Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pokemon Go combines Nearby and Sightings in new global update August 12, 2025 Niantichas never quite recaptured the initial user friendliness of the nearby Pokemon tracker found in the original version ofPokemon Go. That feature disappeared, supposedly due to a problem with the game’s Google Maps integration, but the Sightings feature that replaced it was far from popular and it too disappeared....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge features - quick look July 29, 2025 Samsunghas recently announced its 2015 flagship, theGalaxy S6. But alongside the flagship, the company also unveiled its second major curved-screen smartphone, theGalaxy S6 Edge. These two devices are very similar in specifications, though the Edge has a few more features to help it stand out. So today, we’ll walk you through as many as we can....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s mobile division is in ‘crisis,’ Galaxy S10 and folding phone to rescue it? June 14, 2025 Samsung’s mobile division is in “crisis,” according to recent comments made by its mobile unit CEO DJ Koh (above). Koh said the company was looking to next year’s flagships to redeem it. Koh made the comments in a recent message to executives and employees, according toThe Korea Herald....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s relaunching the Galaxy S20 FE in India with a Snapdragon twist June 11, 2025 When theSamsung Galaxy S20 FElaunched globally late last year, India missed out on the 5G Qualcomm version. Instead, the country received only the 4G Exynos model with little hope of the 5G variant following too. Now, nearly six months later, the Galaxy S20 FE 5G is launching in India....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony blames falling Xperia sales on slow improvements, lack of innovation July 28, 2025 The last few years haven’t been kind toSony‘s mobile division, watching asHuawei,Samsung, andXiaomistreak into the distance. Now, the Japanese electronics colossus has touched onits problemson the record, while also outlining a few solutions. The firm used its investor relations day toelaborateon its biggest obstacle (h/t:Xperia Blog), saying it hasn’t improved its smartphone lineup quickly enough....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Strike a pose! Amazon Echo Look now on general sale in US for $199 June 12, 2025 Anyone can now buy theAmazon Echo Lookin the U.S. for $199. The Alexa-powered connected camera/personal shopper had previously only been available via an invite system but is now up for grabs for any discerning fashionistas. On top of Alexa’susual bag of tricks, the Echo Look features a depth-sensing camera which lets users take photos and short videos of their current outfit with simple voice commands....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The first REDMAGIC watch is coming, and here’s what it looks like June 22, 2025 Nubia’s REDMAGIC is perhaps best known for itsgaming smartphones, but it seems the company is set to offer something for its customers’ wrists. A recentFCC filingdiscovered byAndroid Authoritysuggests that the brand is readying a smartwatch, namely the REDMAGIC Watch. Wearing the model number SW2102, the REDMAGIC Watch employs a more traditional, almost standard design for circular-faced smartwatches....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Nokia 3.1 officially arrives (Update: U.K. release announced) August 18, 2025 Update 28-07-2025 at 11:49 A.M. EST:Back in June, HMD Global announced the U.S. launch of the Nokia 3.1. Today, we are happy to announce that the device is also coming to the U.K. starting…now. The Nokia 3.1 will retail for 149 pounds (~$197) and will be available atCarphone Warehouse,EE,O2,John Lewis,Amazon, andArgos....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Android: Galaxy Fold, Mate 30 Pro, and OnePlus 7T reviews July 25, 2025 This week OnePlus finally unveiled the new OnePlus 7T in an event in India, although the company has yet another event scheduled for October 10 in London. Check out our review of theOnePlus 7Tto find out why it’s a serious leap forward from the7 Pro, plus our review of theOnePlus TV....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Three upcoming phones that could change everything August 10, 2025 Welcome to the evolution of the phone! Smartphones have become such a commodity these days that, frankly, it’s getting hard to come up with something new and interesting. This year, we’re getting great new displays with minimal bezels. We’re also seeing new personal assistants comings out of the woodwork. But it got us thinking that perhaps we’re already seeing the next generation of smartphone come around....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. vivo APEX hands-on: The next step in the evolution of fingerprint sensors June 15, 2025 Whether because of the war on bezels or because it’s simply more ergonomic, it seems like more and more smartphone manufacturers are moving fingerprint sensors to back of their phones. Most flagships have them. TheHTC U11+recently opted for a rear fingerprint scanner for the first time, and the newly announcedGalaxy S9has one as well (in the right place this time, too)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What version of Android am I running? - Android customization June 18, 2025 Time and again on theAndroid customizationseries we talk about needing specific versions of Android to follow along tasks and projects. Most of you know what you’re doing here, but if you you are new enough to Android, this is it folks, this is how you find out what version of Android you are running....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Windows malware discovered in more than 100 Android apps June 10, 2025 Researchers have discovered Windows malware present in 132 Android apps, despite that it has no effect on the Android platform. The study was carried out by security firm Palo Alto Networks who claims that the harmful code arrived in the form of “tiny hidden IFrames” — HTML documents embedded inside other HTML documents — that were linking out to well-known malicious domains from within the apps....