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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. CEO behind FlexPai in the dark on Escobar Fold 1, but passionate about future June 02, 2025 Royole — the company behind the world’s first foldable smartphone to market, theRoyole FlexPai— had a big presence atCES 2020. At the tradeshow, Royole CEO and chairman Dr. Bill Liu sat down withAndroid Authorityto talk about flexible displays, the future of the internet of things, and the uncanny resemblance of the FlexPai to the bizarre Escobar Fold 1 device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Daydream View VR headset and Chromecast Ultra are now available in Google Store June 15, 2025 The Daydream View VR headset and the Chromecast Ultra 4K streaming video dongle are both available to purchase from the Google Store site. However, buyers should not expect them to begin shipping for another two to three weeks, or sometime in early November....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google posts Android 7.1.1 Nougat factory images for Pixel and Nexus devices (Update #2: new Pixel build) August 12, 2025 The new Pixel and Pixel XL builds, which come in at NMF26Q, focuses on fixing some issues involving the sending and receiving MMS on UK carrier O2. If you’re interested in grabbing the factory images, head to the links below for the download....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google testing Spaces: a group conversation app June 12, 2025 Googlehas been experimenting with a variety of services lately, and one of the most recent ones to crop up is a beta project called Spaces. The testing arena for the device isn’t public, so you’re not going to be able to give this app a spin to see how it ticks, but we have gotten the scoop on some early promo material that gives us a good idea of what Google is angling for here....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s Files Go now works on tablets, SD card support improved July 22, 2025 Google has added a number of key features to itsFiles Go appwhich should help users clear even more space on their cluttered phones. The new tools were detailed in a recentblog postwhere Google also announced that the file management app has been downloaded by ten million users since launch last December....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands-on with BLU’s latest smartphones (updated) July 12, 2025 CES 2015is finally over, and we sawtonsof new products being announced throughout the week.BLU Products, the low-cost smartphone manufacturer, had a slew ofnewly-announced devices at the trade show and we went hands-on with all of them. Each one of these 4G-capable devices will be available sometime in January (with the Life One & Life One XL available in March) and will be sold for under $300 off-contract....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s when you can download the AetherSX2 emulator (Updated: Out now) August 01, 2025 Update: July 02, 2025 (5:48 AM ET):The open beta version of AetherSX2 has finally launched on theGoogle Play Store. The news comes after the app, which is based on the PCSX2 emulator for PC, was in closed testing for a short period of time. The creator of the emulator recommends a phone with a Snapdragon 845 or newer for good performance (or another chipset with four big cores such as the Cortex-A75)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to enable WhatsApp’s dark mode August 09, 2025 Finally, the moment so many people have been waiting for has arrived:WhatsAppnow features built-indark mode support. In ablog post, the Facebook-owned company announced WhatsApp dark mode is rolling out to Android and iOS devices around the world. If you,like many others, try to take advantage of dark mode as often as you may, then this will be good news to you....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC 10 spotted again in new renders June 16, 2025 Leaks of the upcomingHTC 10,previously knownas theHTC One M10, have been comingthickandfastover the past month, as we edge ever closer to the handset’s expected launch date. Today, a series of new renders have appeared online, courtesy of the@upleaksWeibo account. The renders hint at a number of possible case color configurations....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI FreeBuds Lite go stem-to-stem with AirPods 2 June 23, 2025 Huawei’s proddingtweet, “Thanks for the warm up Tim,” prepared us for the Chinese company to target Apple for its launch event. The release of the HUAWEI FreeBuds Lite true wireless earbuds is a timely one that directly competes with theAirPods 2. While little is known about the FreeBuds Lite yet, HUAWEI CEO Richard Yu disclosed that the earbuds offer 12 hours of playback with the charging case and received anIPX4certification, meaning they may serve as a durableworkoutcompanion....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Is Play time over? Leak hints Moto G7 will only come in regular and Plus models August 12, 2025 Motorola may not release a Play version of its Moto G series next year, according toMySmartPrice. The website points to logos it obtained that feature the names Moto G7 and Moto G7 Plus, but not Moto G7 Play, as evidence. You can see the logos below:...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Jumping Ship: 5 iPhone features I would consider leaving Android for June 21, 2025 Have you ever questioned your choice in smartphone? What about your choice in smartphone platform? You are reading Android Authority, and we do love Android phones, but once in a while I (can’t speak for anyone else) find myself questioning – would I, or could I, ever jump ship and become an iPhone user?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Latest game from Flappy Bird creator now available in Play Store June 14, 2025 Ninja Spinki Challenges!! is the latest game from Dong Nguyen, the man behind the viral sensation,Flappy Bird. And now it’s available for download in the Play Store. While it’s not exactly the same as Flappy Bird, if you’re up for a fun challenge, this might just be what you need....