Here's how 120W charging will affect battery health on Xiaomi's next flagship

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s how 120W charging will affect battery health on Xiaomi’s next flagship July 02, 2025 TheXiaomi 11Tseries is set to launch later this week, and the manufacturer has already confirmed that the top-end 11T Pro will offer 120W wired charging capabilities. Now, the company has revealed how this ultra-fast charging solution will affect battery health over time. Xiaomi head of communications Daniel Desjarlais toldThe Vergethat you can expect 80% battery capacity after 800 charging cycles at this speed (equivalent to roughly two years)....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Nancy White

How to Find Free APK Files of Android Games Apps and Widgets

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to Find Free APK Files of Android Games Apps and Widgets July 29, 2025 Android APK or application package files are saved with an ‘.apk’ extension, which is an extension of JAR. If you own an Android device, it will already have installed APK files on it, making it possible for you to distribute and install different Android applications, as well as run it regardless of the Android operating system that you have....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 634 words · Jonathan Lutz

How to gain unauthorized fingerprint access to an LG V10

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to gain unauthorized fingerprint access to an LG V10 August 07, 2025 YoutuberMatt OnYourScreenhas discovered a pretty unsettling way to bypass all of the security on an LG V10 and potentially gain unlimited access to the device in the future. Any LG V10 running Nova Launcher is vulnerable to this attack, and all it takes is about 30 seconds of access to the device....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 515 words · Kathleen Sanchez

How to use Android Beam to send files and photos!

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to use Android Beam to send files and photos! July 29, 2025 If you have a file like a photo, video or document on your Android phone that you want to share with someone else that happens to be physically next to you, there’s a simple way to accomplish this task. It’s called Android Beam, and the feature works pretty much how its title suggests....

July 16, 2025 · 4 min · 698 words · William Miller

HUAWEI Mate 9 Lite revealed as a rebranded honor 6X

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI Mate 9 Lite revealed as a rebranded honor 6X July 25, 2025 Remember theMate 9? And thePorsche Design Mate 9? Oh, and don’t forget theMate 9 Profor China… Well, the Mate 9 now has another….mate: the HUAWEI Mate 9 Lite. As you might expect from the name though, don’t go expecting a similar specs sheet compared to the larger Mate 9 family....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Christopher Mason

HUAWEI Mate X delayed again, Samsung to now win foldable phone race? (Update)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI Mate X delayed again, Samsung to now win foldable phone race? (Update) July 24, 2025 Update, July 01, 2025 (1:45AM ET):HUAWEI has now come back to us afterTechRadarreported that theHUAWEI Mate Xwas “unlikely” to launch before November. “HUAWEI confirms that Mate X is still scheduled for launch between September and November 2019,” a company representative toldAndroid Authority. Read:What is focal length in photography?...

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Christopher Boyd

HUAWEI Nova 3 will feature two dual-lens cameras, P20-style design (Updated)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI Nova 3 will feature two dual-lens cameras, P20-style design (Updated) July 30, 2025 Update (07/04):HUAWEI has shared a teaser for the Nova 3 onChinese social media(viaGSMArena). The promo image shows the Nova 3 in yellow/gold and blue/teal colors with a rear fingerprint sensor, a vertical dual-lens camera, and a display notch. The teaser tallies with renders that recently emerged on TENAA (below)....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · David Yang

HUAWEI P40 series video teaser gives us tantalizing glimpses, little else

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P40 series video teaser gives us tantalizing glimpses, little else August 17, 2025 The HUAWEI P40 series is set to launch late next week, and the firm has now published its first official video teaser for the new flagship family. HUAWEI posted a video toWeibo, giving us a few brief looks at the P40 series. The clip shows us the previously seen camera bump, a side-mounted button (likely power or volume), and a curved screen....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 283 words · Heather Oconnor

HUAWEI sets goal for HONOR to become fourth-largest OEM in the world

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI sets goal for HONOR to become fourth-largest OEM in the world June 13, 2025 Huaweiand its sub-brandHonorpushed out a press release recently which sets a few goals for both companies. While HUAWEI reaffirmed its goal to be the number one smartphone manufacturer in the world (a title currently owned bySamsung) it also set a goal for HONOR to become the fourth-largest in the world in the near future....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Haley Ford

HyperX starts CES (and 2020) by launching a whole line of products

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HyperX starts CES (and 2020) by launching a whole line of products August 22, 2025 CESis in full swing and new product announcements are coming in hot. HyperX is the latest to join in, announcing new entries for basically every product category it sells in. There’s a new gaming headset, a new gaming keyboard, a new gaming mouse, new portable charging cradles for mobile and Nintendo Switch, new computer memory products — heck, there’s even a new mousepad with integrated RGB lighting....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Brandon Elliott

Ignore that stupid phone burning steel wool tweet, 5G won't fry your brain

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Ignore that stupid phone burning steel wool tweet, 5G won’t fry your brain July 27, 2025 There are always naysayers when it comes to new technology, but the sheer amount of disinformation associated with therollout of 5Gis really something else. This is nothing new, of course. Scare stories aboutradiation, smartphones, and your health have been scratching at the edges of the industry for decades....

July 16, 2025 · 5 min · 968 words · Mary Thomas

Is that a Razer phone in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Is that a Razer phone in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? August 08, 2025 Editor’s note:We’re very sorry about the headline, but we just couldn’t pass up the opportunity. Razerhas already confirmed that the popular PC and console gaming products company plans to launch its firstmobile device sometime before the end of 2017. This week, Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan seems to have sneaked in a peek at what that smartphone might look like in an otherwise boring Twitter post....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Arthur Crawford

Is The Legend of Korra on Netflix? You bet it is!

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Is The Legend of Korra on Netflix? You bet it is! August 07, 2025 After the acclaimed animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender made its debut onNetflixseveral months ago, many fans wondered, “Is the sequel, The Legend of Korra, on Netflix as well?” Well, now the answer is, “Yes, it is.” Here’s what you need to know about this sequel, and where to watch The Legend of Korra on the streaming service....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · Regina Vargas