New restrictions placed on Xiaomi's bootloader unlocking process (www.androidauthority.com)
Seems like Xiaomi is heavily clamping down on bootloader unlocking in China. Global versions also have a new restriction: no updates without locked bootloader.
Repair Mode could hide your personal data while your Pixel phone is being fixed (www.androidauthority.com)
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 beats Motorola Razr Plus in marathon folding test (www.androidauthority.com)
In Youtuber’s hand-folding test (live stream), the Razr Plus broke after 126,364 folds (hinge gave up after ~44k folds) while the Z Flip survived 273,316 folds (but lost ability to stay fully open after 223,000 folds) and is still going right now in the live stream....
Apple was this close to releasing an Apple Watch for Android (www.androidauthority.com)
Samsung brings unlimited cloud backups to Galaxy flagships, but there's a catch (www.androidauthority.com)
Yes, you get unlimited storage, but only for 30 days.
Google misses the deadline to manufacture TSMC-based SoC for the Pixel 9, may not see till Pixel 10 (www.androidauthority.com)
Looks like Google falls further behind as they fail to properly design and update newer iterations of Pixel phones. Rather than have a superior TSMC chip within the next 13 months, which would have a higher quality manufacturing process and significantly reduce power consumption, it looks like it’ll be closer to 25 months if...
Tested: Snapdragon-powered Android phones just got a lot faster at ray tracing (www.androidauthority.com)
Android Authority: 3DMark’s benchmarking suite has launched its first ray tracing test and we’ve run it on a bunch of phones
Google could make the Pixel Watch 3 buttonless - Android Authority (www.androidauthority.com)
15 years of the Android Market: The app that changed the game (www.androidauthority.com)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 review: The future is unfolding (www.androidauthority.com)
Google is bringing a great Samsung calling feature to Android (www.androidauthority.com)
Xiaomi is retiring MIUI, replacing it with "Xiaomi HyperOS". (www.androidauthority.com)
According to Xiaomi’s CEO, it is a heavily modified Android and Vela (Xiaomi’s IoT OS based on the open source embedded OS Nuttx) to replace MIUI in all Xiaomi mobile, auto, and intelligent home products.
Some 2024 flagship phones might stick with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 instead (www.androidauthority.com)
RCS has been around for 15 years, but it feels like 15 minutes (www.androidauthority.com)
The Motorola Razr Plus is still the most fun foldable I've used - Android Authority (www.androidauthority.com)
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 explained: Everything you need to know (www.androidauthority.com)
The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max will have built-in Thread radio. (www.androidauthority.com)
The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max will have built-in Thread radio, so they can directly communicate with smart home devices. Old iPhones could probably be used as a smart home hub....
Exclusive: Google Pixel Watch 2 to feature UWB, new chipset, and more (www.androidauthority.com)
tl;dr:...
POCO is rebranding the Redmi 12 5G days after it went official (www.androidauthority.com)
Nothing Phone 2 is here: Price, specs, features, and all you need to know (www.androidauthority.com)
Availability and pricing...