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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The OnePlus 3T is getting a limited black edition that will be sold in just one store June 19, 2025 In the past,OnePlushas sold some of its smartphones via pop-up stores in Paris, in collaboration with the high-end fashion accessory maker colette. Today, the two companies announced a new collaboration that will give buyers the chance to get a limited edition version of theOnePlus 3T, if they happen to be in Paris....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The worst HTCU12 Plus feature is getting tweaked in update (Update: Rolling out in US) June 23, 2025 Update, June 12, 2025, (02:39AM EST):TheHTC U12 Plushas been criticized for its pressure-sensitive hardware buttons, as some felt it was a poor substitute for proper volume and power keys. Fortunately, the Taiwanese firm has an update on-hand and it’s now landing in the U....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This smartphone maker is exploring multi-decker pop-up cameras June 12, 2025 In the world of pop-up cameras, this is probably a first. Chinese vendor vivo is exploring a smartphone with not one but multiple cameras that pop out of the frame. What’s more? These multi-level pop-up shooters aren’t facing forward, like most selfie cameras. Instead, they face backward to enable rear camera functionality....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What HUAWEI will (and won’t) do to scratch your Google itch June 24, 2025 At the end of theMate 30 launch event, HUAWEI CEO Richard Yu briefly touched on the company’s plans to make dowithout the Google Play Store. The plan, for the time being, is to rely on investment in HUAWEI’s ownAppGallerystorefront. However, with a release date outside of China set to be announced next month, HUAWEI may yet find a better workaround....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi POCOphone hits FCC — is Xiaomi readying a new device family? June 06, 2025 Xiaomiis expected to deliver more phones for the second half of the year, such as the Mi Max 3 and Mi Mix 3. A newFCC filing, however, suggests we could be in for another device, dubbed POCOphone. Read Next:Best Xiaomi phones The filing revealed the POCOphone brand name and model number (M1805E10A), but we also see areferenceto two variants....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can get a good idea of what the Nexus 5X looks like from these case renders August 14, 2025 Intrigued by theNexus 5X? Renders from case listings on Amazon may give you a good idea of what to expect in terms of appearance. The renders come from a familiar source: case manufactures looking for an early marketing lead who createunofficialrenders of upcoming devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can take pictures with the Google Pixel 4 face unlock IR camera June 25, 2025 TheGoogle Pixel 4packs 3D face unlock capabilities, using a combination of IR cameras, a dot projector, and a flood illuminator to scan your face. It’s a pretty advanced feature compared to fingerprint scanning, even though the Pixel 4’s solutionisn’t as secure as it should be....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A new challenger approaches: ASUS is now teasing a gaming phone July 23, 2025 Hot on the heels of the launch of Xiaomi’sBlack Sharkgaming smartphone, ASUS has appeared to confirm that it is working on a gaming phone of its own. In an interview at the opening of ASUS Philippines’ 100th store (reported byastig.ph),ASUS’ Global CEO Jerry Shen said that it can be “expected” that the company will release aphone designed for gaming....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Forget fingerprint scanners, Samsung wants to use your veins to identify you June 11, 2025 That’s right, Samsung has patented a smartwatch-based vein-scanning technology that would be used as a contactless alternative to fingerprint scanners for biometric security on wearables. We haven’t even seen an iris scanner implemented in a commercial mobile device yet, but Samsung is already looking to the future for its next-gen biometric security inspiration....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gartner: Q1 2016 smartphone sales up 3.9% to nearly 350 million July 29, 2025 The tech industry has had numerous mainstream smash successes over the years, and while computers seemed to occupy so much of the 90’s and 00’s, it’s smartphones that get many mighty motivated these days. There is also an interesting dichotomy going on, as developed countries like America have become progressively less important when it comes to OEM’s bottom line, having given way to developing nations and their new-found need for instantly accessible technology....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Go read this Android engineer’s explanation of why OEMs are bad at updates August 02, 2025 Today, several Android engineers are conducting a Reddit AMA. As of publishing this article, the AMA is still live, so if you have any questions you’d like to ask the team,get to it. If you just want to read some answers though, we highly recommend the one whereslow Android updates are explained thoroughly....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s Fitbit and Samsung collaborations could save Wear OS June 11, 2025 Wear OSis struggling — there’s just no way around it. Where theApple Watchgrew to 40% of the market at the end of 2020, according toCounterpoint Research, Google-powered smartwatches were mostly lumped into the shrinking “Others” category below brands like Fitbit, Samsung, and HUAWEI. Add insluggish updatesand it’s easy to worry that Wear OS will join Buzz and Wave in the Google Graveyard....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR 5X hands-on and first impressions August 20, 2025 CES 2016has been quite busy thus far, and we’ve already seen tons of interesting new gadgets that have us pretty interested. One of the most exciting announcements from the trade show is thatHONOR is finally planning on breaking into the U.S. market with the HONOR 5X. This is particularly big news, since up until now, the China-based smartphone manufacturer hasn’t yet sold any of its devices directly in the US....