Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung DeX Pad accessory leaked, expected to arrive with the Galaxy S9 July 20, 2025 The Samsung DeX Pad, a new peripheral rumored to launch alongside theGalaxy S9, has been spotted in a couple of leaked render images. The pictures were published by@evleaksin a tweet yesterday, giving us potentially the first look at the new accessory’s design. The Samsung DeX Pad, like the Samsung DeX that arrived with theGalaxy S8last year, is expected to allow users to hook up their smartphone to a monitor, keyboard and mouse to use it like a desktop computer....

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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Thanks for lighting a candle | Podcast 089 June 24, 2025 Joshua Vergara, Joe Hindy, Jonathan Feist and David Imel spend some time this week being thankful for you, our readers and listeners, in our Thanksgiving special, the Android Authority Podcast #089. Before we express our gratitude, we dive into the theory and horror of Black Friday sales, a crazy way to wrap up a family holiday in the United States....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The best private search engines June 19, 2025 Search engines know so much about us. From medical worries to hobbies and obscure questions we think of at midnight, we trust them with a lot of information. However, this trust shouldn’t be blind. Data is big business nowadays, and many popular engines aren’t shy about selling everything to advertisers. Using private search engines is, therefore, a must....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The dark side of encryption is also the light side June 26, 2025 Generally speaking, we typically think of encryption as a good thing. It protects our data even if our device is lost or stolen, keeps hackers out of our private information and arguably adds a bit of mobile peace of mind to our electronic lives. But a couple of recent events have uncovered the darker side of encryption, and the uphill battle it faces to become the norm....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The successor to the Moto Z will reportedly be called (shocker!) the Moto Z2 August 24, 2025 Motorola and its parent company Lenovo introduced us to theMoto Zfamily of flagship smartphones in the summer of 2016, with their biggest feature being their support ofMoto Modsaccessories. There have already been leaks posted that have allegedly revealed the upcoming successor to the Moto Z....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Unable to shuffle between a few apps at a time on your Pixel 3? You’re not alone June 08, 2025 ThePixel 3 and Pixel 3 XLmay be two of thebest Android smartphonesyou can buy, but they are not without their issues. One of them looks to be an inability to move between a handful of apps at a time without one closing out, especially when you have music playing in the background....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi aiming to double Chinese store sales this year July 21, 2025 Xiaomi, the rising star of the smartphone market, missed out on its sales targets for 2015 by quite a margin, leaving some to wonder if the Chinese brand’s innovative business strategy was beginning to hit its limits. To continue its push this year, Xiaomi is reportedly looking to double the number of smartphones that it sells through physical retail stores in China, according to an internal document....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE’s nubia to unveil new flagship device at CES July 07, 2025 A coy little teaser has been spotted on nubia’s Weibo site. The ZTE subsidiary is hinting that their 2016 flagship smartphone will be unveiled soon. With CES just around the corner in Las Vegas, there’s little doubt that we can expect to see the nubia Z11 on January 5 – right before the ball gets rolling at the electronics showcase....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. All Android users can finally play HQ Trivia June 22, 2025 If you’ve ever watched a game show likeJeopardy!and said to yourself, “I would win so much money if I were a contestant,” you can put that claim to the test withHQ Trivia. The app hit iOS devices in August last year and quickly became a sensation. Android users were left out in the cold (as usual) until a limited beta dropped in December, and then an open beta shortly after that....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Crowdfunding project of the week: Keezel is your personal VPN router July 15, 2025 Crowdfunding websites likeKickstarterandIndiegogomake it possible for great startups and small companies to bring innovative products to the market, but it’s also home to many projects we can live without. In the ‘Crowdfunding project of the week’ series we try to curate a list of the hottest campaigns around....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Elephone P8000 review June 01, 2025 Elephone P8000 What we like What we don’t like Our scores Elephone may not be the most well known Android smartphone manufacturer out there, but like its other Chinese OEM counterparts, the company churns out solid offerings that feature price points that are competitive and affordable. The flagship Elephone P7000 may have been released just a few months ago, but its successor is already available, bringing with a few improvements along the way....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook wants to end forgotten password problems July 26, 2025 Facebookis aiming to help make forgotten passwords less troublesome. Today, it will roll out a service which will helpGitHubusers regain access to their accounts in the event that they forget their password — and it doesn’t involve resetting it. Typically, lost password retrieval can involve answering security questions, which can sometimes be guessed, or sending an email or text message, which aren’t encrypted....