YouTube Kids app expands to more smart TVs, Android TV support in the works

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. YouTube Kids app expands to more smart TVs, Android TV support in the works June 27, 2025 YouTube Kids, the children-friendly version of Google’s popular YouTube video app that first launched in early 2015, is about to expand to even more devices. Today, Google said that a number of smart TVs made bySamsung,SonyandLGwill add YouTube Kids to their list of supported apps....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Ronald White

ZTE Axon vs the competition

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE Axon vs the competition August 03, 2025 ZTE has its sights set on third place in the US market and its new Axon phone wants to bring some additional competition to the established brands in the market. So let’s take a look at how the ZTE Axon’s hardware stacks up against the best of 2015’s flagship smartphones. Beginning with the processing hardware, ZTE has opted for Qualcomm’s top-of-the-line Snapdragon 810 processor, which is built from four ARM Cortex-A57 and four Cortex-A53 cores configured in a big....

August 2, 2025 · 4 min · 831 words · Angela Nelson

A smartphone with a five-day battery life may be in your future

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A smartphone with a five-day battery life may be in your future August 19, 2025 Imagine owning a smartphone that had a five-day battery charge. Researchers from Australia’s Monash University stated earlier this month they are working to make that happen with a new and efficient lithium-sulfur battery. They also claim such a battery could power an electric car for over 600 miles, or over 1,000km, on a single charge....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Gary Garcia

Alcatel 1 with Android Go available in the US for only $80

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alcatel 1 with Android Go available in the US for only $80 August 14, 2025 Back in June, we found outthe Alcatel 1 was landing in Europefor 79 euros (~$92), making it the cheapest Android smartphone available with an 18:9 display. Today, the Alcatel 1 is available in the United States for the first time for an even lower price:$80 with free shipping for Amazon Prime members....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Dr. Nicholas Perkins

Apple confirms new iPhones won't arrive on time this year

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple confirms new iPhones won’t arrive on time this year August 10, 2025 Today, during Apple’s quarterly earnings call, the company’s CFO Luca Maestri confirmed that the upcoming series of 2020 iPhones won’t release on time (viaTechCrunch). That means the iPhone 12 release date could come as late as October. For years now, Apple has launched the newest iPhones in early September and then made the phones available for general sale by the end of the month (usually two weeks after the launch event)....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Luis Hinton

Cryptocurrency wallet guide — everything you need to know

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Cryptocurrency wallet guide — everything you need to know July 02, 2025 To put it simply, a cryptocurrency wallet is similar to a bank account. It lets you monitor your balance, make and receive payments, and see all your transactions in one place. You need one to useBitcoin,Ripple,Dash, or any other coin. A cryptocurrency wallet stores your private and public keys and interacts with ablockchain....

August 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1433 words · Timothy Butler

Don't expect Snapdragon power for the Redmi Note 8 series (Update)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Don’t expect Snapdragon power for the Redmi Note 8 series (Update) July 06, 2025 Update, August 15, 2025 (3:19AM ET):Xiaomi and MediaTek previously announced that theHelio G90Tchipset will appear in the Redmi Note 8 series. Now, Xiaomi has taken toWeiboto reveal that the standard Redmi Note 8 model will offer theSnapdragon 665processor. This suggests that the Redmi Note 8 Pro will receive the Helio G90T then....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 596 words · Chad Baker

Emporio Armani and Diesel announce stylish new smartwatches

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Emporio Armani and Diesel announce stylish new smartwatches July 11, 2025 Fashionable smartwatchesare in vogue atIFA 2019! Both Diesel and Emporio Armani have announced newWear OS watches, which not only look great but pack some serious specs. Emporio Armani’s latest wearable is the Smartwatch 3, part of its Connected touchscreen smartwatch line. It sports a 1.28-inchAMOLED displaywith 328ppi density and it is powered by the Snapdragon Wear 3100 platform....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · William Mccarthy

Extensive leak details Samsung's next mid-ranger with 90Hz display (Updated)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Extensive leak details Samsung’s next mid-ranger with 90Hz display (Updated) August 21, 2025 Update: August 03, 2025 (1:07 AM ET): A listing on Google Play Console (viaMySmartPrice) has now corroborated much of the Samsung Galaxy A72’s earlier specs leaks. The listing suggests the phone will sport the Snapdragon 720G chipset, 6GB of RAM, a display pixel density of 450 PPI, and will run Android 11....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Cameron Ayala

Flamingo for Twitter gets major update and new icon

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Flamingo for Twitter gets major update and new icon Jun 29, 2025 No sooner had I tenderly returned to the default Twitter app than Flamingo goes and gets updated with a bunch of cool new stuff, instantly drawing me back into its Material Design clutches. The popular Twitter client has just received a significant update that includes a better tablet UI, new graphs, fresh animations and even a new geometric icon....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Amy Smith

Former opera singer's language learning app on its way to becoming most funded Kickstarter app ever

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Former opera singer’s language learning app on its way to becoming most funded Kickstarter app ever August 23, 2025 There have been a number of solid attempts at effective language learning apps in recent years, from the likes of the freeDuolingoapproach, to the award-winningMemriseand its subscription model. Fluent Forever could be the next great app to help you learn another language, as it has just been successfully backed on Kickstarter....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Susan King

Gboard's new Mini sticker pack looks very familiar to Android's stock emojis

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gboard’s new Mini sticker pack looks very familiar to Android’s stock emojis July 24, 2025 Up until now,Gboardfeatured two types of stickers based on yourBitmoji-like Mini avatars: Sweet and Bold.Starting today, Gboard users will have a third pack of stickers that are stylized to match Android’s stock emojis. The good news is that the Sweet and Bold Mini stickers packs will not go away....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Meredith Daniels

Google Assistant at three years old: The best is yet to come

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Assistant at three years old: The best is yet to come August 14, 2025 “Hey Google, tell me a story.” When you utter those words to your Google Home speaker or smartphone, the Google Assistant will cheerily launch into a short story most often meant tohelp young kids with bedtime. Today, the story was about Ray, a tired alien, who has antennae and speaks 62 languages....

August 1, 2025 · 5 min · 955 words · Scott Stevens DVM