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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Welcome to the all-new Android Authority! June 26, 2025 Hello and welcome to the newAndroid Authority. We’ve been working for months to giveAndroid Authoritya new face and today we can finally share the result. We hope you love it. We’ve been through quite a few redesigns over the years, but we think that this is the best one yet. Take a look around and let us know what you think....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What email client do you use? (Poll of the Week) July 01, 2025 Last week’s poll summary:Last week,we asked youhow long you usually keep your smartphone before upgrading. Out ofover 56,200 total votes, roughly 34 percent of voters said they keep their phones for over two years, while 33 percent said they keep their phones for 1-2 years before upgrading....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Who says no to $100/month for the SpaceX Starlink beta, and more tech news today August 17, 2025 1. $100 a month for SpaceX Starlink seems really good, and more So, $100 a month plus $500 upfront with no data cap, decent speeds, and latency low enough for most normal purposes. That’s really good! The occasional outage as more satellites wait to get into orbit to create more bandwidth overlaps makes sense, even if it may be a touch annoying depending on how quickly outages come and go....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi is teasing a September 5 launch of a ‘6’ device, but Redmi 6 or Note 6? July 25, 2025 Xiaomi is launching new smartphones left and right. We just saw theXiaomi Mi A2(which was kind of “meh”) and also the first release from its sub-brand POCO with theXiaomi POCOphone F1(which we are pretty excited about). Now,Android Authorityjust received an invitation to aXiaomipress event happening in India on September 5....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi retakes top spot in China - Report June 19, 2025 Xiaomihas retaken the top spot in theChinese smartphone marketahead of rivals, both domestic and international according to reports from two analyst firms. If accurate, the reports mean that Xiaomi hasreplaced Apple atop the pile, with the Cupertino company dropping to third and Chinese conglomerateHuaweitaking second place. Analyst firm Canalys’ report that Xiaomi shipped 15....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can add Bloodshot to the list of movies hitting digital early (Update) August 11, 2025 Update: June 01, 2025– Sony’s Bloodshot, the superhero action movie starring Vin Diesel, dropped in theaters just last weekend. Now,Deadlinereportsit will be the latest film to make a quick release to digital due to the coronavirus outbreak shutting down theaters. The movie will be in various digital stores on March 24 for $19....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. YouTube Rewind 2019 keeps things simple, and that’s a good thing July 28, 2025 YouTube Rewind 2018was a total disaster, something YouTube itselfadmittednot too long ago. With over 17 million dislikes, the video is the most disliked in YouTube history. Trying to avoid repeating history, the video platform releasedYouTube Rewind 2019today. Thankfully, it doesn’t suck nearly as much this time around....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You’re probably smart-homing the wrong way June 02, 2025 It’s almost 2020, and most of you have probably taken your first steps into making your home smart. Maybe you started with the Philips Hue lights and your apartment transforms into a Honolulu sunset at the tap of a button. Maybe you’re plugged into EcoBee or Nest and maintain a perfectly temperate environment in your house year-round....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Zoho Notebook wants to steal you away from Evernote July 06, 2025 “Looking for an alternative to Evernote?” Zoho asks in a bold font across the top ofone of their main pages. “We can’t blame you.” Zoho’s words may resonate with those who feel betrayed by Evernote’srecent subscription changes. Their app Notebook is touting itself as an Evernote killer, but does this plucky little app have what it takes to go toe to toe with the long-standing champion of note taking?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE ZMAX 2 coming to AT&T and TracFone for only $149.99 July 10, 2025 Looking for a phone with a large screen? There’s plenty of options out there, but ZTE has proven to be one of the best manufacturers when it comes to offering both great value and hefty display sizes. TheirZMAXwas a total hit at under $250, and now the manufacturer aims to take on the USA market with the new ZTE ZMAX 2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 40 megapixel shootout: HUAWEI P20 Pro vs Lumia 1020 June 14, 2025 Consensus has long held that, when it comes to photography, more megapixels is not always better. Quality over quantity, as they say. Yet in 2018, an industry-leading smartphone shooter boasts a 40 megapixel camera — theHUAWEI P20 Pro. A long-running fan favorite, regarded as one of the best phone cameras ever built also houses a 41 megapixel sensor — the Nokia Lumia 1020....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 12 DP2 enables a one-handed mode July 16, 2025 It didn’t take long for people to find “hidden” features inAndroid 12 Developer Preview 2. As9to5Googlereports (andAndroid Authoritycan confirm), DP2 enables a previously hinted-at one-handed mode that gives Android users a rough equivalent to the iPhone’s Reachability and thus an easier time using big-screen phones. Toggle the one-handed feature in Android’s settings under the Gestures section and the visuals will “slide” when you swipe down at the bottom of the display....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple iPhone 12 review: Awkwardly standard August 06, 2025 Apple iPhone 12 What we like What we don’t like Our scores TheiPhone 12is the new standard-issue iPhone for 2020. While it doesn’t have all the bells and whistles of theiPhone 12 Pro, like a telephoto camera or LIDAR sensor, the two phones remain so similar that some people may feel they don’t need the 12 Pro....