Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The first phones to get GPU driver updates via app store (Update: OPPO as well) June 17, 2025 Update, July 19, 2025 (2:20AM ET):Qualcomm announced the ability todownload GPU driver updatesvia app stores late last year, largely being restricted to flagship and upper-tier phones. Xiaomi was one of the first to implement this functionality, in the form of a dedicated GPU driver update app for theMi 10 series....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The PlayStation 5 controller might have a much larger battery August 22, 2025 Much has already been said about thePlayStation 5’ssignatureDualSense controller, but there’s been a lingering question: can it improve on the mediocre battery of the PS4’s DualShock 4? It might, according to a new leak. Twitter user Galaxy666claims(viaMSPowerUser) to have obtained hands-on time with the DualSense that revealed a 1,560mAh battery capacity....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Schlage Encode Wi-Fi smart lock won’t need a hub device to work July 27, 2025 The trend towards turning houses intosmart homeshas been a slow one over the past few years, but more and more homeowners are adding connected devices like thermostats, cameras, lights, stoves and more into their rooms. That includes more smart security devices as well....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Plus is a 10-inch tablet that delivers a lot for its low price August 12, 2025 Back in June, we told you about theXiaomi Mi Pad 4– an 8-inch tablet that packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor, a first for the brand. Now, Xiaomi is officially launching a 10-inch version called theXiaomi Mi Pad 4 Plus....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Zuckerberg can unsend Facebook messages, and soon you can too August 19, 2025 Remember that time you sent a nastyFacebookmessage to your ex that you immediately regretted right after you hit the enter key? Yeah, me neither, that never happened to me, ever. Well, if it hypothetically happened, you wouldn’t be able to unsend that Facebook message. But the world found out yesterday,viaTechCrunch, thatMark Zuckerberghad the power to unsend Facebook messages when multiple reports confirmed that messages from Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives mysteriously disappeared from inboxes....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazfit GTR 3 Pro review: On the right track, but not quite there yet August 21, 2025 Amazfit GTR 3 Pro What we like What we don’t like Huami’s Amazfitfitness wearableshave been making inroads on the back of their value-oriented positioning. The company introduced the GTR 2 earlier this year with a significantly improved feature set, including Alexa compatibility, stress detection, and a new BioTracker 2 sensor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android O devices will reboot twice as fast, app performance to substantially improve August 01, 2025 During the keynote yesterday, Google has shared some great news regardingAndroid O: When compared toNougat, the new version of the operating system will allow devices to reboot twice as fast. It’s true, you probably don’t reboot your smartphone on a regular basis. But you can’t get around it from time to time, as it is required when you receive a software update, for example....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ASUS announces new limited run Zenfone 2 4GB variant for India August 23, 2025 Trying to keep up with all the different variants of the ASUS Zenfone 2 has become almost as difficult as understanding Samsung’s Galaxy range. And now to make matters worse,Asushas launched a new 4GB variant especially for India. Fasten your seat belt as we try to understand all the different models available....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Building a simple RSS reader - full tutorial with code July 20, 2025 For this Android developer tutorial, we are going to create a simple RSS reader app. This app would fetch RSS feeds from a single, user specified internet address, and display the contents using a RecyclerView. If you aren’t familiar with the RecyclerView widget, check out our previous tutorial onusing a RecyclerView....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Clash of Clans developer Supercell reveals new game, Brawl Stars June 30, 2025 Supercell, the development studio behind two of the most popular mobile games,Clash of Clansand its more recent spin-offClash Royale, have surprised many people by announcing an all-new title, Brawl Stars. This upcoming game is a multiplayer top-down shooter with a cartoony art style. The free-to-play game was announced earlier today via a livestream video on YouTube, showing members of its developer team playing Brawl Stars with a number of YouTube “Let’s Play” personalities....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. FBI, CIA, and NSA chiefs advise against using HUAWEI and ZTE phones (Updated) June 12, 2025 Six US intelligence chiefs, including those from the FBI, CIA and NSA, have advised against using HUAWEI and ZTE phones. The news arrives viaCNBC, which says the heads told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday that they wouldn’t recommend the products to private citizens....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fitbit reportedly delays its first real smartwatch launch from spring to fall 2017 July 31, 2025 Fitbitis working to create its first “real” smartwatch, but it may be a while before you will be able to put it on your wrist. A new report claims the fitness wearable company has encountered development issues with the unnamed smartwatch, and that a planned launch for later this spring has been pushed back to the fall of 2017....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. From better ASMR to live-stream editing, Samsung is using AI for everything at CES August 18, 2025 We’re still in the middle of the festive season, but CES is barely two weeks away. Now,Samsunghas peeled the curtain back on someAIprojects it’ll be revealing at the tech expo. The Korean companyannouncedthat it’ll be showing off eight AI projects from its C-Lab (Creative Lab) initiative....