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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hasselblad True Zoom Review June 05, 2025 The cameras in our smartphones are extremely versatile, to the point that many have ditched point and shoot cameras altogether, just because the performance and robust features set in smartphone cameras have exceeded their dedicated counterparts. Ironically, camera makers have been fighting back and have attempted on many occasions to encroach on the smartphone’s territory by coming out with eccentric accessories that try to deliver those DSLR-like qualities to smartphone cameras – like wide angle lens attachments, and even those dedicated lens modules that connect via Wi-Fi Direct....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s our first look at Android Pie on the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus July 17, 2025 As with most manufacturers, Samsung typically takes months to bring the latest version of Android to its flagships. Despite this and the fact that Samsung hasn’t announced when it plans to make the firmware upgrade available,XDA-Developerswas able to use a tool calledFirmware.Scienceto install Samsung Experience 10....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to use Whiteboard in Zoom Meetings July 16, 2025 Zoomhas become one of the most popular video conferencing apps for professionals. The service offers reliability, quality video, and plenty of helpful features to conduct virtual meetings effectively. Among these features is Whiteboard. Today we are here to teach you how to use Whiteboard in Zoom. What is Zoom Whiteboard?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How well does DU Battery Saver actually work? August 20, 2025 Smartphones have evolved significantly over the last several years. In 2016, we see devices that offer multi-core processors with several gigs of RAM, QHD and even higher resolution displays, new security methods like fingerprint scanners, and the list goes on. Unfortunately, battery technology hasn’t evolved at the same rate as the rest....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC U11 becomes lightweight Amazon Echo with new HTCAlexa app June 30, 2025 HTChas announced that Amazon Alexa functionality is officially rolling out to its latest flagship. TheHTC U11becomes the first smartphone to adopt “hands-free” Alexa capabilities — the HUAWEI Mate 9 has supported itsince Marchbut it requires that the dedicated HUAWEI Alexa app is launched first — effectively transforming the handset into a portableAmazon Echo....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC’s next hero phone is launching October 20th, Marshmallow onboard June 28, 2025 While most of us are drooling over Google’snew Nexus familyand other Google-y announcements, HTChas started hyping up its next hero phone. The freshly received press invite tells us to “BeBrilliant” and invites us to learn more about HTC’s latest handset on October 20th. Not a lot is revealed in the invite, but the actual header for the email invitation we received told us we’d get to “Meet the new Marshmallow from HTCon 10/20”....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI has a 7-inch, 64-Bit Octa Core LTE phablet coming soon! July 08, 2025 Last year, HUAWEI released the MediaPad X1, a 7-inch tablet with LTE capabilities, and HD screen, and a solid build. This year, the company is looking to push things even further with a follow-up that boasts some very impressive hardware. Just announced in Barcelona at MWC 2015 is the MediaPad X2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. J.D. Power finds unlimited data plans positively affect perceived network quality August 05, 2025 This result interestingly contradicts the hard data that network congestiondefinitely spiked when unlimited plans were introduced. However, this J.D. Power survey is focused only on the customer experience, so even though all 4G networks in the U.S. are more heavily congested than they’ve ever been in a technical sense, most consumers haven’t noticed....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG Rolly wireless keyboard folds into a stick you can fit in any pocket July 20, 2025 The mobile accessory market is booming and LG sure doesn’t want to stay at the bench. The Korean manufacturer has been hard at work and today they are announcing one of the most interesting wireless keyboards we have seen in a while. The LG Rolly is a pretty awesome contraption with a mechanism that allows it to be… well, rolled into what looks like a long stick (or thin burrito)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Lighthouse turns off the lights on its AI security camera; offers refunds to customers August 14, 2025 Lighthouse, a startup company that created an advanced security camera, and was financially backed by the co-founder of Android, is ironically turning off its own lights. In amessage on its website, Lighthouse CEO Alex Teichman confirmed that the company was closing its doors after this news was first reported byThe Information....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Lux Auto Brightness: Manual or auto screen brightness adjustments according to time or environment June 30, 2025 Despite the growing number of apps and services readily available for Android, there is a shortage on apps that lets you tinker with your phone’s lighting and brightness settings. Though there are a few existing apps that provide you with such functionality, they often require manual tweaking to achieve the desired light adjustments....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. MIUI 7 global rollout to begin on October 27 (Update: rolling out now!) June 07, 2025 Have you received the update yet? If so, be sure to let us know how you’re liking it! Original post (10/21):Following its announcement back in August, Xiaomi’sMIUI 7Android operating system finally has a date for its global release. Over the air updates should begin rolling out to a selection ofXiaomismartphones beginning on October 27th....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola ‘Moto G’ trademark surfaces - does G stand for Google? June 07, 2025 Thanks to some expert sleuthing on the part ofPhandroid, a new Motorola trademark has surfaced for an upcoming device named the “Moto G”. So what exactly is this mysterious device? Good question. Turning to the trademark filing, we really learn very little. The description says“mobile phones, smartphones and accessories therefor, namely battery chargers, adapters and removable covers” –this sort of sounds like gibberish, and really tells us next to nothing....