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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi pulled the Mi A1’s Android 8.1 Oreo update June 15, 2025 Even though updates for theXiaomi Mi A1have been sporadic for months, the company’s first and onlyAndroid Onesmartphone received its Android 8.1 Oreo update. According toXDA Developers, however, the update also introduces a few headaches. For starters, Android 8.1 introduces features like a battery icon for your Bluetooth devices, semi-transparent Quick Settings panel that also goes light or dark based on your wallpaper, refreshed Settings menu,fixed burger emoji, and more....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE ZMAX Pro Review - is a $100 smartphone worth buying? August 13, 2025 ZTE ZMAX Pro What we like What we don’t like Our scores Owning a phone doesn’t mean having to endure a costly investment. The times have changed, obviously, since phone makers are making it more affordable than ever to own a smartphone. Take for instance ZTE, who for the longest time placed its attention on making entry-level devices that were easy on the pockets, but is making a significant charge yet again by upping the ante with its latest affordable option....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. $1,400 phones are what people thought $1,000 phones were June 18, 2025 The tech sphere gave $1,000 smartphones a bad rap in 2018. Despite being only about $100-$150 more expensive than most of their competitors, the price tag reaching four digits dominated the conversation every time a device launched with it, including theHUAWEI P20 Pro,Samsung Galaxy Note 9, and theiPhone X....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 6 new movies and shows to stream this weekend: The Power of the Dog and more August 11, 2025 After a busy Thanksgiving weekend for new streaming content, things are a bit slower this time around. However, we have still found some great picks for six of the best new movies and shows to stream this weekend. The Power of the Dog (Netflix) Netflixdrops a new movie from Academy Award-winning director Jane Campion this weekend....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A new Fossil watch just hit the FCC, but it’s probably not the Gen 6 June 05, 2025 A newFossil “smartwatch”has made a surprise appearance at the FCC, suggesting the firm has a new wearable device on the way. However, it may not be a smartwatch at all. The product in question bears the model numberUK7-NDW5. The listing confirms it will sport 5 ATM water resistance and Bluetooth connectivity....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon discounts the new Moto G4 and BLU R1 HD for Prime customers who accept lockscreen ads July 03, 2025 Amazon has come a long way from its modest, humble beginnings as an “upstart” online book seller. The market is now home to countless categories of products, including its own Kindle e-book readers and tablets. Indeed mobile phones are a venerable portion as well, and the company has just started a brand new offer that might be a bit familiar to some, yet is being rolled-out in a way that is sure to interest more than before....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. An Alexa flaw might have exposed your voice history to hackers (Updated) August 07, 2025 Update: July 02, 2025 (01:58PM ET): Amazon reached out toAndroid Authorityregarding the Alexa vulnerabilities mentioned in the original article below. Here’s what the company had to say: We’ve also made clear in our original article that as per Amazon, all banking information is redacted in Alexa’s responses....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple iPad Pro 2020 renders leak: Here’s what Android tablets will have to beat July 24, 2025 The Android tablet market is ableak thing to beholdthese days, especially in the premium sector where aside fromSamsung’s noble effortsthere’s hardly anything to get excited about. UnlessChrome OS tabletsfinally pick up the slack, it seems the iPad will once again rule the tablet world in 2020 — and the newly leaked iPad Pro 2020 is shaping up to be tough competition yet again....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple’s Beats-based music streaming service will reportedly launch on Android June 17, 2025 Less than a year afterApple bought Beats, the company has supposedly began revamping the popular Beats Music streaming service. That’s no huge surprise, given the existing Beats Music app was developed independently before the big acquisition. But in a new report from9to5Macfrom earlier today, Apple has plans to bring the newly-designed music service to Android....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Are Android updates getting faster? Let’s look at the data July 07, 2025 If you want the freshest version of Android as fast as possible, theGoogle Pixel rangeis clearly your best bet. Historically, other Android manufacturers have been much less reliable. Although some have been faster and more consistent withsecurity and version updatesthan others. It’s left consumers a little befuddled when buying devices that will see longterm support....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Arm said to have suspended business with HUAWEI in potentially crushing blow (Updated) August 24, 2025 Update #3: July 21, 2025 at 5:42 p.m. ET:An Arm spokesperson reached out toAndroid Authorityto provide the company’s official statement on the matter: Update #2: August 11, 2025 at 09:05 a.m. ET:A HUAWEI spokesperson has released a statement in response to the recent Arm developments (viaThe Verge)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AT&T might be first US carrier to deliver true 5G, coming “late 2018” July 18, 2025 Following the 5G NR (new radio) hardware guidelinesrecently delivered by the 3GPP, AT&T has said that it will begin to roll out its 5G network based on the spec in late 2018. AT&T announced the news in apress release(viaEngadget), stating that the service would be in a dozen cities by the end of this year, giving general consumers access to the faster mobile internet speeds it provides....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Blocks modular smartwatch to run Android Lollipop, uses Snapdragon 400 for brains June 05, 2025 Last year we wrote abouta new smartwatch concept from U.K. startup, Blocks Wearables,which aimed to bring modular technology to the smartwatch world in a manner somewhat similar to Google’s ownProject Ara. At the time, the project was in very early stages, though the company said it had a working prototype and would be starting crowdfunding ‘soon’....