Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Stagefright-based ‘Metaphor’ exploit can take control of your phone in just 15 seconds August 23, 2025 The old Android malware beastie is at it again, with researchers uncovering a new Stagefright-based exploit that can be used to take control of your Samsung, LG or HTCphone in just 15 seconds. The working exploit has been dubbed “Metaphor” by the Israeli research team that discovered it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. That HTCVive smartphone video? Take it with a grain of salt (Updated) July 15, 2025 Update, 2:52PM EST:The video was taken down from Vimeo and Shaun Saperstein’s website (you’re able to still see it in on Evan Blass’ Twitter feed). That makes it seem like the video was not supposed to be publicized. Original post, 09:10AM EST:HTC’s smartphone business is in dire need of a reboot, but the company’s other big venture – virtual reality – is actuallygrowing steadily....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The best free and paid Android app development courses June 30, 2025 If you’ve been thinking of becoming an Android developer, now is the time to jump in. Android is by far the most popular smartphone operating system and it gives developers a huge amount of flexibility in terms of what they can do. Read Next:Anatomy of an app: An introduction to activity lifecycles...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Coolpad Dyno Smartwatch is a new 4G LTE wearable made for kids Jul 17, 2025 As part of itsCES 2019announcements, Coolpad has officially revealed the new Coolpad Dyno Smartwatch, a wearable made specifically for kids. So far, Coolpad has not revealed much in the way of details for the smartwatch. It did say that it will have a “friendly, animated interface” that, combined with a smartphone app for Android and iOS, will allow parents to locate their children if they are wearing the watch....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The L8 SmartLight: get visual notifications on a Bluetooth LED lamp August 01, 2025 As you guys may well know, Kickstarter is a website where tech project managers attempt to get funding so that they can turn their ideas into reality. This method is probably the best way to test how the public will react to a certain product before heaps of money are wasted into projects that could potentially fail to draw in customers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Pixel 3’s Super Res Zoom feature looks nifty, but how does it work? August 08, 2025 Announced as one of the marquee features of thePixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL’scameras, Super Res Zoom promises to clean up digital zoom in such a way that makes it stand toe-to-toe with optical zoom. How the feature works, however, is something we did not know untilGoogleexplained everything in a recentblog post....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Twitter adds a “quality filter” and new notification controls June 18, 2025 When it comes to Android apps you can never have too much customization. As much as we appreciate companies likeTwitterdoing their best to apply AI and machine learning to show us the content they (or the robots) think is most relevant, nothing quite beats a good old on/off switch....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Verizon: Google Pixel will come with no bloatware. Okay, maybe just a little… August 22, 2025 The Google Pixel stands to potentially be a game changer that’s already polarizing Android fans across the spectrum. Although its plain design reminds a lot of people of the iPhone, the device is promising a uniquely integrated fully Google experience, which is something that we’venever seen before– not even from the Nexus line....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. vivo V15 Pro review: Pop goes the selfie August 03, 2025 Vivo V15 Pro What we like What we don’t like vivo has had an interesting year. From theApexconcept to thevivo NEX, and then thevivo NEX Dual Display, the company has surprised us with its ability to innovate and offer something different. Like them or not, thepop-up cameraand rear display unit definitely added some much-needed pizzaz to the phones’ otherwise me-too designs....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Warnings will appear for Android apps not targeting Oreo or higher by 2020 June 09, 2025 According to Google, over 95 percent of malicious Android apps caught byGoogle Play Protectare targeting older Android versions. The malicious app creators do this to avoid runtime permissions, even when installed on devices with the latest version of Android. Things get more complicated and dangerous when you have apps downloaded from sources which aren’t theGoogle Play Store....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: Unsurprisingly, the best Galaxy S10 model is… July 08, 2025 Android Authorityhas some very passionate readers. That’s why we often turn to you for your opinion on certain things. Last week, we asked you to choose your favorite smartphone that was released in the first half of 2019. We bundled all three Galaxy S10 models — theGalaxy S10,S10 Plus, andS10e— into the same selection....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Who asked for Xiaomi’s portless concept phone? July 09, 2025 Xiaomi’s portless phonemay just be a concept, but there’s little doubt that it ruffled some feathers. The absence of basics like buttons or a side frame is audacious even for a company well-known forpushing boundaries. Virtually all the ‘rules’ of phone design have been thrown away, and that’s leaving some people livid....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Redmi 3 announced with full metal chassis and 4,100 mAh battery for $105 July 04, 2025 Xiaomi just put out a fast-charging external battery pack for $105 that happens to have a smartphone attached. That’s one way of looking at theXiaomi Redmi 3, a ridiculously cheap phone with a massive 4,100 mAh battery that extends the talk-time of its predecessor by 80%....