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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This might be our first look at the cancelled Xperia Play 2 August 21, 2025 Sony Ericsson launched the Xperia Play back in 2011, making for one of the coolest smartphone ideas yet. The phone packed a slide-out gamepad, shoulder buttons, and access to PlayStation titles. Unfortunately, that was the first and only time Sony and Sony Ericsson released a gaming phone in this regard....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Android: Budget phones abound! August 04, 2025 This week, Motorola announced atrio of budget phoneswhich run the gamut frompretty, to beefy, to svelte. Additionally, Nokiareturns to the shores of the U.S.with anew offering on Cricket Wireless. This phone won’t blow you away in terms of specs, but our reviewer really likes what this phone has to offer....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Android: Zoom’s fall, benchmark cheating and more August 22, 2025 OnePlus has been slowly graduating from a disruptive little brand into a full-blown smartphone OEM. The upcoming OnePlus 8 series is set to go live on April 14th, just a few days away. Save yourself from some unexpected surprises by reading up oneverything we know so farnow....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Want a phone with two displays? nubia Z20 set for global launch next month August 20, 2025 We’ve seen a couple of smartphones with two displays in the last 12 months, and consumers in the West will soon be able to buy one and see what all the fuss is about. nubia has announced that thenubia Z20will receive a global launch on October 14, and it’s a beast of a device upon closer inspection....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp could finally let you mute those pesky group chats forever July 10, 2025 One of the biggest issues withWhatsAppis that it doesn’t let you permanently mute a contact or group. Instead, the app only lets you mute them for eight hours, a week, or a year. Now, serial leakerWABetaInfohas uncovered evidence that the WhatsApp team is working on the ability to permanently mute contacts and groups....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why spend £900 on a phone when the HONOR 8X is now in the UK? June 08, 2025 TheHONOR 8Xcame close to being the perfect marriage of style and substance, we found in our review. U.K. residents can see for themselves if they agree with that assessment, since they can now officially purchase the HONOR 8X. As of writing, the HONOR 8X is only available through Clove for 225 pounds....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Would you buy a slider phone? (Poll of the Week) June 10, 2025 Previous poll summary:Two weeks ago,we asked youwhich phone you’re most looking forward to in 2019. Out ofover 4,500 total votes, 18.8 percent of voters said they’re most excited for the Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL. TheOnePlus 7and 7T came in a close second with 18....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi’s moving-coil wireless charger: Genuinely useful or just a party trick? July 29, 2025 In a world that seems keen to ditch cables, wireless charging is enjoying a growth in popularity and in technical development. Manufacturers like OPPO, OnePlus, and Xiaomi have been pushing wireless charging speeds to new heights with 30W and even 50W chargers, in an attempt to catch up with the ever-growing fast wired charging....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can get the Ambeo 3D soundbar from Sennheiser this May August 09, 2025 Sennheiser might be best known for its premium headphones, but that isn’t the only aspect of audio that the company is interested in these days. The company has been experimenting with consumer products that take advantage of spatial audio via its Ambeo 3D program. We were fairly impressed when we got a chance to check out theirAmbeo headphones, which enable the wearer to record spatial 3D audio on the go, and now Sennheiser is announcing that its new Ambeo soundbar will be available for purchase in May of 2019....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can grab the Moto E4 for just $40 right now July 27, 2025 TheMoto E4is one of thecheapest phonesyou can buy. It normally comes in at anywhere between $70 and $100 depending on where you look, but right now you may grab it for only $39.88. Getting a decent cell phone for less thanan iPhone dongleis pretty amazing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now download YouTube videos in more countries July 23, 2025 The ability to download videos fromYouTubefor offline viewing is a feature I cherish, particularly in areas where internet is a luxury. Now, the option looks to be rolling out to more countries. According to commenters onAndroid Police, the download icon popped up in Iraq, Lebanon, Thailand, Palestine, Morocco, Vietnam, and Serbia....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE Quartz hands on May 31, 2025 Android Wear 2.0is slowly being rolled out to existingsmartwatches, but when it comes to new models, we’re still waiting for the next batch to come around. So far, it’s been nothing except for theLG Watch Sport– with other major manufacturers remaining relatively silent. One name you’ll be surprised about to hear isZTE, who on the other hand, just announced its first wearable smartwatch for the US market....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: Available now) You will soon be able to theme Oreo without rooting your device June 20, 2025 Update, September 13:The ability to theme unrooted Android 8.0 Oreo devices has now arrived under the guise of Andromeda, a paid app in the Play Store and its desktop companion. Folks over atXDA-Developershave anin-depth guide on how to use Andromedato customize the appearance of your device....