Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. March 2019 Android security patch is here for Pixel and Essential devices August 15, 2025 We are officially in March, which means it’s time forGoogleto reveal the latest Android security patch for its line of Pixel devices. Right on schedule, the search giant is rolling out the patch now to Google Pixel smartphones and the Google Pixel C tablet....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Mods could one day bring 5G data to the Moto Z series June 24, 2025 TheMoto Zappears to have been asuccessful handset for Lenovo this year, and the company is looking to extend the handset’s life cycle with more modes for the range over the next year. A new 3,000mAh Mophie battery pack that’s available from Verizon will be heading out to more regions, and there are plans for anIncipio car dock chargerwith a 3....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 10 Pro renders, video leak: That camera bump could be here to stay August 12, 2025 We got our first apparent glimpse of theOnePlus 10 Prolate last week, with frequent leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer posting renders of what he claimed was an early prototype. Now, the leaker is back with more images and a video of the device. HemmerstofferandZoutonposted renders and a video of what they called the “likely final version” of the OnePlus 10 Pro....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus phones include an easily exploitable backdoor (Update 2: Qualcomm responds) August 10, 2025 Update #2 (11/15) 14:09 EST:Qualcomm has reached out toAndroid Authorityto clarify some details on the EngineerMode app. A Qualcomm spokesperson says: Update (11/14) 17:03 EST:OnePlus has responded to earlier claims about Qualcomm’s EngineerMode app including an easily exploitable backdoor for hackers. In a poston the OnePlus forums, OxygenOS team memberOmegaHsutried to shed some light on the app in question and what exactly the company plans to do about it....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Razer hopes to debut its mobile device by the end of 2017 June 28, 2025 This seems like a familiar place, doesn’t it? We’ve heard whispers and murmurs from the rumor mill andRazerCEO Min-Liang Tan himself that the company has plans for the mobile gaming market. In a sit-down with CNBC, however, Tan let the cat out of the bag and confirmed that Razer is working on a mobile device and hopes to release the device by year’s end....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. REDMAGIC 3 review: Great value in a fun phone June 10, 2025 Nubia REDMAGIC 3 What we like What we don’t like Our scores The REDMAGIC 3 is the latest gaming device from nubia. It’s an absolutebeastconsidering the price tag, bringing several “firsts” and generally top-tier performance. The spec sheet certainly got my attention! Just to whet your appetite, consider these few points in the context of a sub-$500 phone (prices start at$479): Snapdragon 855 chipset, 8-12GB of RAM, 5,000mAh battery, the first ever 8K video recording, a built-in fan, 90Hz refresh rate, 6....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Redmi 10 Prime to launch in India next month: A tweaked Redmi 10? August 17, 2025 Xiaomiofficially revealed theRedmi 10last week (seen above), and it seems like a good budget proposition on paper for under $200. The company didn’t reveal Indian launch details at the time, but it’s now confirmed a launch date for the so-called Redmi 10 Prime....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: The next Mi Mix will feature AMOLED, even smaller bezels July 14, 2025 The reaction to Xiaomi’s Mi Mix has been phenomenal, withsomehailing the thin-bezel device as the future of smartphone design. But Xiaomi is not done pushing the envelope – rumors out of China claim that the Mi Mix 2 will be even more compact for its screen size....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung announces Q1 2016 earnings: revenue up 7.7% YoY, profit up 12% June 02, 2025 The past few years have been hard for Samsung as the Korean manufacturer has seen its smartphone sales slump due to increased competition across the board. While there was some good news to be had last year, the controversial removal of key features in flagship Galaxy devices irked some consumers to save their money or else spend elsewhere....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung to end app support for its first Android smartwatch, eight years later July 24, 2025 Believe it or not, Samsung has been supporting Android apps on the original Galaxy Gear ever since thecamera-equipped smartwatchmade its debut in 2013 — a lifetime ago in the technology world. All that is about to come to an end, though, asSamMobilereports that Samsung is ending support for Galaxy Store services on the watch as of July 01, 2025....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s new mid-range smartphone series set to launch next week August 06, 2025 Samsung introduced theGalaxy A 2019 seriesback in February. Naturally, it was assumed that the company would refresh the lineup in February 2020. However, it looks like Samsung is jumping the gun and releasing the Galaxy A 2020 series as soon as next week. Samsung Vietnam has put out a video teasing the launch of the Galaxy A 2020 series on December 12....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Smartphones said to be the cause of increasing car insurance premiums (and deaths) July 11, 2025 America’s drivers are said to be becoming more dangerous and insurance premiums are skyrocketing. The reason? Smartphones, apparently. One of the US’s largest auto insurers, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.,conducted a surveyin 2015 in which 36% of people admitted to texting while driving and 29% said they accessed the internet....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Someone has spent $1 million on ‘free-to-play’ mobile title Game of War June 09, 2025 A 45-year old California-based man has admitted to spending an estimated $1 million on mobile titleGame of War: Fire Agethrough money embezzled from his employer. The man, Kevin Lee Co, confessed to stealing nearly $5 million through his position at heavy-equipment company ‘Holt California’ between May 2008 to March 2015, which he also spent on plastic surgery and season tickets to the San Francisco 49ers....
