Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi India teases launch of ‘biggest and best’ Mi TV ahead of OnePlus TV June 02, 2025 Xiaomi and OnePlus have had a history of trying to one-up each other and it looks like competition between the two Chinese rivals is heating up once again. This time, in the TV space. Xiaomi has started teasing the September 17 launch of the “biggest and best” Mi TV in India, just days ahead of theOneplus TVreveal....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 launched: full metal body, fingerprint sensor, starting from $140 August 01, 2025 Xiaomihas just upped the ante in the low-cost game. The company introduced today the Redmi Note 3, a metallic 5.5-incher featuring a fingerprint sensor and solid specs, selling for a fraction of the price of competitors in its class. The Redmi Note 3 is the sequel to the plastic-made Redmi Note 2, which Xiaomilaunched just three months ago....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You’ll soon see a Google Podcasts app on the Play Store (Update: Google spills the beans) July 21, 2025 Update (06/19/18):It looks like someone prematurely revealed a host of details about the upcoming Google Podcasts app. According to a comment onProductHuntattributed to a Google employee (h/t:Android Police), the app will deliver personalized recommendations based on your subscriptions and listening habits....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 10 best delivery apps for Android for groceries and more August 05, 2025 A lot of these apps have their ups and downs. Don’t expect a flawless experience just yet. It’s a growing industry and they are still working out many of the issues. So, here are the best delivery apps for Android! We also have a list of thebest food-oriented delivery apps here!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Anatomy of an app: An introduction to activity lifecycles July 16, 2025 When you first boot up a new Android Studio project, you’re greeted not with a blank page, but a whole bunch of what is known as “boilerplate” code. This is code needed for the vast majority of apps and to get that “Hello World” example up and running....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 10 Rules feature goes live (for one Pixel user?) August 01, 2025 Android 10has been available since August, but it seems like the platform still holds lesser known features. One of these features is a so-called Rules capability, first discovered byXDAearlier this year. Now, it turns out that the feature has gone live for at least one user....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Andy Rubin’s Essential team exploring Google Glass-like smart glasses June 23, 2025 A recently unearthed patent filing indicates that Andy Rubin’s Essential company is looking into a potential smart glasses product similar toGoogle GlassandSnapchat Spectacles. The patent for the Essential Smart Glasses was discovered byPatently Apple, and it depicts a fairly innocuous pair of glasses — owing more to Snapchat’s Spectacles than Google Glass — that would have one or more “user facing” cameras built into them (530/540, below) and one or more “environment facing” cameras (550)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T getting minor OTA software update said to improve “stability” August 25, 2025 Unlike most major Android manufacturers, which are struggling with getting out Jelly Bean updates even for the newest and coolest gadgets, ASUS has already managed to officially put Android 4.1 on an aging mid-range tablet. Transformer Pad TF300T adopters have been spoiled withtasty Jelly Bean treats a few weeks ago, but that doesn’t seem to be enough for the 10-incher....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BlackBerry Priv receives a mysterious Camera app update August 25, 2025 On January 8, BlackBerry updated the Priv’s camera app in the Google Play Store. But what exactly is in this update? Let’s take a look! The What’s New notes proudly announce that the Priv’s camera now has widescreen (16:9) capabilities, and that performance has been made significantly faster. There are now indicators for when HDR is active and when the app detects that you’re shooting in low light....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Casio announces the limited edition Pro Trek Smart WSD-F20S Android Wear watch August 16, 2025 Baselworld, arguably the biggest watch and jewelry show of the year, is officially kicking off in Basel Switzerland tomorrow, and a number of companies have already announced what they’re planning to show off at the event. Casio is just one of the companies making an appearance, and has disclosed the release of a new limited edition smartwatch based off its Pro Trek Smart WSD-F20, called the Pro Trek Smart WSD-F20S....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Casio finally brings Wear OS to its G-Shock line (Update: Hoo boy, it’s pricey) August 02, 2025 Update, July 24, 2025 (02:00 PM ET):When we published this post, Casio hadn’t divulged pricing information for the new Wear OS G-Shock watch. We now know that the upcoming wearable will cost $699 here in the United States and£599in the United Kingdom. Ouch....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Confirmed: Apple, Qualcomm settlement killed Intel’s 5G modem plans July 31, 2025 AppleandQualcommset asidetheir long-running legal battle last week, confirming that the duo will be working together on future products. Just a few hours after the settlement was announced, Intelrevealedthat it was getting out of the 5G smartphone modem business. Now, Intel CEO Bob Swan has confirmed in an interview with theWall Street Journalthat the decision came about because of the settlement....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Did you know: Samsung once thought Android was a joke August 10, 2025 Samsung didn’t see Android’s potential in its early days. The tech giant had the opportunity to buy the operating system from Andy Rubin before Google did but decided to pass on the opportunity. Surprisingly, that may have been the right decision to make. In his book titledDogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution, Fred Vogelstein shared what happened in a meeting between the Android team and Samsung that took place in Seoul in late 2004....