Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fresh HONOR 60 and HONOR 60 Pro leaks leave little to the imagination July 02, 2025 If you’re at all curious about the upcoming HONOR 60 or HONOR 60 Pro, you’ve come to the right place. Both of HONOR’s next flagship smartphones have leaked from various sources, outing the phones’ specs, designs, colorways, camera setups, and more. The first major HONOR 60 leak comes from our friends at91Mobilesand Ishan Agarwal....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google and MediaTek will ship pre-tested, pre-certified builds of Android to OEMs Aug 11, 2025 Google and MediaTek have teamed up to launch a new Android conformance and compatibility program which will help smartphone manufacturers build devices using MediaTek SoCs that will come pre-installed with Google’s Mobile Services (GMS), e.g. Google Play, Gmail and YouTube. Known as GMS Express, the program lets MediaTek ship a version of Android to its partners that is more than just the bare minimum that you get from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), but rather a more consumer-oriented version that includes the Google Mobile Services and is ready for Google’s Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) certification by third party labs....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google is completely revamping Play Store app ratings: What you need to know July 19, 2025 Apps and games on theGoogle Play Storehave historically had aggregated review scores. In other words, Google adds up all the scores from users around the world and averages them out to create a final score. This is reflected by the star rating you see with all the apps and games on Google Play....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google might bring back an old-school feature to Messages and it looks good? July 26, 2025 Messaging on yourAndroid phone might look different once again as Google may be planning to resurrect an old-school feature in one of its most important apps — Google Messages. After doing away with the navigation drawer in most of its apps over the years, Google might add it to a future version of its default messaging app....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL specs: Flagship features, but no powerhouse August 07, 2025 The most leaked phones in perhaps the entire history of smartphones are finally official. But with so much rabid speculation and rumor mongering prior to launch, whatGoogle Pixel 4specs are actually real and what was pure fantasy? Google has never been a company to push for the very top specs with its Pixel family and while there are some notable upgrades over thePixel 3series, Google’s features first, raw power second approach is still in full effect....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play Points rewards program launched in the US: Here’s how it works August 21, 2025 Googleis launching its rewards program ⁠— Google Play Points — in the US. The initiative was first launched in Japanin September 2018, and later made its way to South Korea in April 2019. Google says millions of people have joined the program since its launch....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google pushing out Play Store redesign with easily accessible navigation bar August 17, 2025 One of the most annoying things about today’s smartphones is that the screens are simply too big for many people. This makes it difficult to reach UI elements if you don’t have massive hands. Thankfully,Googleis making things a little easier with its latestPlay Storeredesign. Reddit userb_boogey_xlspotted the tweaked Play Store UI, showing a navigation bar at the bottom of the screen....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google starts its crackdown on Android in-app purchases in 2021 June 15, 2025 Google has a reputation forlooser app policies than Apple, but that might change to some degree with an impending crackdown. The company iswarningdevelopers that it will more strictly enforce its in-app purchase policies for the Play Store in 2021, even as it promises better third-party store support in Android 12....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s how the Note 7 mandatory battery limiting update will work June 23, 2025 AlthoughSamsunghas now begun sending out replacementGalaxy Note 7handsets to consumers, many people still haven’t turned their handsets in to the recall program. To ensure consumer safety and persuade the stragglers to return their Note 7s, Samsung will be issuing a mandatory update tolimit the battery charging capacity to just 60 percent....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hey AT&T, stop lying to your customers about 5G August 19, 2025 AT&T is at it again. A generation ago, AT&T began marketing 3G technologies as 4G to make up for its initial lack of 4G coverage. Fast forward to 2019 and AT&T is doing the same thing. The company is marketing LTE 4G as “5G E” on select Android devices in order to fool customers into thinking they’ve received some sort of upgrade....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) puts $5.8 billion Sharp takeover deal on hold at the last minute July 17, 2025 Struggling Japanese electronics firmSharphad almost secured a takeover deal with device manufacturerFoxconntoday, but it appears that the plans have been put on hold at the last minute. The two companies had initially announced an agreement that would have seen Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) take ownership of two-thirds of the company with $4....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI confirms Mate 40 on the way, will be last Kirin chipset smartphone August 05, 2025 Today, HUAWEI officially confirmed that theHUAWEI Mate 40smartphone series is on the way (viaIT Home). While this isn’t too surprising, the company did surprise us with another confirmation: the Mate 40 series will be the last to feature its homegrown Kirin chipset. In a speech, HUAWEI’s consumer business CEO Yu Chengdong said that its line of Kirin chipsets “cannot be manufactured” after June 14, 2025....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI looks to keep pace with its own gaming and foldable smartphones August 08, 2025 With gaming phones already a reality and foldable phones getting closer than ever before,Huaweiannounced it wants to be part of both conversations with its own gaming and foldable phones. According toGadgetMatch, HUAWEI consumer business president Jim Xu confirmed that the company will launch a gaming-centric smartphone in the second half of 2018....