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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Expect quarterly security updates from now on for these Xiaomi phones June 10, 2025 Xiaomi has refreshed asupport document(h/tXDA) detailing how often security updates will arrive on devices across its core and sub-brands. The document includes phones under its own Mi banner, as well as the Redmi and POCO series. “We release monthly and quarterly security patch updates on Xiaomi devices for at least two years after product listing in the marketplace,” Xiaomi confirms in the document....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook now allows you to donate to Ebola relief with a button on top of your News Feed July 26, 2025 Facebookis no stranger to helping out in times of crisis. In the past, they’ve put aDonatebutton atop the main News Feed in order to help the Red Cross with Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Later, they posted a “Safety Check” that allows users to see areas that have recently been struck by natural disasters in order to help them make sure their families are okay....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. First Bixby, now Google Assistant: Why non-remappable buttons are bad for everyone June 07, 2025 The remap revolution has begun atMWC 2019. After almost two years ofto-ingandfro-ing, Samsung has confirmed that it will finally let usersremap the Bixby buttonon all its current and future Galaxy phones. The announcement was understandably drowned out by the headline-grabbing reveals of theGalaxy S10series and theGalaxy Fold, but it represented a potentially huge turning point for hardware customization on Android phones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google announces zero-touch enrollment for enterprise customers July 10, 2025 Setting up new devices in a work environment can be a long and tedious task. Each device must be taken through initial setup and then be weighed down with the relevant security protocols. Google is looking to remove this pain point for companies by launching a new deployment method called “zero-touch enrollment....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Assistant is now available on more than just Google’s Chromebooks June 05, 2025 Update, August 18, 2025 (2:53AM ET):Google Assistant is available on thePixelbookandPixel Slate, but the search giant has confirmed that it’s now coming toChromebooksby third-party brands. Google confirmed the news on itsblog, noting that the service is available on devices running the latest version of Chrome OS....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Maps now warning some drivers about speed traps June 08, 2025 Google Mapsis the most popular app for getting driving directions from one place to another. However, sometimes there will be obstacles on your journey that you won’t know about until you stumble upon them. It looks like one of those obstacles — speed traps — is going to start popping up in your navigation window soon, according toAndroid Police....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google originally considered a 120Hz LCD display for Pixel 3 August 23, 2025 TheGoogle Pixelseries has used OLED screens since theoriginal modelback in 2016, but Google thought about changing things up last year. According to theAndroid Developers Backstage Podcast(spotted byXDA-Developers), the team came close to dropping OLED technology last year. Android developer relations member Chet Haase said the team was impressed after they tried out a device with a Sharp 120Hz LCD screen....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel XL vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge July 08, 2025 ThePixel XLand its smaller sibling are the first smartphones that have been built from the ground up with Google at the helm, which is one of the many reasons that these devices are a couple of the hottest smartphones that are currently available in the market. This is also the first phone that Google is very serious about selling to the masses, but it features a price tag that puts in direct competition with theSamsung Galaxy S7 Edgeand iPhone 7 Plus....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google reveals Project Mainline: Get Android component updates via Google Play June 05, 2025 One of the biggest complaints about Android over the years has been the lack ofsystem updatescompared toAppledevices. Google has since delivered theProject Trebleinitiative to speed things up, but it’s also got another initiative up its sleeve in Project Mainline. The new project will allow Google to update core Android components viaGoogle Playin a similar manner to updating apps, the company noted in an emailed press release....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google.ai and second-gen Cloud TPUs unveiled June 03, 2025 Whether you’re aware of it or not,machine learningis a big part of your everyday smartphone usage and the backbone of a number of Google’s software products. As part of theGoogle I/O 2017keynote, Sundar Pichai announced that the company’s various machine learning and artificial intelligence efforts and teams are being brought together under a new initiative called Google....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hill Climb Racing: Physics driving game starring Newton Bill August 09, 2025 Ever wondered how it feels to race up and down a hill at full speed, feeling the air on your face, and landing on the ground in the most epic way? True daredevils and thrill-seekers will definitely be excited to do this stunt, but for ordinary people, being a spectator will just be enough....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC U11 vs the competition June 04, 2025 Less than half a year since HTCunveiled itsU Ultraflagship, the company is back with a more powerful smartphone release – theHTC U11. Viewed as the company’s true 2017 flagship, let’s see how the hardware specs stack up against the new Samsung Galaxy S8, LG’s G6, the HUAWEI P10, and Sony’s Xperia XZ Premium....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTML5 vs Native Android App June 11, 2025 A common question asked by mobile app developers is this, ‘Should I build my app with HTML 5, or build native?’. There are a wide range of reasons why you would choose either of these, and the proponents of both have very valid and compelling arguments. With this article, we will explore the various types of app categories, and discuss the pros and cons of both methods....