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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why is Android Wear 2.0 taking so long to reach smartwatches? August 18, 2025 It has been a bumpy ride for theAndroid Wear 2.0update rollout, with multiple stops and starts since its reveal at Google I/O 2016. What was, at first, an exciting prospect for fall 2016, waslater delayeduntil the following year. Softening this blow was the subsequent news that the update would hit most of the Android Wear catalog — all but a few of the Android smartwatches that had ever come to market would be upgraded....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xfinity Mobile now available in all of Comcast’s markets July 03, 2025 There is, however, some fine print to be aware of. Xfinity Wireless will begin to throttle your speeds once you’ve hit 20 GB of usage and will switch you over to an Xfinity Hotspot automatically whenever they’re available. Every carrier has some kind of soft cap like this on unlimited users, but Xfinity’s 20 GB cap is the lowest with T-Mobile’s 30 GB cap leading the pack....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi MIX soon available outside of China (but only in Vietnam) July 03, 2025 TheXiaomi Mi MIXis generally considered to be more style than substance, but that didn’t stop it making waves when it was announced last year. Xiaomi’s concept phone, which features an unmistakable end-to-end display design, was launched as a China-exclusive handset in November, but the Chinese company has now announced that it will soon be available in Vietnam too....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi QLED TV launches with 75-inch 120Hz panel and hefty price July 13, 2025 Joining itsMi 11X serieslaunch, Xiaomi today announced the availability of its new Mi QLED TV in India. The range-topping 75-inch 4K display sports quantum dot tech with local dimming, 120Hz refresh rate with MEMC, and support for a number ofHDR codecsincluding Dolby Vision. For audio lovers, a 30W six-speaker setup also features, but there’s also eARC support if you do use a sound bar....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You’ll soon be able to run Windows programs on select Android devices, thanks to WINE June 21, 2025 While most Linux purists prefer to stick to programs natively designed to run on their favorite distros, there are times when a user runs into a wall. Maybe they absolutely need Microsoft Office, or perhaps their favorite game just isn’t Linux compatible....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Your next Xiaomi phone might pack more battery life for the same size June 07, 2025 Battery capacity has come in leaps and bounds from the early 2010s, when it wasn’t uncommon to see batteries with 2,000mAh capacities or much lower. These days, 4,000mAh tends to be the minimum for many brands, but Xiaomi has now announced new tech that allows it to squeeze even more capacity into the same battery size....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon India no longer accepting mobile phone returns July 08, 2025 Getting a smartphone? You may want to think hard about where you are buying it from; at least if you live in India and are thinking of getting your handset fromAmazon. The popular carrier has just changed its return policy in this country, and not for the better....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android to get better Open Document support with LibreOffice June 05, 2025 The Document Foundation has announced plans to port its LibreOffice suite to mobile devices. This includes Android, which is likely to be the first mobile platform to get LibreOffice support due to ease of development. According to the Document Foundation, about 90 percent of the current LibreOffice codebase already compiles for Android....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android’s latest updates include earthquake alerts and detection July 02, 2025 Google is bringing morehelpful featuresto Android devices, and some of them might save lives. To start, it’srolling outsystems to both alert you to and detect earthquakes. The ShakeAlert-based warning technology uses seismometer data to warn you about quakes as soon as they’re detected, potentially giving you valuable seconds to take cover....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple’s new iPad Air borrows design cues from the iPad Pro June 29, 2025 Apple is stepping up competition in mobile tablets by bringing some of the iPad Pro’s features to lower-cost models. The company hasunveileda fourth-generation iPad Air for 2020 that borrowsthe Pro’sthin-bezel industrial design and key features while lowering the price. The Air’s 10.9-inch display doesn’t offer the 120Hz ProMotion of the Pro, but it still offers TrueTone and other higher-end features....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ASUS ZenFone 2 coming to India, pre-orders kick off today June 01, 2025 Asus’ latest low-cost flagship has now formally launched in India with pre-orders starting today,exclusively through Flipkart. As we have seen in other markets,Asuswill sell multiple variants of theZenfone 2with differing specs, though all the models sold will be powered by Intel Atom chips. Starting with the entry-level member of the family, the Zenfone 2 (ZE550M) comes in at 12,999 INR or about $129....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Bethesda’s new streaming tech lowers bar for requirements, works with Stadia, xCloud August 07, 2025 The E3 festivities have finally started, as the likes ofMicrosoftand Bethesda held their press conferences on Sunday. We already seen afew more detailsregarding Microsoft’s game streaming efforts, but the latter publisher has unveiled some interesting technology too. Bethesda used its press conference to announce Orion, a suite of technologies to make game engines work better in a streaming situation....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Buy a Galaxy S7 and get another free from T-Mobile this weekend July 31, 2025 If you missed out on those buy one get one free offers floating around back at the Samsung Galaxy S7’s launch, you’ll be in with another chance soon. This weekend,T-Mobileis offering customers a secondGalaxy S7for free, sort of, when they buy a new Samsung flagship on the carrier’s Equipment Installment Plan....