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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New Samsung Galaxy S7 image sensor explained August 16, 2025 Samsunghas long been a notable player in the mobile image sensor game and the company is taking a new approach to photography with the introduction of itsGalaxy S7smartphone range. The company is throwing out its high pixel count 16 megapixel sensor from last year’s flagships in favour of a lower resolution 12 megapixel sensor that features larger individual pixels....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nexus availability through the years: will this one be different? June 20, 2025 Since their inception back in 2008, Google’s Nexus reference devices have given developers and consumers alike a fantastic feature: the ability to run Android as envisioned by the very team that creates, maintains, and develops it. Unlike so many OEMs that rely on enhancing the user experiences with gimmicks or modified skins, the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) builds that exist on these hallowed “pure” devices areassistedby the hardware,notdriven by it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Official LineageOS nightlies for Pixel and Pixel XL will launch soon (Update: Now available) July 17, 2025 Update, Jun 17, 2025 (3:01AM EST):The officialLineageOS 15.1builds, based on Android 8.1 Oreo, for both the original Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL are now live (as spotted byAndroid Police). You can download theGoogle Pixel build here, or theGoogle Pixel XLbuild here. The file sizes come in at 434....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Palm Phone hands-on: The supplemental smartphone July 18, 2025 In 2018, we’re not focused on what our devices can do, but rather what we can do without our devices. Everyone from Google to Apple is pushing some kind ofanti-addiction initiative, prompting users to take a break from their screens every once in a while so they can experience things in the real world more often....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Polar M600 review July 23, 2025 Polar M600 What we like What we don’t like Our scores Throughout the past few years, we’ve had to choose one or the other –fitness trackersorsmartwatches. Dedicated fitness trackers might be better at tracking your daily activity and heart rate, but they normally lack things like voice commands and proper notification support – two features normally found only on smartwatches....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 480 brings 5G to more budget phones June 22, 2025 you’re able to getSnapdragon-basedhigh-end andmid-rangephones with 5G, but budget models have proven elusive — until now. Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon 480, the first system-on-chip in the 4-series with 5G support. The Snapdragon 480’s centerpiece is an X51 modem that provides “multi-gigabit” 5G speeds for both millimeter wave and sub-6GHz frequencies, according to Qualcomm....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Remap Google Pixel 4 Motion Sense gestures to do other stuff, no root needed August 18, 2025 Motion Senseon the Google Pixel 4 uses radar to allow you to perform actions on your phone without needing to touch it. Although out-of-the-box the Pixel 4 only hasa small set of actionsyou can do with the radar system, there is now a way to remap Motion Sense gestures to do a whole lot more....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Don’t expect a charger or earphones in the Galaxy S30’s box August 24, 2025 Reports from July pointed toSamsungditching the bundled charger from its future smartphone packaging. Now, another report from the firm’s home country is substantiating this claim, suggesting that the Galaxy S30 may not arrive with a full box. ChosunBiz, citing industry insiders, suggests that Samsung will follow Apple by not only ditching the in-box charger but its bundled earphones, too....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy A3 Review August 07, 2025 Samsung Galaxy A3 What we like What we don’t like With competing OEMs stepping up their game in terms of build quality, there have been a growing number of consumers that have been wanting Samsung to use a build material other than plastic. Samsung took a step in this direction with theSamsung Galaxy Alphawith its metal frame, which was also the design language found with the flagshipGalaxy Note 4, with the back cover still plastic in both cases....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung is working on a completely wireless DeX solution June 18, 2025 TheSamsung DeX experience— in which you use your smartphone or tablet as a desktop replacement — is certainly a unique and interesting feature supported by Samsung flagships. However, in order to use it, you either need a DeX docking station or, in the case of theSamsung Galaxy Note 9, a DeX USB Type-C dongle....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Titan launches JUXT Pro smartwatch in India July 18, 2025 The JUXT Pro’s chunky three-piece stainless steel case measures 49.5 x 50.2 x 15.2 mm, and comes with two hard keys on the right side of the bezel, along with a black leather strap. The attempt here was to make it look like a Swiss watch, and its construction also appears really solid....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: from February 18) Galaxy Note Edge set to hit Canada soon on Bell and Rogers July 03, 2025 Update:it’s official. The Note Edge will be available in Canada from February 18, in Charcoal Black. The device will go on pre-order from today. See press release below. Original post: For some parts of the world, the Galaxy Note Edge is already “been there, done that” as consumers wait for the next big thing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 15 minutes - apparently enough to fully charge an OPPO Find 9 July 30, 2025 Multiple factors come into measuring good battery life. Of course, we all consider energy consumption, battery size and all those technicalities, but charging technology is also a salient part of a pleasant experience. We care if the phone has wireless charging or quick charge support, for example....