from within other applications. Over the next few months, you’ll be able to see more and more of your favorite applications adding Android Pay support to make checkout out from your mobile device much quicker....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Are you more excited for the Galaxy S9, LG G6 successor, or HUAWEI P20? [Poll of the Week] August 10, 2025 Last week’s poll summary:Out ofover 5,000 total votes, 75.6% of our readers prefer nonotcheson their smartphones, while only 8.4% prefer the notch. 16.1% of voters said they don’t have a preference. We’re just a few days away from the first major smartphone launch of the year....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BlackBerry and BBM will forever live on in my Dominican heart August 18, 2025 With noon right around the corner, my mom called over myself, my dad, my brother, and my cousins to get the table ready for dinner. It’s a hot summer day, but my mom didn’t seem to care —she madeplatanos con salami, my favorite Dominican fried food....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BLU announces its first two Verizon-compatible phones (Update: Clarification) August 12, 2025 Update, August 02, 2025 (3:08PM EST):To clarify, anyone who buys the vivo XI or XI Plus from Best Buy will already have Verizon-compatible phones. If you already own either phone, you will have to contact BLU to get the update that turns on Verizon compatibility. Original article, August 08, 2025 (12:07PM EST):BLU announced that the vivo XI and XI Plus are now compatible withVerizon’snetwork....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BLU Products has some affordable LTE devices for you: enter the Studio LTE trio July 09, 2025 In days long past, the term “budget friendly” had some awful connotations. Unknown OEMs crafted products that were of questionable quality and content which, although they had a low price point, came with little reassurance they wouldn’t last more than a few months, let alone receive a software update....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will be revealed on August 26 July 19, 2025 The leaks and rumors were true — Activision hasteasedthe next Call of Duty game, and it’s another Black Ops title (with a slight twist). Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will be revealed in full on August 26, but a preview clip lays the groundwork for a potentially intriguing story....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Canadian Galaxy Note7 recalls start, return your device now July 14, 2025 Samsung’s latest phablet has been all over the news as of late, and for all the wrong reasons. You thought Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 had overheating issues; well, think again becausethe Note7 has been quite literally exploding around the world. That’s exactly why if you are in Canada and own a Galaxy Note7, you should return it for a safe unit as soon as possible by clickinghere....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Compulsive shoppers rejoice: Google Pay is now on your browser, iOS device August 01, 2025 Google Payis the company’s rebranded payment platform, unifying all Google’s major payment solutions under one brand. The firm has taken a major step towards seamless integration this week, as Google Pay is coming to desktop and iOS. Gerardo Capiel, product management director of consumer payments, announced the news in ablog post, and it means you can use the service onChrome, Safari or Firefox....