HUAWEI FreeBuds 3 look to one-up Apple's AirPods with upgraded Bluetooth

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI FreeBuds 3 look to one-up Apple’s AirPods with upgraded Bluetooth July 15, 2025 Amid a flurry of announcements, HUAWEI took the wraps off a new generation of true wireless earphones, the FreeBuds 3. Billed as the world’s first true wireless earphones to sport Bluetooth 5.1, the Chinese tech giant is hoping to take advantage of a market gap in hi-res capable models in a very crowded field....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 510 words · Anthony Farrell

Leaked renders give us clearer look at the Xiaomi Mi Band 4 (Update: New image)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leaked renders give us clearer look at the Xiaomi Mi Band 4 (Update: New image) July 09, 2025 Update, July 11, 2025 (1:11PM EST):We now have a new leaked images and several details of the rumored Mi Band 4, courtesy ofGizmoChina. Based on the images, the Mi Band 4 eschews the monochrome display of its predecessor for a color display....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Joshua Hicks

Lenovo planning another Tango-enabled device for 2017

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Lenovo planning another Tango-enabled device for 2017 June 15, 2025 TheLenovo Phab 2 Prowas released just recently, and it received quite mixed reviews, especially related to its design. The device features an oddly placed fingerprint sensor, as well as a wide array of depth sensing cameras sitting above, making it look to be more of a project device than a consumer one....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Kayla Lee

Lenovo Z5 Pro GT has outrageous 12GB of RAM, Snapdragon 855, sliding back

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Lenovo Z5 Pro GT has outrageous 12GB of RAM, Snapdragon 855, sliding back June 11, 2025 Today,Lenovotook to Chinese micro-blogging siteWeiboto announce the upcoming Lenovo Z5 Pro GT, which is the first announced smartphone to come with an absolutely bonkers 12GB of RAM. It also could potentially be the first smartphone to hit the market with theQualcomm Snapdragon 855chipset....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Kristen Barrett

Motorola Droid Maxx 2 review

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola Droid Maxx 2 review August 09, 2025 Motorola Droid Maxx 2 What we like What we don’t like Our scores It has been a long since theMotorola Droid Maxxwas launched; mid-2013, to be exact. Fans of the battery beast have been hoping for a successor, and this yearMotorolahas finally decided to bring the series back to life, again in collaboration withVerizon....

May 30, 2025 · 8 min · 1682 words · Jaime Lloyd

New Project Ara specs and photos show us what we've missed out on

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New Project Ara specs and photos show us what we’ve missed out on August 02, 2025 Details ofProject Ara, Google’s cancelled modular phone project, have emerged online, giving us a glimpse at what might have been.Phandroidrecently got hold of one of the units, likely a developer model, though the project was axed in September. The metal device has a comparatively large frame, at 152 x 74 x 12....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Michelle Pittman

nubia Z17 is the company’s new flagship with monster specs

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. nubia Z17 is the company’s new flagship with monster specs July 29, 2025 The nubia Z17 is one of the first smartphones to bring 8GB of RAM along with Snapdragon 835 and a 23MP + 12MP dual-lens camera. Although nubia is a relatively unknown brand, the Chinese electronics company has been slowly expanding into European and US markets with its midrange and flagship smartphones....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 472 words · Jessica Chung

OnePlus co-founder shares a portrait mode photo teasing the OnePlus 5T

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus co-founder shares a portrait mode photo teasing the OnePlus 5T June 19, 2025 We’re quickly approaching the release of the latest and greatest device from OnePlus, theOnePlus 5T. While nothing is confirmed yet, plenty of rumors are popping up about the internals, display, and camera of the device. It looks like company co-founder Carl Pei is trying to build some hype around the rumored dual-camera setup on the 5T....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Jasmin Ellis

OPPO Reno Ace launched: The fastest charging phone, and it's under $500

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPO Reno Ace launched: The fastest charging phone, and it’s under $500 July 01, 2025 OPPO turned heads last month when it announced65W charging, making it the fastest wired charging solution in the industry. It wasn’t a far-off prospect either, as the company then announced that its upcoming OPPO Reno Ace would be the first phone with the technology....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Benjamin Robles

Over 1 million Google accounts may have been breached by Gooligan malware

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Over 1 million Google accounts may have been breached by Gooligan malware August 22, 2025 A new malware strand called Gooligan may have breached over 1 million Google accounts over the past several months. That’s the claim from the Check Point security firm, which released its findings today. As with many other malware attacks on an Android-based device, Gooligan starts when the end user either downloads an infected app from a third party store (not Google Play) or if a person clicks on a link in an SMS or email message that sends them to the malware source....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 296 words · Nathaniel Smith

Pocket Casts' Material Theme redesign is now available for all (Update)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pocket Casts' Material Theme redesign is now available for all (Update) June 20, 2025 Update, August 23, 2025 (11:45am ET):After several months of testing and bug squashing,Pocket Casts is officially pushing outversion seven of its app for Android. As we previously detailed, this refreshed build features a Material Theme redesign and focuses on podcast discovery and better playback controls....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Dorothy Moses

Report: All Sony smartphones to be branded X until 2018

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: All Sony smartphones to be branded X until 2018 August 08, 2025 True to its pioneering spirit and desire to challenge new ideas, Sony got on-board the Android boat from the very early days, long before Google’s mobile OS gained the massive market share and traction it possesses today. In the years that have passed, numerous numbers and lots of letters have been selected for specific smartphones, with the most current product lines being the Xperia Z, Xperia C, and Xperia M....

May 30, 2025 · 4 min · 680 words · Juan Knapp

Rumors: limited edition dual-edged Galaxy S6 and "confirmed" GS6 accessories

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Rumors: limited edition dual-edged Galaxy S6 and “confirmed” GS6 accessories July 08, 2025 To say that theGalaxy Note Edgewas a bit polarizing might be putting things mildly, with some having less than loving feelings towards its concept. Putting aside one’s personal preference however, Samsung did manage to make another flexible device to follow up its Galaxy Round. Lately there has been quite a bit of chatter about a supposed Galaxy S6 Edge variant, and now the rabbit hole’s mystery is about to deepen....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Heather Decker