Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The man behind Star Wars' holochess is making a monster-battling AR board game June 07, 2025 One of the most memorable parts about the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars is the holochess game, where C-3PO famously instructed R2D2 to “let the wookiee win.” If you’ve ever thought the holochess game, or Dejarik, would make for a great game in real life, you’re in luck — Phil Tippett, the creator of the original stop-motion monsters in Star Wars, is bringing a similar game to the real world called HoloGrid: Monster Battle....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The story behind Snapchat’s Android rebuild July 24, 2025 Snapchatannounced a big move in late 2017. It was going to fix all of the problems its Android version had in comparison to the iOS version. The goal was a cleaner, faster, and less buggy experience. This was no small redesign or halfhearted rebuild effort — it was an entire rewrite from the ground up....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The two-face YotaPhone 2 is coming to T-Mobile this spring [Rumor] June 12, 2025 TheYotaPhone 2made quite a splash at last week’sCES 2015, after a few rumors began circulating around the web regarding the availability of the device. Currently, the YotaPhone 2 is available in 20 countries throughout Europe, the CIS and the Middle East, though it was originally slated to head to the US by the end of 2014....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. These OnePlus 6 sample shots don’t tell us much at all August 25, 2025 TheOnePlus 6hype train is at full speed, as the company sheds light on various features ahead of launch. Now, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has jumped on board by sharing a sextet of photos onWeibo(viaAndroid Central). The pictures, taken in Stanford, California, were apparently shot on the OnePlus 6....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Update to Samsung Internet Beta protects you from malicious websites June 10, 2025 Samsungupdated its Samsung Internet Beta app with some visual overhauls, improved performance on low-end devices, and other features. Most notably, the update introduces Protected Browsing, a handy tool for those browsing the web. Protected Browsing cross-references a URL’s hash with an existing database of dangerous websites. If a website is a perfect match, the browser suggests you turn back to avoid having your information potentially stolen or malware potentially installed on your device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: The new HTCU12 Plus is hot, but not July 03, 2025 We asked about theHTC U12 Plusthis week, and the fact that what we had to ask tells you part of the story with the once-behemoth Taiwanese smartphone maker. HTC has its long history with Android, but there’s been a long slow slide from an important brand to an alternative, and the problem that HTCdoesn’t have the cut-through it once did....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What are Android App permissions, and how do devs implement them? August 13, 2025 From recording videos, to making phone calls, to completing purchases and posting updates to your various social media accounts – there’s countless legitimate reasons why an Android app might require access to sensitive services, device capabilities, or user information. Read Next:What are Android app permissions and how to use them if you’re not a developer...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why Samsung killing the Note 7 was absolutely the right move June 19, 2025 Samsung officially discontinuing the Galaxy Note 7might have come as a little bit of a surprise to some. After all, if the company could get the device back on shelves it could potentially still make $10 billion in sales over the next year. But killing off the embattledGalaxy Note 7brand sooner rather than later was actually a much wiser move....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WileyFox beats the odds: Support will continue, new phones coming June 29, 2025 In early February 2018, we sadly reported thatWileyFox, the U.K. upstart company that promised low-priced smartphones with high-end specs,had entered administration, which is the U.K. equivalent of bankruptcy here in the United States. For a company that’s hadmore than its fair share of issuessince it burst onto the scene in 2015, the news seemed like its death knell....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Withings' pricey new watch is for health nuts and diving enthusiasts June 23, 2025 If you liked the concept of theWithings ScanWatch, but the design was a little too plain for your taste, there’s a new variant out in the wild. Today, the company announced the Withings ScanWatch Horizon, which melds the tried and trusted ScanWatch health kit with a dive watch facade....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Worry not, you can still have Bixby on older Samsung smartphones August 03, 2025 Samsung’s Bixby might not have as great a rap as Google Assistant or Alexa, but it has certainlybecome more usefulsince its 2.0 refresh. Now,SamMobilereports that Samsung will be pulling the plug on Bixby for older Galaxy devices running Android Nougat orOreo. A bevy of headlines might have you believe that this is the end of Bixby on older Samsung flagships, but that’s not the case at all....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi has plans for the UK in November August 04, 2025 Even thoughXiaomisits pretty as one of the world’s largest smartphone manufacturers, the company announced it will officially make its way to the U.K. starting November 8. Products that Xiaomi plans to sell in the U.K. include a “flagship smartphone” and several of its smart home products. We can assume the unnamed phone is the recently-announcedMi Mix 3, which features a manual sliding mechanism and an incredibly high screen-to-body ratio....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Yet another brand will unveil 125W charging this week (Update: More details) August 18, 2025 Update, August 11, 2025 (2AM ET):realme confirmed plans earlier this week for ultra-fast charging, with an executive hinting at 125W speeds as well. Now, the company has officially revealed that it will offer 125W charging. More specifically, the Chinese brandstatedthat its solution can go from zero to 33% in just three minutes when charging a 4,000mAh battery....