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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Skype finally adds group video calling to Android August 11, 2025 Skype is easily one of the most popular video calling platforms out there, and yet up until nowSkypehad totally neglected iPhone and Android phone users when it came to group video support. Thankfully, Skype has formally announced that it will start rolling out such functionality in Western Europe and North America over the next two weeks, with all other Skype markets to follow by the end of March....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Xperia Z5 Compact review July 11, 2025 Sony Xperia Z5 Compact What we like What we don’t like Our scores It is no secret that Sony is struggling in the smartphone market. In fact the company has publicly declared that it is now make-or-break time for its Android handset division, if the board doesn’t see progress in sales and profitability then the whole unit could be for the chop....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sprint increases LTE speeds for Galaxy S7, LG V20 and others August 20, 2025 Three-carrier aggregation is a technology which increases the bandwidth of LTE connections by allowing you to download data from multiple network bands simultaneously. It’s the key driving force behind the LTE Advanced specification and is said to offer peak speeds of more than 200 Mbps (megabits per second) compared to the 100 Mbps limit of two-carrier aggregation....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Subway Surfers still gets 30 million downloads per month almost 5 years after launch July 19, 2025 Endless runner gameSubway Surfersis still achieving 30 million downloads per month, almost five years after it was first released. The free-to-play title is developed by Kiloo and Sybo Games, who also revealed that it has remained in the top 50 download charts for Google Play and the App Store since it launched in 2012....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The BlackBerry Priv is expanding to new regions, but is it enough? June 13, 2025 Today, on their officialblog, BlackBerry announced that they would be expanding the Priv’s current domain – which is currently available in the US, Canada, the UK, and Germany – to includeItaly,Spain, and theNetherlands. However, is this enough of an expansion to turn the Priv into the rockstar success Blackberry so desperately wants it to be?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The HTCU11 is the latest phone to bite the dust under JerryRigEverything’s bend test August 08, 2025 TheHTC U11might be getting some good reviews from the tech press, but the latest flagship phone from HTChas also become the next handset to miserably fail the trademark bend test, as conducted by the JerryRigEverything YouTube channel. The video, shown below, demonstrates that the U11 can hold up to the channel’s scratch and burn tests pretty well....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The PHANTOM X might just be a work of art July 20, 2025 It’s not easy to break into the Android smartphone realm these days. The premium competition is tight, and the mid-range market is just as loaded with options. Now, TECNO is bringing a new option to the table with hopes of bridging the gap — the PHANTOM X....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Windows 11 PC Health Check app is back for everyone, download it here July 24, 2025 If you own a Windows 10 laptop or desktop, it’s now a bit easier to tell if you can upgrade your hardware to run Windows 11. Just two weeks before Windows 11officially launches on October 5, Microsoft has now re-launched its PC Health Check app....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This handy Google Pixel 4 ‘new Assistant’ feature could be coming to more phones June 30, 2025 Google Assistanthas a very handy feature calledContinued Conversationson Google’s smart speakers and displays. The same is now reportedly headed to Android smartphones, possibly those other than thePixel 4. Continued Conversations allow users to chat with the Google Assistant seamlessly, without having to repeat the “Ok, Google” or “Hey, Google” wake commands for each reply....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Three OnePlus Two variants spotted passing through Bluetooth SIG June 15, 2025 TheOnePlus Twois on its way, but the company hasn’t teased all of the details yet. But we now have reason to suspect that the handset will arrive in three different variants, as three model numbers have just passed through Bluetooth SIG yesterday. Unfortunately, no information about the three models, named A2001, A2003, and A2005, is given with the listing, other than that they are certified with hardware version 2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Watch the original The Rocketeer on Disney Plus ahead of the reboot August 17, 2025 From the Vault:As the streaming space keeps growing, massive studio catalogues are becoming more and more available. These include lost and forgotten gems, so-bad-it’s-good duds, and just plain weird pieces of film history. And you probably won’t find them by waiting for streamers to put them in front of you....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: Fast wired charging please, Android makers June 14, 2025 With theHTC U12 Plus launchthis week and theOnePlus 6before it, both devices were all-glass which is one of the necessary requirements for wireless charging. But, neither of them came with it. Both manufacturers said that this wasn’t something they forgot, either! OnePlus indicated that its fast-charging solution known asDash Charge (or VOOC)was plenty sufficient, while HTCtoldAndroid Authoritythat they left it out to make the battery as big and long-lasting as possible....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What’s the situation with Bluetooth audio? July 02, 2025 Bluetoothaudio is touted as the future of wireless music by some and as the scourge of audio quality by others. With wireless speakers and smart home setups becoming more common, and the headphone jack already disappearing from a number of high-end smartphones, let’s weigh up the merits and drawbacks of Bluetooth audio....