Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. PSA: Digital Wellbeing and Do Not Disturb might mute your alarms if you’re not careful July 08, 2025 I’m personally a huge fan of Google’s newDigital Wellbeinginitiative and Wind Down feature found inAndroid 9 Pie. But, as I almost found out the hard way, if you don’t haveDo Not Disturb mode(DnD) set up correctly, the two features could have you accidentally missing your alarms....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm 215 Mobile Platform announced: A much-needed upgrade for $100 phones August 07, 2025 The Snapdragon 200 series hasn’t received much attention in recent years, with the low-end mobile chipset family still stuck in the 32-bit era. Fortunately,Qualcommis rectifying this with the brand-new Qualcomm 215 Mobile Platform, positioned as the successor to the obsoleteSnapdragon 212. The new chipset finally brings the series into the 64-bit era, offering a quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU layout (1....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm Snapdragon 670, 640, and 460 specs leak August 08, 2025 Earlier this month, Qualcomm took the wraps off theSnapdragon 845. The chip will be Qualcomm’s flagship silicon for 2018 and appear in most flagship phones, but not every device needs the company’s flagship chip. To serve these devices, Qualcomm makes a variety of chips, and today we’re getting a look at three of them thanks to a leak onWeibo....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Razer CEO hints that 5G might be the reason for Razer Phone 3 delay June 13, 2025 Although we don’t know much for certain, we’re relatively sure thatthe Razer Phone 3 has been at the very least delayed— and at the very worst canceled altogether. We’re not quite sure why this is, but there’s plenty of evidence to back the suggestion....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. realme confirms 5G phone with Snapdragon 700-series chipset is coming July 13, 2025 Qualcomm madequite a splashatIFA 2019when it announced that it’s bringing5Gto Snapdragon 600, Snapdragon 700, and Snapdragon 800 series processors. The move takes us a big step closer to cheaper 5G phones, and there are few major brands with cheaper devices thanRealme. Now, the Chinese company has announced in an emailed press release that it will offer a smartphone with a new Snapdragon 700 series 5G chipset....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Redmi K30 Pro with Snapdragon 865 tipped to launch in March 2020 July 17, 2025 Xiaomi just launched theRedmi K30 5G and Redmi K30 4Gin China. Now, a tipster suggests that the Redmi K30 Pro is also on its way and will launch next year. Tipster Sudhashu Ambhoretweetedthat the K30 Pro will feature theSnapdragon 865 SoCand will launch in March 2020....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Google’s “Chirp” will be its answer to Amazon’s Echo June 13, 2025 Last year,Amazon released the Echo, “a hands-free speaker you control with your voice. Echo connects to the Alexa Voice Service to play music, provide information, news, sports scores, weather, and more—instantly. All you have to do is ask.” In a sense, it’s Siri or Google Now, but liberated from a smartphone and living in a stationary cylindrical device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung acquires another AI startup, probably to improve Bixby June 24, 2025 Samsung has acquired AI startup Kngine, nabbing a 100-percent stake in the company, according to a report fromThe Investor(viaSam Mobile). The website broke the news earlier today, though how much Samsung paid for the company wasn’t disclosed. Knginelaunched in Egypt in 2013 as the developer of mobile solutions based on deep learning....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE launch may have been canceled August 11, 2025 Samsunglaunched the Galaxy S20 FE in September 2020, giving consumers a cheaper gateway into the company’s flagship series. However, the phone may not see a follow-up this year after all. Samsung has now reportedly canceled the launch of theGalaxy S21 FE. Per aDDailyreport quoting a Samsung representative, the company has canned a mid-October event to play host to the Galaxy S21 FE debut....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung hints Galaxy A phone with four cameras is coming next month July 09, 2025 Samsung hasannouncedthat it will unveil a new Galaxy phone at an event on October 11. While we don’t know for sure what Samsung is planning, the “A Galaxy Event” title suggests a new Galaxy A series entry may be revealed. Samsung normally makes Galaxy A series announcements inDecember,so while slightly earlier than normal, an October unveiling wouldn’t be completely off schedule....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. SandroProxy: Increasing your privacy and security when Web browsing on Android July 24, 2025 Whether we’re on a trip, at work, or even at home, Web browsing has become a part of our daily life. Mobile phones have allowed us to keep connected to the Internet wherever we go. Browsing, however, has a few perils. You could come across harmful malware or viruses that could damage your device, or worse, steal your log-in credentials....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Snap reportedly working on 2nd gen Spectacles that may include AR capabilities July 20, 2025 Snap is said to be working on a sequel to its video recording glasses, Spectacles, according to a report fromTechCrunch.Citing a person with knowledge of the plans,TechCrunchsaid the new glasses could be “quite radical,” and a notable departure from last year’s glasses, though precisely how isn’t yet clear....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sprint to customers: Everything will be wonderful after the T-Mobile merger August 16, 2025 With the announcement thatT-MobileandSprintofficially plan tomerge their operations, Sprint now has the unenviable task to relay the news to its customers. How does the United States’ fourth-largest carrier plan to do that? With plenty of PR speak and a comforting line or two. According to documents thatXDA Developersrecently obtained, Sprint gave its employees talking points if a customer asks about the merger....