Budget phone HUAWEI Y7 Prime launches with Android Oreo

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Budget phone HUAWEI Y7 Prime launches with Android Oreo July 31, 2025 Today is mostly all about HUAWEI’s new flagship devices theHUAWEI P20 and P20 Pro. However, the Chinese company did take some time to launch a more budget-friendly device, theHUAWEI Y7 Prime. This new device is an incremental upgrade to last year’s HUAWEI Y7. That phone was by no means a powerhouse but delivered some decent specs at a budget-friendly price of €199 (~$247)....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Nicole Long

Daily Authority: 📈 PC sales

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Daily Authority: 📈 PC sales August 25, 2025 👋 Good morning! Is gm reserved for the crypto people now? Computer sales keep rising Big 3 (plus 1): 2022 outlook: More than one PC: 📁Google’s Pixel Fold, presumed to not launch, still has details emerging: The latest Android 12L beta suggests a stubbier design than its main competition(Android Authority). 👍2015 NVIDIA Shield TV getting Android 11 now, which is pretty great: the 27th upgrade for the box(Android Authority)....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Sara Rios

Disney Plus snaps up Black Widow and Cruella for streaming-theatrical debuts

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Disney Plus snaps up Black Widow and Cruella for streaming-theatrical debuts July 16, 2025 After adding a number of movies planned for theatrical releases to its new streaming service,Disney Pluswill add Black Widow and Cruella to its list later this year. Disneyannouncedtoday that Cruella will launch simultaneously in theaters and on Disney Plus on May 28. That will be followed by the long-awaited Black Widow, the firstMarvel Cinematic Universefeature film in over a year, on July 9, again in both theaters and Disney Plus....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Corey Roberts

Get adoptable SD Card storage on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, no root

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Get adoptable SD Card storage on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, no root July 30, 2025 Samsung’s devoted following has a saying among them: “Samsung giveth, and Samsung taketh away.” Lo, for it was with great joy that the people greeted the Samsung Galaxy S6, bedecked with glass and metal and splendor, but the Korean smartphone manufacturer frowned upon its followers saying, “Thou art no longer worthy of removeable batteries or microSD storage....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Jessica Evans

Google faces fresh antitrust probe for trying to make Chrome safer

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google faces fresh antitrust probe for trying to make Chrome safer June 30, 2025 Google has been subject to various antitrust investigations in the recent past. Now, fresh allegations are being dumped on the Mountain View-based tech company for planning to adopt a new internet protocol called DNS over HTTPS (DoH). An investigation is being conducted by the US House Judiciary Committee, reportsWall Street Journal....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 407 words · Rachel King

Google takes on Facebook with an improved newsfeed

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google takes on Facebook with an improved newsfeed July 18, 2025 Google is announcing new features for Feed, the stream of articles and content that populates the space formerly known as Google Now. Announced in December, the Feed is meant to provide a similar experience to Facebook’s – and, to a lesser to extent, Twitter’s – newsfeeds. More and more people consumealltheir daily news and entertainment through social apps, frequently eschewing Google’s search pages entirely....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Jessica Garcia

Have a low-end phone or tiny data cap? Uber Lite might be for you

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Have a low-end phone or tiny data cap? Uber Lite might be for you June 14, 2025 Uber has revealed Uber Lite for the Indian market, marking the latestLite appto hitAndroidin the past year. The companysaysUber Lite is a native app designed for people with low-end Android phones, limited data plans and/or spotty connectivity. In fact, the new app weighs in at 5MB, which is equivalent to just three selfies, according to the smart cab service....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Vincent Williams

Leaked images show Samsung is bringing divisive Marshmallow changes to Note 5

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leaked images show Samsung is bringing divisive Marshmallow changes to Note 5 June 07, 2025 Samsung isn’t known for consistency, but at least when it comes to the Marshmallow update for its high-end line, the Korean giant is sticking to its guns. Leaked images of the update running on the Galaxy Note 5 show the same divisive UI changes Samsung brought to the Galaxy S6....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 289 words · Kelly Ramirez

Made by Google: How will Google taking on the iPhone change the Android ecosystem?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Made by Google: How will Google taking on the iPhone change the Android ecosystem? August 16, 2025 Unlike OEMs such as Samsung and LG, Google has atrack record of being fairly low-key in the weeks leading up to special hardware events, especially when it comes to the most recent members of the Nexus family. That’s why many commentators were a bit surprised when the search giant started teasing this year’s October 4th event with playful,minimalist pieces....

August 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1389 words · Jennifer Scott

Nokia 9 PureView won't get Android 11. HMD says to buy a new Nokia instead.

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nokia 9 PureView won’t get Android 11. HMD says to buy a new Nokia instead. July 19, 2025 TheNokia 9 PureViewwas the closest thing to a premium Android flagship we’ve seen from HMD Global since it acquired the Nokia smartphone brand. That phone launched in 2019 with a promise of three Android version upgrades:Android 9 Pie,Android 10, andAndroid 11. It has received Android 10....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Amy Smith

OnePlus in 2020: Going to be some growing pains

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus in 2020: Going to be some growing pains July 27, 2025 This past year has been quite eventful for Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus. In the company’s short lifetime (it’s onlysix years old), it’s achieved a remarkable number of major milestones, but 2019 was literallybigfor the company, in that it expanded more than it ever has. We saw more OnePlus smartphones in 2019 than we did in the prior two years combined and saw the company expand to a new product category: televisions....

August 16, 2025 · 13 min · 2692 words · Dawn Johnson

Orbit’s Odyssey is an intriguing and beautiful puzzler

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Orbit’s Odyssey is an intriguing and beautiful puzzler July 07, 2025 It’s always refreshing to see devs getting clever with gameplay mechanics on mobile devices, and Orbit’s Odyssey is certainly no exception. When parasitic robotic space zombies invade your peaceful planet for its precious gems, it falls to you to save the day. Using your “planet portal” abilities, you have to outmaneuver and outwit legions of replicating baddies across the multiverse....

August 16, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Sherry Hamilton

Ransomware attacks targeting Android users have increased by over 50%

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Ransomware attacks targeting Android users have increased by over 50% June 10, 2025 According to cybersecurity researchers at ESET, Android ransomware attacks have risen by over 50 percent in just a year, and many unfortunately fell for it. As the name suggests, ransomware is a type of malware that demands money in exchange for some hijacked information. Because it’s a relatively new way of extracting money, many fall victim to it....

August 16, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Paul Campbell