Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung announces new app partnerships for Gear S3 July 02, 2025 The Gear S3is Samsung’s current flagship smartwatch: it’s gorgeous, it’s creative, and it’s long-lasting. One thing that you may have noticed though is that it runs on Tizen, not Android Wear. So unfortunately, the Gear S3 doesn’t have the same array of apps and support that Google’s platform has....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung discusses Oreo timeline for Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8, and Galaxy S7 August 23, 2025 Samsung Canada has provided some timescales for theAndroid Oreorollout to its devices. The manufacturer discussed the update for the Galaxy S8/S8 Plus, Galaxy S7/S7 Edge, Galaxy Note 8 and more in a message via its Samsung Members app (picked up byMobileSyrupfrom@Cyanverse) on March 9....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Xperia 1 II gets release date and a high price August 25, 2025 Update: July 27, 2025 at 9:25 a.m. ET:A previous version of this article contained a factual inaccuracy about the bundled Sony earbuds. We have updated this article to reflect the correct Sony earbuds. We regret the error. Original article: June 26, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. ET:Sony has announced the price and release date for its upcoming Sony Xperia 1 II (or Mark 2) flagship....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Stranger Things mobile RPG coming in 2020, Fortnite crossover in the works July 12, 2025 Earlier today,The Walking Dead: Our Worlddeveloper Next Gamesannounceda free-to-playpuzzleRPGgame based on the Stranger Things series. The game is different from the previously-announced Stranger Things 3: The Game, which will also launch onAndroidandiOS. According to the press release, the free-to-play game will be location-based and featureGoogle Mapsintegration....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Temple Run hits 100M downloads in its first year August 08, 2025 Folks, it seems we have yet another addicting smartphone and tablet game on our hands. A year after its launch,Temple Runhas had 100 million idol-snatching fans out there eager to collect coins while dodging wild demonic monkey attacks. Imangi Studios has just confirmed that a third of these are Android users....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The OnePlus 5T doesn’t support HD streaming from popular services July 13, 2025 Here’s something interesting: it seems OnePlus’ latest “flagship killer” is unable to stream video in HD from popular streaming services. This was pointed out recently by a OnePlusforumuser by the name ofwhatthefunk. Apparently, theOnePlus 5Tis lacking the required certification to stream DRM-protected content in high definition. The certification in question is related to the Widevine protections that many popular streaming services use....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The US is no longer the world’s second largest smartphone market August 11, 2025 As predicted, India has now surpassed the US to become the second largest smartphone market in the world, with two brands accounting for nearly half of the total shipments. India’s economic growth – notwithstanding the country’s political and social dilemmas – is an incredible tale. The demand for mid- and high-end smartphones has increased substantially over the past few years, and India’s goal to become an international technology hub has only been bolstered by large investments from various multibillion manufacturers....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This is what the Reddit app looks like August 17, 2025 Ever since Redditannounced the start of the closed beta, we’ve been curious to see how their official app would function. Today we got the chance to peek behind the curtain and see what it is the beta testers are playing with. Right off the bat, we like the visuals....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: You wouldn’t buy phones that throttle for battery life August 21, 2025 OnePluswas in the headlines for the wrong reasons last week when it emerged that the firm was quietly throttling a variety of popular apps on theOnePlus 9 Proin the name of battery life. The throttling saw apps relegated to using the slower Cortex-A55 CPU cores instead of the Snapdragon 888’s more powerful CPU cores....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why Xiaomi phones have ads, or the tricky business of balancing ads and usability July 24, 2025 It’s often said that if you are not paying for the product, you are the product. While this may be true for ad-supported services like YouTube, it is rare to see the maxim being applied to the hardware business. From that perspective, Xiaomi is an outlier....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi combines Mate XS, Galaxy Fold, and Mi Mix Alpha for this foldable patent July 10, 2025 Xiaomilaunched its first foldable phone this year, dubbed theMi Mix Fold. And it’s a pretty solid in-folding design reminiscent of the Galaxy Fold line. Now, a new patent filing suggests that the manufacturer is thinking out of the box for a new foldable....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You’ll soon be able to buy the OnePlus 2 without an invite, but only for one hour July 01, 2025 If you’ve reserved your spot to get a hold of a newOnePlus 2, odds are you haven’t gotten an invite yet. Despite announcing that it would soonstart ramping up invite rolloutsto patient customers a few weeks ago,OnePlushas still managed to rack upover five million reservationsfor the OnePlus 2, leaving many folks wondering when they’d get to purchase the new device....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon’s Fire HD 8 tablet gets spec bump, Alexa, and a $90 price tag July 18, 2025 If it’s a cheap tablet you’re after, then Amazon has a deal it’d love to sell you with the latest iteration of the Fire HD 8. The signature feature for the new tablet is Alexa, the star of theAmazon Echoline that serves as an always-listening digital assistant....
