Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Star Trek Communicator released as Bluetooth handset and speaker (OMG!) July 14, 2025 Any Star Trek fan will remember the famous Communicator. This fictional device gave us a glimpse of what the future of mobile technology would be like, but the creators of Star Trek: The Original Series probably never imagined that we would surpass their technology so quickly. Regardless, it’s every geek’s dream to be able to hold one of these Communicators and actually be able to contact others, even if they may not be in a starship orbiting the planet....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Star Wars Day deals at Google Play include discounts on games, movies and comics Jun 26, 2025 It’s May the fourth, also known as Star Wars Day, which means you’re likely to find lots of offers across the internet/world on Star Wars goods and merchandise. The Play Store is one such source, and today you’ll find deals on movies, games and comics....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile selling the LG G4 for $349.99 (LG G5 incoming!) June 24, 2025 TheLG G5and its modular goodness is all the hype these days, but not all of you need the latest and greatest. After all, theLG G4continues to be a great handset with powerful specs, a unique design, a removable battery, expandable storage and a camera that is still hard to beat....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile starts very, very slow rollout of RCS Universal Profile messaging July 03, 2025 RCS Universal Profile– the technology that will finally bring text messaging into the modern era for all Android users – isn’t accessible to everyone yet. In fact, it’s barely accessible to anyone. However,T-Mobilecommitted to being one of the leaders when it comes to bringing RCS to all its customers, and yesterday it made good on that promise…sort of....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile strikes again: it wants to give back your smartphone sales tax July 04, 2025 ‘Tis the season, and no, I’m not talking about some festive holiday sadly; it’s time to file your taxes! Well, if tax season’s got you down, T-Mobile has a special offer for you. Existing and new customers with T-Mobile’s unlimited data can get back 11....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Test finds Snapdragon 808 doesn’t heat up as much as the 810 August 12, 2025 TheSnapdragon 810has been haunted by overheating rumors this year and some have wondered how much this has influenced LG’s decision to opt for aSnapdragon 808with its newG4. Regardless of the history, testing byArsTechnicahas found that Snapdragon 808 does indeed run cooler than the 810, which shouldn’t be that surprising considering that it is two CPU cores smaller....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. These are the phones with the latest Android security patches June 27, 2025 We’ve just sneaked into June and that means the latest Android security patches are rolling out to select devices.Googlehas announced the handsets up and running with the most recent security software in a blog post, along with an update on the status of its Android Security Rewards Program....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This KitchenAid Smart Display has an IPX5 water resistance rating August 24, 2025 The smart display market started ramping up with the launch of theLenovo Smart Displayand continued to build steam with the launch of theGoogle Home Hub. Now, a new company is entering the market: KitchenAid, with its new KitchenAid Smart Display, set to debut at CES 2019....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. True black dark mode for Twitter app finally comes to Android (Update) June 18, 2025 Update, May 31, 2025 (3:10 PM ET):After months of waiting, Twitter’s true-black dark mode is finally rolling out to Android devices. According to theofficial Twitter account, “Lights Out” is available starting today. The true-black dark mode arrives via Twitter for Android version 8.18.0. Once it lands on your device, you can enable it by navigating toSettings and privacy > Display and sound > Dark mode....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Vaporcade’s Jupiter is a phone you can smoke July 13, 2025 Phones with bendable or flexible displays,curved edges,second screens,shatterproof displays– we’ve seen a lot of devices that attempt to be unique by adding interesting hardware or design features that help them better stand out from the crowd. One thing we haven’t seen is a phone with a built-in vaporizer(nor did we expect to…), until now....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Verizon Galaxy S5 now updating to Android Marshmallow June 13, 2025 Just a few short hours ago,word broke that Canadian customerson the Rogers network were finally getting Marshmallow pushed to the 2014 Galaxy Note 4, and now new news has hit for American customers with a Galaxy S5 – also from 2014 – on Verizon. Sprint had previously been the first out of the gate with its variant mashing Marshmallowin early April, and just last weekT-Mobile’s version was giftedwith thesoon-to-be-outdatedAndroid build....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Verizon plans to block outgoing calls on remaining Galaxy Note 7 units July 16, 2025 Earlier this month,Verizon Wirelessrolled out an updateto the recalledSamsung Galaxy Note 7that was supposed to keep the phone’s battery from charging when it was installed. However, the carrier admits there are still “thousands” of its customers still using the phone, so many that Verizon is now planning even more drastic action to get them to turn in the recalled device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: Most of you don’t use battery saver mode often, if at all August 07, 2025 When it comes to using a phone, there’s nothing worse than your device running out of battery when you need it most. For years, manufacturers have offeredbattery saving modeson their phones to avoid that exact moment. But just how often do you need such a feature when 4,500mAh batteries have become commonplace on phones such as theOnePlus 8TandSamsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra?...