Harmony OS 2.0 announced: Will debut on smartphones next year

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Harmony OS 2.0 announced: Will debut on smartphones next year July 21, 2025 HUAWEI announced its Harmony OS platform at its developer conference last year, and it’s nowannouncedHarmony OS 2.0. The Chinese brand confirmed that a beta version of the Harmony OS 2.0 SDK will be available from July 13, 2025 on smartwatches, TVs, and head units. The firm added that a beta version of the developer tools will come to smartphones in December 2020....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · Jessica Kerr

How to find Pokemon in Pokemon Go

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to find Pokemon in Pokemon Go July 24, 2025 By Walking Around The majority of Pokemon that you’ll find are ones that you’ll see while you wander around. That means to find most Pokemon, you’ll need to be on the move. This can include walking, running, or even traveling by car if you’re the passenger (don’t drive and play Pokemon Go)....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Joseph George

HTC publishes BoomSound Connect, HTCConnect and HTCTasks to Google Play

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC publishes BoomSound Connect, HTCConnect and HTCTasks to Google Play August 21, 2025 In the past few years, we’ve seen more and more manufacturers publish their own apps to the Play Store, which allows them to easily update individual apps without the need to push out an entire software update to each device. Ahead of the upcomingOne M9launch, HTChas published three new apps to the Google Play Store which will not only be present on the One M9, but will be available for devices running Sense 7....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Cynthia Bray

HUAWEI is now the Apple of Android

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI is now the Apple of Android August 07, 2025 HUAWEI has been the most ambitious Android brand for a few years now, curating a portfolio of excellent flagships and competitively priced mid-range smartphones. The company outright stated it has Apple and Samsung in its sights. Despite the setbacks in the U.S., HUAWEI clearly isn’t happy with third place in the global market....

July 28, 2025 · 7 min · 1441 words · Linda Ford

Huawei's next phones will be allowed to use next-gen Arm technology

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Huawei’s next phones will be allowed to use next-gen Arm technology June 02, 2025 TheUS trade banagainstHuaweihas had far-reaching effects across the industry, with various companies unable to deal with the Chinese manufacturer as a result. Now, chip designer Arm has confirmed that it will continue supplying its technology to HUAWEI,Reutersreported. Arm told the newswire that after a review, it determined that its key chip technology originated from the UK rather than the US....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 338 words · James Johnson

If you're an Xperia owner in US, you could get up to $300 from Sony

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. If you’re an Xperia owner in US, you could get up to $300 from Sony June 07, 2025 Thanks to the recent preliminary settlement over misleading commercials, you might be owed up to $300 from the Japanese electronics company. Sony Xperia phones and tablets aren’t the most common in the US, but if you are one of the very few people who own a Sony-made device in the US, you might be eligible for a $300 reimbursement....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Charles Olsen

LG G Flex 2 spotted in promotional poster at CES 2015

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG G Flex 2 spotted in promotional poster at CES 2015 June 19, 2025 It’s unofficially official! After almost an entire year of speculation, it now appears that LG’smarvelous Musahas sprouted a successor to theG Flex. A few weeks back we reported on aprobable launch, but now, thanks to an image obtained byThe Verge, we have the following to feast our appetites on:...

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Steven Palmer

MediaTek Dimensity 900 launched: Mid-range 5G gets even better

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. MediaTek Dimensity 900 launched: Mid-range 5G gets even better July 06, 2025 MediaTekwas reportedly thebiggest smartphone chipmakerin the world in 2020, edging outQualcomm. A large part of its recent success has been due to its growing range of Dimensity 5G silicon, and the firm has now announced the Dimensity 900 as the latest member of this family. The Dimensity 900 is a 6nm chipset, much like the latestDimensity 1200flagship SoC....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 338 words · Andrew Brown

Micro Machines rumbles to the Play Store

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Micro Machines rumbles to the Play Store August 07, 2025 If you’re aracingfan, then a must-have app just arrived in the Google Play Store. It’s a flashback to the classic 90’s Micro Machines toy line, now ready to test drive the mobile market. It combines everything you love about racing games, shoot-em-ups, and the G.I. Joe franchise. In the same vein as Mario Kart, Micro Machines puts you behind the wheel of a heavily armed vehicle, this time on a micro scale....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Chelsea Smith DDS

Microsoft officially announces Windows 11, coming this Fall as a free upgrade

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Microsoft officially announces Windows 11, coming this Fall as a free upgrade August 10, 2025 After a few weeks of leaks thatleft little to the imagination, we now have the official announcement of the new version of Windows. We also have the official confirmation of the name: Windows 11. This is the first major update to the OS since 2015 when we first saw Windows 10....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Carla Thomas

New mystery OnePlus screen technology confirmed to be a 120Hz display

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New mystery OnePlus screen technology confirmed to be a 120Hz display June 02, 2025 Update, July 24, 2025 (01:26AM ET):OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has confirmed that the company has developed a 120Hz display. Lau took to Chinese social media websiteWeiboto make the announcement in advance of a screen technology event scheduled to take place in China today. In his Weibo post, Lau said that OnePlus has completed its research on 120Hz displays....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Mallory Taylor

Newly leaked videos show the upcoming LG V30 in the wild

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Newly leaked videos show the upcoming LG V30 in the wild July 18, 2025 Not only can we seeLG’s upcoming phabletfrom every angle, but we also have photo and video samples from its dual-lens camera. Ever sincethe LG V10, LG has partnered with Joseph Gordon-Levitt to promote its flagships’ audio and camera capabilities, and this year’s V30 is no different....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 338 words · Gary Robinson

Nitpicking the Nexus 5X: Gosh the grievances!

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nitpicking the Nexus 5X: Gosh the grievances! July 11, 2025 Now that theLG Nexus 5Xhas hit the hands of some of the more hardcore haves, I thought it would be a good time to sound off on some of the sour spots. Make no mistake, thedevice is a fantastic productanda worthy upgradefrom the original Nexus 5. Still, I tend to test out alotof phones for evaluative purposes and suffice to say there have been a number of issues I’ve had with the 5X in the days I’ve spent with it so far....

July 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1269 words · Christina Randall