Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. China wants US tech firms to sign a ‘pledge of compliance’ June 23, 2025 Operating a business in numerous countries can be like trying to navigate a minefield of legal clauses and regulatory paperwork, and China is looking to impose another policy on US technology companies: a pledge of compliance to protect security and user data. The head of China’s Cyberspace Administration, Lu Wei, is to hold a summit with a number of US technology companies in Seattle, where he is expected to press companies operating in China to sign off on a new security pledge....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Cosiloon: Low-cost Android devices from Archos, ZTE hit by adware June 15, 2025 Several hundred low-cost Android devices are shipping with preinstalled adware, according to security firm Avast. The company specifically called out products fromArchos, MyPhone, Prestigio, andZTE. The adware, called Cosiloon, was previously described in 2016 by fellow security companyDr. Web. It effectively creates incessant popup ads in the user’s browser and on the homescreen, obscuring the screen in the process....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Don’t expect a OnePlus X2, says CEO Pete Lau July 14, 2025 OnePlusis reversing its strategy. At the Chinese launch of theOnePlus 3in Shenzhen, company CEO Pete Lau made a surprising announcement:OnePlus Xis the last of its line. Of course, it’s also the first, so what made OnePlus drop the idea? According to Lau (viaEngadget), the reason has nothing to do with the popularity of the device, or lack of thereof....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Double-charge with AUKEY’s Dynamic Connect August 02, 2025 Companies like to compete against each other to see which of their chargers can be the quickest tojuice you up to 100%.AUKEYis changing the game with its new line of chargers that pack incredible features likeDynamic Detect. AUKEYdoesn’t make just one charger, either. you may choose fromfive different chargerswith different combinations of USB-C and USB-A ports to power up all of your devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. DxOMark reviews the first phone with an under-display camera, and it’s bad June 28, 2025 We briefly spent some time with theZTE Axon 20 5Gearlier this year, being the world’s first smartphone with an under-display selfie camera. Unfortunately, our initial impressions showed that there was definitely a drop in quality compared to traditional selfie camera systems. Now, camera testing companyDxOMarkhas conducted a comprehensive selfie camera review of this groundbreaking smartphone, giving the phone an abysmally low score of 26....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Exclusive: LG V30 will be a video-centric smartphone August 06, 2025 Looking at the LG V-series, the key differentiator has always been the focus on multimedia and video recording. TheLG V10brought with it dual cameras and a manual video mode, as well as a 32 bit Hi-Fi DAC, while theLG V20introduced the first 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC, Hi-Fi video recording and front and rear wide-angle cameras....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook thinks it’s a great idea to put video ads next to your private messages (Updated) June 08, 2025 Update (07-07-2025):A Messenger spokesperson sent over the following statement in response to the article: “As we shared with advertisers at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, we are now expanding the availability of video ads to Messenger. We will be rolling out video ads gradually and thoughtfully....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Note 7 wallpapers leak: download them here June 26, 2025 Thanks to our friend Sir Hydarnes, we now have theSamsung Galaxy Note 7wallpapers for you to download: right here, right now. There’s the few S Pen walls you’ve likely already seen, along with some new pastel geometric wallpapers you likely haven’t. Hit the thumbs below to launch the full resolution Galaxy Note 7 wallpapers and enjoy....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S6 Edge Plus full specs and accessory prices leaked July 03, 2025 It doesn’t rain, it pours and so seems to be the case with Samsung’s upcomingGalaxy S6 Edge PlusandGalaxy Note 5smartphones and although they are set to launch in just a couple of days, we’re hearing more and more about them with every hour that passes. Earlier today we saw Samsungreveal pre-orders for the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus will launch on August 21(before pulling the listing) and the latest leaks have now revealed the full specs list for the curved phablet along with the cost of the official accessories....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gear S3 gets teased in Samsung IFA 2016 invite July 16, 2025 While maybe not quite as key as it was in past years, IFA is still an exciting time of the year for tech enthusiasts. At the show we get bombarded with all sorts of new devices and developments. Manufacturers also like to get in on the fun and build up anticipation for their part of the Berlin-based trade show....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google bringing Developer Pages to the Google Play Store August 23, 2025 Applications are a huge part of the Android software experience, and in association, the developers that create these apps are important contributors to the robust ecosystem that we take for granted today. While the app listings carry a lot of information, the developer pages are somewhat sparse, with a list of only the apps the developer has available to be seen....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google takes over Mountain View in massive LinkedIn real estate trade June 06, 2025 Mountain View is already synonymous with its largest corporate inhabitant:Google. But the city will very soon be home to a lot more Google than it bargained for. Already home of the existing Googleplex and countless other Google-owned buildings,LinkedInwas one of Mountain View’s other high-profile tenants. But that’s about to change....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s progress by the numbers: app installs, phones made and more July 11, 2025 What would any conference be without those sweet, sweet numbers and statistics companies love boasting about? Google is no exception, and you can bet they gave us the usual proof of success. Only last fall the search giant announced they had hit 1.4 billionAndroidusers. These are bound to download a handful of apps from the Google Play Store; we now know amount to a whopping 65 billion....