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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: HUAWEI’s extremely curved display design is a surprise win June 14, 2025 Curved smartphone screens aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. The design trait is gorgeous to look at but also sacrifices some practicality. However, a new patent design stemming fromHuaweiseemingly intends to address both issues. The firm’slatest filingdescribes a smartphone with a screen that covers both edges of the device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. YouTube secures necessary deals for a paid music streaming service July 26, 2025 Therumors of YouTube’s new music streaming serviceappear to be coming true. Earlier this month we told you about rumblings that the streaming platform would roll out a new subscription streaming service. Now,Bloombergis reporting that YouTube has secured the necessary deals to make it happen. According to the report, YouTube has just agreed to deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Group....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE officially unveils the budget-friendly Blade V8 Mini and Lite at MWC 2017 August 15, 2025 ZTEhas had quite a busy 2017 so far. Back atCESin January, we were able to go hands-on with the newBlade V8 Pro, a budget-friendly smartphone with dual 13MP rear-facing cameras. Just two days later, the company announced theBlade V8(without the Pro), which still offered great mid-range specs....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 12 Days of SHIELDsmas brings awesome deals on games for NVIDIA SHIELD owners August 03, 2025 Staying indoors this Christmas? One of the several ways you could spend your time is by playing quality games while you are at it. If you own anNVIDIA SHIELD, 12 Days of SHIELDsmas will keep you busy. Before that, here’s a quick recap of theSHIELD Android TV: originally known as the SHIELD console, thisAndroid TVbased set-top box wants to take over the living rooms of consumers by providing both home entertainment as well as gaming....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 7 things the Google Play Store does better than the Apple App Store July 02, 2025 Android or iOS? It’s one of the modern era’s greatest unanswered questions and a point of momentous contention for fanboys on both sides of the fence for thousands of years. Or maybe just the past decade. There are valid arguments that can be made for both sides: Clearly, Apple created a mobile operating system that is incredibly smooth, snappy, and clean....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. All phones sold in India will feature a “panic button” from next year August 06, 2025 Starting next year, phone makers will be legally required to include a “panic button” feature on every device they sell in India. Violence against women is a serious problem in India, a country where four rapes occur every hour, according toBloomberg. In an effort to improve women’s safety, the Indian government now mandates phone makers to include a way for users to quickly call emergency services....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Go is NOT a replacement for Android One June 10, 2025 The current specs race and the bid to have computing power in our smartphones that is vastly superior to that in most of computers has proven to be a necessity when it comes to Android smartphones. For flagship devices, this is not a major problem as the large cost of the device means OEMs can afford to add expensive components, but what about for the super low-cost devices?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Arkanoid vs Space Invaders mashes up two classic arcade games for Android August 09, 2025 We have seen mash-up games released for phones before, but the latest such combo from Square Enix actually feels more organic than many of them that have launched in the past. Arkanoid vs Space Invaders brings together two classic arcade games; the brick-breaking Arkanoid with the sci-fi shooter Space Invaders....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Could Samsung eliminate the crease on the Galaxy Z Flip 3, Z Fold 3? August 22, 2025 Samsungis generally considered to be the leader in the foldable phone game right now, offering two different foldables with ultra-thin glass and complex hinges. One of the numerous hurdles with this device category is the fact that a crease appears at the folding point of the foldable screen....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deb8able: A new rumor says 8GB RAM smartphones are coming June 28, 2025 Let it be known that the smartphones we have today – heck even the original iPhone for that matter – are more powerful thanthe technology that put the first people on the moon in the 1960’s. The modern smartphone can do so many things so well and so efficiently that to even fathom such prowess as recent asfiveyears ago might have been deemed a pure pipe dream....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. DisplayMate gives Pixel 3 XL highest-ever grade of A+, excels in every test June 22, 2025 If you’re concerned about theGoogle Pixel 3 XLdisplay not being up-to-snuff, you might not have to worry: venerable rating organizationDisplayMatejust awarded the Google Pixel 3 XL with an A+ — the highest rating DisplayMate’s given to any smartphone. The Google Pixel 3 XL earned “Very Good” to “Excellent” ratings in every single DisplayMate metric — only the third smartphone in history to do so (theSamsung Galaxy S9andSamsung Galaxy Note 9are the other two)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Elecjet 100W USB-C PD Power Adapter review: Why charge just one laptop at once? June 19, 2025 Elecjet 100W USB-C PD Power Adapter What we like What we don’t like GaN chargers are quickly taking over thecharging accessory market, packing huge amounts of power into compact and energy efficiency adapters. They’re powering a new market of USB-C chargers designed to meet all your power needs, from smartphones to more demanding laptops....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook Lite launches in India and the Philippines August 08, 2025 Facebookis one of the largest social media applications on Android and is known to consume a lot of data and while this is acceptable in developed markets, it has hampered users of the social network in developing markets. To solve this, Facebook announced the2G-friendly Facebook Lite, which is designed specifically for 2G networks and areas with intermittent connectivity....