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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: The $1,000 plastic Galaxy Note 20 is a no-go June 20, 2025 Plastic was used extensively in smartphone design just a few years ago but has since been usurped by glass on many modern devices. Now that phones regularly cross the $1,000 barrier, most buyers have grown used to expecting the premium feel of glass on these expensive devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: The vivo Nex is cool, but better software is a must July 14, 2025 Thevivo Nex: Futuristic and ambitious. An exciting smartphone packed with the latest technology, but not without a few flaws. So, who’s buying? The vivo Nex surprised us for many reasons. The dual cameras on the backtake photos that challenge the Pixel 2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Welcome to Best of Android 2018 August 12, 2025 As 2018 winds down, we wanted to take stock of all the amazing smartphones released in the past 12 months by honoring the best of the bunch in our annualBest of Androidseries. Over the next two weeks, we’ll be releasing articles discussing our winners in detail. For our awards this year, we used a completely new structure to find the best of the best....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why don’t more manufacturers include camera color profiles? June 07, 2025 Manufacturers have known how important smartphone cameras are to consumers for a long time. To set themselves ahead of the pack, many are rapidly boosting their phones’ image quality, adding shooting capabilities like optical zoom, and including the option to export files in RAW for the professional post editing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi to release its own processor, “Pinecone”, within a month (Update: Coming Feb 28) July 08, 2025 Xiaomi is ready to introduce its own line of processors, a series which will go by the name “Pinecone”, according to a report fromThe Wall Street Journal.The Chinese manufacturer maydeliverthe new chip within the month alongside its upcoming handset, the Xiaomi Mi 5c....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: You prefer one leaked Galaxy S22 Ultra design over the others July 04, 2025 The year isn’t over yet, but we’ve already seen supposed renders for next year’sGalaxy S22 seriesphones. However, one of the big questions seems to be over the Galaxy S22 Ultra’s design, as we’ve now seen several possible designs for the rear camera housing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE Axon officially announced: what you need to know June 02, 2025 Despite having a number of high-end devices, ZTE is better known in the United States for its budget offerings. This is largely because most of ZTE’s high-end products have been reserved for the international market, but this is slowly starting to change. Just last month we learnedthat the nubia Z9 was heading to the states, and now ZTE has also taken the wraps off a new high-end flagship for the US market called the Axon....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE is under investigation by US government for alleged bribery, corruption Jun 25, 2025 Chinese telecom giantZTEis once again in some hot water with the United States government. According to a report fromNBC News, the company is under investigation for allegations of bribery. These new allegations come just as the probation period comes to a close forZTE’s previous violations of international trade law....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android design guidelines: what they are and why you should follow them July 10, 2025 Stock Android has gone through a lot of aesthetic changes throughout the years, from random placements and colors to a whole design language that has a great deal of continuity. To keep this continuity, Google has a set of developer guidelines to make sure everything looks up to par....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android P gets rid of that hideous orange color when you turn on Battery Saver August 20, 2025 Introduced in Android Lollipop back in 2014, Battery Saver told the entire world that your device’s battery was near-empty by turning your navigation and status bars orange. The problem (at least, for me) was that it was a hideous-looking reminder that I did not have a charger nearby....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AOL’s Alto email app will see its last download on November 9 July 19, 2025 AOL’s Alto email app might have been around for a little over five years, but it arguably didn’t really make a splash until late 2015, when the mobile app hit the scene. Alas, all the praise in the world did not stop the Alto team from announcing that, starting November 9, the app can no longer be downloaded and folks can no longer create new accounts....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ASUS providing bootloader unlock for the ZenFone 2 July 09, 2025 Unbeknownst to the mainstream public, there is a dedicated segment of smartphone users who love to tinker with their high-tech toys. The creation, development, and maintenance of custom made, home-grown ROMs have made it possible for talented programmers to provide even life beyond a device’s “digital death.”Asus is going to make things easier for those using its recentZenFone 2: the Taiwanese OEM is now providing interested users with a toolkit to unlock their bootloader....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Attended Pokémon Go fest? You might qualify for cash July 04, 2025 Niantic Labs Last year’s Pokémon Go Festwas a disaster, to put it mildly. Niantic’s festival, set in Grant Park, Chicago, was hit by cellular connection woes and organization issues. Shortly after the event, the studio revealed that it would be refunding all tickets and giving $100 of virtual currency to affectedPokémon Goplayers....