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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands-on with the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus July 30, 2025 We are atComputex 2016taking a look at some of the hottest tech gadgets around. Among them areMotorola‘s newMoto G4andMoto G4 Plus. These were actuallyannounced some weeks ago, but we haven’t had a chance to take a good look at them until now. Now that we have them in our hands, it’s time to give you guys a quick look at the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus and go over the similarities and differences between these two devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hemp could make its way into future battery tech, better and cheaper than graphene July 29, 2025 As smartphones have evolved we’ve seen processors go from single-core to as high as octa-core configurations, and there have even been several Android devices that have pushed the boundaries of RAM up to 3GB. Other areas of innovation have included display sizes and resolutions, new sensors and the list goes on....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC pulled apps from the Play Store, but not because the company’s dead July 31, 2025 Over the last week or so, folks noticed thatHTCtook down major stock applications like Mail, Contacts, and People from the Google Play Store. There was a concern that this was the first step toward HTC’s exit from the Android smartphone market. The good news is that HTCsimply took down the apps due to a recent Play Store policy change....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC, it’s time for you to come up with a new design June 01, 2025 This year’sHTC 10andBolthave been promising efforts from a smartphone company looking to turn its fortunes back around, but the models haven’t quite done enough to recapture high-end consumer interest outside ofHTC’sfan base. While the phone’s hardware specifications are good enough to compete with other flagships on the market, I suspect it’s actually HTC’s design language that is probably preventing the company from regaining some of its leading flagship status....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. iFixit gives Pixel 4 XL poor rating, but impressed by how small Soli radar is July 30, 2025 Venerable electronics repair site iFixit just publishedits Google Pixel 4 XL teardown. As usual, the teardown summary gives us a look at how easy — or in this case, difficult — the phone is to repair as well as some insight into the inner workings of the device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Investigation raises fresh concerns over WhatsApp privacy and encryption June 27, 2025 According to a lengthy new report,WhatsApp‘s privacy-focused claims may not be as watertight as users might expect.ProPublicarevealed the inner workings of the company’s moderation system, which suggests that WhatsApp contractors, under specific circumstances, are able to read messages sent between users. Per the report, WhatsApp employs at least 1,000 contractors using “special Facebook software” to scan content flagged by the company’s machine learning system or reported by users....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Is the Google Pixel 6 Pro camera actually better than the Pixel 5? June 06, 2025 With the arrival of thePixel 6 Pro, and to a lesser extent the regular Pixel 6, Google has (finally) revamped its smartphone camera package. But does the new flagship actually take better-looking pictures than 2020’sGoogle Pixel 5? The highly anticipated change between the Pixel 5 and 6 is the introduction of a much larger main image sensor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Jupiter’s Legacy: Netflix puts a fresh face on gritty superheroes June 08, 2025 With Jupiter’s Legacy, Netflix continues to expand its role in the superhero arena. Now that its partnership with Marvel on shows like Daredevil, Jessica Jones, The Punisher, and more is over,the mega streamerhas been building up its catalog with titles like The Umbrella Academy, She-Ra, Warrior Nun — now Jupiter’s Legacy....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leaked OnePlus 8 Pro press render leaves little to imagination August 09, 2025 We got atreasure troveof apparentOnePlus 8 series leaksearlier this week, giving us everything from RAM and storage to battery details. Now, frequent tipsterSteve HemmerstofferandiGeeksBloghave posted what they’re calling an official press render of the OnePlus 8 Pro. And it shows a phone with a green colorway, four rear cameras (including three in a vertically arranged strip), and a punch-hole display with the cutout on the left side....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Lenovo Vibe X3 arrives in India with HD Audio and fingerprint scanner August 22, 2025 TheLenovo Vibe X3will go on sale in India on January 28 for Rs. 19,999, following a successful launch in China in November. The device will be available exclusively through Amazon India starting at 2 PM local time, making it the second Lenovo device to be launched in the sub-continent after theLenovo K4 Noteearlier this month....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG G5 and Friends module pricing announced for Korean market Jun 23, 2025 This year at Mobile World Congress, LG officially took the wraps off itsnew G5 flagshipsmartphone. Featuring a metal body, the phone seemingly stood out for that reason alone. In reality however, it was theotherchange LG had brought to the table that – for many – was a much more curious catch of their attention: a modular bay on the bottom of the device that allows for swapping everything from camera add-ons to batteries....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG G5 vs Galaxy Note 5 Quick Camera Shootout July 01, 2025 With every year comes a series of new flagships that all claim to offer vast improvements in areas such as battery, performance and, more often than not, the camera. LG is no different, with the LG G5 offering a new dual camera set up coupled with the 16MP sensor found on the LG V10, but how does the new camera stack up to the competition?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG G8 ThinQ international giveaway! August 13, 2025 It’s time for the Sunday giveaway! Like every week, we’re giving away another a brand new Android phone to one luckyAndroid Authorityreader. A big congratulations to the winner of last week’sGoogle Pixel 3 XL giveaway, Prince H. from Florida, and to the winner of our#ShotOnSnapdragon photo contest, Marc L. from California....