Motorola announces August 5 event, Edge 20 series expected

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola announces August 5 event, Edge 20 series expected July 29, 2025 We know that theMotorola Edge 20 seriesof flagship phones are in the works thanks to leaks and certification listings. What we didn’t know was when exactly the phones would launch, but it looks like we’ve got a date. Motorola took toWeiboto announce an August 5 press conference in China, set for 7:30 PM Beijing time (7:30 AM ET)....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Michael Tucker

Naughty America AR porn is insane: Here's a sorta SFW preview

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Naughty America AR porn is insane: Here’s a sorta SFW preview July 13, 2025 For a few years now, pornographic entertainment company Naughty America has had a presence at CES. In years past, the company has shown offVR porn, but now Naughty America is expanding into augmented reality with its new AR porn app. Using the app, you can place a video loop of a model anywhere in your surrounding area via your smartphone screen....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Amanda Gray

New Samsung Galaxy S21 leak reveals hardware specs, camera features, and more

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New Samsung Galaxy S21 leak reveals hardware specs, camera features, and more July 29, 2025 The latest report of a Samsung Galaxy S21 leak (which we have been calling theGalaxy S30until now) is a pretty extensive one. It comes fromAndroid Police, which claims it has received information about the next flagship Galaxy phone series from multiple sources.Android Policehas also seen official renders of the three phones in the series but could not post the images....

August 7, 2025 · 4 min · 681 words · Kristen Owens

Portless phones: Dumb gimmick or inevitable future?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Portless phones: Dumb gimmick or inevitable future? August 11, 2025 Meizu and vivo, both of which recently announcedphones with no ports, are seeking the answer to an age-old question: do people prefer function or form? The answer, as always, is “it depends,” but in this case Meizu and vivo are asking consumers to vote with their wallets. Should they?...

August 7, 2025 · 4 min · 821 words · Christopher Pearson

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X55 modem is the 4G/5G solution we've been waiting for

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X55 modem is the 4G/5G solution we’ve been waiting for June 07, 2025 Today, Qualcomm has unveiled its latest5Gmodem, the Qualcomm Snapdragon X55. The chip is the company’s second-generation 5G modem and successor to the Snapdragon X50 that was announced back in 2017. Headline features of this new chip include multi-mode 4G and 5G in a single chip, blazing fast 7Gbps speeds, and futureproof support for the 5G Standalone specification....

August 7, 2025 · 4 min · 780 words · Andrew Blankenship

Report: Galaxy S6 to feature improved touch-based fingerprint sensor

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Galaxy S6 to feature improved touch-based fingerprint sensor June 07, 2025 Fingerprint sensors have been a controversial addition to the feature set of modern smartphones, but as the technology evolves, it’s gaining acceptance as a convenient solution to the problem of securing our devices. Samsung first used a swipe-based fingerprint sensor on the Galaxy S5 and continued with the Note 4....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Christine Hernandez

Samsung could roll out One UI 4 beta sooner than you think

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung could roll out One UI 4 beta sooner than you think June 20, 2025 Samsung just rolled outOne UI 3.1.1for theGalaxy S21 seriesand it looks like the first beta for One UI 4 based onAndroid 12is not far away. According to auseron Samsung’s community forum (h/tTizenHelp), the company will open up One UI 4 for beta testing in mid-September....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Gabriel Gardner

Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs iPhone X

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs iPhone X August 04, 2025 In the age-old battle between Android and iOS, there are two contenders clearly at the top of the list right now: the iPhone X and theGalaxy S9 Plus. Though a lot has been made of the evolutionary leap in Apple’s offering, Samsung has kept their latest flagshippretty familiarwhile enhancing it in a few key ways....

August 7, 2025 · 13 min · 2713 words · Mariah Brown

Samsung is helping Galaxy phone, Watch, Buds owners fight the coronavirus

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung is helping Galaxy phone, Watch, Buds owners fight the coronavirus June 10, 2025 Amid the current coronavirus pandemic, people are trying to take as many health and sanitation precautions as possible. Samsung wants to help its global customers in that process the best it can. To achieve that, the company is offering a free Samsung Galaxy sanitizing service to disinfect its products in the fight to stop the coronavirus from spreading (h/t:SamMobile)....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Crystal Davis

Snapseed version 2.15 adds new curves tool and more

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Snapseed version 2.15 adds new curves tool and more July 17, 2025 Google continues to release regular updates to itsSnapseedphoto editor for Android. For the first big update of 2017, the company is adding a new curves tool to version 2.15 of Snapseed, among other things. Many PC photo editors have curves tools of their own, so it’s great to see something like that make an appearance on a mobile editor like Snapseed....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Troy Kelly

Sony promises Android 5.1 for the Xperia Z series, C3, M2 Aqua and T2 Ultra

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony promises Android 5.1 for the Xperia Z series, C3, M2 Aqua and T2 Ultra August 08, 2025 Sonyhas been gradually pushing outAndroid 5.0 Lollipopto awide range of its Xperiaproducts this year and the company has confirmed that the roll-out continues to land in new regions this week. Not only that, but Sony has also announced that it will be upgrading its premium Xperia Z line-up toAndroid 5....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Thomas Mayer

The LG G6: how LG got its groove back

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The LG G6: how LG got its groove back June 12, 2025 It’s still early days for theLG G6. I’ve only just started using mine, having only just completed reviewing theHUAWEI P10, but what I’ve seen so far is very encouraging. I skipped theLG G5entirely, saying at last year’s MWC when it was announced alongside theGalaxy S7that LG had brought a knife to a gunfight....

August 7, 2025 · 5 min · 862 words · Jason Murphy

The LG V30 could come with a Daydream View VR Headset

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The LG V30 could come with a Daydream View VR Headset July 07, 2025 Despite theLG V30already being on sale in its home market of South Korea, we’ve still yet to see it hit store shelves in the United States. Details on a release date have been thin, but if a leaked promotion is any indication, we might be seeing the V30 launch in the next few weeks....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Christopher Marsh