Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: HUAWEI to get 6-month waiver extension allowing it to push updates July 16, 2025 The US Department of Commerce is expected to extend the temporary waiver allowing US firms to conduct limited business with HUAWEI. The currenttemporary general licenseis set to expire on November 18.Politicoreports that the Commerce Department is likely to grant an extension of another six months....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Run Google Glass on your Android phone June 26, 2025 The answer of course is to run Google Glass on your Android phone or tablet. OK, you probably shouldn’t try and mount it on your head with rubber bands and Scotch tape, but you may play with the interface and test out what kind of things Google Glass can do....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy A Quantum 2 images leak: The Galaxy A82 in Korea June 19, 2025 It seems like Samsung is getting ready to launch theGalaxy A82soon, as the phone’s specs were revealed on the Google Play Console earlier this month. We got a fleeting look at the front of the device in this listing, but it looks like several more images have leaked showing what could be the Korean variant....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S20 pre-orders on Amazon come with free Galaxy Buds, Duo Pad June 22, 2025 If you haven’t pre-ordered your Galaxy S20 yet, you might want tohit up Amazon. The retailer is offering two free gifts with your pre-orders for any of the three Galaxy S20 devices. Those two free gifts are a set ofSamsung Galaxy Budsand aDuo Pad, which wirelessly charges two devices at the same time....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S21 records worst sales in years sparking internal company review July 30, 2025 Samsung’sGalaxy S21 seriesmay have come in cheaper than its predecessor but its sales have reportedly been the worst in Samsung’s recent history. Numbers reported by Counterpoint Research (viaNaver) show a significant drop in Galaxy S21 sales compared to sales of the Galaxy S20, S10, and even older flagships....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Note 5 camera shootout: More Pixels or Bigger Pixels? July 11, 2025 With their latest Galaxy S flagships, theGalaxy S7andGalaxy S7 Edge, Samsung made quite an interesting move on the camera front, with both these devices featuring 12 MP primary shooters, compared to the 16 MP units of their high-end offerings from 2015. While it may seem like a downgrade at first glance, Samsung chose to favor a larger pixel size instead of more megapixels this time around, intended to allow for far better performance in low light conditions....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung might be launching wireless in-ear headphones with the Galaxy S8 July 19, 2025 TheGalaxy S8is supposedly going to follow suit with other OEMs that have decided to remove the 3.5 mm analog headphone port. Until this point though, we hadn’t heard what Samsung plans to do to cash in on the valuable accessories market that opportunity will open up....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s 7,000mAh phone lands, and more tech news you need to know today July 13, 2025 1. 7,000mAh Samsung’s M-series of Galaxy smartphones promised plenty in early 2019 when they were first unveiled as proper mid-range devices, mostly focused on India. Now we’ve seen rumors of the new Galaxy M51 with a huge battery, and Samsung surprised everyone with the phone quietlygoing official on Samsung’s official German website....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony SmartWatch 3 gets a new stainless steel version, interchangeable bands too June 27, 2025 When Sony announced the SmartWatch 3, it kept its typical smartwatch design language but ditched its own OS in favor of the Android Wear platform. Of course not everyone was keen on Sony’s design language for the watch, and so it looks like Sony is hoping to appeal to even more users by introducing a new variant of the SW3 that offers a stainless steel chassis....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony to hold Taiwan/Hong Kong press conference for its “new Xperia flagship” June 19, 2025 A number of Asian media sites are reporting that Sony will be holding a launch event for its new Xperia flagship in Hong Kong and Taiwan next week, along with a range of other devices for Asian markets. Sony has a number of press events scheduled in Eastern markets during next week....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. SoundGuys: USB-C audio is dead June 15, 2025 In a sea of3D audioproducts and true-wireless earbuds,USB Type-C headphoneswere nowhere in sight at CES 2019. This absence isn’t an accident, however. Rather, it’s the deafening silence of an abandoned product category. While many looked to USB-C audio as the successor to the famed physical port, the available models aren’t catching on, and they don’t seem to be going anywhere....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile CFO admits they are shifting away from promoting unlimited data July 07, 2025 T-Mobile has long been considered one of the best sources if you’re looking for a carrier that offers unlimited data. While it’s true that Tmo still has such a plan in play, recently T-Mobile has been making subtle changes in its marketing that point more emphasis on its limited plans that offer perks like Binge On....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile offering a year of Netflix with Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge purchase July 08, 2025 When the Galaxy S7 and its curved sibling launched almost a year ago, T-Mobile offered a year of Netflix for free to those who pre-ordered. Well, that offer is now back for a very limited amount of time, so if you were thinking of getting a S7 device with the magenta Un-carrier, you might want to do it now....