Google's vision for VR: bringing high-end VR to the masses

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s vision for VR: bringing high-end VR to the masses June 07, 2025 WithDaydream VRfinally out in the open, Google’s vision for virtual reality is slowly coming into focus. What Google is aspiring to do with Daydream shouldn’t come as much of a surprise: Google wants VR to be high-quality, affordable and mobile. One of the key terms coming up in Google’s talks on Daydream is “presence”....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 510 words · Steven Wilson

Here's a first look at the Samsung Galaxy A91 — or is it the Galaxy S10 Lite?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s a first look at the Samsung Galaxy A91 — or is it the Galaxy S10 Lite? June 24, 2025 We’ve already seen the 5G-poweredSamsung Galaxy A90, but now it looks like we need to get ready for a Samsung Galaxy A91. Renders just leaked for the device from reliable source@OnLeaks(via91Mobiles). As the name suggests, this would be an iterative upgrade over the A90 — at least theoretically....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Kimberly Chapman

How to create a file in Python and more

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to create a file in Python and more July 03, 2025 Learning how to create a file in Python will open up a huge number of coding possibilities. This is useful if you want to store data to provide consistency between uses. However, it’s also extremely useful for manipulating data, for scraping content, and much more. The good news is that, as ever, Python makes this process extremely simple....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · Dustin Jenkins

HUAWEI rep allegedly says company won't use Google apps even if it can (Updated)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI rep allegedly says company won’t use Google apps even if it can (Updated) June 20, 2025 Update, August 20, 2025 (11:45 AM ET):The post below was in a state of development as the story broke. We now have a statement from HUAWEI that has been added, making the story final. We are continuing to work with HUAWEI to get full clarity on the situation, though....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Cory Hansen

If Apple can't succeed in China, it shouldn't bank on being relevant next decade

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. If Apple can’t succeed in China, it shouldn’t bank on being relevant next decade July 29, 2025 Apple is struggling to move smartphones in China, according to the latest data. The company’s sales figures are down substantially compared with previous years. It may have lost up to a third of its market share in the country. Competitors like HUAWEI, OPPO, and Xiaomi are consolidating theirpositions as the market leadersin the country....

August 20, 2025 · 8 min · 1534 words · Cameron Joseph

Intel finally bringing 10th Gen Intel Core "Ice Lake" processors to the market

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Intel finally bringing 10th Gen Intel Core “Ice Lake” processors to the market June 12, 2025 As expectedIntel fully unveiled its 10th Gen Ice Lake processors today atComputex 2019, alongside a few other announcements. The new Ice Lake processors are built around the 10nm process, sporting up to four cores and eight threads. Ice Lakes chips offer an 18% increase in IPC (instruction per cycle) over Skylake, thanks to the new Sunny Cover cores....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Thomas Simpson

LG releasing two new smartphones at an affordable price range

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG releasing two new smartphones at an affordable price range August 10, 2025 It looks likeLGis debuting their new K series atCES 2016. At the conference, which will take place this week in Las Vegas, LG will be displaying two brand new mid-range devices: the LG K7 and the LG K10. Both of these smartphones are seeking to bring clost-to-flagship-level camera performance to devices that won’t wreck your wallet....

August 20, 2025 · 4 min · 756 words · Chris Rodriguez

Master Android's sensors: hardware, software and multidimensional

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Master Android’s sensors: hardware, software and multidimensional July 01, 2025 Today, most modern Android devices are kitted out with a bunch of sensors. You can use this information in lots of different ways – whether it’s monitoring light levels so your application can automatically adjust its brightness or color scheme; allowing the user to interact with your mobile game using gestures such as tilting their device; or using the proximity sensor to automatically disable touch events whenever the user holds their device to their ear....

August 20, 2025 · 11 min · 2296 words · Kimberly Mccarthy

MIUI 9 update for Xiaomi phones could roll out in July

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. MIUI 9 update for Xiaomi phones could roll out in July August 02, 2025 Xiaomiis reportedly getting ready to launch the next major version of its MIUI Android skin for its Mi family of phones. A new report claims the company could start rolling out the new version, MIUI 9, as soon as early July. The report comes from the China-based siteMyDrivers, which points out that the roll out of the current version, MIUI 8, began around August 2016....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Tiffany Price

Motorola expands list of handsets getting Android 7.0 Nougat

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola expands list of handsets getting Android 7.0 Nougat June 12, 2025 Lenovo, which acquiredMotorola Mobilityin 2014, has been less than transparent in the past months about which Motorola handsets are getting the Android 7.0 Nougat update. Well, it appears the company has been up to something greater all this time. Motorola unveiled an extended list of devices that will be getting the Nougat treat....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Adam Orozco

New Alto update brings integrated calendars and Alexa support

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New Alto update brings integrated calendars and Alexa support June 15, 2025 Tired of going through a myriad of email and calendar apps to get your day organized? AOL thinks the latest update to its Alto app could solve that problem. It’s been almost a year since AOL launched its email app, Alto. Unlike some of the other apps out there, Alto’s primary aim has always been to help you organize multiple email accounts in one place....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Joseph Cook

New malware tries to infect Android devices via USB cable

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New malware tries to infect Android devices via USB cable June 10, 2025 The new malware, calledTrojan.Droidpak, installs itself as a system service on a Windows PC and then downloads a malicious banking .apk file. It will also probably download the Android debugging tool ADB. Once ADB is installed the malware will wait for an Android device to be connected and then install the banking trojan via sideloading....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Jasmine Santos

OnePlus reveals several OnePlus 8 series specs: Expect a notable speed bump

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus reveals several OnePlus 8 series specs: Expect a notable speed bump June 26, 2025 We’ve seen plenty of OnePlus 8 series leaks and heard loads of rumors in the last few months, but OnePlus itself has now detailed a few important upcoming specs in aforum post. More specifically, the company has confirmed that it’ll be using the latestLPDDR5 RAM standard, UFS 3....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Ariana Bates