Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola announces Moto X Force with iPhone and Galaxy S6 drop test Jul 16, 2025 It’s hard to argue with the main selling point ofMotorola’smarketing campaign for the Verizon-boundDroid Turbo 2. We’ve all had, or at least seen, phones with cracked displays, and no matter how careful we are with our devices, we’re always just a slip or bump away from disaster....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPO brings the selfie-focused F1 Plus to international markets June 11, 2025 The new OPPO F1 Plus targets style-conscious customers with a taste for stylish self-portraits. A rebranded version of OPPO R9, whichlaunched in China in February, the OPPO F1 Plus boasts a beautiful – if not original – appearance, solid specifications, and a tricked-out 16MP front camera. Inside the sleek 6....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pinball Labs wants to bring classic gaming tables to VR August 23, 2025 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1820215579/pinball-labs? Pinball Labsis a Kickstarter project that marries old school cool with cutting edge tech. The project is attempting to release a true-to-physics pinball simulator for PC, a variety of virtual reality platforms such asOculus RiftandHTC Vive, and multi-screen virtual cabinets. The project is banking on support from the already vibrant communities associated with keeping the pinball flame alight in the modern world....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. POCO X3 GT launched: Fast chip, fast screen, fast charging June 05, 2025 Xiaomi launched theRedmi Note 10 Proglobally earlier this year, but the Chinese version is actually a totally different device. Now, the Chinese variant has arrived in wider markets, albeit with a name change. The device is known as the POCO X3 GT and also swaps out the standard MIUI skin in favor of the MIUI for POCO skin....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung doubling current phone storage speed with eUFS 3.0, now in production June 27, 2025 SamsungElectronics has announced mass production on the industry’s first 512GB embeddedUniversal Flash Storage(eUFS) 3.0 memory solution. The company made the announcement in apress releaseearlier today, revealing eUFS 3.0 delivers twice the read speeds of eUFS 2.1 and more than one-and-a-half times the write speeds....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sharp Aquos S3 set for January reveal, Aquos S3 mini (FS8018) leaked August 11, 2025 You might remember that anew Sharp phonepopped up in a TENAA listing at the tail end of December which looked a lot like theAquos S2. It turns out that there’s a good reason it looks so similar, as Sharp has now sent event invites out to Japanese media emblazoned with the name Aquos S3....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Snapdragon 855 performance and benchmarking: Speed Test G, AnTuTu & Geekbench July 10, 2025 Qualcomm unveiled its latest flagship processor, theSnapdragon 855, in December, and we’re expecting devices from companies like Samsung and OnePlus to announce devices using the Snapdragon 855 during thefirst few months of 2019. However, one device already exists using the Snapdragon 855, the Qualcomm SD855 Reference Device (QRD)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. So, that “check for update” button might start doing something next year July 12, 2025 A Google engineer saidin Septemberthat the “check for update” button found in the Pixel/Nexus settings menu was now working. Apparently, this meant that, when tapping that button, your device would retrieve an update OTA file (if one was available) even if it had only rolled out to 1% of users — saving people from waiting around for an update notification to appear....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Traitor - Valkyrie Plan is a new FPS game based on a true WWII story August 08, 2025 Plenty of First-Person Shooter games crowd the Google Play Store, but very few of them catch our attention like Traitor – Valkyrie Plan did. It has a touch of history, realistic effects and plenty of action to keep you on your toes for hours....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Using the Android Percent Support Library June 18, 2025 Android’s standard layouts can be confusing. When one attribute interacts with another attribute, you can get some surprising results. So it helps to have attributes with intuitive meanings, such as layout_widthPercent in the newPercent Support Library. To test this new android.support.percent package, I created my own sample project. As usual, Android Studio created the default build....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. VRidge lets you try Oculus and Vive games on your lowly Cardboard July 22, 2025 VR hype is in overdrive. After decades of promises, sleek, consumer-grade virtual reality is finally real, thanks to companies like Oculus and HTC/Valve. But, hype aside, the VR that you tried is probably very different from the high-end experience offered by theOculus RiftorVive. Instead of a rig that costs $1500, you probably experienced VR on a$5 cardboard set from Google(orNYT,McDonald’s, or aporn site)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What is dynamic range in photography? Everything you need to know June 06, 2025 You finallymastered manual mode, and now photographers are throwing fancy terms like “dynamic range” at you. Learning newphotography termscan be overwhelming (there areso many). Don’t worry — understanding dynamic range is much simpler than it seems. It’s also an important concept in photography, so keep reading to learn all about it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why HUAWEI’s processor coming to the US is a big deal August 16, 2025 The launch of theHONOR 8in the US is a big event for HUAWEI, Honor, and the smartphone industry. Not only does this pile on the price pressure for high-end products in the US, as we’ve already seen in the EU and Asia, but HUAWEI is also moving into Qualcomm’s territories by bringing its Kirin processors across the ocean....