Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Strong evidence suggests Google could roll out stable Android 12 on this date August 24, 2025 Google released thelast and final betabuild forAndroid 12last week. At the time of rolling out the release candidate, the company said that the stable Android 12 update is just a few weeks away. Now, evidence gathered byXDA Developerspoints to an exact date when that might happen....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. TikTok escapes ban again, big week ahead, and more tech news you need to know July 27, 2025 1. TikTok saga continues (Part IV) Sorry (again) but the TikTok saga continues, and continues with the Sunday evening events that shape the start of the week. The latest, at least, is pretty straightforward: as a ban was set to come into force prohibiting new downloads of TikTok, aUS judge temporarily blocked the White House executive order(Reuters)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Unlocking the Galaxy Z Fold 3’s bootloader kills all 5 cameras August 11, 2025 There are several reasons why you’d want to unlock your phone’s bootloader, but this usually has the side-effect of disabling some apps. Now, it would appear thatSamsunghas added another side-effect to the list. XDA-Developersreports that unlocking theGalaxy Z Fold 3‘s bootloader actually disables all cameras on the foldable phone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Update: Essential Phone now available at Sprint retail stores July 10, 2025 Update (9/14):If you’ve been waiting to pick up an Essential Phone from a Sprint retail store, now’s your chance. As stated in the original article below, your can pick up the Essential Phone from Sprint for $0 down and $29.17 per month on an 18-month lease, or unlocked from the carrier for $699....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. US officials warn against bringing phones to Russia for the World Cup July 17, 2025 Taking place every four years, theFIFA World Cupis one of those exciting times when countries come together for the thrill of sport. It might also be a time when hackers lick their chops and compromise fans’ electronic devices, warned the top U.S. counterintelligence official....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: This is the sound profile you primarily use on your phone August 02, 2025 Smartphones these days do so much more than just make and receive calls. Most of us escape into our phones for instant messaging, media consumption, surfing the web, or just aimlessly scrolling through social media. But when a call actually comes through, does your phone ring?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp is finally bringing picture-in-picture videos to Android June 21, 2025 WhatsApphas had a pretty solid 2018 in terms of updates, but it isn’t stopping yet. According to the ever-reliableWABetaInfo, the messaging platform is getting ready to launch picture-in-picture videos on Android. The feature, which first landed on iOS back in May, will reportedly allow users to play videos from YouTube andInstagramin a small window within the chat app itself....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Whatsapp may gain video calling in future update July 15, 2025 The Whatsapp team is working on adding compelling new features to the uber-popular messaging service. If one report from German websiteMacerkopfis accurate, video calling may be coming to Whatsapp in a future update. Macerkopfgot hold of two screenshots showing a video calling interface. The images are reportedly from a beta version of Whatsapp for iOS....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi drives into EV manufacturing with a $10 billion investment July 19, 2025 Xiaomiis waymore than just a smartphone manufacturer, but you probably already knew that. The company has now diversified its interests into a brand new category — electric cars — with plans to invest $10 billion in EV manufacturing over the next decade. Interested in EVs? Check out our sister siteGreenAuthority....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi is taking a page out of Google, HUAWEI’s books for this new camera mode June 21, 2025 HUAWEI phones have offered a Light Painting mode for years now, dating back to 2015’sHUAWEI P8at the very least. It now looks likeXiaomiis eyeing this mode and Google’sastrophotography modefor a feature of its own. XDAmembers dug into theMIUI 12Camera app and uncovered evidence for a so-called Long Exposure mode....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi just launched a gaming-focused flagship with Mercedes F1 June 06, 2025 Xiaomilaunched the Redmi K40 Gaming in China last year, making its way to India as the affordable yet powerfulPOCO F3 GT. The company is now offering a sequel called the Redmi K50 Gaming. This gaming-focused phone offers aSnapdragon 8 Gen 1SoC, dual vapor chamber cooling tech, and a 6....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi’s big-battery budget phone launches in India as Redmi 9 August 13, 2025 Update: August 06, 2025 (3:05 AM ET): Xiaomi has launched the Redmi 9 in India. As we expected in our original article below, the phone is a rebrandedRedmi 9Cwhich launched in Europe last month. Rumors suggested that the device could be called the POCO C3 when it comes to India, but we now know that’s not the case....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ‘Best by September 22,’ Samsung Milk Music finally expires June 26, 2025 The fateful day hath come: Samsung’s music streaming app Milk Music has finally expired as of September 22nd. At least in the US. Samsung launched its own music streaming service way back when, and it’s been aggressively pushed on to all the Galaxy devices across the world. Powered bySlacker Radio, Samsung Milk Music was more akin toPandora....