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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ARM announces 16nm Cortex-A72 CPU and Mali-T880 GPU June 17, 2025 ARM has just announced several new and improved technologies for future mobile devices, including its latest Cortex-A72 CPU and powerhouse Mali-T880 graphics processing unit. Starting with the new CPU design, the Cortex-A72 is another high performance CPU core design, built on the same ARMv8 architecture as the current Cortex-A53 and A57....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Beyond phones: Why Qualcomm is betting big on machine learning, VR and 5G July 14, 2025 Qualcommhas made some big announcements this year, introducing itsfirst 5G modem, promising gigabit LTE speeds, and most recently announcing theindustry’s first 10nm processorin collaboration with Samsung. Consumers are demanding a lot for from their phones these days, beyond just more power for apps and games....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Bluestacks 4 released: Android apps on PC run faster than on a flagship phone July 18, 2025 BlueStacksis probably the most popular Android emulator out there, allowing PC owners to run Android apps and games on their desktop or laptop. Now, the team behind the emulator has revealed BlueStacks 4, claiming a big performance boost in the process. The latest version of the Android emulator switches to Android 7....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. COVID-19 contact tracing ransomware scheme exposed, be careful out there June 20, 2025 When Google and Apple announced they would be working together to create an API for futureCOVID-19 contact tracing apps, it was big news. Predictably, malicious hackers are already capitalizing on the news by creating ransomware apps that pose as a contact tracing app. One such example happened just recently in Canada....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Diving into M: Multi-window option can be enabled with some work! June 07, 2025 Back in Marchwe first reported on how multi-window functionality had been discovered in an Android code commit. While many custom ROMs and OEM skins have had multi-window capabilities for a while, stock Android fans have been long been waiting for such a feature. The good news is that Android M does in fact carry such a function!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Note 3 to come in red and white gold in January (renders) June 06, 2025 Samsung spearheaded the practice of offering flagship devices in multiple colors, carefully timing the release of new models to generate buzz throughout the lifetime of the device. The Note 3 is no exception – Samsung is currently offering the S Pen-enabled device in the classic black and white options (we especially liked the black versionin our review), along with a BLUsh Pink version that’s been a bit harder to find in stores....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Note Edge follow-up: is it worth it? June 18, 2025 Having posted myinitial impressionsof the Galaxy Note Edge roughly two months ago now, I thought it might be a good time to post a follow-up, having obviously spent much more time using the phabulous phablet in the interim. I also want to use this as an opportunity to address some of the criticism of the device, which I feel is unfair....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gaming phone getting great reviews for non-gaming features, and more tech news August 16, 2025 1. ASUS ROG Phone 3: Reviews are glowing TheASUS ROG Phone 3 launchedyesterday and once again I think many people wondered what exactly a gaming smartphone could really offer. High-end phones sport many of the same specs; gaming on a small device is still not ideal, and just using a Bluetooth controller swiped from your Xbox or Playstation is much better than handheld phone gaming....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google expanding presence in Taiwan, hiring hundreds of employees July 01, 2025 Today, Google announced that it is initiating a large expansion in Taiwan (viaTechCrunch). The search giant will build a new campus not far from its current Taiwanese campus and also hire hundreds of new employees. Currently,Googlehas about 2,000 employees in Taiwan, some of whom work at its current campus in New Taipei City in the Taipei 101 district....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google needs to copy Alexa’s ability to delete voice recordings July 31, 2025 Having voice assistants built into smart speakers and smart displays can be daunting. To enjoy the convenience of asking theAssistantor Alexa questions at any given moment, you must havealways-listening microphonesaround you at all times. While Google and Amazon promise that the devicesonly listen for its hotwords, both platforms start recording every time the speakers or displays hears (or think they hear) “Okay Google” or “Alexa....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google no longer requiring OEMs to encrypt Lollipop-running devices by default (updated) June 08, 2025 Update:In a statement issued toEngadget, Google explained that they did in fact drop the requirement for default encryption because of “performance issues”. You can read Google’s full statement after the original post. Original post:Back whenGoogleintroducedAndroid 5.0 Lollipop,it made headlinesfor seemingly all the right reasons. Among the huge visual overhaul and the switch to the new ART runtime, Google announced that new devices running Lollipop would need to be encrypted by default....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google officially announces Gmail dark mode is rolling out on Android July 04, 2025 Update, June 30, 2025 (11:32 AM ET):In the article below, we describe how9to5Googlespotted a Gmail dark mode implementation. However, many folks still don’t havedark modeeven though it’s been weeks since the reveal. Today, though,Google finally publicly affirmedthat a dark mode for Gmail is rolling out now for both Android and iOS....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel review: a technical deep dive July 02, 2025 I hope you have enjoyed ourreviews of the Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL, however since this is the first time that a phone has had the words “Phone by Google” engraved on it, I think it is worth taking another look at the Google Pixel, not to look at the user experience (which we have already covered) but to take a look at the technology, the geeky stuff, that Google has put into these devices....