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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Authority this week – Aug 19, 2025 Jul 20, 2025 Android fans, this week we learned more details about the upcoming Nexus 6P and 5X; the BlackBerry Priv starred in several hands-on ahead of its official unveiling; OnePlus X specs and images leaked out; details surfaced about the HTCOne A9 and Motorola’s Droid Maxx 2; and OEMs revealed more about their Marshmallow plans....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Autoplay, queuing, second screen and multiplayer gaming comes to the Chromecast August 17, 2025 While we didn’t get a revamped version of theChromecastatGoogle I/Olike many were expecting, the first generation media streamer is still quite powerful. And pretty soon, it’s going to become much more versatile than ever before. Just like with individual applications like Netflix or Hulu that allow you to autoplay episodes of your favorite TV show, Chromecast will soon get this feature, only forallapplications....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Did Carl Pei just tease a Snapdragon-powered Android phone? June 22, 2025 OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei has possibly started teasing an Android smartphone made by his new company Nothing. Pei has put out a series of cryptic tweets making statements like “Back on Android” and “Android 12 is nice.” Moreover, the official Android and Snapdragon Twitter accounts have also replied to Pei’s tweet, suggesting a three-way partnership — a very likely recipe for an Android smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Diving into Android M: (re)revamped app drawer and customizing what shows in status bar June 08, 2025 Earlier today Android M Developer Preview 2 arrived adding a number of bug fixes, performance tweaks, and the promise of more complete APIs for developer testing. We are still diving in and trying out some new things but we thought we’d take the time to highlight two interesting changes....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook and Qualcomm join forces to speed up the internet, but then what? August 20, 2025 Back in 2016,Facebookannounced a new program called theTerragraph Projectat its annual developer conference. With Terragraph, Facebook plans to bring high-speed internet to rural and urban areas where laying down fiber lines would be prohibitively expensive or disruptive to the community. Now it looks likeQualcommis joining together with the social network giantto bring the Terragraph Project to life....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 2 vs. Google Pixel: What’s changed? August 14, 2025 If last year’sPixelandPixel XLmarked a big shift inGoogle‘s mobile efforts, then this year’sPixel 2andPixel 2 XLrepresent Google’s doubling down on that shift. Make no mistake: both phones are ready to take on the likes ofSamsung,LG, andApplefor the foreseeable future. Some would argue, however, that such a notion belongs more to the Pixel 2 XL than the regular Pixel 2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Project Tango now available in Canada and South Korea June 01, 2025 The whole industry was impressed whenGoogle revealed Project Tango tablet, a device with multiple cameras that can map its surroundings. It’s a unique product with a focus infuture mobile applications, but it’s not exactly for everyone just yet. It was only recently made available without an invite, as a developer kit....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google unleashes Duplex for the web, lets you buy movie tickets with your voice June 20, 2025 At the beginning of October,we told you abouthow you could useGoogle Assistantand the Chrome browser you buy movie tickets using (mostly) just your voice. Today, the company is finally making this Google Assistant movies feature official and announcing the associated partners. Starting now, you’re able to simply ask Assistant something like, “Hey Google, showtimes for Ford vs Ferrari in New Haven this weekend,” and it will get to work....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR 7X Oreo update rolling out now in the US (Updated) June 20, 2025 Update (04/30):True to the previous update, EMUI 8.0 and Android 8.0 Oreo are indeed landing on U.S. versions of the HONOR 7X today.XDA-Developersreported the news, adding that the update includesProject Treblesupport for easier system updates. Update (04/27):According toAndroid Central, the stable version of EMUI 8.0 (based on Android 8....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to install the Google Pixel 3 live wallpapers on your smartphone August 10, 2025 TheGoogle Pixel 3wallpapers have now been made available for download. The 28 live wallpapers arrived yesterday viamysmartpriceand@IshanAgarwal24, the person responsible for the initial screenshots of the wallpapers. These images, all of which are at 1080p resolution or higher, can be set as a static background on any handset....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HP’s new laptop range brings 5G connectivity and a focus on security June 10, 2025 HP hasannounceda bunch of PCs, displays, and accessories at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. Most noteworthy of all the announcements are the refreshed HP Spectre x360 15 and the Elite Dragonfly G2 laptops. HP has further slimmed down the bezels on the new Spectre x360, while the Elite Dragonfly G2 is the first laptop with a built-inTiletracker....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P20 Pro: Taking a photo in complete darkness August 21, 2025 TheHUAWEI P20 Proand regular P20 are packed withcutting edge photography features. One particularly interesting option we touched on in ourHUAWEI P20 Pro reviewis Night Mode. The shooting option boasts the ability to capture better looking low light pictures by using a very long exposure time, with a few tricks to avoid common problems like blurriness and light smudging....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P40 series announced: Zooming by competitors August 03, 2025 It’s a tough time to launch a glitzy new phone, butHuaweiis persevering on. That’s not a surprise coming from a company that hassurvived for almost a yearon theUS trade blacklist. The new HUAWEI P40,HUAWEI P40 Pro, and HUAWEI P40 Pro Plus build on the glowing reputation of theP series, with a strong emphasis on photography....