Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Verizon wants to be the one to develop the global 5G standard June 19, 2025 Verizonhas signed a partnership deal with Korean carrier KT to explore the core technologies required to establish a global standard for5G. KT’s chairman, Hwang Chang-gyu traveled to Big Red’s headquarters in New Jersey to ink the deal with Verizon’s chairman Lowell McAdam on Friday, but the deal has only been announced today....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: You like what you see of Android 12 so far June 26, 2025 It’s almost that time of the year again, when the new Android developer previews are pushed out to registered users. But we may have already receiveda first lookat the upcomingAndroid 12update thanks toXDA-Developers, along with plenty more details. The apparent screenshots show a light beige look (possibly due to support for theming in Android 12) and plenty of rounded widgets....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Wear OS gets an Android P developer preview June 24, 2025 Three weeks ago,Googledropped theAndroid P developer previewfor smartphones, which brings a ton of new features and design changes to the operating system. Today, Google released a different kind of Android P developer preview, this timefor Wear OS, the rebrandedAndroid Wearsoftware for smart wearables. The preview software (read: not at all stable) can only be installed on two watches: theHUAWEI Watch 2andWatch 2 Classic....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What is the Nordic Thingy:52? - Gary explains July 30, 2025 The Nordic Thingy:52 is a clever microcontroller development board that showcases what can be done using Nordic’s Bluetooth Low Energy chip, the nRF52832. It is a platform upon which hobbyists and professionals can learn, prototype and develop IoT solutions. So let’s take a look at what it’s capable of and what it can help you build....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi 9 with under-display camera is a glimpse of the future (video) July 09, 2025 XiaomiDirector of Product Management Donovan Sung has shown off aXiaomi Mi 9prototype which features an under-display selfie camera. The prototype appears in a video postedon Twitterearlier today, offering a side-by-side comparison of the device and what looks like a regular Xiaomi Mi 9....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi Band 2 review June 05, 2025 Xiaomi Mi Band 2 What we like What we don’t like Our scores Xiaomiis all over the place in the technology world. The Chinese company first came to the scene with its MIUI firmware back in 2010, and has since moved on to creating its own Android smartphones, televisions, tablets, and so much more....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can rearrange app shortcuts with just one tap on the Galaxy S8 August 06, 2025 In addition tofacial recognition,Bixby, and other major features of theGalaxy S8 and S8 Plus, the two devices also offer a few lesser-known functionalities that some users might find quite useful. One of them is the option to move the app shortcuts on a home screen either down to the bottom or up to the top of the screen with a single tap....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE Blade V7 and V7 Lite announced August 04, 2025 The LG G5 and Samsung Galaxy S7 series might be the most anticipated phones shown off at MWC 2016, but let’s not forget about the other OEMs out there. ZTE isn’t bringing us a flagship class product at MWC this year, but it is hoping to further up its game in the mid-range with the introduction of the Blade V7 and V7 Lite, two mass-market handsets that blend beautiful aesthetics with affordable pricing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: Kirin 960 too) HUAWEI Mate 9 report: dual camera, 4x optical zoom, $1300 price tag June 28, 2025 HUAWEI has just pretty much confirmed that its new Kirin 960 processor will be powering the Mate 9. The company sent out a tweet, accompanied by a short video boasting about its new processor, using the same#aStepAheadhashtag that HUAWEI has been using to tweet about the upcoming November 3rd launch event, where we will learn all about the Mate 9....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 10 best fact apps for Android July 11, 2025 Facts apps don’t have the draw they used to. The Internet has grown in such a way that finding fun facts is quick, easy, and the methods are plentiful. Still, there are those who like to pop open an app every now and then and learn a few little fun facts....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 5 reasons why you should be watching Yellowjackets on Showtime June 07, 2025 Save the best for last is a rule that seems to apply to this year’s TV rollout. As we approach the end of 2021,Showtimehas launched one of the best new shows of the year with Yellowjackets. The new horror-thriller is still just warming up and is already blowing critics and audiences away....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A quick look at the new Sony Xperia Z5 camera July 20, 2025 Sonyjust recently unveiled a trio of high-end Android-powered smartphones, theXperia Z5,Z5 CompactandZ5 Premium. Along with a great overall design, slightly toned down software experience and many other enhancements, all three of these new devices sport Sony’s new 23MP Exmor RS camera sensor. Sony tells us that the new sensor is capable of producing the fastest auto-focus experience available on a smartphone to date, with the added benefit of focusing on a subject in just....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alleged photos of Moto G5 Plus leak and they look very familiar July 19, 2025 Someone is selling what they claim to be the Moto G5 Plus, and the phone looks strikingly similar tothe renders we showed youa week ago. A Romanian seller has listed an interesting item for sale: according to them, this is the upcoming Moto G5 Plus....