HTC One M9 hands-on and first impressions

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC One M9 hands-on and first impressions July 02, 2025 We’re in beautiful Barcelona, Spain, where HTCtook the wraps off its newest flagship model, the HTCOne M9. The M9 is an iterative improvement over the already excellent One M8, but the fact that changes are minimal doesn’t take away from the intrinsic quality of HTC’s design. With that said, we’ve been spoiled with fast upgrade cycles, and few companies can pull off using the same basic design over several years....

June 27, 2025 · 6 min · 1218 words · Phillip White

HUAWEI CEO caught using foldable Mate X in airport, totally on accident, guys

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI CEO caught using foldable Mate X in airport, totally on accident, guys June 04, 2025 HUAWEI Consumer Business Group CEO Richard Yu was recently caught using the foldableHUAWEI Mate X— which so far is unreleased — in an airport. Rather than hide away his usage of the yet-to-be-launched device, he happily hammed it up for the camera, even allowing the anonymous photographer to grab some close-up shots of the phone....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Victor Jones

HUAWEI CEO offers first Mate 10 details, says it will be "more powerful" than the new iPhone

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI CEO offers first Mate 10 details, says it will be “more powerful” than the new iPhone July 06, 2025 We expectedHuaweito be working on the Mate 10, given that theMate 8andMate 9were released in November 2015 and November 2016 respectively, but rumors regarding the handset have been thin on the ground. However, in a recent interview withBloomberg,HUAWEI Consumer Business Group CEO Richard Yu has now confirmed the device, and shed some light on what it’s going to offer....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Emily Cunningham

HUAWEI reportedly looking into Sailfish OS fork as its Android alternative

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI reportedly looking into Sailfish OS fork as its Android alternative July 13, 2025 Even thoughHuaweiis reportedlyworking on its own mobile OS, the company might be looking elsewhere for itsAndroidalternative. That something else is allegedly a Russian-made fork ofSailfish OS, reportedThe Bellon Monday. HUAWEI CEO Guo Ping reportedly discussed the possibility of using Sailfish OS on HUAWEI devices with Konstantin Noskov, the minister of digital development, communications, and mass media of Russia....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Drew Boyer

If you have a Twitter account, do yourself a favor and change your password

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. If you have a Twitter account, do yourself a favor and change your password August 06, 2025 Twittersuggested that its 336 million users reset their passwords after it discovered a bug in its internal systems, according to the social media site’s recentblog post. Typically, passwords enter a hashing process that replaces them with a random set of numbers and letters....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 289 words · Katherine Mccoy

In the middle of its legal battle, Spotify quietly launches in India

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. In the middle of its legal battle, Spotify quietly launches in India June 07, 2025 Indiaresidents clamoring forSpotifyto be available in the country, rejoice — earlier today, the popular music streaming servicequietly launchedin India. The strange thing about the launch is that it happened as Spotify is contending with a legal challenge from Warner Music Group. India residents can buy a Spotify membership in one-day, one-week, one-month, three-month, six-month, or one-year increments....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Erica Carlson

LG G5 vs Motorola Moto X Style (aka Pure Edition) comparison

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG G5 vs Motorola Moto X Style (aka Pure Edition) comparison June 10, 2025 The recently-announcedLG G5was definitely one of the coolest smartphones announced atMWC 2016— not only because of the high-end specs and build quality, but also because of LG’s interesting take onmodular design. At this pointpricing and availability for the G5isn’t too clear, but we do know it will launch sometime this spring and will be up against some heavy hitters that are already on the market....

June 27, 2025 · 8 min · 1501 words · Mr. Jake Tapia

LG G8S ThinQ launches in India, takes fight to OnePlus

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG G8S ThinQ launches in India, takes fight to OnePlus August 21, 2025 LG India launched two new smartphones in India over the weekend without much fanfare. The newLG G8S ThinQamdLG Q60come to India seven months after they were first announced in February 2019. The LG G8S ThinQ is a toned-down version of theLG G8, while the LG Q60 is a budget handset....

June 27, 2025 · 3 min · 514 words · Lori Montgomery

LG G8X ThinQ with its second screen is crazy cheap (Update: Buy unlocked in US)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG G8X ThinQ with its second screen is crazy cheap (Update: Buy unlocked in US) July 15, 2025 Update, August 17, 2025 (09:28 AM ET):You can now finally buy the LG G8X ThinQ unlocked in the United States. As of right now, the device only appears to be available unlocked fromB&H Photo, but we expect it will land at other retail outlets — including Amazon and Best Buy — very soon....

June 27, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · William Nelson

LG Tone Free and Tone Studio First Look at CES 2017

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG Tone Free and Tone Studio First Look at CES 2017 July 08, 2025 LGhas brought a couple major updates to their popular Tone line of headphones, both of which take a different perspectives on personal audio. While plenty of users have really loved the most recent Tone Platinums, the two that we saw atCES 2017definitely tweak the formula to bring some interesting ideas to the table....

June 27, 2025 · 4 min · 646 words · Jeanette Scott

LG V30 update tracker (Update: T-Mobile resumes Oreo rollout)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG V30 update tracker (Update: T-Mobile resumes Oreo rollout) August 17, 2025 Update #2 (05/30/18):T-Mobile has resumed the Oreo rollout for the LG V30. The latest version carries the build number H93220h and comes with the Android security patches for April. As well as ridding the update of the pesky bugs that halted the rollout in the first place, it also includes an AI camera update to match theV30S ThinQ....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Stephanie Cruz

LG Velvet is here: A mid-range phone with a flagship price (Updated June 15)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG Velvet is here: A mid-range phone with a flagship price (Updated June 15) August 08, 2025 Update: July 01, 2025 (12:45 PM ET):We now have direct confirmation from LG on when various places around the world will see the LG Velvet. Head to the “Price and availability” section below to read all about it! Original article, August 02, 2025 (3:43 AM ET):LG just up and launched the LG Velvet afterfirst announcingMay 7 as its official launch date....

June 27, 2025 · 5 min · 966 words · Beth Baldwin

Marshmallow 6.0.1 beta hitting Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Marshmallow 6.0.1 beta hitting Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge June 18, 2025 Samsung has released an uncharacteristically brisk Android 6.0.1 update for theGalaxy S6andGalaxy S6 edge. At least in beta. Still, in spite of not being a full-blown release, this looks like a pretty massive update that brings practically all of 6.0.1’s functionality to these two devices, in addition to a couple of ‘icing on the cake’ perks for the Edge....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Shaun Becker