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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. VAIO’s new Android phone isn’t all that new after all June 27, 2025 You probably know VAIO as Sony’s PC division that thrived for a brief period of time in the early 2000s. In fact, Sony sold off VAIO three years ago, and ever since, the brand never fully re-emerged. Well, today, the company has announced a brand-new Android handset called the VAIO Phone A, and it looks just like thePhone Biz that launched last year....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Want to improve OnePlus' OxygenOS? The company wants your ideas. August 23, 2025 OnePlus‘ OxygenOS is arguably one of the bestAndroid skinsout there. Though it looks and functions very much likestock Android, OxygenOS packs a few more usefulfeaturesyou won’t find in the vanilla OS. Even so, the company is always looking to make further improvements. That’s precisely what OnePlus aims to do with its current softwareIdeas campaign, and it’s asking you, fellow community member, to participate....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why US carriers won’t sell the best phone in the world August 07, 2025 Behind theAlexa vs Assistant warplaying out atCES 2018, the fallout from HUAWEI’s scuppered deal with carrier AT&T is the biggest story right now. The implications and ramifications are massive for HUAWEI. Don’t be fooled; this is a huge shake-up. There’s little wonder Richard Yu, the CEO of HUAWEI’s consumer products division, went a little off-kilter in his CES presentation, showing genuine pain at the decision....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Will the Xperia Z4 be rebranded as the Z3+ for international markets? June 29, 2025 When Sonyannounced the Xperia Z4last week, it was met with disdain from almost everyone,some of our staff included. While the device arguablymakes perfect sense for the Japanese marketit’s intended for, the international community has been in a heightened state of agitation. The Z4, as it stands now, has some minor internal updates over its predecessor (namely the Snapdragon 810) but uses the exact same camera sensor as the Z3 along with a design that many feel is rehashed despite (admittedly subtle) changes....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi is finally releasing kernel source files for Mi3, Mi4, and Mi Note June 10, 2025 Xiaomi sure took its time, but the Chinese company is now finally releasing the source code for the Mi3, Mi4, and Mi Note kernels. TheXiaomi Mi 3was announcedin September 2013, while theMi 4followed upin July 2014. For the Mi 3 in particular, fans and developershave heavily criticizedXiaomi for not complying to its GPLv2 obligations, which require anyone who uses Linux to release the source code to the public....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. YouTube wants you to “take a break” from watching videos with new update July 18, 2025 Earlier this week as part of theGoogle I/O 2018 keynote address, the company said it would launch new features to improve what it called the “digital wellbeing” of its users, and maybe make them turn off their phones once in a while. Today, the new version of theYouTubemobile app started rolling out, which added some features in keeping with this new theme....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Znaps adds a magnetic charging port to any smartphone July 25, 2025 Apple may not be our favorite company here at Android Authority, but we gotta give it to them for coming up with the MagSafe charger; it’s about the most convenient and safe charging technology we have seen. In fact, we wonder why they haven’t applied a similar concept to their mobile devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 5.0.1 Lollipop hits AOSP, Nexus factory images available August 07, 2025 Are you still waiting for theAndroid 5.0 Lollipopupdate on your device? Well, it’s old news already, Google has pushed Android 5.0.1 toAOSP, and has a few Nexus factory images all ready for install. This is a minor bump update, look for build numberLRX22C on Android 5.0.1 release 1....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 7.1 Developer Preview adds GIF support on Google’s Messenger app with keyboard August 11, 2025 If you have downloaded theAndroid 7.1 Developer Previewthat Google released earlier this week, you can go ahead and try out a new feature that allows user to add GIF images to the Messenger app from the standard Google Keyboard. It appears that this is limited to just the Messenger app, at least for now....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple M1 is an emulation beast as native Dolphin port proves August 08, 2025 Apple blew the likes of Qualcomm away when it launched the first Macs andMacbookswith the Arm-based M1 silicon, delivering a ton more performance compared to the bestWindows on Armcomputers. In fact, Apple’s first in-house chipset for Macs also out-performed plenty of Intel chips when it came to both power and efficiency....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Citizen’s first Wear OS smartwatch is the sporty CZ Smart July 17, 2025 Add another name to the list ofwell-established watch brandsmaking Google-powered wristwear. Citizen hasunveiledthe CZ Smart, its first Wear OS watch as well as its first smartwatch with an all-digital display. The smartwatch is meant to recall Citizen’s “iconic” sports watches with its large 46mm steel case, knurled aluminum ring, conventional-looking pushers and digital faces that harken back to both analog and LED-based timepieces....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Confirmed: The Avengers-themed OnePlus 6 is coming to India August 03, 2025 OnePlus has confirmed aprevious rumorthat it will be releasing an Avengers version of its upcomingOnePlus 6model. OnePlus is partnering with Disney to release the device in India. The announcement comes before OnePlus has even officially announced the OnePlus 6. However, with the Avengers movie being released on April 27, it’s likely that OnePlus 6 is coming soon, likely in May....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Cyanogen partners with Truecaller to bring smart caller ID to Cyanogen OS devices August 20, 2025 It’s extremely common to get a phone call from a number you don’t recognize nowadays, even with the built-in caller ID functionality and advanced dialer apps we’ve been seeing more and more of over the past few years. Google included a certain smart caller ID feature into the dialer app inAndroid 4....