Xiaomi confirms March 18 reveal date for Redmi 7, mysterious product

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi confirms March 18 reveal date for Redmi 7, mysterious product July 12, 2025 Consumers on a strict budget can’t go wrong with the Redmi series, with theRedmi 6 and 6Aoffering a compelling proposition for roughly $95 to $130. Xiaomi is wasting no time on a successor though, as it confirmed a March 18 event in China for theRedmi 7....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Caleb Sims

Xiaomi is going high-end in India, and 2021 will be its year of reckoning

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi is going high-end in India, and 2021 will be its year of reckoning July 08, 2025 2020 has been a transformative year forXiaomi‘s high-end strategy in India. What started off as careful tiptoeing into a mostly new segment has turned into war footing. Shedding its budget roots, Xiaomi has been focusing hard on becoming a full-service player. When I last commented onXiaomi’s India strategyback in May 2020, the world, and India especially, were in the early stages of the ongoing pandemic....

July 15, 2025 · 6 min · 1195 words · Timothy Fletcher

Xiaomi Mi 9 announced: Snapdragon 855, 48MP triple camera for under $500

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi 9 announced: Snapdragon 855, 48MP triple camera for under $500 August 04, 2025 TheXiaomi Mi 9has been teased by thebrand for several weeks, but it has now finally announced the phone in China. So is it a worthy follow-up to the firm’s previous flagships? Xiaomi’s earlier teasers revealed the phone’s glass design, and those “holographic” color schemes are indeed available on the finished product as you’d expect....

July 15, 2025 · 5 min · 1035 words · Allison Lambert

Xiaomi Redmi 4 and Mi Note 2 specs and release dates rumored

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Redmi 4 and Mi Note 2 specs and release dates rumored July 13, 2025 According to a tip posted to Weibo,Xiaomilooks to have two more smartphones scheduled for release this year – theMi Note 2andRedmi 4. In typical Xiaomi fashion, both handsets are said to offer very compelling specifications at tough to beat price points. Starting with the Mi Note 2, the phone is shaping up to be excellent value for those looking for a large high-end flagship....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Nancy Ramos

You can enable Always On Display on your Android Oreo ROM

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can enable Always On Display on your Android Oreo ROM July 27, 2025 Although it’s hidden, probably set to officially launch withthe Pixel 2 duo, it turns out that you can actually enable Always On Ambient Display mode on your Android Oreo ROM with a simple tweak. Ever since the release of Android O Developer Preview 3, there have been speculations regarding whetherGoogle would finally be bringing a native Always On Display mode to its OS....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Michael Williams

You told us: You plan to cancel Netflix after North America price hike

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: You plan to cancel Netflix after North America price hike July 15, 2025 Netflix caused a stir over the weekend when it announced that it would beinstituting a price hikein Canada and the US. The price increase means that US customers in particular will now pay $9.99 a month for the basic tier, $15.49 for the standard package, and $19....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Ruth Daugherty

(Update: out now) Ski Safari 2 coming to Android on September 30th

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: out now) Ski Safari 2 coming to Android on September 30th June 21, 2025 [aa_button text=“Download Ski Safari 2 from Google Play” url=“https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sleepyzstudios.skisafari2” size=“medium” align=“center” nofollow=“0” color=“0” ] Original post (9/29):Those trying to get their game on will have a fun time this week, when Ski Safari 2 is finally making its way to Android. The game has been on iOS for about a month, so this definitely comes as good news to those who have been waiting for the popular app to hit Android....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Jonathan Stout

Android Device Manager now has a guest mode

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Device Manager now has a guest mode June 02, 2025 Find-my-phone apps are one of those things that you tend to forget about until you really need them. So it’s good thatGoogle introduced its own solution, Android Device Manager, giving all Android users a modicum of protection in case of device loss or theft. Now Google is adding a small feature to Android Device Manager, that should make it a tad easier to locate and manage your misplaced device....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Jeffrey Weaver

Android TV brands really need to address the Netflix button

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android TV brands really need to address the Netflix button July 02, 2025 Leaks have once again revealed the existence of aGoogle-branded Android TV dongle, similar in form factor to aChromecast. But unlike the Chromecast, this device doesn’t restrict you to casting only and comes equipped with its own TV remote. We can only see the top half of the remote in the leaked material, but we really hope Google steers clear of one of the most annoying practices in the Android TV space today....

July 14, 2025 · 3 min · 580 words · Diana Castaneda

ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe and Zenfone 3 Ultra now available in India

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe and Zenfone 3 Ultra now available in India June 03, 2025 TheASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe(ZS570KL) andZenfone 3 Ultra(ZU680KL) are now available in India. Starting today, you can get your hands on both devices in select ASUS Preferred Partner’s retail outlets across the country as well as on all major online sales portals. The Zenfone 3 Deluxe, the smaller of the two, comes in two different variants....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Drew Moore

ASUS Zenfone 6 specs: You'll flip for these specs at this price

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ASUS Zenfone 6 specs: You’ll flip for these specs at this price June 16, 2025 Today, ASUS took the wraps off its latest flagship, theASUS Zenfone 6. Although theASUS Zenfone 5Zwas a pretty run-of-the-mill 2018 smartphone, the Zenfone 6 is anything but. The biggest change with the ASUS Zenfone 6 is its flipping rear camera. Rather than putting a selfie cam permanently on the front or a pop-up selfie shooter as we’ve just seen on the OnePlus 7 Pro, ASUS invented a mechanism that flips the rear camera around to the front....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Erika Thomas

AT&T rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update to the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AT&T rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update to the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active June 24, 2025 Just one day afterVerizonstarted rolling out theAndroid 7.0 Nougatupdate to its version of theSamsung Galaxy S7andS7 Edge,AT&Tis also rolling out Nougat to theSamsung Galaxy S7 Active, the highly rugged version of the S7 device lineup. According to the support page for the update, the file download size from AT&T will be a hefty 1....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Javier Gross

Billion-dollar company Nintendo awarded $2.1 million after suing ROM seller

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Billion-dollar company Nintendo awarded $2.1 million after suing ROM seller August 06, 2025 If there’s one thing Nintendo is passionate about — besides constantly delaying the expansion of the Metroid franchise — it’s suing people. The notoriously strict company throws DMCA notices aroundwithout abandonand seems to love being in courtrooms. But Nintendo really seems to delight in taking companies to court that deal in Nintendo ROMs....

July 14, 2025 · 2 min · 273 words · Nicole Singleton