What's going on with the HTCOne M10? Latest ad lets us know... kind of

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What’s going on with the HTCOne M10? Latest ad lets us know… kind of July 29, 2025 What’s going on with theHTC One M10? The company has decided to leave its upcoming flagship out of theMWCbattle, where theLG G5andSamsung Galaxy S7took all the glory.HTCdid announce theDesire 530,630and825, but there is more coming… something with “the power of 10”. That is the slogan the Taiwanese manufacturer is going with this time around, and the latest ad teases that it is going to be something worth the wait....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Marisa Barnes

Xiaomi absolutely killed it on Singles Day

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi absolutely killed it on Singles Day June 26, 2025 For those not in the know,Singles Day(11/11) is widely celebrated in China, and it has become the largest annual online shopping day. This year,Xiaomimade ¥1.2 billion ($188 million) in a single day. The holiday began as a university tradition in the 90’s, and it was originally only celebrated by male bachelors....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Troy Williams

Xiaomi becomes second-largest smartphone OEM, according to one analyst firm

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi becomes second-largest smartphone OEM, according to one analyst firm July 22, 2025 Update: June 19, 2025 (2:26 AM ET):Canalys has just updated its Q2 2021 market share report, and the results show that Xiaomi is much closer to Samsung. More specifically, just 1% separates the two companies. You can read all the detailshere. Original article: July 09, 2025 (2:26 PM ET):Venerable analyst firmCanalysjust published its global smartphone shipment numbers for Q2 2021....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Dylan Compton

Your selfies could get much better in the future with help from Adobe

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Your selfies could get much better in the future with help from Adobe July 15, 2025 Smartphone cameras started the selfie photo rage, and it shows no signs of slowing down. However, taking a picture of yourself with your phone can still result in a bad portrait, no matter how many megapixels your camera might have inside. Today,Adobeannounced that its research team is exploring new ways to use artificial intelligence and machine learning, powered by Adobe Sensei, to help improve selfie photos....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Leah Perry

YouTube Rewind is now gone for good, 2018 video definitely not to blame

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. YouTube Rewind is now gone for good, 2018 video definitely not to blame July 07, 2025 YouTube’s end-of-year Rewind series has been around for years now, and people generally looked forward to it until thecringeworthy 2018 videodebuted. The company would follow up with the 2019 Rewind (which was negatively received too), but it chose to skip a Rewind video last year due to the pandemic....

July 21, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Mr. Jeffrey Robertson

ZTE Grand X3 hands on

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE Grand X3 hands on August 09, 2025 We are here atCES 2016with ZTE as the company continues to take the wraps off of a slew of budget-friendly smartphones. Their latest offering is the newest addition to the Grand X series, which stands out by bringing some high-end features to an affordable package. What does this device have to offer?...

July 21, 2025 · 3 min · 571 words · Michael Vaughan

(Update: it's a Guinness World Record) Xiaomi just sold 2.11 million smartphones in 12 hours

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: it’s a Guinness World Record) Xiaomi just sold 2.11 million smartphones in 12 hours June 08, 2025 And…it’s a Guinness World Record. Original post: Chinese smartphone manufacturerXiaomimay not be the most prominent device maker in the world, but they’re sure trying to change that. At the company’s Mi Fan Festival 2015 in celebration of its 5th anniversary, Xiaomi discounted quite a few popular smartphones and accessories in hopes to achieve record-breaking numbers....

July 20, 2025 · 3 min · 555 words · Jose Fitzgerald

(Update: not anymore) Google's stock Dialer now works with more than just Nexus devices

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: not anymore) Google’s stock Dialer now works with more than just Nexus devices June 24, 2025 Update, May 16:It appears that Googledid not intendto make its Dialer compatible with more devices. The app’s Play Store listing has been updated and it’s no longer compatible with non-Nexus devices. Google also disabled sideloading the app. Original post, May 13:Smartphones can do lots of things: browse the internet, play games, send text messages, share experiences with SNS, take wild pictures with dynamic filters, keep track of fitness stats....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Laura Brown

(Update: now in Play Store) WhatsApp gets a nice Material Design makeover, get the APK now

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: now in Play Store) WhatsApp gets a nice Material Design makeover, get the APK now August 24, 2025 Original post, April 14: Following thegeneral rollout of the voice calling feature,WhatsAppis pushing out the second big update in the past three weeks, and this time it’s all about appearance. Yes, WhatsApp is finally going Material. The updated version is currently only available from WhatsApp’s site, but the Play Store should get in line pretty soon....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Brandon Ramos

(Update: official statement) Xiaomi phones hit US soil… but we’re not all that stoked

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: official statement) Xiaomi phones hit US soil… but we’re not all that stoked July 27, 2025 Update, February 2:Our suspicions were warranted. Xiaomi sent out a statement regarding UScellular, confirming that UScellular is not an authorized dealer and that is simply importing devices from China: Original post, February 1:Xiaomihas arisen as a massive player in the global smartphone arena....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Christina Kennedy

(Updated) NVIDIA updates Shield Android TV console website with a 500GB option for just $300

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Updated) NVIDIA updates Shield Android TV console website with a 500GB option for just $300 July 20, 2025 Update:Unfortunately, the 500GB model isn’t actually coming to market for consumers. The variant with higher storage is a development kit and was put up on the website as an error.Android Centralreceived official wordfrom the company regarding the mistake, and you can read their official response below, followed by the original post....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 296 words · Katherine Myers

2021’s biggest cryptocurrencies: Here's how much money you could have made

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 2021’s biggest cryptocurrencies: Here’s how much money you could have made July 06, 2025 Short-term volatility is common in the cryptocurrency market. While that does translate to higher risk versus other investment instruments, there’s also plenty of upside potential. The past year, for instance, saw the cryptocurrency market’s total valuation briefly top $3 trillion for the first time. While this impressive growth was sometimes offset by slowdowns and even major dips, most tokens are still trading higher than they were only a few short months ago....

July 20, 2025 · 9 min · 1907 words · Matthew Dudley

Action Launcher adds Pixel 2's "At a glance" widget, gets new promo video

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Action Launcher adds Pixel 2’s “At a glance” widget, gets new promo video June 27, 2025 Action Launcher, previously known as Action Launcher 3, has been updated several times recently to bring its functionality closer to that of the Google Pixels. We’ve seen it receive the Pixel 2-style search bar,adaptive icon support, and the inbuilt Pixel weather widget in the past couple of months alone....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Gabriel Hernandez