Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro has a fingerprint sensor

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro has a fingerprint sensor July 15, 2025 The Xiaomi Redmi 3 proved to be simply the best affordable smartphone on the market in 2015. It received an Editors Choice award from Android Authority and rocked a solid 8.5 score in ourofficial review, with the mediocre camera really being the only thing to pull the device’s score down....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Jeff Willis

ZHIYUN Smooth XS gimbal announced: It's small, colorful, and inexpensive

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZHIYUN Smooth XS gimbal announced: It’s small, colorful, and inexpensive June 14, 2025 Today, Chinese company ZHIYUN took the wraps off its latest smartphone gimbal: theSmooth XS. The tiny gimbal is geared directly towards Gen-Z social media darlings with its fun colors, easy-to-use interface, and low price. With a built-in telescopic pole as well as a detachable tripod base, the Smooth XS is kind of like a selfie stick on steroids....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Tammy Griffin

10 best new Android apps and games from July 2015

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 10 best new Android apps and games from July 2015 August 23, 2025 [Price: Free with in-app purchases]Rovio released Angry Birds 2 this month and has decided that this one would be the actual sequel to the original game. As such there are some game play improvements and concepts that help freshen up the stale franchise such as multi-stage levels and even boss battles....

May 30, 2025 · 5 min · 853 words · Shaun Weaver

5 Android apps you shouldn't miss this week![310]

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 5 Android apps you shouldn’t miss this week! - Android Apps Weekly [310] August 05, 2025 Dragon Raja Price:Free to play Dragon Raja is one of the most unique MMORPGs we’ve seen in a while. It has an outstanding character customization engine as well as excellent combat mechanics. The game also features a story to play through, plenty of social elements, a few different game modes, and a large open world to explore....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 578 words · Erik Matthews

A second-gen Pixelbook will need more than just thinner bezels

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A second-gen Pixelbook will need more than just thinner bezels August 03, 2025 Chrome OS has come a long way over the last several years and nowhere is this more noticeable than when using the operating system on Google’s $1,000Pixelbook. Tied together with premium hardware and high-quality specs, Google’s Chromebook could be considered one of the best laptops on the market — and it might be getting a sequel....

May 30, 2025 · 5 min · 879 words · Lindsey Nguyen

Amazon Prime Video for Android TV launches on Play Store, but it's pretty useless right now

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon Prime Video for Android TV launches on Play Store, but it’s pretty useless right now July 22, 2025 The recent bad blood between Amazon and Google has been fascinating to watch, but there’s only been one real loser during the prolonged spat – the consumer. Whether it was Amazon’s decision to pull the sale of Google products from its online store, or Google moving todrop YouTube support for the Echo Show,twice(and later threaten its removal from Fire TV devices), each twist and turn has resulted in less choice for the end-user....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Peter Le

Amazon quietly brings Echo Spot to India

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon quietly brings Echo Spot to India June 07, 2025 Amazon launched theEcho family of smart speakers– Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Plus – in India last year and has now finally brought the Echo Spot to the country as well. The Echo Spot is basically a smaller Echo Show (which still hasn’t launched in India), following the same formula of adding a display and a camera to Echo....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Carl Moore

An updated Material Design look for Pocket Casts revealed by Google

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. An updated Material Design look for Pocket Casts revealed by Google August 08, 2025 After the recent news aboutPocket Casts’ acquisition, many fans were worried that new owners would mess with the design of the most popular podcast app on Android. The Pocket Casts CEO was quick to reassure users that nothing major was going to change, but news of a redesign came from an unusual source: a newMaterial partner studies postfrom the official Material Design website....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Deborah Martinez

Android Authority this week – June 26, 2025

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Authority this week – August 13, 2025 June 12, 2025 Android fans, this week brought us a glimpse into the future of Android and Chrome OS, which will reportedly be merging starting next year. Android is coming to PCs and that means some big changes are afoot. In other news, Motorola launched the Droid Turbo 2, with its shatterproof screen, the Droid Maxx 2, and the international Moto X Force....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Richard Romero

Anker launches Roav, a dash-mounted HUD for your car

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Anker launches Roav, a dash-mounted HUD for your car August 17, 2025 Anker, the company best known for itsportable chargers, looks like it’s trading quick-chargefor fast cars with its upcoming dash-mounted device, the Roav. From the few concept images on the website, the Roav looks like a physical heads-up display which will house navigation capabilities (as you would expect) in addition to call features....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Andre Kemp

Another Exynos-powered 5G phone is here, and it's not by Samsung

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Another Exynos-powered 5G phone is here, and it’s not by Samsung July 11, 2025 Samsung’sExynoschipsets can be found in its own flagship phones, but vivo has also decided to use them in its latest mid-range5G phone. The Chinese brand announced the vivo S6 5G this week, packing an upper-mid rangeExynos 980processor. This chipset offers the latest CPU cores, featuring twoCortex-A77cores paired with six power-efficient Cortex-A55 cores....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · John Sheppard

BlackBerry Key2 review: Convenience is key

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BlackBerry Key2 review: Convenience is key August 10, 2025 Whoever thought physical keyboards would make their return to smartphones? I sure didn’t, but I’m glad they did. TheBlackBerry KeyOnewas one of the most unique and surprising phones of 2017 and now it’s time to get to know the BlackBerry Key2. Its physical keyboard and industrial design got a lot of people interested — including myself....

May 30, 2025 · 15 min · 3123 words · John Ballard

Cloud storage, Verizon? Really?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Cloud storage, Verizon? Really? June 09, 2025 Verizon, though they may not fully understand this, is a mobile service provider. As such, they’ve built themselves into a very respectable space, having the most robust LTE network in the country. They’re pretty innovative with that network, as well.Voice over LTE is coming soon,after years of discussion and conceptualization. Then, just when we thought they get it, they go and do something like build a cloud storage locker....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Brian Pugh