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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: Here’s how your perception of the OnePlus/OPPO merger has changed July 28, 2025 The smartphone industry is finally feeling the first shock waves from theOnePlus and OPPO merger. Earlier this week, OnePlus’ Pete Lau admitted that the brand would use a newunified OSgoing forward, melding traits ofOxygen OSand Color OS. Other news about join hardware development teams also landed....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE CEO Lixin Cheng talks growth, the future of 5G and more at CES 2017 June 28, 2025 AtCES 2017,Android Authority’sown Darcy Lacouvee had a conversation with ZTE USA CEO Lixin Cheng about the fantastic 2016 the company enjoyed, the future of connected devices, what we can expect from upcoming 5G technology, and a whole lot more. ZTE enjoyed a continuous growth in sales and market share in the US last year, at a time when the overall smartphone market has actually seen a small decline....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: more regions) Marshmallow rolls out for the global Samsung Galaxy S5 August 03, 2025 In Germany, Marshmallow has arrived only for the SM-G900F model, while in Italy the update is rolling out for all unlocked Galaxy S5 variants. The upgrade is also available for SM-G900I variants of the handset in India, so a wide roll out is now well and truly under way....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 13 best new Android apps and games from May of 2015 August 02, 2025 We’re reaching the end of May and a lot of exciting things are about to happen, including Google I/O which usually brings about a lot of big Android things. We’re heading into the lull of summer but there were still some amazing apps and games released this month....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Pie global open beta for Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S and Mi 8 now available June 05, 2025 You might remember that theXiaomi Mi Mix 2Swas one of thefirst third-party phonesto sample Android P — nowAndroid 9.0 Pie— during the developer preview stage. Now, both Xiaomi’s ceramic flagship and theMi 8have both taken a step closer to a final, stable Pie build with the release of MIUI 10 Open Beta firmware based on the latest Android update....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Studio 2.0 released with new emulator and ‘Instant Run’ building July 10, 2025 Following itsannouncement last November,Android Studio 2.0has now been released into the stable channel. The upgraded suite brings developers new tools for emulation, an ‘Instant Run’ build feature, Cloud Test Lab integration, and plenty more. For the non-developers out there, Android Studio is the official integrated development environment (IDE) from Google that covers app development across smartphone, tablet, Android Auto, Wear, and TV platforms....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best Samsung Galaxy Note 10 25W chargers July 23, 2025 The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 finally ditches the Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 tech of earlier phones in the Note series. While those phones had a maximum battery charge limit of 15w, the Note 10 supports up to 25w charging, which means that the 3,500mAh battery inside should take a lot less time to get up to its full capacity....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Bring back the 90s with Moment’s new fisheye lens July 23, 2025 The 1990s introduced Beyoncé, Friends, and catchphrases like, “Let’s get jiggy with it.” It also introduced music videos using fisheye lenses, giving them an ultra-wide view with strong visual distortion. Hoping to re-capture the magic is Moment, which today announced its Fisheye 14mm lens. The lens features a 170-degree field-of-view, wider than GoPro devices and smartphones with ultra wide-angle lenses....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Cyanogen removing support for WhisperPush secure messaging August 25, 2025 CyanogenMod is withdrawing its support for the WhisperPush secure messaging service, which has been part of messaging in CM ROMs for a couple of years, beginning February 1. Users ofCM 13would have already noticed that WhisperPush functionality wasn’t officially supported and required a patch to enable via an MMS APK....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. D&D Beyond is the Dungeons & Dragons management tool you’ve been waiting for June 12, 2025 A usual game of Dungeons & Dragons requires a good ol’ fashioned pencil and paper, but that’s changing soon. Wizards of the Coast has officially announced the development of D&D Beyond, a new digital toolset to be used with Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Drop tests, static electricity, dust exposure & more - how Samsung tests the Galaxy S5 July 31, 2025 You’ve heard about automotive crash testing and crash tests for motorcycle helmets. Samsung, too goes through great lengths to ensure its flagshipGalaxy S5can stand up to its claims of water- and dust-resistance, as well as mandated radiation-related safety standards. Throw in radiation meters, static electricity, five-foot drops and repetitive button pressing into the mix and you have some extreme durability testing!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Exclusive: An afternoon with the HUAWEI P20 Pro camera August 19, 2025 TheHUAWEI P20 Profeatures the world’s first triple camera on a smartphone. From the headline 40MP shooter, to three cameras, an AI-assisted camera experience, and features such as hybrid zoom, the HUAWEI P20 Pro camera promises to offer a lot of features. The real question is whether or not it delivers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook uses facial recognition to let you know when your face shows up in a picture August 21, 2025 Facebookalready uses facial recognition to some extent. Starting today, however, the social media juggernaut will expand on how it uses the technology by notifying you when someone uploads pictures with you in them, even if you weren’t tagged in them....