Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Would you be annoyed if you saw a survey in your phone’s settings menu? July 16, 2025 TheGoogle Pixel 2 XLstole the spotlight in many respects in 2017. The phone is fantastic, but it also hassome glaring issues. As Android enthusiasts, the Pixel 2 XL was one of our favorite phones of last year. In fact, a fair portion of our staff owns the device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi is working on another 108MP phone, code-named Gauguin Pro July 18, 2025 Xiaomi was the first company to offer a 108MP phone when it launched theMi Note 10series in late 2019. The firm then followed up with theMi 10 series, also being equipped with a 108MP sensor. Now, twoXDAmembers have dug into MIUI 12’s code and uncovered the existence of another 108MP-totingXiaomiphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi Pay launches with support for China’s UnionPay June 15, 2025 Xiaomi quietlyunveiled its Mi Paymobile payment service in China back in mid-August and is now ready to launch the service to consumers, complete with support for accounts and cards from 20 banks in the country. Xiaomi has announced that Mi Pay is being launched with support from China UnionPay, which is the country’s state-run equivalent to Visa or Mastercard that connects up the baking system....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update #2: this time it’s for real) Android Pay now officially available in the UK July 27, 2025 Update 2, May 18:It looks like we only had to wait for another day. Google confirmedin a blog postthat Android Pay is now available in the UK at every merchant that accepts contactless payments, including Boots, Starbucks,Waitrose, and Transport for London. Android Pay is supported by the financial institutions listed in the post below....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 10 best food delivery apps for Android June 19, 2025 Food delivery is starting to become a really big deal. Companies are popping up all over the world. Their goal is to deliver food from restaurants to your doorstep. However, there seems to be a large gap between the companies that do it well and the ones that don’t. In this roundup, we’ll try to show you the ones you should try first....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 5 Android apps you shouldn’t miss this week! - Android Apps Weekly [307] July 10, 2025 LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed Price:Free to play LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed is the latest LEGO game. However, this one is by Gameloft instead of LEGO. This one is a gacha style RPG with a variety of themes from various LEGO sets and properties. It is a free to play game with the usual free to play pitfalls, including an energy system and high upgrade costs....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 7 Christmas movie favorites worth watching today July 26, 2025 Merry Christmas Eve! For those that celebrate Christmas, this holiday season is filled with family, friends, and of course, presents. Many celebrate the season by eating lots of food, exchanging gifts, and for many it’s traditional to watch their favorite Christmas movies. Some of the best Christmas movies are currently available on various popular streaming services....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon Echo speakers now support multi-room music playback July 13, 2025 If you own more than one ofAmazon’s Echo speakers, you can now sync them up so they are playing the same song in multiple rooms. This new feature is rolling out today for owners of the Echo, the Echo Dot, and therecently launched Echo Show. If you have an Echo speaker, just access the Alexa App to group together two or more Echo speakers, then name the grouping....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Pay going live in the UK in the “next few months” July 08, 2025 Writing in a new blog post today,Googlehas announced that it will be extending itsAndroid Paymobile payment platform to the UK “in the next few months”. Although the service unfortunately isn’t going live in the country just yet, Google has revealed a number of partners that it will be working with in the country....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple AirPods Pro vs Sony WF-1000XM4: Battle of the best August 21, 2025 The Apple ecosystem of connected devices provides seamless integration between iPhone, iPad, Mac, and even accessories such as the AirPods Pro. Many iOS users have defaulted to picking up the AirPods or AirPods Pro, but are those earbuds really the best available option? The Sony WF-1000XM4 present as a strong challenger to the Apple earbuds, with superior active noise-cancelling (ANC) and a bevy of features....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best fun and humor apps for Android June 30, 2025 Humor is the best medicine. It may sound cheesy, but experts agree that laughter can improve job performance, increase our tolerance to discomfort, and can be the effective glue that keeps marriages together. The fact is, we need laughter in our daily lives. Can you imagine taking everything seriously? You won’t only be putting clowns out of business but also decreasing stress, as well as chances of getting sick....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chinese tech company LeEco snags Vizio for $2 billion July 04, 2025 We heard somerumorsthat LeEco was rolling around the idea of buying Vizio, but until this morning we had no official proof of their intent. Now the jig is up and the news is out: at an LA press conference, LeEco revealed that the hardware and software components of Vizio will become a wholly owned subsidiary ofLeEco....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Cricket launches unlimited data plan for $70, $65 for auto-pay customers June 19, 2025 In recent years we’ve seen a number of carriers move away from unlimited data, with even T-Mobile starting todistance itself from advertisingits unlimited data option in favor of its Binge On program. Going against the grain, AT&T-ownedCricket Wirelessis introducing a new unlimited plan on April 17th that will give users as much talk, text, and data as they want for $70 a month....