Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Moto Z2 Force might be thinner, but it’ll reportedly take a cut in battery capacity Aug 05, 2025 In less than a week, Motorola will host its #hellomotoworld event in New York City, where the Lenovo subsidiary isexpected to unveilthe follow-up to 2016’s Moto Z Force, which will likely be dubbed the Moto Z2 Force. Though the phone will reportedly pack updated hardware and a thinner profile, the U....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola might be the latest brand to offer a night mode for its cameras June 01, 2025 Night modehas become one of the most important tools on smartphones today, allowing mobile cameras to get much better results in low-light conditions. Loads of brands have hopped aboard the trend in the past year or so, and it now looks likeMotorolais next in line....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New ASUS ZenFone Zoom variant passes through China’s TENAA August 16, 2025 ASUS has released several ZenFone models this year so far, and may be intending to release another: a new model of the ZenFone Zoom, a unique product first announced atCES this past Januaryand thenseen again back in September. The smartphone, which features a 3X optical zoom, has now seen a new model number/variant recently pass through China’s telecommunication agency, the TENAA....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Next HMD flagship reportedly called Nokia 9 Pureview, but what does it mean? August 23, 2025 We’re definitely overdue for a new HMD flagship, as theNokia 8is just over a year old at this point. We’ve previously heard about a new Nokia-branded flagship, however, and it looks like we now have a name. The new flagship will be called the Nokia 9 Pureview, according toWinFuturejournalist Roland Quandt....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nougat update may be rolling out to Verizon Moto Z Droid and Force Droid June 28, 2025 Verizon customers who own Lenovo’s recently launchedMoto Z Droid and Moto Z Force Droidmay be getting a nice pre-Thanksgiving surprise. Online reports suggest strongly that the carrier has begun rolling out updates for both phones that will upgrade their version of the Android OS from Marshmallow toAndroid 7....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. NVIDIA Shield TV (2017) review - come for TV, stay for the gaming! July 16, 2025 The word ‘Shield’ has become synonymous with gaming, thanks to the lineup of NVIDIA’s entertainment-forward portables, tablets, and TV boxes. A little over a year ago, NVIDIA brought not only Android to the small screen, but their own version of gaming Netflix to let the masses experience video games in a different way....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. NVIDIA Shield TV update rolls out with new Google Assistant features and more August 11, 2025 Just in time for binge-watching TV shows over the long Thanksgiving weekend, NVIDIA is rolling out a new update for its Android TV-basedShield TVset-top devices. The 6.2 Experience Update includes newGoogle Assistantsupport for several of Shield TV’s services. Specifically, you can now use voice commands to launch videos on VUDU and Plex, along with controlling Ecobee thermostats, Logitech Circle cameras, and LG’s SmartThinQ appliance....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Open Handset Alliance: Where are all the phone makers now? August 08, 2025 It feels like Android has been a power player since the first smartphones were launched, but this wasn’t actually the case. Prior toAndroid’s adoptionand the launch of the iPhone, smartphones were powered by the likes of Windows Mobile, Nokia’s Symbian, Palm OS, and BlackBerry OS. But all that changed with the formation of theOpen Handset Alliance(OHA) on this very day back in 2007....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Phonebloks: the ultimate modular phone concept June 07, 2025 Others, like this writer, like to hold on to their beloved devices, even if they don’t have the latest tech anymore, sometimes to the point where they become slightly embarrassing to use in public. Phonebloks, a concept that just debuted on theThunderclap crowd-speaking platform(yes, there is such a thing) is dedicated to people in the latter category, those smartphone users that look for a device that lasts for many years, not just 12 to 24 months....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pimp your smartphone with this new wallpaper app August 12, 2025 Fondo is a newappon the market offering 4K wallpapers for your Android smartphone. Sure, there are a number of them already available, but what makes Fondo different is that all of its wallpapers are made in-house by the company’s team of designers. There are a number of them to choose from, which you can sort by categories including abstract, typography, landscape, pattern, and minimal, just to name a few....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pixel 6 launch: How to watch the ‘Pixel Fall Launch’ event live (Updated) August 10, 2025 Update, July 24, 2025, at 2:17 PM:The Pixel 6 series is here! Read ourin-depth buyer’s guidefor all the info you need, and check out our hands-on impressions of both thePixel 6andPixel 6 Profor more details. Original article:Google’sPixel 6 serieslaunch day is finally here, after months of waiting....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. POCO F2 teased: Is the real POCO F1 successor finally on the way? Aug 11, 2025 ThePOCO F1is still one of the most beloved smartphones around, offering flagship power for ~$300 at launch. Unfortunately, the Xiaomi-affiliated brand hasn’t offered anything like that since then, either launching mid-range phones at this tier or flagship devices like thePOCO F2 Prothat are significantly more expensive....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pokémon GO adds spooky Pokémon just in time for Halloween August 25, 2025 Pokémon GO has a treat for all the players out there on a hunt to catch their favorite spooky spooky creatures this Halloween. In addition to Gastly, Drowzee and Cubone, other Ghost-type Pokémon like Sableye and Banette will be added to the game . Otherspooky Pokémonoriginally discovered in the Hoenn region will make their way into player’sPokédexsmartphone....