Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The headphone jack is back, but Black Shark ditches it anyway August 18, 2025 TheBlack Shark 2smartphone is an affordable alternative to the Razer Phone 2 for mobile gaming. However, the phone lacks aheadphone jack. Perhaps even more curious is how the company shared withTech Radarits intentions to return the 3.5mm port to its subsequent phone. A Black Shark spokesperson shared in the same statement that including the port would deviate from current smartphone designs....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The HTCA9’s price will jump to $500 after November 7th June 03, 2025 HTCis very proud ofits A9handset, even going as far as to proclaim that Applecopied the company’s designlanguage which is now billed as “metalmorphics“. While the device may be divisive, interested parties are no doubt taken by its near-stock Android build, the generous warranty, solid specs, and the reasonable price....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Meizu M6 is official: a rebooted M5 starting at $100 July 11, 2025 Meizuhas officially unveiled the Meizu M6, the latest device in its low-cost range of handsets. The device maintains the ultra-competitive price tag of last year’sMeizu M5, but delivers only a handful of minor improvements. The handset comes with a 5.2-inch HD display, octa-core MediaTek MT6750 SoC @1....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Three UK set to purchase O2 network for £10 billion June 29, 2025 Reports had been circulating in the past few days thatThree UKwas in the processes of making a bid to purchase rival networkO2fromTelefonica. Today, Three UK’s parent company, Hutchison Whampoa Limited, has confirmed that is has entered into exclusive negotiations to purchase the network. The deal is set to cost a total of £10....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. US officials might put HONOR on the Entity List, which would be very confusing June 01, 2025 In May 2019, the United States addedHuaweito the so-called “Entity List.” The company’s presence on this list barred it from working with US-based firms, which most notably includesGoogle. At the time, HONOR was a sub-brand of HUAWEI using most of HUAWEI’s assets to produce its wares....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: Most of you are running Android Pie June 04, 2025 It should come as no surprise that Android updates are fragmented. With smartphone manufacturers taking months to build skins around new firmware and implement new features, a whole new version of Android could be released before some handsets ever get upgraded. The last time Google published newdistribution numbersin late October, Android Pie wasn’t even on the list....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What I don’t like about the Galaxy S8 Plus June 21, 2025 Samsung has a long history of releasing multiple variants of their devices. The Galaxy S line, in particular, has had an enormous number of variations released to consumers over each product lifecycle. TheGalaxy S5had a whoppingsixdifferent versions for customers to choose from, and that doesn’t even include carrier-specific models....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Would you pay a subscription for ad-free Android and long-term updates? July 01, 2025 The arrival of low-cost, high-spec smartphones in recent years has brought along a monumental shift in the business model of selling smartphones. To highlight the most high-profile example, Xiaomi’s initial focus onlow-cost phonesupended the smartphone industry in markets like India in more ways than one. For smartphone buyers on a budget, the most immediate and apparent change was the broad availability of high-spec, affordably priced hardware....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi just released a 20,000 mAh Mi power bank with Quick Charge 2.0 for $24… AND a fitness band for $15 July 07, 2025 Xiaomimay have outdone themselves with this one. Their phones and accessories are pretty well-known for offering insane quality for the price tag, but this might set a new bar. The new 20,000 mAh Mipower bankcan be fully charged in five hours, and with its six-pack of 3,350 mAh LG/Panasonic high-capacity cells, it has the potential to fully recharge your phone four times before it needs a boost itself....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. YotaPhone 2 hands on and first impressions August 03, 2025 Almost two years ago,Yota, a mobile operator in Russia, introduced a smartphone with a rather interesting concept, featuring a dual HD andE-Inkdisplay setup. The original YotaPhone finally made its way to consumers in select markets at the end of last year, and now, the company has taken the wraps off of its successor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now cover your tracks in Google Maps thanks to incognito mode August 25, 2025 Update, August 17, 2025 (2:00AM ET):Google quietly began testing anincognito modein Google Maps back in September. Fortunately, the waiting is over as the search giant has announced that the feature is now rolling out for Android users. The company made the announcement via itsGoogle Maps support forum(spotted byAndroid Police), adding that incognito mode is rolling out in stages....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now order Google Photos prints for in-store, same-day pick-up (Updated) August 05, 2025 Update, July 10, 2025 (12:01PM ET):In addition to same-day prints, Google yesterday alsoannouncedseveral other Google Photos features. First up is Memories. Using machine learning, Memories places photos and videos from previous years at the top of your gallery. If you want to search through photos instead, you can now search by the text in your photos and screenshots....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. YouTube pulls ads on almost 2 million inappropriate videos aimed at kids July 10, 2025 YouTubeis caught up in another scandal. Earlier this year, scores of advertiserspulled their ads from the platformafter it was discovered that some ads were running on videos with hate speech or other offensive material. Now, after accusations over inappropriate videos and comments aimed at children, more advertisers are suspending their activity on the video streaming service....