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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi Smart Speaker could soon arrive in Europe for under €60 June 18, 2025 First announced in India in September, theXiaomiMi Smart Speaker could soon make its way to Europe according to a report byWinFuture. The Mi Smart Speaker packs Google Assistant smarts accessible via two far-field microphones on the speaker’s roof. Its top panel also plays host to touch controls and an Amazon Echo-like LED ring for some added RGB flair....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi’s 2015 roadmap leaks out, details four upcoming devices July 27, 2025 Xiaomihas been extremely busy these past few weeks. Afterbreaking a world recordand selling 2.11 million smartphones in just 12 hours, the company went on to release the powerful mid-rangeXiaomi Mi 4i. Then, just yesterday theMi Note Pro was released, offering an incredible list of specifications for a cheap price point....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You might eventually run Windows 10 on the Google Pixelbook (Updated) August 14, 2025 Update, June 21, 2025 (10:00AM EST):New evidence has emerged that suggests Google’s clandestine “Campfire” project, designed to bring Windows 10 to the Pixelbook, may have a much larger scope than anyone initially thought. Fresh info discovered byXDA-Developersindicates that Campfire won’t just be available for Google’s flagship Chromebook, but also other Chrome OS devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: Android users are split on how much they customize their phones August 01, 2025 Android is an extremelycustomizableOS. You can change the entirehome screen launcher,icon pack,wallpaper, and more. On some devices, you can even changethe way your software behavesat a system level. You used to have to root your Android phone to allow this level of customization, but now it’s offered by default by a lot of smartphone OEMs....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 5 things Android Wear can learn from the Apple Watch August 17, 2025 While Android and iOS continue to be embroiled in the battle for smartphone OS supremacy, there’s another war that’s waging in the shadows: the War of the Wearables. Of course, calling it a war might be overkill, since overall wearable sales have been in a decline. Then again, there were 6 millionApple Watchessold during Q4 of 2016, which is a year-over-year increase of12 percent....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Accidental Queens' “Another Lost Phone: Laura’s Story” hits the Play Store July 13, 2025 Another Lost Phone: Laura’s Storyis now available on the Play Store. The follow-up to Accidental Queens’ “A Normal Lost Phone“,Laura’s Storyuses thesame game mechanicsbut tells a completely different story. When you boot up the game for the first time, you’re faced with reading through text messages, emails, and looking through pictures to find out what happened to Laura....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Acer’s Holo360 and Vision360 cameras are 360-degree cameras for very different purposes July 23, 2025 360-degree cameras have become incredibly popular in recent years, and atIFA 2017, Acer announced it wants a slice of that pie with a pair of its own cameras: the Holo360 and Vision360. Starting with the Holo360, the camera features a 3-inch touchscreen that lets you navigateAndroid 7....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Ainol Novo 7 Elf review and promo code August 01, 2025 Almost everything is made in China these days. The combination of low cost resources and cheap labor seems to be an irresistible draw for most companies in the tech industry. Hot out of the furnace of an industrialized and modernized China, rises an unlikely competitor in the tablet arena....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alcatel Onetouch announces the IDOL 3 smartphone at MWC 2015 Jun 12, 2025 Alcatel Onetouchhas just announced their new smartphone, the IDOL 3, atMobile World Congress 2015. The IDOL 3 comes in two different sizes – 4.7-inches and 5.5-inches – in hopes to suit everyone’s needs. Both variants of the IDOL 3 come with two front-facing speakers, a 13MP rear-facing camera, and come with a unique “reversible” feature, allowing the interface to adjust whether you pick up the phone upside down or right-side up....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alexagate is a gloriously unnecessary tool to stop Amazon Echo from listening August 07, 2025 It’s understandable that you might be concerned about the privacy ofAmazon Echospeakers and other devices that arealways waiting for your command, but one solution to that privacy might be overkill. Geekologiereports that the inventors at Mschf havereleasedAlexagate, a $99 add-on device that jams the microphones on most Echo speakers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. All Android apps to have 64-bit support by August 2019, improved performance will be the result July 23, 2025 There aren’t many weeks go by between announcements from Google regarding security. Naturally, Google is keen to publish writings on the sophistication of its security systems, giving that all Android users are beholden to them (and many of us are terrified about the implications)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alphabet’s exciting health watch apparently has a completely new design July 02, 2025 Last year, we showed you an image of Alphabet’s health watch(seen above): it’s not just an ordinary smartwatch. It’s designed to be used for medical research and clinical trials, measuring not only your heartbeat but also skin temperature, light exposure, and noise levels. It’s an interesting project from what was known then as Google X Life Sciences....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 10 on Samsung phones kills Google Daydream and we didn’t even notice June 17, 2025 By now, most flagship Samsung phones fromthe Samsung Galaxy S9 seriesand later should haveAndroid 10. Unfortunately, people with those phones who want to continue using theirGoogle Daydreamhardware will need to downgrade back toAndroid 9 Pie, as Android 10 breaks Daydream support for Samsung phones....