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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BLU Tank Xtreme 5.0 is a rugged, shock resistant smartphone built to last July 01, 2025 BLU, the Florida-based smartphone company, announced a new smartphone today. It is called the Tank Xtreme 5.0 and will appeal mostly to those who are looking for a rugged, durable device. BLU’s latest smartphone looks like it can really take a beating, as it features a shock absorbent rubber frame....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Check out what Huami had on show at CES 2020 July 26, 2025 At the forefront of the fitness tech revolution is Huami, which is most well known for its Amazfit wearables. This year at CES, the company had a few interesting products to announce including earbuds and smartwatches. There’s also a new home fitness treadmill, complete with virtual classes....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chrooma Keyboard Beta 3.0 is now available June 11, 2025 Because this is a beta, of course, you should really only be playing around with it if you’re willing to roll with a buggy experience and are possibly interested in providing the developer with feedback. If you’re more pedantic about your user experience, then you might want to wait for an official release of this update to rollout....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Comcast reveals the first details on its Xfinity Mobile wireless service July 19, 2025 After months of teasing us, Comcast has finally revealed the first details for its upcoming smartphone wireless service. The service will debut as Xfinity Mobile, and it’s due to launch sometime later this year. The catch is that it will only be offered where Comcast already has its internet and cable TV service in the US....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Daily Authority: 👉 S22 Ultra reviews July 04, 2025 😎 Good morning! This time next week I’ll be in Barcelona for MWC, and most important: it will be approximately three times as warm as Berlin. Yes, please! S22 reviews drop A week after Samsung’s major S22 release, reviews are out. My colleague Eric Zeman put together a handy 7,000 words or so breaking down theGalaxy S22 Ultra in a full review....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deca-core MediaTek Helio X20 specs spotted July 11, 2025 MediaTekhas been putting increasing pressure on the mobile SoC market leaders lately, and newly leaked details about a high-end Helio X20 SoC could point to the company’s biggest challenger yet. According to the leak, MediaTek is working on a Helio X20 SoC that will feature 10 CPU cores. The ‘deca-core’ design is arranged in a tri-cluster big....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. First real images of the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G, and more tech news July 09, 2025 1. First real image of the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G A bunch of leaks hit Reddit over the weekend, giving us insight into the upcoming Google Pixel phones: the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5. The first leak was our first real-world look at the devices, the now-deleted image (curiously posted by a now-deleted user) showing the Pixel 5 on the left and the larger Pixel 4a 5G on the right:...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Get new wallpapers on your homescreen each day with this new Microsoft app August 21, 2025 Microsoft has just dropped a brand new app called Bing Wallpapers, which brings dailywallpapersto Android devices. While Bing is hit-or-miss in terms of search results, one thing most users agree on is that the daily images it features are stunning. TheBing Wallpapersapp promises to feature backgrounds with beautiful photos from around the world, giving users some fantastic images to take in each day on their phone or tablet....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google and Samsung catching Apple on in-app revenue generation? August 11, 2025 Applehas always had the upper hand when it comes to the monetization of games on its platform.iPhoneusers tend to spend more on in-app purchases than Android users — part of the reason why it gets favored when it comes to new game releases. The tide may be turning, however, as news from video game analytics and insights companydeltaDNA(viaVentureBeat) suggests that bothGoogleandSamsungcould be catching up....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google won’t support Playground and AR Stickers on newer Pixel phones July 25, 2025 Don’t get too attached to Google’sPlayground apporAR Stickers— they won’t carry over if you’re buying a new Pixel phone. Google has confirmed toAndroid Policethat it won’t support Playground or AR Stickers (and thus Playmoji) on the Pixel 4a and beyond. It’s still backing augmented reality on Android through theARCoreframework, but it wants to create AR experiences that can “serve a much wider audience....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here are the features Google Assistant might be getting soon July 19, 2025 The latest beta version of the Google app has been released and gives us a glimpse into a few new features the company is developing for Assistant. The guys over at9to5Googledid an APK teardown of the app and have shared their findings with the public. We have heard quite a few rumors so far claiming that the upcomingPixel smartphoneswill feature a squeezable frame, just like theHTC U11....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Holo Launcher HD: Jelly Bean home launcher June 18, 2025 Some people might be sick of hearing about Android 4.1 Jelly Bean right about now, but we can’t imagine why they would be. We love the new update and the features it packs with it. If you’re scared to try flashing any of the Jelly Bean-based custom ROMs that developers have been cooking, that’s okay....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR 7X specs, price, and release date [Update: core specs and design revealed] August 20, 2025 Update: The phone is now here for the European crowd at least.More details here. Honor’s X series is known for bringing high quality at small prices. TheHONOR 5Xfrom 2015 was part of the early crew of Android smartphones to pack a metal unibody design on a budget....