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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google actually made a Star Trek-style communicator prototype August 01, 2025 The future is already here – we cantalk to our mobile devices, deliver internet access throughballoons in the sky, and even ride inself-driving vehicles. And just how do we know the future is here? One of the best ways to gauge the progress we’ve been making is by comparing our technological advancements with those featured in popular sci-fi shows, such as Star Trek....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL review July 20, 2025 Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL What we like What we don’t like Our scores In many respects, Google’s first-generationPixel phoneswere areallygood first try at appealing to the masses. They were simple, fast, and had wonderful cameras. If you could get past the somewhat uninspired design, they were some of thebest Android phonesreleased in 2016....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google reportedly concerned that Broadcom’s takeover of Qualcomm could harm innovation June 10, 2025 It might not be the most eye-catching news report, butBroadcom‘s attempts to buyQualcommcould have a significant impact on the technology industry, an impact that the likes of Google, along withMicrosoft, are concerned about. Google reportedly feels that such a takeover would stagnate innovation, since Broadcom is reportedly known to emphasize cost-cutting over developing new technologies....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google tests converting websites so they load 4x faster over slow connections August 15, 2025 Android users in Indonesia navigating on slow connections will soon be served streamlined versions of websites that load four times faster and consume 80 percent less data than normal versions. Here’s how it works: when detecting a 2G or other slow connection, Google will automatically serve a stripped down version of the website that the user requests....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s ARCore hopes to introduce augmented reality to the Android masses June 02, 2025 One of Apple’s more notable announcements during the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference this year wasARKit, which allows augmented reality apps to not only run on iOS devices, but also do so without the need for folks to pick up additional hardware. That latter point is what pundits have pointed to as a possible tipping point in augmented reality adoption, one thatGooglehopes to do the same for Android users with ARCore....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here are the videos you don’t want to miss this week – June 02, 2025 June 04, 2025 This week we finally got the chance to give you our full impressions on Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 7. If you haven’t read or watched the review yet, just know that this is probably the best Android smartphone on the market right now....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s your best look yet at Sony’s upcoming AirPods Pro competitor June 09, 2025 You didn’t have to wait long for a better look at Sony’s repeatedlyleaked WF-1000XM4wireless earbuds. AsXDAreports,WinFuture‘sRoland Quandthas shared what appear to be press images of the XM4 that reveal a handful of new details in the process. The imagery supports claims that Sony has redesigned the WF-1000XM4 with smaller, hopefully more comfortable buds that each have a “bullet....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s your first look at the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus 5G June 01, 2025 With Samsung’s annual Unpacked event just a few weeks away, the leaks are coming in hot and fast. We’ve seenCAD-rendersandcase leaks, but thanks to some new fresh leaks (h/tXDA-Developers), we’re getting our first look at live images of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus 5G. First up, the leak seemingly confirms that Samsung is stepping away from theGalaxy S11nomenclature in favor of the S20 series....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR 7A brings 18:9 display, dual-cameras to the masses (Update: Coming to UK with single-camera) August 08, 2025 Update (04/16):HONOR has launched the HONOR 7A in the U.K. priced at £139.99 (~$199). The budget device will retail via the HiHONOR store, Argos, John Lewis, Carphone Warehouse, and Three sometime in May. The U.K. version is the 2GB model which, unlike the variant HONOR is pushing in China, only features a single13MP camera....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI Mate 8 vs Nexus 6P August 07, 2025 Starting with theMate 7 in 2014, HUAWEI proved to the world that it had the skills and resources necessary to craft a truly premium device that easily competed with more established players in the space. Since then, HUAWEI has continued to raise up the bar, and made history last year as the first Chinese manufacturer to partner with Google for a Nexus device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Idrod Music: Virtual iPod for your Android July 08, 2025 Let’s face it, it’s difficult to find a well-made music player app. There are tons of them on the Google Play Store that can charm you when you’re just reading about what it can do and the reviews that people have left. Maybe it’ll charm you all the way to downloading it to your device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Is this the last QWERTY-equipped BlackBerry phone? July 21, 2025 Last month, BlackBerry’s CEO John Chen, promised“one last in-house phone” equipped with a QWERTY keyboard. That phone has been long rumored as the BlackBerry Mercury and it looks like we may have just got our first look at it in the wild. The images above appeared on Weibo recently and look to show the last of thethree BlackBerry Android devices scheduled for 2016, with the first two being theDTEK50andDTEK60....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Lenovo PHAB Plus Hands on First Look August 23, 2025 Smartphones are getting bigger and while phone with 5.5-inches were once known as phablets, the size has quickly become the norm. With this in mind,Lenovois aiming to reinvent thephabletwith the PHAB Plus but does it succeed? Let’s find out. The key standout feature on the Lenovo PHAB Plus is the incredibly large 6....