Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon starts taking pre-order for the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 in Japan July 21, 2025 Back in October of last year, Amazonpackedthe new Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD – the 7-inch model only — into its suitcase en route to Japan, where the online retailer giant also launched its Kindle Store. If you’re puzzled by Amazon’s decision to leave out the 8....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 9.0 Pie is rolling out right now to the Essential Phone June 04, 2025 Update #2:Okay, we weren’t crazy. Essential notedon Twitterthat the Essential Phone’s Android Pie updatedoesinclude the August 2018 security patch, but the company just forgot to update the security patch string. It will be corrected in the next release. Update #1:A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that the Android Pie update included the August 2018 security patch....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ASUS confirms next ROG Phone name, and it’s skipping a number June 26, 2025 We all expected the ASUS ROG Phone 4 to be launched later this year, but the first leaked pictures suggested that the Taiwanese brand might skip a number this year. Now, ASUS has confirmed onWeibo(h/t:MySmartPrice) that this is indeed the case. The Weibo posts confirm theROG Phone 5name while also revealing that a Tencent-branded variant is in the works....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best Android apps for getting things done August 22, 2025 Android users use their smartphones and tablets in a lot of different ways. Android devices can be used for entertainment and fun. You can use your device for playing games, watching movies, reading books, and much more. Android devices can also be used for productivity. There is a plethora of apps from the Google Play Store can help you do things easily....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chinese apps banned in India: List of apps, latest updates, and more August 05, 2025 The Indian government has officially instituted a permanent ban against 60 Chinese apps it initially listed in June last year. This lengthy list includes TikTok, WeChat, Baidu, UC Browser, UC News, and more. You can see the complete list of permanently banned apps below....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Compact is back: Here are leaked renders of the Sony Xperia XZ4 Compact June 01, 2025 Trusted leaker@OnLeaksjust pushed out some new renders of the Sony Xperia XZ4 Compact (viaXDA Developers). It was only a little over a week ago that we saw leaked renders — also from @OnLeaks — for the vanillaSony Xperia XZ4. Sony’s “compact” variants of its flagship smartphones are notably smaller and less-fully featured than the main line....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Corning shows us its new specialized glass for AR wearables June 23, 2025 AtCES 2019, we had the chance to test out a new AR wearable prototype partially developed byCorning. One of the pillars of Corning’s business is the development ofGorilla Glass, which is used on almost every flagship smartphone. Although Corning has set the industry standard for smartphone glass, the creation of glass for augmented reality lenses is a whole different beast....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deal: Get JVC’s Android Auto receiver for $300 (50% off) from Best Buy August 17, 2025 It’s not every day you find a deal on an in-dash DVD player that pulls double-duty as anAndroid Autoand CarPlay receiver, but that is what we have today with Best Buy’s $300 discount on JVC’s receiver. The discount brings the unit down to $300, but we do not know how long the deal will last....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Assistant redesign introduces new curved UI from Search and Feed June 16, 2025 Google is apparently fully committed to purging all of the sharp edges and hints of gray from its apps and services in favour of curvy corners and bright whites. First it wasFeed in Google’s flagship app, then thesearch giant’s mobile homepage, and now it’sGoogle Assistant’s turn to receive a fresh makeover....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google buys Odysee photo sharing/backup app, rolls into G+ June 02, 2025 Googlemay be preparing to bulk up its photo sharing and backup features, as the company has just acquired Odysee, an app that automatically backs up smartphone photos and video to other home computers. As a result of the deal, the app will close down on February 23rd and the development team will be joiningGoogle+....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s what the vivo and ZEISS partnership means for Nokia phones (Updated) July 17, 2025 Update: June 02, 2025 (12:25 AM ET):vivo and ZEISS announced a deep partnership last week, which will see the vivo X60 series carrying ZEISS branding and a jointly developed imaging system. We did however wonder what this meant for current ZEISS partner and Nokia brand licensee HMD Global....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR 20 leaks: HONOR’s upcoming phone to offer macro camera? June 01, 2025 TheHONOR 20series is less than a week away, and the HUAWEI sub-brand has already been teasing a few details. Now, it looks like the HONOR 20 has been fully leaked byWinFuture, and it looks like a capable upper mid-range phone. Honor’s new phone reportedly offers a 6....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How OPPO’s Find X series has learned to innovate rather than imitate June 22, 2025 The key to any great smartphone is innovation. Any time a device launches with new features, other OEMs find themselves scrambling to catch up. At OPPO, the goal has always been to land on the side of innovation. The company’s portfolio has grown extensively in recent years, and the best example of powerful innovation comes from the OPPO Find X series....