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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi poll hints at LCD for Redmi Note 10, but fans want OLED (Update: Poll deleted) July 03, 2025 Update, June 21, 2025 (4:15AM ET):Redmi India has pulled a poll which asked users to choose between a 120Hz LCD screen and a seemingly standard OLED display. The company posted the poll earlier today, and the vast majority of respondents voted for the latter display tech....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Redmi 5A reportedly the biggest selling Android phone globally in March August 12, 2025 Research firmsCounterpoint ResearchandCanalyshave released smartphone shipment reports for earlier in 2018, and both highlight significant achievements for Chinese firm Xiaomi. Counterpoint Research has suggested that theXiaomi’s Redmi 5Awas the “best selling Android smartphone in March,” as well as ranking in third place overall behind theiPhone Xand iPhone 8 Plus....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. YouTube reinstates that GTA V exploding Galaxy Note 7 video July 30, 2025 The video of the GTA V mod featuring an explodingGalaxy Note 7has resurfaced on YouTube. Following Samsung’s takedown request to YouTube – who did indeed remove the video – the YouTube channel owner who posted the video filed a counter-claim against Samsung. And won. sdaddy345 submitted the claim, got his video reinstated and promptlypublished the entire correspondencewith YouTube so we could all see how it went down....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 5G phones at MWC: Hurry up and wait July 27, 2025 Fresh5G phoneswere plentiful atMobile World Congress 2019, yet few are ready for the real-world. Entries from the likes of LG, HUAWEI, OnePlus, and ZTE show promise as long as there are networks on which to use them. At the moment that’s not the case. Moreover, news from carriers at the Barcelona trade show was a mixed bag....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Adobe Premiere Rush CC is a mobile Premiere specifically for YouTubers July 31, 2025 If you work with video at all, you probably know all about Adobe Premiere Pro. Along with Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro is one of the biggest and best video editing tools available. Today, Adobe is launching a new version of Premiere Pro calledAdobe Premiere Rush, which is focused on YouTubers and other web content creators....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. After beating Apple, HUAWEI wants to overtake Samsung by end of 2019 August 18, 2025 Just days aftersurpassing Apple as the second largest smartphone makerin the world, HUAWEI has announced its ambition to take the top spot. As reported byBloomberg,Huawei’s consumer division chief Richard Yu said that he wants the company to achieve the goal by the fourth quarter of 2019....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon is reportedly working on Alexa-enabled glasses August 11, 2025 Amazon has an ambitious plan to challengeGoogle Assistantand Apple’s Siri. According to a new report, the online commerce giant is planning to add Alexa into glasses so you can take the voice assistant everywhere. We’ve seen Google Assistant and Siri in wearables for years now, but Alexa has lagged behind, at least in terms of first-party hardware....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chameleon Launcher now available in beta from Google Play, full release to follow soon August 10, 2025 The Chameleon Launcher has truly been one of the most successful Kickstarter projects of late, and not only did it manage to get its financial backing really fast, but it has also become reality blazingly quick. As promised, the custom user interface for Android tablets has beenmade available in Google Playin “early August”, though the app is still not out of beta....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. December 2018 security patch arrives for Pixel, Nexus, Essential Phone, and 2016 Pixels July 17, 2025 Update #2, December 5 at 8:39 a.m. ET:Google has posted December 2018 factory images and OTA files for the original Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL. You can download them below: Update #1, December 3 at 4:12 p.m. ET:Essential is usually quick to roll out Android security patches soon after Google releases them, and this month’s patch is no different....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Even Samsung expects profits to drop this year due to flagship fatigue Aug 21, 2025 Samsung released its first-quarter results earlier today and posted both a 20 percent increase in year-on-year revenue and record operating profits. Consolidated revenue came in at $56.1 billion (60.56 trillion won), while profits stood at $14.49 billion (15.64 trillion won). This is the sixth quarter in a row that Samsung has managed to increase its operating profits....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Exclusive: Moto G launching July 29th with Moto Maker available in-store August 12, 2025 TheMotorola Moto G (2015)has been the subject of many rumours and leaks over the past few weeks ahead of its expected announcement tomorrow but while they have focused on the specs and design features, none have touched on the potential release date. We can now exclusively reveal that theMoto G (2015)could be known as the Motorola G 4G and will launch in theUK(and presumably many other countries) on July 29th; that is in just two days, this Wednesday and just one day after the handset is announced....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Exclusive: Moto X (2017) leaked renders and video August 24, 2025 The Moto X (2017) has been revealed in a number of new renders and a 360-degree video based on factory CADs. Our man@OnLeakshas uncovered the details, which have historically proven very accurate and the renders based on the CAD information match up very nicely with the in-the-wild shots we saw earlier this month....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google I/O preview: what Google has in store this year June 13, 2025 You never know exactly what will make an appearance at Google’s annual I/O developer conference in San Francisco, but that’s what makes it so interesting. Google I/O 2015 kicks off on Thursday, 28th May, with a two-and-a-half hour keynote that promises to unveil an exciting array of updates and new hardware....