Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New WhatsApp bot can debunk Coronavirus hoaxes June 18, 2025 To help fight the spread of misinformation, a newWhatsAppbot has been released by the Facebook-owned chat app and Poynter International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) that can actually debunk myths and hoaxes about theCoronavirus. First reported byTechCrunch, the bot is quite useful, as it’s able to check user questions across more than 100 independent fact-checkers to bring accurate information about COVID-19 and issues related to the pandemic....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. No evidence of censorship tools on Xiaomi phones, says German watchdog (Updated) July 24, 2025 Updated: August 23, 2025 (7:40 AM ET):Xiaomi has nowrespondedafter a German watchdog revealed that it found no evidence of censorship tools on Xiaomi phones. The German investigation followed a claim by Lithuania that Xiaomi phones came with censorship tools based on keyword filters. This claim came during a period of rising tensions between Lithuania and China....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nokia 8.1 review: A delightful package August 12, 2025 HMD Global Nokia 8.1 What we like What we don’t like Last month, HMD Globalunveiledthe Nokia 8.1, the company’s new value flagship smartphone. The new Nokia 8.1 is not a successor to theNokia 8orNokia 8 Siroccoin specifications, nor is it in the same market segment as those flagship smartphones. The name is confusing, but essentially, the Nokia 8....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. nubia Z18S leaks with one more screen than you’d expect and one less camera July 18, 2025 Leaked images of an unannounced nubia smartphone, currently known as the nubia Z18S, have emerged online. The promo shots appeared on Chinese language websitesmartplay.wang(viaGSMArena) yesterday and they reveal a unique take on smartphone design. The nubia Z18S appears to come with an almost full-screen front display, as well as a dedicated display on the rear....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus posted the sweet Wallpaper Design Contest winners for download August 18, 2025 Anyone looking for a gorgeousnew wallpaperto use on their smartphone might be in luck because the OnePlus Wallpaper Design Contest winners were posted. Along with announcing the winners, OnePlus also posted the wallpapers they created for download, and some of them are absolutely stunning. Getting the OnePlus Wallpapers OnePlus posted the results of the content on itsCommunity Forums....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus TV U1S 65-inch review: Large screen thrills for a reasonable price August 25, 2025 OnePlus TV U1S What we like What we don’t like OnePlusintroduced its first television in India in early 2020. The high-endOnePlus TV Q1featured a QLED panel and innovative but polarizing features like a slide-out soundbar. Since then, the company has switched over to a mass-market approach with its cut-price, entry-level smart televisions in a fashion similar to itsaffordable phonesstrategy with the Nord lineup....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Philips SpeechAir voice recorder harnesses the power of Android July 25, 2025 How many of you use voice recorders? Here at Android Authority we use them on the daily to make the best content we can, but we can’t exactly say our audio devices are “smart”.Philipsand Speech Processing Solutions have just announced the SpeechAir, an intelligent voice recorder powered by Android....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Playboy magazine comes alive through augmented reality care of Layar [NSFW] August 16, 2025 “The Internet is for porn,” so the catchy song from Avenue Q goes. Now that smartphones and tablets are overtaking desktops in terms of Internet access, it seems mobile devices are also becoming the preferred means of accessing content for mature audiences. But if you still prefer the feel of good ol’ glossy paper magazines, then you might be glad to learn that Playboy is now incorporatingaugmented realitytechnology in some editions....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pre-register for Asphalt Street Storm Racing to unlock some sweet rewards June 14, 2025 If you love playingracing gameson your Android device, we have some good news. Gameloft will soon release the Asphalt Street Storm Racing game, which revolves around drag racing. You’re going to take on other racers in different cities across the globe, challenging them for their pink slips....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Press volume up + power to silence ringer in Android P July 20, 2025 AtGoogle I/O 2018, Google announced thatAndroid P Betais rolling out to multiple Android devices. As such, we’re starting to find new exciting features in the operating system. Like this one: in Android P, you will be able to execute a button combination that will put your phone into silent mode....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Put your Galaxy S20 selfie camera to work with this app that shows power level July 20, 2025 The three phones inthe Samsung Galaxy S20 seriesall have display cutouts that house the selfie camera. Although the cutout is small, it’s still a bit of an eyesore as it sits right in the middle of the top section of the display....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung claims 40 percent share of the Indian market, by value July 19, 2025 The Indian smartphone market is big business these days, with an army of manufacturers dreaming about locking down a huge portion of the market in search of long term profits.Samsunghas just claimed that it accounts for 40 percent of the Indian market, based on data collected by GfK....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) and A8 Plus (2018) manual and hands-on video leaks August 25, 2025 We’ve already seen someleaked images of the rumored Galaxy A8 Plus (2018), giving us some clues as to what to expect from the handset. This A8 series, which is also said to include the Galaxy A8 (2018), is on course to replace Samsung’s A3, A5 and A7 devices for next year, despite that Google has yet to announce it....