Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi 8 series hits 1 million sales in just 18 days August 19, 2025 Xiaomi is in a celebratory mood after announcing that it has sold over one millionMi 8 smartphonesin less than a month. The Beijing-based firm’s global spokesperson Donovan Sung confirmed the impressive achievement on Twitter (viaGadgets360), noting that the Mi 8 series hit the milestone after just 18 days on the market....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: Here’s which phone you’re most looking forward to in 2022 June 14, 2025 2022 has just begun and we’re expecting it to be a pretty solid year in the smartphone space. We’re seeing morefoldable phonesto rival Samsung’s wares, MediaTek finally seems to have a proper rival to Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon silicon, and the mid-range continues to make impressive gains....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: Readers are heavily split over OEM accounts on their phones July 21, 2025 Android phones will prompt you to log in to aGoogle accountto install apps and download updates. Some OEMs, however, offer up their own accounts and services, too. Usually, users can avoid logging in to these entirely at the expense of some additional features. But often, these features are pretty useful....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Updated) Nexus Android 6.0 Marshmallow update downloads and release info July 11, 2025 October 5th has finally arrived and that can only mean one thing forNexususers – it is only a matter of time before thoseAndroid 6.0 Marshmallowupdates begin showing up. As it goes with every large Android iteration, Nexus devices are the first in line to get the OTA update....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 10 must have Android apps for your new Android smartphone (2014) July 05, 2025 Getting your first Android smartphone is a special event. It opens up a whole new world and you’re officially a part of the largest platform in the history of mobile devices. That said, there are a virtual ton of applications and getting started with them isn’t easy....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Actions on Google expands to include Android Go and KaiOS phones July 17, 2025 As part of itsMWC 2019announcements, Google has revealed an expansion forActions on Google. TheGoogle Assistantdeveloper tool, which lets third parties create applications that can be controlled by voice commands via Assistant, will soon expand to cover the tens of millions of smartphones in 100 countries that useAndroid Goas well asKaiOS....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alleged specs surface for HTCNexus “Marlin” August 04, 2025 This leak comes via Android Police, who have gathered these specs from an unspecified source. Normally we don’t expect to hear official word from Google until September, and that month is still far enough away that any leaks at this early date should be taken with a grain of salt. Nevertheless, here’s what the HTCMarlin will reportedly look like under the hood, but bear in mind that these specs may be inaccurate or subject to change....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Auto Chess beginner’s guide: From novice to grandmaster June 21, 2025 With the incredible buzz surrounding it recently, it’s very likely you have heard the name DOTA 2 Auto Chess at least in passing. Initially a DOTA 2 custom game, this unexpected hit has now made its way onto Google Play and the App Store under the shortened name of Auto Chess....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Avengers to assemble on Android this fall for card-battle game Marvel: War of Heroes June 25, 2025 It was only a matter of time until someone figured out that The Avengers’ booming cinematic success could be replicated – on a smaller scale, it’s true – on Android. Fortunately, this has already happened, and “Marvel: War of Heroes” will be released in the fall, letting Android users summon Iron Man, The Hulk and all the others at their will....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Bidding begins for Toshiba’s flash memory business June 12, 2025 SK Hynix has reportedly put in a bid for a 20 percent stake in Toshiba’s spun-off flash memory business.Toshiba announced the sale a few weeks agoand the general consensus put Western Digital as the most likely buyer because the two companies already run a NAND factory together. But SK Hynix has $1....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BlackBerry branded phones won’t be made by TCL anymore August 21, 2025 Fans of the currentBlackBerrymobile phone lineup got some bad news today.In a Twitter post, TCL Communication revealed they no longer have the rights to design, make or sell any future phones with the BlackBerry Mobile brand. Sales of existing TCL-made BlackBerry phones will end on June 28, 2025....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Brace yourself: Samsung could drop the headphone jack from next year August 06, 2025 It’s the news that no one wanted to hear — Samsung may be considering dropping the headphone jack from its future devices. According toETNews, which cited an industry source, Samsung could begin to drop the 3.5mm headphone jack from its devices as soon as next fall....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chainfire handing over ownership of SuperSU to new company July 04, 2025 Chainfireis easily one of the most iconic developers in the Android modding world, known particularly for his expert work onSuperSU. If you’re a regular rooter/ROMer you have no doubt utilized one or more of Chainfire’s tools over the years. We owe a lot to his efforts, but now he’s now getting ready to hand over the reins to SuperSU after a long and successful run....