Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi sells 800,000 Redmi Note 2 units in 12 hours June 30, 2025 Xiaomi’slatest smartphone, theRedmi Note 2, went on sale inChinathis past weekend and hit new records, with the Chinese company managing to sell 800,000 units in just 12 hours after the handset went on sale. Xiaomi has ahistoryofimpressive flash salesand its latest smartphone continued the trend by setting a new record in China, which will no doubt help the company’saims of keeping its top spot....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now talk to Google Assistant on your Nexus Player June 15, 2025 TheNexus Playermay have officially beendiscontinued last year, but that hasn’t stopped Google showing its venerable media box some overdue love as of late. The ASUS-made device enjoyed a significant UI overhaul with the release ofAndroid 8.0 Oreoin recent months, and now Google is bringing Assistant to the former jewel in Android TV’s crown....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE Axon 10 Pro review: It packs a huge punch June 09, 2025 After suffering a brief U.S. ban and consequently facing some hefty fines last year, ZTE has since picked up the pieces and is now back in full force. The ZTE Axon 10 Pro is its latest smartphone in the flagship Axon line and is the successor to last year’s ZTE Axon 9 Pro....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 6 Android apps you shouldn’t miss this week - Google Play Weekly August 01, 2025 [Price: Free]First up this week is Chadder. This is the latest app out of Etransfr and is publicly backed by John McAfee. The premise is simple. This is another one of those anonymous messaging apps where nobody can see what you type except the person you’re typing to....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android boss says Google is still “very committed” to Chrome OS July 04, 2025 Chrome OS may be absorbed into Android at some point, but Google is not ready to talk about its demise just yet. TheWall Street Journalreported yesterdaythat Google will “fold” Chrome OS into Android by 2017. That’s due to the prevalence of Android over the capable, but largely unpopular cloud-centric model of Chrome OS, according to the people familiar with the matter....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. As expected, Samsung Pay is now live in the UK June 27, 2025 Update – May 16:The rumors are indeed true.Samsung Pay is now available in the UK, People in that country who own theGalaxy S8 and S8 Plus, theGalaxy S7andS7 Edge, and theGalaxy S6andS6 Edge(if those last two phones haveAndroid Nougatinstalled) can download the Samsung Pay app from theGalaxy Apps Store....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BLU vivo 6 Hands On and First Impressions August 09, 2025 The BLU vivo 6 is a new phone that offers some fairly impressive features at a very compelling price point. An affordably priced device, it nevertheless comes with a 97% metal body, 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage and a few other surprisingly high-end features. Like any affordable device however, it also presents a number of compromises which are apparent straight away....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Cool resource: StockDroids lets you quickly compare stock Android phones July 20, 2025 Looking for a quick overview of stock Android smartphones and their features?StockDroidsmight be just what you need. After launching towards the end of 2016, the no-frills website has since seen a few upgrades to improve usability and keep the catalog up-to-date — and the latest version is more useful than ever....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Crowdsourced smartphone accessory counts calories by 3D-scanning your food July 19, 2025 Food Instagrammers sometimes get a bad rap on social media. As someone who likes drooling over pics of pho and Korean barbecue, I don’t see what all the fuss is about, but now one crowd-sourced initiative is looking to bring ample justification to the practice of whipping out your phone before every meal....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deal: Amazon Prime Day discounts unlocked LG G6 to $449.99 July 16, 2025 As part of its ongoing Prime Day sales, Amazon is offering a brand-new unlockedLG G6for just $449.99. Hurry though, the deal expires in about an hour! If you are already an Amazon Prime member, you’ve probably been getting notifications about Amazon’s Prime Day sales. It happens once a year and usually brings pretty nifty tech deals, ranging from home appliances to televisions to smartphones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deal: Buy a Galaxy Note 9 or S9, get a free Echo and Echo Spot or Echo Show August 18, 2025 Amazon has rolled out a newCyber Mondaydeal bagging you an AI smart speaker when you buy a Galaxy Note 9, S9, or S9 Plus. Pick up any one of the aforementioned smartphones and you’ll get a freeAmazon Echo Show (2nd gen)orEcho SpotandEchoas part of a limited offer....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deal: Get the Moto X4 for just $339 at Best Buy June 10, 2025 It might have represented a big departure from previous Moto X phones, but we concluded that theMoto X4still hits all the right marks without sacrificing too much. That being said, it never hurts to see a $60 price drop, something that Best Buy was more than happy to deliver as a doorbuster deal....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Downloading game ROMs: Is it ever legal? Jul 10, 2025 Downloading retro games can be a point of tension in the gaming community. Many people say downloading ROMs under any circumstances should be illegal, while others say downloading games that are no longer for sale by the developer should be fine. Neither opinion changes the fact that when we are talking about playing retro ROMs, we are stepping into murky waters....