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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG backtracks on bootloop settlement, slashes cash reimbursement July 24, 2025 At the end of January this year,LGsettleda class-action lawsuitagainst the company related to several of its smartphones having bootloop issues, including theG4,V10,V20,Nexus 5X, andG5. Those afflicted by the bootlooping had until July 13, 2025, to file a Proof of Claim which entitled them to either a $700 rebate towardsa new LG deviceor $425 cash,for each device affected....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LineageOS builds now available for OnePlus 3T, ZTE Axon 7 and more August 18, 2025 LineageOS, the Android-based custom ROM project launched late in 2016 by many of the former team members of CyanogenMod, has been quite busy adding new phones that can support the ROM. After launching its first official builds for anumber of phones in mid-January, it has now added several more devices that can run theNougat-based LineageOS 14....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Long-awaited Facebook ‘clear history’ tool coming sometime in 2019 June 11, 2025 Back in May of 2018, Mark Zuckerberg andFacebookannounced a new“clear history” toolwas on the way. The feature would help users avoid certain targeted ads on the Facebook platform, but it never showed. Today, Facebook’s CFO David Wehner revealed that the Facebook clear history tool is still in development and will land sometime in 2019 (viaReuters)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. MIUI info hub: Everything you should know about Xiaomi’s Android skin July 19, 2025 Whether you just got aXiaomiphone for the first time or are die-hard Mi fan, you’ll have interacted with MIUI. The company’s take on Android is nowon its tenth iteration, delivering a host of features and tweaks over the years. From updates and guides to new features and more, this is our one-stop shop for everything MIUI....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nokia 7 is officially announced: Will “Bothies” finally become a thing? July 04, 2025 The newly-announced Nokia 7 comes with a 5.2-inch 1080p screen, 3,000 mAh battery, and a 16-megapixel camera with f/1.8 aperture. WhenHMD Global sent out invites for a press eventyesterday, many suspected that it might be for the unveiling of the long-awaited Nokia 7 – and they were right indeed....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nokia 7 Plus Android P beta users hit with phone-breaking update June 02, 2025 If you’ve signed up to be anAndroid P betatester and are using aNokia 7 Plusyou might want to avoid the latest patch heading your way. According to multiple Nokia 7 Plus users, a new OTA update carrying the June 2018 security patch is bricking HMD Global’s mid-range phones by inadvertently downgrading them to Android 8....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet getting its Android 5.1 Lollipop upgrade June 09, 2025 In a flurry of activity over the last day or so,NVIDIAhas made available and began pushing out OTAAndroid 5.1 Lollipopto itsSHIELD Tablet, both the WiFi and LTE versions. The SHIELD Tablet Software Upgrade 3.0 comes in form of a roughly 200MB download and will bring your tablet to Android 5....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro specs: A bleeding-edge OnePlus phone appears July 30, 2025 The OnePlus 7 Pro marks a radical shift for the Chinese brand, as it seeks to offer a more premium option than previous devices. So what are the key differences between the two handsets? We’ve got you covered with a look at theOnePlus 7and OnePlus 7 Pro specs....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus to make smart TV (Update: 4K, LED, smart hub focus) August 14, 2025 Update, June 23, 2025 (02:20PM EST):Word broke earlier today that OnePlus plans to bring a OnePlus-branded television to market in 2019. Now, via an interview with Pete Lau conducted byPCMag, we have some more information on the upcoming TV. In the interview, Lau makes it clear that the OnePlus TV will be a 4K LED model....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Phone storage showdown 2019: Who is price-gouging you the most? June 01, 2025 There are plenty of essential components that make up every smartphone and phone storage is one of them. After all, what good is a phone if you can’t fit all your apps, photos, and videos on it? Whilecloud servicesare wonderful, it’s still a pain to hit your local storage limit and have to wade through your files to see what’s hogging space....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Phones don’t need a NPU to benefit from machine learning June 29, 2025 Neural Networks andMachine Learningare some of this year’s biggest buzzwords in the world of smartphone processors. HUAWEI’s HiSiliconKirin 970, Apple’s A11 Bionic, and theimage processing unit(IPU) inside the Google Pixel 2 all boast dedicated hardware support for this emerging technology. The trend so far has suggested that machine learningrequiresa dedicated piece of hardware, like a Neural Processing Unit (NPU), IPU, or “Neural Engine”, as Apple would call it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm hit with $773 million fine in Taiwan for antitrust violations August 01, 2025 The Taiwan Fair Trade Commission has fined Qualcomm, the San Diego-based chipmaker, NT $23.4 billion for antitrust violations. That works out to around $773 million US. Qualcomm is being fined for the way it prices mobile phone chips and patents in the small, but important East-Asian state that is home to technology companies likeAcer,Asus,HTC, andFoxconn....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm takes a subtle shot at Apple, gets some facts wrong August 06, 2025 Before Apple releases its new iPhone generation later today, Qualcomm wants you to know all about a few notable world firsts on Android — features or technologies that made their debut on Android smartphones with the help of Qualcomm. The company took what looks like a subtle shot at Apple by posting a list of these features on its website, which includes things like fast charging, dual-camera technology, augmented reality, OLED and 4K displays, and even the bezel-less design, which we’ll likely see on one of the upcoming iPhones....