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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How the US' attempt to keep Chinese tech down could backfire June 08, 2025 This year, the long-running skepticism of Chinese technology companies in the United States has boiled over into what many are already calling a trade war for the world’s semiconductor industry. As punishments and tariffs escalate, China is increasingly looking for an alternative solution, preparing to push capital into homegrown semiconductor companies, which could heap pressure on some of the biggest names in the U....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to find work as an Android developer June 04, 2025 If you want to future-proof your employability, learning to program is one of the best things you may do. Since Android is the most popular operating system in the world, it’s probably a pretty good place to start. Finding work as an Android developer is not as impossible as you might expect at first, too....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. I was going to buy a Pixel 6, but one thing stopped me July 26, 2025 I have somecontroversial opinionsabout Google’s line of Pixel phones. Historically, I have been disappointed with Google’s smartphone output. From the first Pixel all the way up until the Pixel 5, there hasn’t been one that I’ve wanted to actually buy. TheGoogle Pixel 6 series, though, is something else....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Instagram version 7.0 update brings an all-new Explore page, improved search functionality June 26, 2025 Instagramusers will be happy to know that a big update is being pushed out to both Android and iOS apps today, bringing a couple major enhancements that will help folks find what they’re looking for more easily. For starters, the app is getting an all-new Explore page that will now surface trends as they emerge in real-time which makes it much easier for users to learn about current events happening in their area and around the world....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Is Intel rattled about Windows emulation on the Snapdragon 835? June 26, 2025 With smartphone hardware becoming increasingly powerful while simultaneously boasting power efficiency and integrated network connectivity, news fromComputex 2017that Microsoft and Qualcomm had been collaborating to enable full Win32 app support on the Snapdragon 835 seems almost overdue. With a number of big name manufacturers alreadyqueueing up to launch Snapdragon-powered systems, the laptop market could be in for a major shakeup....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG Display Q1 2016: Profit down 95% YoY, but manages to beat forcasts August 20, 2025 In the past few days, numbers have been flowing from Korean OEMs with respect to display panel profits. Yesterday we learned aboutSamsung’s plight as the colossal conglomerate struggles with LCD-based competitorsin Taiwan. Today LG is in the news, and things aren’t looking much better, though the company did manage to surpass investor forecasts....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola shows off its Moto Mods in two hilarious new ads June 08, 2025 Motorola just released two new TV commercials forMoto Mods– one for the Moto Insta-Share Projector and the other for the JBL Soundboost Mod – and they are pretty funny. The first is for theMoto Insta-Share Projector, which projects up to 70 inches on any flat surface....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nest app now works with Android TVs to show home camera feeds July 14, 2025 TheNestconnected home hardware company, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, is making an effort to link to more of its big brother’s products. The Nest app for Android now allows people who own its camera products to view their feeds on the big screen, assuming it runsAndroid TV....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nexus 6: Camera Shootout July 02, 2025 Just last week I brought you afull review of Google’s latest, the Motorola Nexus 6. In the review I noted how massive of an improvement the camera was when compared to past Nexus smartphones, but we really only touched the surface. In the Nexus 6 camera shoot out video above everything was filmed using the front or back cameras on the Nexus 6, giving you an even better idea of how well the cameras work when it comes to video....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. NVIDIA’s Fallout 4 live wallpaper is pretty cool August 07, 2025 You might not have used a live wallpaper in quite some time. It seems like the community in general grew to acknowledge what terrificbattery hogsthey tend to be, but if you’re rocking a particularly large battery or have chargers everywhere you go, then maybe you’ve stuck with your koi pond or gently spinning galaxy from the beginning....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Oceanhorn 2 isn’t Zelda mobile, but it might be the next best thing August 12, 2025 The news that Nintendo may be prepping aLegend of Zelda mobile gameis only a few days old, but developer Cornfox & Bros. is already one step ahead of the Japanese game company — it has just released actual footage of its Zelda title....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Our newly unlocked T-Mobile G1 Google Android phone June 24, 2025 The process was quite simple. I just opened up the back of the G1, removed the battery, swapped in an already active AT&T SIM card, closed the phone back up, and then restarted it. When the phone had finished booting, it prompted me for an unlock code, which I had received in an email last night....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OxygenOS 9.0.7 brings Fnatic mode and more to the OnePlus 5 and 5T July 07, 2025 On itsforumsearlier today, OnePlus announced OxygenOS 9.0.7 for theOnePlus 5and5T. In addition to the June 2019 security patch level, the OnePlus 5 and 5T update introduces Fnatic mode to the two older flagships. Named after the esports gaming company of the same name, Fnatic mode blocks out all notifications (except alarms), stops all inessential background processes, and tweaks the CPU and GPU settings to put all the focus on your game....