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Android Authority this week – June 20, 2025
August 21, 2025
Android fans, this week brought us the first luxury Android smartwatch, from Tag Heuer; Google is reportedly discussing making its own phone; Xiaomi launched new affordable devices; Samsung and Qualcomm launched their powerful new processors; Google open sourced its AI software, released a new version of Android Wear, and launched the YouTube Music app; Cyanogen hinted at its plans for 2016; and we got our first glimpse at the Android-powered BlackBerry Vienna.
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The stuff you shouldn’t miss
Top news of the week
Google’s phone
Xiaomi news
Android Wear, with a Swiss touch
Snapdragon 820 vs Exynos 8890
Google giving away its AI brain
Google apps updates
Cyanogen in 2016
BlackBerry Vienna: second Android phone
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