Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This wild video shows what could be the future of mobile voice assistants June 25, 2025 Imagine a world where you can look at something, ask a question about it, and immediately get an answer. That’s exactly what researchers at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University are developing. The project is calledWorldGaze, and it’s pretty amazing. According to the team, WorldGaze “enhances mobile voice interaction with real-world gaze location....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Tiny Archers brings a fresh take on the castle-defense genre July 16, 2025 If you’re missingAngry Birds‘ drag and release gameplay, 1DER Entertainment’s new game Tiny Archers might interest you. Available for free in the Play Store, the game’s primary objective is to protect your tower from evil goblins by shooting arrows and eliminating them. And I must say, it’s quite addicting....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. True wireless earbuds are everywhere, but I’m not convinced yet July 26, 2025 It’s only taken a couple of years fortrue wireless earbudsto flood the market, as audio companies and smartphone brands alike all jumped on the wire-free bandwagon and ditched the cable running between earbuds. But as unobtrusive as these gadgets are, I simply find myself unwilling to switch to them....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Verizon Smart Family: Parental controls get new name, premium tier June 02, 2025 Whether you’re a helicopter parent or just have kids who neglect their homework, Verizon’s FamilyBase seems like a pretty decent option. But the U.S. network has opted to rebrand the service, now going by theSmart Familymoniker. The service, which costs $4.99 a month, offers a suite of controls for parents....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Watch a group of hackers trick Galaxy S8’s iris scanner (Update: Samsung statement) August 13, 2025 Update (5/25):Samsung sentGizmodothe following statement: We’ll be sure to update you as this story develops. Original post (5/23):Hackers from the Chaos Computer Club have demonstrated just how easy it is to trick the Galaxy S8’s iris scanner. In a perfectly controlled environment, that is....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What the hell is this new phone from Essential’s Andy Rubin? (Update) July 04, 2025 Update, June 19, 2025 (1:39AM ET):Essential founder Andy Rubin posted images of a new mobile phone yesterday, but it wasn’t clear whether this was an Essential product or from another venture. Now, Essential has confirmed that it is indeed working on this device, posting a series of photos on Twitter as well....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Which country has the fastest mobile network? August 19, 2025 OpenSignal is back with another in depth report into the state of national mobile networks. However, unlikelast year’s look at 4G LTE data, this latest report examines 3G/4G speeds and coverage together. This gives us a much better look at how countries across the globe compare when it comes to the typical consumer experience and which offer the fastest mobile networks....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why there are no 5G modems inside next-generation SoCs July 10, 2025 We now know what thenext-generation of smartphone chipslook like. All three of them will power smartphones throughout 2019. At the same time, we hear carriers and handset manufacturers talking up their first5Gproducts, yet neither theSnapdragon 855, the Exynos 9820, nor theKirin 980come equipped with 5G modems. Instead, thee next-gen chipsets are “5G Ready....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite: Price, availability, and release date July 04, 2025 The newly announcedXiaomi Mi A2and Mi A2 Lite are mid-range smartphones with some impressive camera hardware. They also support Google’sAndroid Oneplatform, which offers a stock Android 8.1 Oreo OS, monthly security updates, and the promise of faster feature updates thanks toProject Treble. So when will you be able to get one of these phones, and how much will they cost?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xperia Z5 pre-orders available at the Carphone Warehouse June 30, 2025 Sonymay have only announced its new Xperia Z5 range the other day, but pre-orders have already landed in the UK at high-street retailer Carphone Warehouse. TheSony Xperia Z5andXperia Z5 Compactare both available to pre-order right now, while you can reserve interest in the 4K display equipped Xperia Z5 Premium....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Your current Samsung watch won’t get Wear OS, but will still see updates June 06, 2025 One of the highlights of theGoogle I/O 2021keynote today was Google’s announcement that it has teamed up with Samsung to revamp the Android wearables industry. Google, Samsung, and Fitbit plan to combine all their powers to make a hybrid operating system that will bea mix of Wear OS, Fitbit OS, and Samsung’s Tizen....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. YouTube ad-free subscription service said to launch on October 22nd July 03, 2025 YouTube is expected to release a subscription service that will get rid of ads; there is no secret there. Therumors have been going strongabout it. The issue is so far all we have gotten is a general sense of the idea. Needless to say we have been itching for more details, and today we might be getting the best YouTube murmurs around the inter webs....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE Axon S, Axon V offer the weirdest solutions to the notch yet June 19, 2025 ZTEhad a pretty solidMWC 2019, as it revealed theAxon 10 Pro 5GandBlade V10devices. It looks like the company has two more phones on offer though and they might have the strangest designs of 2019. Listings for theZTE Axon SandAxon Vquietly appeared on the iF World Design Guide website and were first spotted byNotebookItalia....