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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. An introduction to Xamarin for cross platform Android development June 06, 2025 Xamarin is a cross platform tool for building Android and iOS apps using Visual Studio (VS). It can potentially save you vast amounts of time by allowing you to build an app with a single code base and seamlessly port it to multiple platforms without drastically increasing development time....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Q annoyingly hides some notifications; Here’s how to turn it off June 17, 2025 I am lovingAndroid Q Beta 3. Between the newgesture barandsystem-wide dark theme, this update packs some significant changes. One thing that I don’t like though is a new automatic notification prioritizer that is hiding notifications. After installing the new firmware on myPixel 3a, I noticed that I was missing notifications....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Andy Rubin wants to give you a free dashcam, in exchange for the data July 02, 2025 While Andy Rubin is probably best known for his involvement as one of Android’s founders, his ambitions certainly don’t end there.After leaving Google in 2014, Rubin has been involved with a number of projects, including creating his own tech incubatorcalled Playground Global.Rubin has also invested in a number of companiessuch as CastAR,and is rumored to be working on a returnto the mobile game....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Another HUAWEI P20 prototype image leaks, showing two vertical rear cameras July 22, 2025 We are just over a month away from the official announcement for theHUAWEI P20, but leaks of possible prototypes for the highly anticipated flagship phone continue to pop up. The latest comes from noted Internet gadget leaker Evan “@evleaks” Blass on his Twitter account. The image in Blass’ post shows that this prototype has two rear cameras in a vertical design set-up....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BlackBerry ‘Mercury’ pops up on Tim Allen’s TV show Last Man Standing August 24, 2025 Several weeks before the upcomingBlackBerry “Mercury” phoneis supposed to be officially launched, it’s already getting some TV air time. The latest episode of Last Man Standing, the ABC TV sitcom starring Tim Allen, briefly showed the phone in the hands of Allen’s character Mike Baxter....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Daydream VR reference unit showcased at Google I/O (Update: Google confirms new hardware) July 07, 2025 Original post (5/18):Today at theGoogle I/Oconference event, Google unveiled their new platform for virtual realitycalled Daydream, which aims to take the direction Google Cardboard has been going a step further by optimizing VR standards for mobile devices. This initiative comes part and parcel with a new kind of headset, which will bring Google VR users a new degree of immersion....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. FLIR announces new thermal cameras for USB Type-C devices August 20, 2025 Our phones can do some pretty amazing things nowadays. With each passing day, it seems like these devices are replacing more and more dedicated hardware on the market, and there is less and less of a reason to carry anything else on your person. Thermal cameras have been out for a bit now for mobile devices, but FLIR just announced an update to their lineup to add compatibility with USB Type-C devices and introduce a brand new app....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Home users can now control VIZIO SmartCast devices August 22, 2025 VIZIO is probably best known for its affordable TVs and sound bars, and now they’re bringing Google Home support to their SmartCast devices. So if you are a Google Home user who owns any of VIZIO’s SmartCast devices – ranging from TVs to speakers – now you’ll be able to adjust your device’s volume, play or skip music tracks, and more just by asking Google Assistant....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL hands-on – The Pixel line, refined July 13, 2025 Last year marked a big shift for Google’s mobile efforts. In a bid to compete against Apple, Samsung, LG, and other top-tier smartphone manufacturers, Google launched its very own consumer-friendly smartphone lineup to compete with the best devices on the market. Fast forward one year, and Google’s next attempt at winning over consumers comes hot on the heels of its2,000-employee acquisition from HTC....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Trips wants to make your summer vacation easier with new features August 24, 2025 We are now in the beginning of the prime vacation season, so there’s not a better time for an update to roll out for theGoogle Trips app, which first launched just a few monthsago in September 2016.The company says the new version, which is rolling out from the Google Play Store this week, will add three new features....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s when Android 10 will be coming to your Nokia phone June 26, 2025 HMD Globaljust set the bar for Android system updates really, really high. In fact, it’s likely no other phone maker will be able to reach the heights defined for Nokia phones. HMD Global’s Nokia smartphones will nearly all be updated toAndroid 10, the brand new version of Android....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR 7 attracts record interest in China, European launch this year July 19, 2025 Huaweimay have only announced theHONOR 7 a week agobut the handset is already attracting a lot of attention. Earlier today, HUAWEI confirmed that thatits HONOR 7 smartphonehas attracted record interest from customers in the week since it launched inChinaand they plan to bring the handset toEuropelater this year....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Huawei’s back?! And more tech questions you need answered today! August 17, 2025 1. Maybe HUAWEI is back? HUAWEI seems to be getting good news as we get close to the end of the year, as the US ban softens on its consumer arm, which includes its smartphone business as well. And in today’s news, another sign of the thaw is that HUAWEI can once again buy Sony and Omnivision camera sensors....