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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 8.1 Oreo is now available as a developer preview June 27, 2025 If you love yourself someAndroid Oreo, we have some good news: even though Android 8.1 will be available by year’s end, you can give the upcoming update a whirl right now through the Android 8.1 Developer Preview. Taking a look at what’s new, the biggest thing that stands out is the set ofPixel Visual Corefeatures for thePixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple’s first Arm-based computers include new MacBooks and the Mac Mini June 28, 2025 Apple is making good on its promise to introduce the first Macs using its Arm-based silicon. The company hasintroducednew versions of the MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and 13-inch MacBook Pro that reportedly deliver speed and battery life advantages over x86-based systems. The new computers revolve around a brand-new M1 processor that builds on the technology used iniPhones, iPads, and the Apple Watch....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AT&T launching Red Hydrogen One this Friday for $1,295 with extras July 03, 2025 AT&T has revealed it will launch theRed Hydrogen One— described as the world’s first holographic smartphone — this Friday, complete with an exclusive offer. The smartphone, the first from cinema camera company Red, will cost $43.17 for a 30-month contract with eligibility forAT&T’s upgrade service Next....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BlackBerry KEYone fails the bend test from JerryRigEverything in spectacular fashion August 20, 2025 TheBlackBerry KEYonemay be an early sales hit so far, but buyers of this smartphone should be aware of what looks like a major issue with this device. This problem was reported by the JerryRigEverything YouTube channel as part of its infamous bend test for the KEYone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chase Pay officially launches in a crowded field of mobile payment apps July 01, 2025 There’sAndroid Pay,Samsung Payand evenWalmart Payfor Android users to choose from for their mobile payment needs. Now the U.S. bank Chase is entering this already crowded field with its own Chase Pay app and system. In a press release, Chase says that the app is currently only supported in Starbucks and Best Buy retail locations in the US....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chromecast Ultra announced: 4K video streaming, HDR and more for $69 July 29, 2025 As rumors suggested, Google took the wraps off of a slew of new devices at a launch event in San Francisco today. Apart from the two new Pixel smartphones, Google also introduced Google Home, an updated Google Wi-Fi router, and an upgraded HDMI dongle, dubbed Chromecast Ultra....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Creating adaptive, legacy, tab and action bar icons with Image Asset Studio August 23, 2025 Designing a professional-looking UI is an essential part of delivering a good user experience. While there’s no shortage of guidelines and advice on how to craft the perfect UI, in this article we’ll be focusing on an area of user interface design that’s easy to overlook: your app’s icons....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Dark mode might not be a silver bullet for improved battery life July 07, 2025 Dark mode has been touted as one of the better features on phones today, allowing devices withOLEDscreens to save power compared to using a typical light mode. This is because OLED displays can turn off individual pixels to display black colors, saving juice in the process....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Edifier’s new true wireless earbuds look like something out of Iron Man June 18, 2025 Edifier TWS NB2 Pro has wonAndroid Authority‘s CES 2021 Top Picks Award for Best Affordable Headphones.Check out all the awards here. CES 2021officially starts today, and audio brand Edifier is trying to make a mark early with the release of two new pairs of true wireless earbuds and a Bluetooth speaker....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Essential gets into the accessory business with USB Type-C earphones and more July 01, 2025 TheEssential Phonemay have had a mixed reception at launch, but its accessory ecosystem always held promise, thanks to those modular pogo pins on the back. That ecosystem has yet to reach its potential, as the 360 Camera is the only one that takes advantage of those pins, but you have to learn to walk before you can run....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Even WhatsApp’s co-founder says it’s time to delete Facebook June 12, 2025 Brian Acton, one of the co-founders ofWhatsApp, has taken to Twitter to call for people to abandon the world’s largest social media platform. In the tweet published yesterday—one of only five Acton has posted in the last eight years—he wrote: “It is time. #deletefacebook.” The motivation behind the comment is unclear, though it arrives at a period when Facebook is under scrutiny regarding the allegedmisuse of 50 million users’ private data....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook Dating is doing a test run right now in Colombia August 12, 2025 Earlier this year, we heard rumors ofa new dating service from Facebook. Now, for the first time, Facebook Dating is out in the wild doing a test run in Colombia, viaThe Verge. As one would expect, Facebook Dating relies heavily on your Facebook profile, your Facebook friends, Group memberships, Events attendance, etc....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook’s master plan: attention-grabbing new video ads with captions August 18, 2025 It’s no secret that Facebook makes truck loads of money from its video advertising. Truck loads upon trucks loads, actually: around $17 billion in 2015. So it stands to reason that the world’s largest social networking site wants to make sure that the more than one and a half billion monthly active users don’t simply scroll past ads as easily as we have become accustomed to doing....