Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Microsoft secretly developed these active noise-canceling headphones over 3 years August 04, 2025 Microsoftunveileda new pair of Bluetoothactive noise-canceling headphonesat itsSurface eventyesterday. Called Surface Headphones,Cnetreports that the company will release them in the U.S. in fall for $350. The publication also reports that Microsoft spent three years developing the product. The cans have a minimalist light grey design and weigh 290g....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ML Kit Image Labeling: Determine an image’s content with machine learning June 21, 2025 Machine learning(ML) can be a powerful addition to your Android projects. It helps you create apps that intelligently identify text, faces, objects, famous landmarks, and much more, and use that information to deliver compelling experiences to your users. However, getting started with machine learning isn’t exactly easy!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New OnePlus 9 leak may have given us battery, charging details June 28, 2025 We’ve already seen quite a fewOnePlus 9series leaks recently, purportedly revealing designs and specs. We haven’t seen much in the way of battery/charging leaks, but this latest report may have revealed a couple of key features. 91mobilesobtained two images from a “trusted source,” apparently showing the vanilla OnePlus 9....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 6 camera gets even better with OxygenOS 5.1.9 update July 15, 2025 OnePlus has been paying attention to the photography experience on theOnePlus 6, and that continues today with a handful of camera-focused features including in the OxygenOS 5.1.9 update. Read Next:OxygenOS: 5 features you need to know about According to the Chinese brand, OxygenOS 5.1.9 will deliver improved clarity, better dynamic range, and more accurate edge detection in portrait mode....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 6 camera shootout results! July 15, 2025 We put theOnePlus 6 in an all-out camera camera battleagainst its biggest competitors, theGoogle Pixel 2 XL,Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus,iPhone X. We took identical images with each phone and asked you to pick your favorites. This time we made the results anonymous — you simply knew them as “Phone 1”, “Phone 2”, “Phone 3”, and “Phone 4....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus finally buys OnePlus.com, holds a giveaway to celebrate for some reason July 24, 2025 For almost five years, folks visitingOnePlus’official website have actually been going to a .net domain (the horror). That is no longer the case, as OnePlus finally acquired the OnePlus.com domain name it probably should have had ages ago. And OnePlus thought this was a significant-enough milestone to warrant a giveaway....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Paranoid Android is back with a big new release August 12, 2025 After a long hiatus, theParanoid Androidcustom ROM project is back. One of the most popular custom ROM projects of the last few years, Paranoid Android lost many of its core developers to OnePlus in February 2015.OnePlus recruited themto develop its in-houseOxygen OS, following itsbreakup with Cyanogen. Predictably, PA releases slowed to a crawl, with the last major release, based on Android 5....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm brings high-end features to affordable wireless earbuds July 22, 2025 You might not have to splurge on a high-end set oftrue wireless earbudsto get all the latest conveniences. Qualcomm has introduced a QCC305x family of Bluetooth audio chips that aims to bring “premium” features to more affordable wireless earbuds. The new quad-core hardware enables hands-free voice control, adaptive noise cancelling, and enhanced aptX support with 96kHz audio and aptX voice for calls....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. realme just revealed the name and specs of upcoming Snapdragon 865 phone August 04, 2025 Looks like Samsung is not the only one tojump the gunwhen it comes torevealingits new phones before launch. realme also has aSnapdragon 865contender in the flagship race this year and thanks to the company’s CMO, Xu Qi Chase and a press release, we now know a bit more about it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. realme XT review: Xiaomi needs to be worried August 16, 2025 Realme realme XT What we like What we don’t like Our scores The mid-range segment is where the action lies in India’s smartphone market. Xiaomi has had a near monopoly here byleading salesfor a solid eight quarters. However, it is realme that is the one to watch out for....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Remember Ubuntu for Android? It’s not dead, but it’s in limbo July 31, 2025 In early 2012, Canonical took its first dive into the world of mobile computing by introducing an ambitious effort called “Ubuntu for Android”. This project’s goal was simple: it was about merging the mobility of Android with the desktop-functionality of Ubuntu Linux. Basically, this meant that Android devices running Ubuntu for Android would still work the same as always when on-the-go....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Amazon looking to create a Nexus-like partnership with OEMs August 08, 2025 Amazon is trying to cut a deal with major Android OEMs to get its software on your next smartphone. Amazon has reportedly discussed working at a “factory level” with manufacturers in order to get its services baked into Android in a much deeper way than simply pre-loading apps....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: India has highest mobile data usage per smartphone in world August 04, 2025 It’s no surprise that Indian smartphone users eat through plenty ofmobile dataeach month, owing to loads of attractive offers. But one major study has found that Indian consumers use the most mobile data per smartphone in the world on average. According toEricsson’s Mobility Report(h/t:Gadgets 360), Indian consumers hit an average of 9....