Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi announces MIUI 11, open beta starting September 27 August 13, 2025 To go with the powerful newXiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G, Xiaomi announced today the official launch of MIUI 11. The latest version of Xiaomi’s long-running custom Android implementation, MIUI 11 brings visual changes that won the company a Red Dot Design award. That’s a first for a software company, according to Xiaomi....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi CC11 specs tipped: Will it come to global markets though? August 03, 2025 Xiaomi’s CC serieshas generally been a design and selfie-focused smartphone line, but these devices are limited to China and we haven’t seen new entries in over a year. Now, leaks out of China point to the CC11 being set for an imminent launch. Weibo tipster Bald Pandapostedapparent Xiaomi CC11 specs today, claiming that it’s equipped with aSnapdragon 778Gchipset, a 6....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi is all-in on 5G, and it’s now looking at 6G too August 16, 2025 Xiaomi has just released the cheapest 5G phones yet in theRedmi 10Xseries, starting at ~$224 in China. But the company is also looking ahead to future connectivity projects. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun told the state-runXinhua Newsagency(h/t:Gizchina) that the manufacturer has started preliminary research on 6G technology....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi to launch MIUI 7 alongside a new product on August 13th August 01, 2025 A post up on the MIUI forum has declared that the next iteration ofXiaomi’spopular MIUI software will be arriving in less than two weeks’ time, along with a new product. Perhaps looking to steal some of Samsung’s thunder, Xiaomi will also be holding its launch event on August 13th....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE Avid Plus hands-on July 26, 2025 CES may not be as exciting for Android fans as some of the other trade shows held later over the course of the year, but there are still plenty of devices for us to play around with. CES also provides an opportunity for some lesser known manufacturers, such as ZTE in this case, to show off their device offerings, and kick things off with the company’s latest entry-level smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 5G network speed defined as 20 Gbps by the ITU August 10, 2025 The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has agreed on the preliminary definitions for the future5Gstandard for mobile networking. A conference in San Diego to decide on the future of the standard was held from June 10thto 18th, where a 12 member delegation sat to draw up the specifications....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A second coming: Is OnePlus going to launch a Mini too? August 23, 2025 Earlier this year, rumors and not-so-subtle hints were suggesting China’sOnePluswill launch a pair of products in 2015. As of today, it has already releasedone Two, but notthe second one. GforGames has – via a tipster who claims to have access to a prototype- published some interesting information about this mystery product, which many feel is meant to correct the “errors” of the this year’s first second One....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AMD announces world’s first 7nm laptop processor, Ryzen 7 4800U July 26, 2025 We’re at CES 2020, and announcements are coming in fast. On the PC processor front, AMD shot the first fires in its latest melee with Intel with the AMD Ryzen 4000 Series Mobile. According to the company’s CEO, Lisa Su, this is the world’s first 7nm processor designed for mobile form factors such as laptops – it’s also a step ahead Intel’s latest Ice Lake chips, offering a 4% improvement in single-thread processing, a whopping 90% jump in multi-thread processing, and 28% in graphics performance....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. An app that helps remove China-made apps from your phone has gone viral (Update) June 06, 2025 Update, August 19, 2025 (2:30 AM ET):Just yesterday, Remove China Apps had over a million downloads on the Google Play Store. Now, the app has crossed a whopping five million installs, though it’s not clear how many new downloads were registered yesterday....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 12 Developer Preview 2 available: here’s what’s new July 13, 2025 A month after releasing the firstAndroid 12 Developer Preview, Google is ready with a follow-up. The company has made Android 12 Developer Preview 2availablefor coders using thePixel 3/3XL,Pixel 3a/3a XL,Pixel 4/4 XL,Pixel 4a/4a 5G, andPixel 5. You’re still out of luck if you have another device, although you can use the emulator inside Android Studio if you don’t need to test with real hardware....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 5.1 brings back silent mode, sort of June 15, 2025 Just yesterday, Google finally unveiled thefull changelogfor the new Android 5.1 Lollipop update. The main changes that came along with the update were the addition of a new Device Protection mode, multi-SIM card support and HD voice calling capabilities. One change many folks were hoping would make it is the ability to completely silence Lollipop devices, not just set the interruption slider to “none”....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Auto Review - Hyundai Sonata 2015 June 24, 2025 In Google’s attempt to be a part of almost every aspect of your life, they are now moving into the automotive realm, and while it took more than a year, if the recent mention at Google I/O 2015 is any indication, we can expect to find Android Auto in a slew of vehicles by the end of 2016....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Pay could launch this Wednesday July 02, 2025 One of the big announcements back atGoogle I/Oa few months ago was the introduction of Android Pay, Google’smobile paymentsolution which hopes to rivalApple PayandSamsung Pay. According to an internal notice that’s being passed around McDonald’s in the US, the launch of Android Pay could be just days away. The internal notice says that Android Pay will launch on August 26th, following the launch of Samsung Pay on August 21st....