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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI could let Mate 30 users install Google apps after purchase, but how? August 06, 2025 TheHUAWEI Mate 30series is set to arrive withoutGooglesupport, as the U.S. trade ban againstHuaweicontinues. The lack of Google support means you’re still getting Android, but without the likes of the Play Store and Gmail. Thankfully, HUAWEI consumer business group CEO Richard Yu told reporters atIFA 2019that it might have a workaround on-hand....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI suspended from global cyber-security forum, so what does this mean? July 07, 2025 TheUS trade banagainstHuaweihas affected the company in a variety of ways, as its membership status with various interest groups has also come under fire. Now, theWall Street Journal(paywall) reports that the company’s membership to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (First) has been suspended....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. If you trust Facebook to deliver your news, the News tab is in public testing June 20, 2025 Today, Facebookformally announcedthe new Facebook News tab. This new section of Facebook will deliver news articles in an effort to — and this is a direct quote from Facebook here — “strengthen democracy.” Take that as you will. If you rush off tothe Facebook appyou still totally have installed on your phone, you probably won’t find the Facebook News tab, though....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. It looks like Google Assistant is coming to Android tablets after all Aug 23, 2025 Fans ofAndroid tabletshave had a rough time over the past few years. A barren release schedule, the general lack of support for updates, and the recent emergence ofChrome OSas a viable hybrid tablet platform are all stark reminders that the Android tablet market is currently on life support....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Launch of Samsung Good Lock 2020 for Android 10 is right around the corner August 24, 2025 TheSamsung Good Lockapp is one of the company’s breakout hits. The rabid fanbase of the suite of customization tools can now get excited for the release of its new version, which will supportAndroid 10. According tothe person in charge of Good Lock development(viaSamMobile), the 2020 iteration of Samsung Good Lock will land on July 08, 2025....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Legit OnePlus 3 camera samples show up on Twitter August 03, 2025 OnePlushas been awfully quiet about its third “flagship killer”. They have been known for hyping their devices to no end, periodically giving us bits and pieces of what the next handset will feature. But all we really know about theOnePlus 3is that it will belaunched on June 14th, will beavailable for purchase at launchand that “it feels good to hold“....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG mobile division posts $126 million loss for Q1 2018, lays blame on new strategy June 10, 2025 If you’ve been following LG’s financials over the past year or so, you may have noticed a trend where the wider company rakes in huge profits while the mobile division posts consecutive losses. Unfortunately for LG,that patternhas continued into 2018. The company’sQ1 2018 resultsshow that LG Electronics posted an operating profit of 1....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Listen to podcasts through Plex! (Still in beta, though) August 08, 2025 Plexis one of the most powerful media apps available today. Although most people use it to stream music, movies, TV shows, and other media they have saved on a computer (whether illegally or legally), you can now use it to stream media you don’t have saved: podcasts!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Microsoft HoloLens 2 AR/VR headset is even more immersive, but you still can’t afford it June 24, 2025 In 2015, Microsoft first announced HoloLens, a revolutionary headset that merged the technologies of virtual reality and augmented reality into what the company called Mixed Reality. Wearing the headset, people could still see the world around them but also see and interact with virtual objects....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola Edge 20, Edge 20 Fusion hit India: 108MP cameras, high refresh rate June 11, 2025 TheMotorola Edge 20 serieslaunched globally last month, but we didn’t get any details regarding an Indian launch at the time. Fortunately, the series has finally come to India, although the top-end Edge 20 Pro didn’t make the cut. Instead, Indian consumers can choose between the Edge 20 and the Edge 20 Fusion....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPO reportedly working on a smartwatch that will charge in 5 minutes June 05, 2025 Over the past few years, we’ve seen quick charging technology come to smartphones from companies likeMotorolaandSamsung. EvenOppohas introduced its VOOC quick charging technology in smartphones such as theFind 7,N3andR5. On the Find 7, for instance, the VOOC tech will allow the phone to charge up to 75% in just 30 minutes....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Paranoid Android based on Android 10 is here for OnePlus 7 Pro, Redmi K20 June 09, 2025 Custom ROM enthusiasts will be happy to know that the newest version of Paranoid Android — based onAndroid 10— is now live for two devices (viaXDA Developers). You can download the Android 10-based ROM right now for theOnePlus 7 Proand theRedmi K20(and theXiaomi Mi 9T, which is just a rebranded K20)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Please don’t fall for the fake PS4/PS3 emulators on the Google Play Store June 21, 2025 Console emulation on Android has gotten more and more popular recently. This is likely to do with the fact that even mid-range Android phones and tablets are powerful enough to emulate pretty much any fifth-generation or earlier console. However, due to the murky legality of console emulation, the legitimate emulators out there are sometimes hard to discern from the fake ones....