Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fact check: HUAWEI flaunts Kirin 980 gains over Snapdragon 845, but are they meaningful? June 08, 2025 Richard Yu’s keynote announcement of HUAWEI’s newKirin 980smartphone SoC was an unusually aggressive affair. The company has Qualcomm’sSnapdragon 845firmly in its sights, with comparisons and benchmarks abound that showcase the Kirin 980 coming out on top. Related reading:HiSilicon: What you need to know about HUAWEI’s chip design unit...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fish codenamed Google devices might be smartwatches, not smartphones June 19, 2025 If you were hoping for new Google hardware in 2019, you’re in luck — two devices with the codenames Salmon and Medaka popped up in theAndroid Open Source Projectand the Lawnchair Launcher developer’s Twitter feed. The two codenames were found in AOSP alongside Walleye, the codename for 2017’sPixel 2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fly Labs acquisition likely resulting in improved Google Photos video editing July 13, 2025 Google Photosis great for many things, but we can all agree video editing is not one of its strengths. You get some functionality, but I would say clip editing is less than basic. It is reasonable to assume this is something the Search Giant should be working on, and now we are getting indirect confirmation that they are....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Assistant can finally recognize songs June 19, 2025 One ofGoogle Assistant‘s more glaring omissions since its debut in 2016 was the inability to identify songs. Some semblance of that functionality arrived with thePixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, but it looks like the feature is finally rolling out toAndroidsmartphones. If you want Google Assistant to identify a song, you can ask “What song is this?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google finally reveals how much Sleep Sensing will cost on the 2nd Gen Nest Hub August 12, 2025 When wereviewed the Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen)in March 2021, we were impressed with most of the standard smart display aspects of the device. It sounds better than the original, it’s cheaper, and it regularly receives new software updates. However, we found its sleep tracking implementation to be quite basic....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google testing a new lightweight search app to help users save on data August 21, 2025 Googleis testing a new app which provides a version of its search service designed to consume less data and perform faster, according to a report fromAndroid Police. The app was recently spotted in an ad on Facebook in Indonesia, inviting users to test it out....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google weighs in on Pixel 2 XL display, says it may add “more color options” August 09, 2025 TheGoogle Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XLhave officially been released and many pre-order customersshould be receiving their packages today. It’s an exciting time for Android fans, but tempering that excitement is news that the Google Pixel 2 XL may have some “issues” with its display....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Has HUAWEI’s partnership with Leica expired? HUAWEI says no. July 03, 2025 HUAWEI and camera company Leica first teamed up for theHUAWEI P9back in 2016, with the camera firmcontributingto image processing, UI design, and camera module design. Since then, we’ve seen numerous HUAWEI flagships packing the Leica branding. Now, HUAWEI has refuted a claim that the partnership between the two companies has actually expired....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here are the top 5 HUAWEI Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro features June 15, 2025 This has been a banner year forHuawei. After launching theP20 seriesto great success and temporarilyousting Apple from the second place spotin the global smartphone market, the company wants to end a stellar year with a bang. Huawei’s finally taken the wraps off theMate 20 and Mate 20 Pro, the latest entry in its most popular flagship line (and yet another addition to the#phonepocalypseranks)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s how Lollipop 5.0.2 looks on the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and 10.5 August 20, 2025 Given the flagship tablet status Samsung bequeathed onto last year’s pair of Galaxy Tab S devices, it’s abitsad to see their being relegated to “second rate” status with respect to Lollipop updates. Perhaps it’s simply a matter of numbers (as in smartphones sell better) or else the Magazine UX took longer than expected to coat with the new touches....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR Play to hit India on August 6, global launch set for IFA? June 19, 2025 TheHONOR Playwas announced in China back in June, but we receivedwordof a global launch shortly thereafter. Now, Amazon India haspublishedan HONOR Play listing, revealing an imminent Indian release and potentially tipping us off to a wider launch at IFA in Berlin. According to the retailer’s listing, the phone will be an Amazon-exclusive device and will launch on August 6....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How important is high performance 3D gaming to you? (Poll of the Week) August 23, 2025 Last week’s poll summary:Out ofalmost 2,000 total votes, 60.5 percent of our readers said that battery life is more important than smartphone performance, while 39.5 percent said performance is more important. The results were mixedon our social channels. 57 percent of YouTube voters said they prefer performance over battery life, as well as 47 percent of Twitter voters, 55 percent of Instagram voters, and 51 percent of Facebook voters....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC U Ultra officially begins shipping in the US for $749 August 24, 2025 TheHTC U Ultra, which was first announced in January, is now available officially for immediate shipment in the US, via the company’s website, for $749. This news comes after pre-orders for the phonestarted shipping earlier this weekto customers. HTC is offering people with older smartphones a way to trade them in return for credit to lower the price of the unlocked U Ultra....