HUAWEI P20 Pro update brings Galaxy S9-like automatic slo-mo video

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P20 Pro update brings Galaxy S9-like automatic slo-mo video June 15, 2025 Huawei’s latest update for theHUAWEI P20 Proreportedly brings improvements to the camera, June’s security patch, and other optimizations. According to users ofXDA Developers(viaThe Android Soul), the software update has a build number of B131. Perhaps most exciting are the reports of a mode that automatically starts the recording of 32x slow-motion video....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Amanda Hawkins

HUAWEI P30 Pro camera review: Next level optics, low-light champion

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P30 Pro camera review: Next level optics, low-light champion August 09, 2025 Huawei’s P30 Prois effectively aMate 20 Prowith a better camera system, but, oh my, is this camera system impressive. With a super high-resolution 40MP standard lens, a wide-angle lens, and an impressively engineered 5x optical telephoto lens, it’s hard not to get more than a little excited about HUAWEI’s latest flagship....

June 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1388 words · Elizabeth Parks

I got a Google Home Mini for $1 (Update: No more Minis)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. I got a Google Home Mini for $1 (Update: No more Minis) July 24, 2025 Update, August 25, 2025 (06:14 PM ET):It looks like the jig is up as far as the $1 Google Home Minis go. If you visit theSpotify Premium for Familypage, the site makes no more mention about obtaining a free Google Home Mini. We’ve also heard from readers that the deal no longer works....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 552 words · James Jefferson

LineageOS outlines position on SafetyNet

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LineageOS outlines position on SafetyNet August 14, 2025 In a recent blog post,LineageOSshared its thoughts on SafetyNet, the API developed by Google that detects whether or not a device is in a “known-good state.” With its help, developers have the option of hiding their apps on the Play Store for devices that don’t pass the SafetyNet tests. Additionally, they can also check the SafetyNet status of a device and disable certain functionalities of an app....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Anthony Davis

Meizu M2 Note review

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Meizu M2 Note review August 09, 2025 Meizu M2 Note What we like What we don’t like Our scores The M1 Note has not been around for a particularly long time, but that hasn’t stopped Chinese OEM Meizu from releasing its successor. Does this latest low-cost offering from Meizu prove to be worthy of an upgrade? We find out in this detailed Meizu M2 Note review!...

June 1, 2025 · 9 min · 1898 words · Angel Garner

Microsoft Surface Duo 2 FCC filings reveal 5G, Wi-Fi 6, and NFC support

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 FCC filings reveal 5G, Wi-Fi 6, and NFC support June 21, 2025 As we get closer to Microsoft’s next big hardware reveal event onWednesday, September 22, it looks like the company’s next attempt to launch an Android phone will be part of the proceedings. Microsoft filed documents for theSurface Duo 2 smartphonewith theFederal Communications Commissionon Friday (viaWindows Central)....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Alison Rodriguez

Motorola's latest ad highlights some of the Moto G4's key features

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola’s latest ad highlights some of the Moto G4’s key features August 16, 2025 Since its inception, the Moto G series has been about giving the world a budget-friendly mobile option that still manages to offer an impressive user experience, while cutting as few corners as possible. The new Moto G4 family is no exception. In their latest video ad, Motorola highlights some of things that make the Moto G4 so appealing....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Amanda Baldwin

New rumor claims Google is actually, really, for sure making its own smartwatch

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New rumor claims Google is actually, really, for sure making its own smartwatch August 16, 2025 It’s almost laughable how many Google Pixel Watch rumors there’ve been over the years. Whether Google has actually worked on and scrapped dozens of in-housesmartwatchesremains to be seen, but the fact is we’ve still not seen anything close to a real-life Google Pixel Watch to this day....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Jeanne Owens

Nothing has an 'important milestone' scheduled next week, could be first product

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nothing has an ‘important milestone’ scheduled next week, could be first product July 16, 2025 Last week,OnePlusco-founder Carl Pei announced the official name of his new company:Nothing. After the internet went into a meltdown over the name, we all came to and realized that we had no idea what Nothing would even produce as far as hardware. It’s possible we won’t need to wait much longer....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 296 words · Kevin Sanders

Observations on switching to the Galaxy S7 Edge from a non-Galaxy user

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Observations on switching to the Galaxy S7 Edge from a non-Galaxy user July 04, 2025 Like my colleague Andrew Grush, who recently confessed that Samsung’sTouchWiz UI on the Galaxy S7 Edge isn’t so bad after all, I too consider myself a stock Android fan. I’ve also had consecutive Nexuses since the Nexus 4 and always return to stock Android after any time spent dabbling in other UIs....

June 1, 2025 · 9 min · 1829 words · William Lamb

OnePlus 3 community build v3.5.3 brings cellular data firewall, expanded screenshots and more

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 3 community build v3.5.3 brings cellular data firewall, expanded screenshots and more June 04, 2025 OnePlus vowed to speed up the lead time for software updates when the companyfused Oxygen OS and Hydrogen OSearlier this month. The phone maker is making good on that promise with the rollout of OxygenOS community build 3.5.3 for OnePlus 3. Recall that OnePlus 3’s OxygenOS version wasupdated to 3....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 281 words · James Lee

OnePlus to disable OnePlus 8 Pro color filter camera, but only in China

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus to disable OnePlus 8 Pro color filter camera, but only in China June 18, 2025 Update, July 12, 2025 (9:29AM ET):OnePlus announced on Weibo earlier today that it would be temporarily disabling the color filter camera on OnePlus 8 Pro phones due to user privacy concerns. Now the firm says this only applies to China. “While we think this camera gives users the ability to get more creative with smartphone photography, we also understand the concerns that have been raised....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Hunter Parker

Pixel 5 vs Pixel 1: How Google's strategy has changed over the years

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pixel 5 vs Pixel 1: How Google’s strategy has changed over the years July 31, 2025 Google’s transition from the Nexus to its Pixel series coincided with the company’s aspiration to take its products mainstream. The idea was that Pixel devices would sit alongside and compete withSamsung’s Galaxyphones andiPhonesin carrier stores. It’s been four years sincethe Pixel’s bold introduction, and it’s clear that Google’s strategy with the line has morphed and evolved over time....

June 1, 2025 · 9 min · 1775 words · Michelle Pearson