Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The DOOGEE Mix 2 is coming with an 18:9 display, massive battery, and four cameras July 02, 2025 Hot on the heels of releasing theMixin June, DOOGEE is back to release the Mix 2 just four months later. The Mix 2 features a host of improvements like a larger battery, an 18:9 display, and a refined design, but the headliner of the Mix 2 just might be the quad-camera setup....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Marc Jacobs Riley Touchscreen is a smartwatch for the fashion conscious June 04, 2025 Mark Jacobs has unveiled a new Wear OS smartwatch called the Marc Jacobs Riley Touchscreen. As spotted byEngadget,the watch starts at $295 and comes in three colors: black, rose gold with a white strap, and rose gold with a cement strap. Marc Jacobs released the watch earlier today....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The OnePlus 3 will get updates just as long as the OnePlus 3T June 01, 2025 Following the arrival of the updatedOnePlus 3Tanddiscontinuation of the original OnePlus 3, owners of the original device were feeling a little trepidatious that they may be left behind. We’ve already confirmed thatupdates for both devices will arrive at the same time, but we now have confirmation that the OnePlus 3 will get every update the OnePlus 3T receives, effectively adding six months to its update shelf life....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Top Android performance problems faced by app developers July 27, 2025 From a traditional “software engineering” point of view there are two aspects to optimization. One is local optimization where a particular aspect of a program’s functionality can be improved, that is the implementation can be improved, speeded-up. Such optimizations can include changes to the algorithms used and the program’s internal data structures....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Unlimited data takes its toll on US 4G speeds July 06, 2025 Wondering which is the fastest and most reliable carrier in the US? Then ponder no longer, as OpenSignal has just published its latest insights into the state of USLTEnetworks. The report reveals a number of stark trends that have taken place over the last year, the most notable of which reveals a slowdown in typical data speeds seen by users on a number of networks, shortly after they starting rolling out their unlimited data plans....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Verizon gets defensive in its response to OpenSignal’s network comparison June 06, 2025 Two days ago,we reported that according to OpenSignal’s network comparison, Verizon and T-Mobile are tied for the best network in the US. Well, clearly Verizon doesn’t want to share the title with T-Mobile and since has posted a response explaining why it alone is numero uno....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Verizon’s 2G and 3G CDMA networks to be phased out by 2021 August 02, 2025 [Update] Verizon released an official statement which you can read below pointing out that the 2G and 3G networks will be available as long customers need them. Verizon Wireless is giving several years notice that its 2G and 3G CDMA network will be phased out around 2021, though it did point out that these are guidelines....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. vivo V5 Plus review August 13, 2025 Vivo vivo V5 Plus What we like What we don’t like Our scores We can all agree that those selfies weren’t a passing trend, and those pouts on your Instagram feed aren’t going anywhere. The smartphone manufacturers of course recognized the fad, and the front cameras on latest smartphones have beefier optics with software additions for the ‘selfie cam’....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Want LTE back on your Nexus 4 after the Lollipop update? Here’s how July 31, 2025 Much to the frustration of Nexus 4 owners, theAndroid Lollipop updatesadly disabled the LTE modem, leaving the device once again LTE-less. But thanks to two senior members at XDA Developers, you can once again enable LTE after receiving the Lollipop update. For those that weren’t aware of why the LTE yo-yo effect happened with the Nexus 4 in the first place, it basically happened due to Google making a bit of a boo boo....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WeChat appears to be spying on foreigners' chats to fuel censorship algorithm June 24, 2025 The incredibly popular Chinese chat appWeChatis being put under a microscope byThe Citizen Lab. In a study, the researchers found that not only is WeChat spying on the chats of Chinese users, but it’s also looking in on chats from foreigners with the goal of fueling its censorship algorithms....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi’s new 80W wireless charging tops up a 4,000mAh battery under 20 minutes July 28, 2025 Xiaomi is stepping up its wireless charging game. The company hasannounceda new 80W wireless charging solution that promises to top-up a 4,000mAh battery in just 19 minutes. Need a quick charge? Xiaomi says you can get up to 50% in just over 8 minutes and 10% in just one minute....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: Android app updated) Google Play Music now has free, ad-supported radio August 10, 2025 Update:Google has just started pushing out the update to its Google Play Music Android application. Version 6.0 (up from v5.9) brings ad-supported radio, as well as a few user interface tweaks. Original post:One of the mechanics that made Spotify and Pandora so popular is that they can be entirely free to use as long as you don’t mind the occasional commercial....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: No they won’t) Cinemas may soon welcome smartphones in the audience July 12, 2025 When it comes to movie-going, there are really only two camps: those that want to be able to use their smartphones in the theater and those that would like to kill those that do so. Regardless of which side you fall on, the entertainment industry is well aware that its stance on banning smartphones in cinemas may be costing it money....