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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Got a Galaxy smartphone? Create your own theme with themeDIY! August 04, 2025 If you have a Galaxy Note, S, J, S, or A series smartphone, creating and applying your own theme is literally just a few clicks away. Samsung’s very own theme store debuted with the Galaxy S6 duoand has steadily grown since. It’s where you go to download wallpapers, themes, and icon packs, but unlike similar apps found in the Google Play Store, Samsung has done a tremendous job in ensuring that they all meet certain standards....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s how Allo handles SMS June 04, 2025 Allois Google’s hot new messaging platform, and one particularly interesting thing is that you’re able to send Allo messages to users even if they don’t have the app installed. This is naturally a pretty clever way for Google to drive people toward the app, but let’s take a closer look at this feature....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HiSilicon’s Kirin 960 is ready to take on Samsung and Qualcomm June 02, 2025 The other week,Huawei’sHiSilicon lifted the lid on the details about its new high performanceKirin 960mobile application processor, and it looks like it’s squarely aimed at taking on Qualcomm and Samsung in the high-end SoC market this time around. So, let’s take a closer look at the finer details that the Kirin 960 is bringing to the table, which goes above and beyond just improved performance....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to properly wipe an Android device June 22, 2025 Is it time to clear your Android smartphone? Maybe you want to sell it or give it away to someone. The smartest thing to do is wipe Android devices clean and get it back to factory settings. But did you know a traditional factory data reset won’t take care of the job 100%?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC Desire 626 launching in Taiwan, competitively priced and spec’d to the Moto G July 03, 2025 HTC is no stranger to the mid-range segment, creating some of the most attractive and premium looking devices in the category. When it comes to specs however, HTCtends to leave something to be desired, at least when it comes to display resolution. Thankfully, their latest mid-ranger brings us a true Moto G competitor in every way that counts....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC tipped to halt smartphone operations in India amid sales struggles (Update: HTCstatement) July 27, 2025 Update, 07/19/18 at 2:29 p.m. ET:HTCprovided the following statement toAndroid Authority: Original article, 07/19/18 at 6:53 a.m. ET:HTC’s financial struggles have beenwell-documentedin recent years and it seems like the company’s woes are continuing as it will reportedly halt smartphone operations in India. According toThe Economic Times, citing three senior executives at the brand, HTCIndia’s top-level management team is leaving the company....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P9 Lite vs HUAWEI P9 quick look August 10, 2025 A popular trend followed by almost every Android OEM is the release of different versions of their high-end smartphones, mostly of the Plus and Lite varieties, that usually feature a difference in sizes and specifications, while keeping the general design language intact, in an attempt to cash in on the name recognition of the original flagship....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Huawei’s honor 5X gets its January security update already June 03, 2025 Monthly security updatesare a heaven-sent treat for those of you who want to keep your phones secure… so everyone. The concept is relatively new, though, and we are still not sure how well manufacturers will handle updating devices in such a frequent manner.HTC has even mentionedthese monthly OTA updates are “unrealistic”!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. If the US ban lifts, HUAWEI will push Google apps to Mate 30 “over one night” August 16, 2025 In a group interview following the Munich launch of theMate 30 Pro,HuaweiCEO Richard Yu talked about the huge challenge of releasing a major Android flagship without Google services onboard. Yu was very clear that HUAWEI will not install any Google software on Mate 30 series devices, other of course than the open source AOSP base that forms the foundation of EMUI....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. iPhone 12 sizes: If Apple gives us small phones then so should Android August 10, 2025 This year, Apple is expected to launch more iPhones than it ever has before. We’ve already seen theiPhone SEand now it seems there will be no less than fouriPhone 12 modelslaunched later this Fall. While the expected number of iPhone 12 devices is certainly notable, the iPhone 12 sizes are also interesting....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leaked infographic gives us definitive look at Red Hydrogen One specs June 09, 2025 With pre-orders of theRed Hydrogen Onestill not at people’s doorsteps, there is still a good deal that we do not know about the smartphone. Fortunately, a leaked infographic reported byAndroid Centrallooks to give us a definitive look at the total package. According to the infographic, the Hydrogen One features a 5....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leaker claims the Galaxy S22 Ultra could have a Note-inspired name instead August 09, 2025 We got our first apparent look atGalaxy S22 Ultrarenders several months ago, showing a phone with an S Pen slot much like the Galaxy Note series. However, it seems that Samsung might not call it the Galaxy S22 Ultra after all. Frequent leakerFrontTronclaimed on Twitter that the phone would actually be called the Galaxy S22 Note instead, ostensibly reflecting the upcoming phone’s primary influence....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, aka the first Google Tango phone, to arrive in November July 03, 2025 Googleis busy gearing up to ship out its newPixel and Pixel XLsmartphones to store shelves over the next month, but the company will also have another important handset hitting the market at roughly the same time. According to Google’s Clay Bavor, the company’s firstTangophone, theLenovo Phab 2 Pro, will finally go on sale in November....