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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What to look for when buying a $100 smartphone July 05, 2025 It used to be the case thatlow-end Android smartphoneswere utterly rubbish experiences, plagued by judder and quickly running out of storage/RAM. Nowadays, it’s possible to buy a super-cheap device and get a decent experience. Sure, it won’t have much storage space or a decent camera, but it’ll get the job done and will perform better than you’d expect in most situations....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Will anyone actually use Zen Mode on OnePlus devices? July 26, 2025 One of the new software featuresOnePlusannounced at its recent launch event for theOnePlus 7 Prois something calledZen Mode. Activating Zen Mode puts your phone on a kind of lockdown: you won’t see or hear any notifications, you can’t access your apps, and you can’t send messages. The only two things Zen Mode does allow you to do is to make and receive phone calls and snap photos....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi A1 users report battery, fingerprint sensor issues after Oreo update June 06, 2025 Xiaomi’s rollout ofAndroid 8.0 Oreofor theMi A1has got off to a fairly dire start. The upgrade has alreadybeen pulledtwice due to software bugs following ashort-lived beta, which suggests Xiaomi perhaps wasn’t as rigorous as it should have been during the testing period. To make matters worse, a vast number of users that have installed the latest update are now discovering that their devices are being plagued by a pair of bugs....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi MIX Review - all screen, almost all of the time! July 08, 2025 Xiaomi Mi Mix What we like What we don’t like Our scores Xiaomi made quite a splash with what they called a ‘concept phone”; a phone that, they hope, will give us a glimpse into a future where smartphones are slabs of glass that project the magic that lies within....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now play N-Gage games on your Android phone with this new emulator June 17, 2025 The Nokia N-Gage was arguably the first propergaming phonearound, offering a D-pad, face buttons, and cartridge-based games back in 2003. It’s widely considered to be a commercial failure, but it still had a few interesting titles though. Now, a Symbian emulator dubbedEKA2L1has surfaced on the Google Play Store, and it indeed allows you to run N-Gage titles on your current Android phone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: Facebook’s notched smartwatch design is a no-go June 20, 2025 We’ve seen notches enjoy a mild revival of late. Sure, we still see them used on severalsmartphones, but that’s largely where they’ve stayed. Last month, we saw the notch make a return to Apple’s Macbooks, and even Samsung is rumored to place a notch on its forthcoming flagship tablet....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: Here’s who makes the best-looking Android phones June 12, 2025 Specs and features, pricing, and support are all contributing factors that make a smartphone good. But there’s one additional factor to consider — aesthetics. We’ve seen some gorgeous smartphones in the recent past packing various finishes, colorways, and chassis, but which company is responsible for the most attractive devices on the market?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alcatel Onetouch Hero 8 review August 07, 2025 The Alcatel Onetouch Hero 8 was announced at IFA in September 2014. It is an 8 inch Android tablet with a 1920 x 1200 WUXGA, full HD display. It is just 7.3mm thick and weighs just 310 grams. This makes the Hero 8 one of the slimmest and lightest tablets on the market....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon to offer in-app purchases of real-world goods August 24, 2025 We’ve heard of how Amazon is positioning itslef as a leader in the mobile industry through its content business. While the Kindle lineup has been a popular low-priced tablet due to its integration of e-books and content, here’s a significant piece of news that competitors should watch out for: Amazon will soon offer in-app purchases of real-world goods....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Pay is coming to the web via Chrome soon June 01, 2025 Android Payadoption continues to grow with haste and it looks like the service’s next stop is going to be the web. Google has announced that it will be bringing Android Pay to the mobile web soon, starting with new API support in the latest version of the company’s Chrome web browser....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple and Google make COVID-19 exposure notifications available without an app July 21, 2025 Apple and Google are making it easier to getCOVID-19 exposure notificationson your phone — in some cases, without requiring an app. They’re introducing an Exposure Notifications Express system that makes it easier for public health authorities to notify Android and iOS users if they’ve been close to infected people for extended periods....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best Buy website outs the Moto E (2nd gen) June 30, 2025 While the Moto X and Moto G lines were refreshed in late 2014, the Moto E has yet to follow suit with an update, until now. Out of the blue, it seems that Best Buy has now listed up the Moto E 2nd gen, despite the fact that Motorola has yet to announce it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BlackBerry Priv coming soon to T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint June 07, 2025 BlackBerry’s Privis one heck of an Android smartphone. For right now, interested buyers can either purchase the handset unlocked from BlackBerry’s website or throughAT&Twith a contract. If you’ve been waiting for the handset to make its way to other carriers, you’re in luck – at the company’sCES 2016press event,BlackBerryCEO John Chen has announced that the Priv will soon make its way toVerizon,T-MobileandSprint....