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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung is getting better at software updates, and others should take notice August 23, 2025 Traditionally, Samsung hasn’t been the best at providing timely Android updates. The company typically waits to ship devices with the latest version of Android until after the release of its Galaxy S flagships, and security updates usually take a while to make it through the pipeline....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung talks VR hype, standalone headsets, and 10K displays June 01, 2025 At an event in San Francisco,SamsungPresident & Chief Strategy Officer Young Sohn has been dishing out details on where the company sees the future ofvirtual realityand how the current market is affecting decision making about future products and hardware. Currently, Samsung’s take on the VR market requires the use of itsGear VRheadset and a compatible Galaxy smartphone, which powers the VR experience and provides the display component....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony might buy Toshiba image sensor division and expand its camera empire June 06, 2025 A quick look atStatistaandIDCresearch firms will show you thatSonyis not doing great selling smartphones when compared to its competition. But this doesn’t mean they are doing badly in the mobile industry. In fact, they currently dominate the mobile imaging market. Sony has been a main supplier of camera sensors for manufacturers likeApple,Samsung,Xiaomi,Motorolaand others....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile Music Freedom adds Google Play Music and 13 others August 23, 2025 Earlier this year T-Mobile revealed their Music Freedom program, which essentially made it so customers could listen to as much streamed music as they wanted without it affecting their allotted amount of data. The only catch was that only specific music services would be exempt from using data, and while T-Mobile has continually expanded this list, Google Play Music has been left out of the fun — until today....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The long awaited 64-bit Chrome for Android is finally coming June 04, 2025 It’s been a long wait for anyone with a64-bit device, but the wait is finally coming to a close, as 64-bitChromefor Android is coming soon. This is a big deal because not having 64-bit versions of the app can lead to some security and performance issues....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Truemessenger: an SMS app that will kill spam and identify unknown callers July 24, 2025 Every advanced form of communication has a way to filter spam and unwanted contacts, but the new era has failed to reach traditional calls and SMS messages. To many of us these feel like archaic services. I mean, imagine if your email didn’t filter out spam – what a mess!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp is now rolling out picture-in-picture videos to users June 23, 2025 We saw the first hints of WhatsApp’s support forpicture-in-picture (PiP) videosroughly two months ago, and it now looks like the Facebook-owned platform is finally starting the rollout. You’ll need to update to the latest beta (2.18.301) to get the feature, according to WhatsApp-focused websiteWABetaInfo. The outlet adds that you might want to back up your WhatsApp data and reinstall the app if you still don’t see PiP video support....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi welcomes US judge’s ruling on its blacklisting June 18, 2025 Xiaomihas welcomed the decision by a US judge to temporarily halt its inclusion on aUS blacklist. This comes after the companysuedthe US over the decision. US Federal Judge Contreras ruled in Xiaomi’s favor to halt its placement on the list. Contreras believed that the US Department of Defense’s move was “arbitrary and capricious....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE reveals improved under-display selfie camera, under-display 3D face unlock August 03, 2025 TheZTE Axon 20 5Gwas the first major smartphone with an under-display selfie camera, enabling a proper full-screen experience without a notch, punch-hole cutout, or pop-up camera housing. Unfortunately, our first impressions of the selfie camera was that it was a long way behind conventional front-facing shooters....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Adobe releases Photoshop Mix, Shape CC, Brush CC and Color CC for Android August 24, 2025 It’s a big day for Adobe users who also happen to be Android fans. Adobe has launched four new apps for Google’s mobile operating system. These include Adobe Photoshop Mix, Shape CC, Brush CC and Color CC. See:Download and install Adobe Flash Player on Android Phone...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 11 apparently boasts fastest adoption rate compared to older versions July 01, 2025 Google’s faster rollout initiatives for Android seem to be paying off. According to data fromStatCounter(viaderStandard),Android 11has the fastest adoption rate compared to all previous Android versions. Over 20% of phones in the US are currently running the latest Android version, as per the website. The software has almost crossed Android 9 in terms of market share and is already inching to take over Android 10’s distribution numbers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 11’s new emoji include a real heart, a piñata, and a polar bear June 08, 2025 Android 11will be loaded with new features when it’s ready this fall, but let’s be honest: the highlight might just be thefresh set of emojithat will come to yourmessaging apps. Google has revealed that over 100 emoji designs will be available in the next version of Android, including brand new examples as well as reworks of familiar characters....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android developers have two new ways to update their apps June 03, 2025 With new tools and features announced during today’s Android Developer Summit, one of those new features that went a bit under the radar is the In-App Updates API. It might seem like a small feature, butGooglesenior director for Android product management and developer relations Stephanie Saad Cuthbertson toldTechCrunchthat this was a widely-requested feature....