Best Android apps for finding yourself a date, boyfriend, or girlfriend

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best Android apps for finding yourself a date, boyfriend, or girlfriend June 29, 2025 Who says that you have to wait for Valentine’s Day to look for love? Though romance can bloom between people under certain circumstances, people aren’t always as lucky. Maybe you don’t know how to approach that guy you’ve been working with for years, or you don’t know how to say exactly what’s on your mind to that cute girl, or you may get tongue tied when you attempt to ease into asking your friend out to a possibly romantic date....

July 24, 2025 · 9 min · 1867 words · Danielle Rodriguez

BlackBerry reports $670 million loss, but still exceeds its expectations

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BlackBerry reports $670 million loss, but still exceeds its expectations August 04, 2025 BlackBerryhas just declared its financial figures for its first quarter of 2016, which, at first glace, look like quite painful reading for the company. BlackBerry reports a net loss of $670 million for the year, which came about as a result of a $501 million writedown on the value of its handset business, a $57 million goodwill impairment payment, and $41 million worth of inventory writedowns, among a few other charges....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Cole King

Check out this new, sort of creepy teaser for the HUAWEI Mate 10

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Check out this new, sort of creepy teaser for the HUAWEI Mate 10 June 12, 2025 According to the video, the upcoming flagship from HUAWEI is “not a smartphone.” It also says the device will be so smart that it’ll “think for us.” As we approach October 16, we are learning more about the upcoming Mate 10-branded smartphones day by day....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Tracy Wolfe

Google defers plans to charge 30% mandatory Play Store commission in India

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google defers plans to charge 30% mandatory Play Store commission in India July 24, 2025 Google is deferring its controversial new Play Store billing policy in India to June 03, 2025. Thenew rulesstop apps from circumventing Google’s payment system and are scheduled to come into effect globally from September 21. They will ensure Google gets its 30% commission on all paid apps and in-app purchases....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 407 words · Cindy Baker

Gorilla Glass to be used for windshields by Ford

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gorilla Glass to be used for windshields by Ford July 30, 2025 Gorilla Glassis a practically unbreakable material that is becoming more and more of a favorite for smartphone screens. Now it looks like Corning, the company that creates Gorilla Glass, is expanding their product to vehicles. The company has signed a deal with Ford, and the two have been developing a Gorilla Glass windshield for the Ford GT in 2016....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Jason Graham

How to authorize a computer on iTunes

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to authorize a computer on iTunes July 10, 2025 One great feature of iPads and iPhones is that you’ll never need to authorize iTunes like you would on a computer. You can simply log in and start making purchases. However, you’ll have to authorize your new MacBook or PC if you want to purchase new music or movies. Here are the steps to follow on both Windows 10 and macOS to get you started....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 635 words · Wendy Campbell

HTC One A9 review

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC One A9 review August 20, 2025 HTC One A9 What we like What we don’t like Our scores (The One A9 was originally reviewed on October 27th, but we’ve republished this review due to thearrival of the handset in the US.) We’re used to only seeing one flagship smartphone come fromHTCevery year, but this year is different. The Taiwanese company launched itsOne M9flagship back in March, and now we’re getting a new handset that’s quite different, yet oddly familiar....

July 24, 2025 · 12 min · 2430 words · Lisa Hall

Meitu: trade your privacy for cute anime selfies (Update: Meitu response)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Meitu: trade your privacy for cute anime selfies (Update: Meitu response) August 12, 2025 A Meitu spokesperson said: Meitu also commented on the number of app permissions Android users have to agree to when downloading the app. The spokesperson explained that since Meitu’s apps in China don’t come with Google Play services, push notifications don’t work. To sidestep this issue, it uses a third-party notification service called Getui that requires the app to run at start....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · Joel Walker

Microsoft releases the number-optimized Keyboard for Excel to the Play Store

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Microsoft releases the number-optimized Keyboard for Excel to the Play Store July 22, 2025 With therecent launchof Microsoft’s Office apps to the Google Play Store, fans of the platform have become much more productive on their Android devices. There may be some added convenience in using these powerful apps on the go, but using a standard mobile keyboard can get old very fast, especially when trying to input numbers quickly....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Colleen Schwartz

Motorola, LG, ASUS and HUAWEI reportedly introducing new Android Wear watches at IFA

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola, LG, ASUS and HUAWEI reportedly introducing new Android Wear watches at IFA July 07, 2025 It has been a bit quiet around the Android Wear realm. Is Apple stealing all the thunder? TheCupertino giant did sell more smart watches in a daythan theAndroid Wear manufacturers shipped in 2014, collectively. In fact,Strategy Analytics’ studies suggestabout 75% of all Q2, 2015 smart watches came from the iPhone maker....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Michelle Fischer

Neptune announces the Duo, a standalone smart wristband and a "Pocket Screen"

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Neptune announces the Duo, a standalone smart wristband and a “Pocket Screen” June 16, 2025 Neptune, the folks behind theNeptune Pine, are back with an interesting wearable concept. It’s called the Neptune Duo, and it aims to fix all of your smartphone problems. If you’re unfamiliar with the company’s previous offerings, the Neptune Pine was a full-blown Android smartphone on your wrist....

July 24, 2025 · 4 min · 719 words · William Fuller

OnePlus will stick to its new 'Pro' strategy despite region-exclusive confusion

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus will stick to its new ‘Pro’ strategy despite region-exclusive confusion August 04, 2025 In an interview withThe Times of India, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau gave some confirmation on the company’s smartphone release strategy going forward. In a nutshell, Lau confirmed that the OnePlus “Pro” strategy of releasing two variants of the same device will continue for the foreseeable future....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 435 words · Miranda Rocha

POCO head hints at revival of brand in now-deleted tweet

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. POCO head hints at revival of brand in now-deleted tweet August 20, 2025 It’s not uncommon to seeXiaomi‘s social media accounts littered with enquiries about aPocophone F2, following the success of last year’sPocophone F1. Unfortunately, it seems like the device isn’t coming in 2019. Now, POCOphone head Alvin Tse has broken the silence in a since-deleted tweet (h/t:MySmartPrice), confirming that the brand will resurface next year....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 275 words · Alyssa Evans