This week in Apple: Target unwittingly promotes unreleased AirPods, iPod, more

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Apple: Target unwittingly promotes unreleased AirPods, iPod, more June 15, 2025 This week in Apple news we saw mega-retailer Target unwittingly suggest that there are several new Apple products on the way. It turns out that the company’s inventory system lists products it knows are coming well in advance, which strongly suggests we will see a few new Apple products within the next month or so....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Christina Neal

What's driving the Snapdragon 865 camera? Two gigapixels.

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What’s driving the Snapdragon 865 camera? Two gigapixels. June 14, 2025 Two gigapixels per second. This spec may seem like a relatively arbitrary improvement inQualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 series, but it’s the biggest driving force behind most of the new Snapdragon 865 camera features. I had a moment to sit down with Qualcomm’s Judd Heape, Senior Director of Product Management for Camera at Qualcomm, to talk about the new capabilities....

July 17, 2025 · 6 min · 1153 words · Samuel Davis

What's holding smartwatches back, and what can manufacturers do about it?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What’s holding smartwatches back, and what can manufacturers do about it? June 30, 2025 For years now, companies have been claiming that wearables will be the “next big thing”. It’s 2015 and wearable devices are still niche at best. With Apple, HTCand likely many other players entering into the game this year, it’s clear that OEMs want wearables to be successful....

July 17, 2025 · 9 min · 1733 words · Katie Monroe

WhatsApp steps up its game by introducing video calling to all users

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp steps up its game by introducing video calling to all users August 08, 2025 There’s no arguing that WhatsApp is extremely popular around the world. At the beginning of the year, the Facebook-owned app announced that it has overa billion monthly active users.to keep those users engaged and stay competitive in its space, the company knows it has to bring new features to the table....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Sandra Thompson

When the only way to stay connected is to build your own robot

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. When the only way to stay connected is to build your own robot June 27, 2025 This was the dilemma an Australian man faced when a divorce and relocation to the U.S. meant he would have severely limited access to his children. Rather than become a non-presence in his kids’ lives, he took matters into his own hands and built a surprisingly good telepresence robot instead....

July 17, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Tamara Allen

Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite review: Lite, but not a lightweight

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite review: Lite, but not a lightweight Aug 22, 2025 Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite What we like What we don’t like Our scores We had high hopes forXiaomi’s flagship Mi 8 Pro, but unfortunately the device suffered from some amateur mistakes. We’re hoping the more affordable Mi 8 Lite won’t suffer the same fate. Read our full Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite review to find out!...

July 17, 2025 · 8 min · 1506 words · Darren Dean

Xiaomi reveals more 64MP camera details, confirms 108MP phone is coming

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi reveals more 64MP camera details, confirms 108MP phone is coming June 27, 2025 48MPsensors are one of the major themes in 2019 thus far, as loads of brands offer the ultra high resolution camera option. We already know thatXiaomiandRealmeplan to up the ante with 64MP sensors, and the former company has just revealed a few more details. Xiaomi held an event in China today, once again confirming that it will launch a 64MP smartphone under the Redmi brand....

July 17, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Sean Ramirez

ZTE Quartz review

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE Quartz review July 21, 2025 ZTE Quartz What we like What we don’t like Our scores You’ve probably heard this argument in the past, but there’s certainly some truth to it: one reasonsmartwatcheshaven’t “caught on” is due to their value proposition. While smartwatches have proven to be handy in some cases, many folks out there aren’t convinced that spending over $300 on a smartwatch is a good idea....

July 17, 2025 · 11 min · 2170 words · Erica Gibson

10 best art apps for Android to appreciate art more

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 10 best art apps for Android to appreciate art more June 02, 2025 Art has a fascinating history. There are popular artists dating back to thousands of years ago. It’s a subject frequently used in pop culture to show sophistication and art theft is a popular topic for police procedurals. However, the topic isn’t difficult to learn. There are a ton of resources out there to view and learn about art and various artists....

July 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1207 words · Adam Graham

4 tips to make your app's user interface shine

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 4 tips to make your app’s user interface shine August 20, 2025 Your app’s user interface is your most direct connection to the user, so you’ll want to make sure it’s perfect. While there’s loads of best practices out there on how to create the kind of UI that people will love using, in this article we’re going to look at four tips you might not have heard of....

July 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1525 words · Marissa Mcclain

5 problems that could halt Xiaomi’s rise to glory

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 5 problems that could halt Xiaomi’s rise to glory July 15, 2025 The meteoric rise of Xiaomi has been generating plenty of headlines lately. According to IDCXiaomi dominated the Chinese smartphone marketin the last six months of 2014, beating heavyweights Apple and Samsung, as well as compatriots HUAWEI and Lenovo. For a company that released its first smartphone in 2011, sales of more than 60 million smartphones and a valuation of $45 billion by the end of 2014 can hardly fail to impress....

July 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1048 words · Tiffany Hill

5miles is a mobile app looking to usurp Craigslist’s throne

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 5miles is a mobile app looking to usurp Craigslist’s throne August 06, 2025 Need to get rid of that sofa? New smartphone? Your motorcycle?5mileswants to be your go-to resource for second-hand buying and shopping. In the ages of yore, historians tell us that town meccas like gas stations, hardware stores, or mom-and-pop diners would often have bulletin boards set up where people would physically go in-person to post messages on honest-to-God paper to each other....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Robert Higgins

After a long hiatus, Xiaomi's innovative Mi Mix line is coming back next week

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. After a long hiatus, Xiaomi’s innovative Mi Mix line is coming back next week June 03, 2025 Xiaomi’s Mi Mix line is one of the more innovative smartphone lines around, but we haven’t seen a new device since theMi Mix Alphain late 2019. And we haven’t actually seen a commercially available entry since 2018’sMi Mix 3and early 2019’s Mi Mix 3 5G variant....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Donald Zavala