Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How screwed is ZTE right now? June 29, 2025 It’s safe to say the rest of the world is glad to not be in ZTE’s shoes right now. ZTE Corp faces a seven-year banon receiving technology from the United States.Reutersreported this means the Chinese company will be unable to access 25-30 percent of its vital electronics and software, which was previously supplied by companies like Qualcomm, Intel, and Microsoft....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI in 2018: Can’t stop, won’t stop June 09, 2025 If the mobile industry were an ocean,Huaweiwould definitely be a great white shark. The Chinese giant moves fast, strikes hard, and can smell blood from miles away. But, just like the shark, HUAWEI cannot stop moving. Ever. If it does, it drowns. The competition is just that fierce. In 2017, HUAWEI encroached on the hunting grounds of Samsung and Apple....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P Smart 2021 brings quad cameras, large screen to the UK June 01, 2025 After announcing the P Smart 2021 at the end of September,Huaweiis now bringing the budget device to UK shores. Unlike the previous iteration, the new P Smart is seemingly focused on enlarging everything, from display size to battery capacity, in a bid to entice Western buyers who may be put off by the lack of Google services....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Instagram feed soon to ditch the chronological order June 24, 2025 YourInstagramfeed has been chronologically ordered since the inception of the popular image (and now video) sharing social network. This keeps things tidy and orderly, but Instagram no longer believes this method works best. TheFacebook-owned social network states users miss about 70% of their feed on average. This is because Instagram has grown so much that most shared images get drowned in a sea of other photos....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Is this a leaked photo of the OnePlus 7? We’re not so sure June 03, 2025 A rather interesting image popped up over the weekend, apparently showing the front of the OnePlus 7 compared to theOnePlus 6T. The image, viaCoolAPKand spotted bySlashLeaks, certainly leaves us with plenty of questions. The picture shows both phones encased in a… case. But the apparent OnePlus 7 case has circular and pill-shaped cutouts at the top, suggesting the phone has a sliding mechanism; this where the camera and proximity sensor would appear when you slide the rear of the phone upwards....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leak: OnePlus' next affordable smartphone now has a name August 01, 2025 TheOnePlus Nordwas a landmark phone for a firm that usually plied its trade in the flagship arena. Now, after three devices have made their debuts in the Nord series, a fourth is reportedly in the works. According to tipsterMax Jambor, the OnePlus Nord N1 5G will be the company’s next mid-range smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG G Flex 2 vs LG G Flex quick look July 13, 2025 LG has just taken the wraps off the G Flex 2, bringing back the unique curved design language, but this time packing enough in terms of specifications and features to give most flagship smartphones a run for their money. So how much of an upgrade is it when compared to its predecessor?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG G3 vs LG G2: is the upgrade worth it? July 20, 2025 With much anticipation and many a leak, the LG G3 has had quite a long entrance into the market. It has been hyped as one of the most powerful smartphones of the year. But this is nothing new – such is the way of the LG G series, a family of super phones with generations of champions....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Lumus - military grade technology in Android powered smart glasses July 09, 2025 You may not have heard ofLumus, but they are on track to teach Google a thing or two in the eyeglass department of modern wearables. If you are an F16 fighter pilot, you probably already know Lumus for the really cool see-through heads-up display attached to your flight helmet....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Machinima’s new app arrives to Google Play June 04, 2025 Machinima is best known for their entertainingYouTube Channelwhere they post new videos nearly every day on topics within the gaming industry and other related topics. What makes their videos unique is the inclusion of assets from games to serve as content. Now, Machinima has launchedtheir very own appon the Google Play Store that aims to bring content creators and their fans closer together....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Microsoft apps to come pre-loaded on future Lenovo devices August 13, 2025 Microsofthas announced a new partnership with manufacturerLenovo, which will see a selection of the company’s productivity apps come pre-loaded on future select Lenovo Android devices. The apps set to make an appearance include Microsoft’s Office suite,OneDrive, andSkype. Exact details about the deal are being kept under wraps, but this type of patent cross-licensing agreement sees Microsoft give up is usual royalty collections from software in order to push its apps directly in front of consumers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Mobius Final Fantasy arrives to the west, on Google Play now June 29, 2025 Mobius Final Fantasy first touched down in Japan way back in June of last year, but now the much anticipated online RPG has now made its western debut as well. The arrival of the Mobius Final Fantasy to the Google Play store is no surprise for us here at Android Authority, as we first brought word of today’s launch date to our readers late last month....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Must read: top 9 Android stories of the week July 15, 2025 Ladies and gentlemen, flagship season is open! The Galaxy S7 and LG G5 are official and we can’t wait to get our hands on them from next month. But what would you say if you could get two excellent smartphones for the price of one S7? That’s exactly Xiaomi customers can expect from the new Mi 5....