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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LeEco Pro 3 formally announced, powered by Snapdragon 821 July 02, 2025 Only gettinginto the smartphone game last year,LeEcohas seemingly come up out of the woodwork and is establishing itself as a player on the rise. The company isn’t content with holding still, either. LeEco has now announced the Le Pro 3, its new Qualcomm Snapdragon 821-powered flagship darling. While the latest Snapdragon is certainly one of the biggest claims to fame for the handset, the rest of the specs are pretty solid too....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Linux bug renders vulnerable 66% of all Android devices (Update: Google responds) July 13, 2025 Researchers atPerception Pointhave identified a Linux bug that has existed, unnoticed, for the last four years. This bug can be maliciously exploited on Linux PC’s and servers, but it also affects all Android devices running any version of Android more recent than Jellybean. The bug, indexed as CVE-2016-0728, arrived on the Linux kernel in version 3....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Next Xiaomi Redmi rumors: 1080p, octa-core and Isocell camera July 09, 2025 Xiaomi’s popularRedmi seriesof handsets could be in for another revision, if the recent leak from@Upleaksis to be believed. Known as the Xiaomi H3Y or Hermes for now, the next potential entry in the Redmi series could end up housing some interesting hardware. The processing package looks to be a MediaTek MT6795, also known as theHelio X10, which is a 28nm octa-core chip utilizing a familiar 2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 5T will definitely have a headphone jack, and here’s why August 03, 2025 In the smartphone industry, we have seena running debateover the old fashioned headphone jack for a couple of years now. Many flagship devices have decided to ditch the standard 3.5 mm jack, while others had kept it in. Today, OnePlus confirmed that its next smartphone, theOnePlus 5T, will keep the headphone jack, and also gave reasons why it’s sticking with it, even though some of its competitors are getting rid of it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus X officially announced: what you need to know July 03, 2025 Last year’sOnePlus Onecame out of nowhere and instantly shook up the market by bringing us a handset with flagship specs and Nexus-like pricing that put nearly all of its competitors to shame. Since then, the “flagship killer” has been followed up by theOnePlus 2, which has arguably failed to deliver the same momentum as the original....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Riptide GP: Renegades is arriving this spring July 30, 2025 Vector Unitis a two-man production company that earned its street cred making gorgeous racing games. Their newest one is slated to come out sometime this spring, and it looks like it’s going to have some impressive water physics and nail-bitingly fast-paced jetskis. Riptide GP: Renegades may just be the racing game the mobile platform has been waiting for....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus hands-on: This one is different August 02, 2025 It’s August, and like clockwork, the newSamsung Galaxy Noteis here. This is actually the 10th Galaxy Note device if you count theGalaxy Note Edge, so just like the company’s Galaxy S10 line, Samsung wants to make a splash with the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10 Plus....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S10 One UI 2.0 beta locking users out (Update: Patched) July 23, 2025 Update, June 30, 2025 (11:20 AM ET):Samsung is rolling out a hotfix patch to the Samsung Galaxy S10One UI 2.0beta flaw discussed in the article below (viaSamMobile). The patch is designed to fix the problem in which users get locked out of their devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s S Health fitness app update aims to make fitness fun and competitive July 02, 2025 S Healthis a fitness app that boasts over 150 million global users. Although it’s a fairly effective fitness tracker, it’s clear that Samsung is looking for ways to make the app more engaging. That’s why they’ve packed some new features into the latest update that launched in tandem with theGear Fit2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony caves: PlayStation cross-play is coming, starting with Fortnite June 22, 2025 It appears that Hell hath frozen over, asSonyannounced todayon the PlayStation blogthat it is rolling out a PlayStation cross-play beta. The first game that will allow for competitive play regardless of the systems players are using will beFortnite. According to Sony, today’s update “will allow for cross-platform gameplay, progression, and commerce across PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and Mac operating systems....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Super Phantom Cat delivers spry retro platforming to your mobile device June 25, 2025 In case you haven’t noticed, retro is totally in vogue and has been so for at leastthe past five years. There’s just something extra charming about simple, unassuming graphics and tight, crunchy gameplay that tickles all of the right neurons. So it’s no surprise that the old-school-feeling Super Phantom Cat is making some waves in the mobile gaming arena....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The first water-resistant Redmi Note is now official August 18, 2025 Xiaomi’s Redmi sub-brand has released a ton ofRedmi Note 10 seriesphones in 2021, namely the Redmi Note 10, Note 10S, Note 10 5G, Note 10 Pro (known as the Note 10 Pro Max in India), Note 10 Pro for China, and the Indian Note 10 Pro. Now, the company is adding yet another variant to the mix with the Redmi Note 10 Japan Edition (h/t:Ishan AgarwalandGSMArena)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. USB 3.2 introduced to make USB branding even more confusing August 08, 2025 TheUSB Implementers Forum(USB-IF) has formally introduced USB 3.2 atMWC 2019(viaTom’s Hardware). The upcoming format, which will offer double the current maximum USB data transfer speeds to deliver up to 20GB per second, has brought around a rebrand for USB 3.1 products. USB 3.2 will be known by the technical name USB 3....