Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google tipped to shift Pixel production to Vietnam, starting with Pixel 3a August 12, 2025 Googleis reportedly planning to move production of itsPixelsmartphones from China to Vietnam, amid a backdrop of increased labor costs and the U.S. trade war with China. According to theNikkei Asian Review, citing two sources familiar with the plans, Google has started work on converting an oldNokiafactory in Vietnam to produce Pixel phones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands-on with Acer Chromebook 315, Predator Triton 300, and more July 05, 2025 Acer today made a slew of announcements atIFA 2019, including four newChromebooks: the Acer Chromebook 315, the Chromebook 314, the Chromebook 311, and the Chromebook 311 Spin. These affordable clamshells are a step above entry-level and are meant to entice users from the education and everyday computing segments....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands-on with the feature-filled Saygus V2 June 21, 2025 Saygus isn’t a brand we normally think of when talking smartphones, but that might change soon. The company is here at CES with a new smartphone they call a “super smartphone,” so naturally, we have to take a look at it. The Saygus V2 smartphone was just announced a few days ago, and we scored some hands-on time with the device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s why I think Nokia 8 is the top choice for a mid-range flagship smartphone July 29, 2025 WhenHMD Globalannounced its first lineup of Nokia smartphones at the Mobile World Congress earlier this year, the budget devices – Nokia 3, Nokia 5, and Nokia 6 – were underwhelming. Some of them were fine devices, but they were only a timid representation of what the Nokia brand was....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to get the most out of the LG V40 ThinQ Sound Quality and Effects menu June 26, 2025 By retaining the headphone jack, theLG V40is able to reproduce high-quality audio that takes advantage of the integrated Hi-FiDAC. Of course, listeners can still go wireless for the sake of convenience but at theexpense of audio quality. So how do you take full advantage of the audio features afforded by the V40?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI platform apparently titled Oak OS and coming August or September June 12, 2025 HUAWEI may launch its own operating system in August or September this year, according to English-language Chinese newspaperGlobal Times(viaIndiaShopps). The news arrived in a tweet earlier today following speculation regarding HUAWEI’s Android alternative in the wake ofrecent U.S. sanctions. Global Timessaid this operating system would be called “HongMeng OS” in China, but would go under the name “Oak OS” in other markets, according to its sources....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Introducing the Gary Explains YouTube channel June 21, 2025 Almost two years ago, I started a new series here atAndroid Authoritycalled“Gary Explains“. It all started with a look atOptical Image Stabilizationand then in quick succession:assembly language,root,kernels,cache memory, andthreads. Since then, I’ve made almost 70 videos, often with an accompanying article. Personally, it has been great fun and the feedback from our audience has been tremendous....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Is Google’s acquisition of Fitbit the death knell for Wear OS? June 02, 2025 In the middle of January, Google andFitbitformally confirmed the former’s acquisition of the latter. There’s still some debate about whether or not the United States Department of Justice is going to quash the deal. For now, anyway, it appears the union is moving forward. Regardless of how you feel about the merger, it’s clearly good news for Fitbit....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Is The Green Knight streaming event the answer to COVID box-office woes? August 08, 2025 A24’s summer hit The Green Knight is taking a brief detour from its only-in-theaters rollout. As Hollywoodcontinues to get creativeabout declining box-office revenue, the boutique distributor is trying something new with a one-day streaming option. The Green Knight streaming event is one of many mixed-release strategies at the moment....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Keep that money: Affordable 5G smartphones are coming soon June 27, 2025 5G is hereif you believe Qualcomm’s slogans dotted aroundIFA 2019. I’m not sure I fully agree, given that the majority of smartphone owners won’t see comprehensive 5G coverage for a few more years yet. Even so, we hear plenty about carrier rollout plans these days and there’s an increasingly healthy selection of5G smartphonesalready on the market....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG gives us a glimpse of its upcoming cutting edge smartphone July 11, 2025 LG is all set to hold its nextbig event in New York Citythis coming October 1st. Now we just have to figure out what the announcement is all about. All rumors point towards LG unveiling a new flagship handset, and the latest video seems to suggest said speculations are correct....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG V30 will have no ticker, according to Evan Blass (Update: secondary screen to stay?) August 04, 2025 Update, November 21:Blass followed up with a second tweet that attempts to nuance his initial “statement,” if we can call it that. According to the leakster, the V30 may lack a ticker, but there will still be a secondary display. Take that as you may....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Life-like realism, a Pixel AR and going mainstream: catching up with Project Tango June 29, 2025 Project Tangohas been around for a while, from the developer tablet and demos at MWC and Google I/O to theLenovo Phab2 Proand the new ASUS Zenfone AR. While we’ve seen it progress quite steadily in that time, we’ve never seen it look as convincing as it did at I/O this week....