Spotify intends to match Apple Music’s discount family plan

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Spotify intends to match Apple Music’s discount family plan July 03, 2025 Yesterday, Apple announced itsApple Musicmusic service and also confirmed that the platform will beheading to Androidat some point in the future. The market may already be full of competing music services with an equal, if not larger arrays of features, but Apple’s low cost family plan could shake up the market a little bit....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Jerome Hunt

Swiftkey beta now automatically switches to incognito mode when you go 'gift shopping'

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Swiftkey beta now automatically switches to incognito mode when you go ‘gift shopping’ July 23, 2025 Most mobile browsers these days have a private browsing mode, automatically deleting your browsing history and other data upon exiting this mode.Keyboard appshave followed suit, and now Swiftkey’s take on the functionality has received a welcome tweak. According to areddit threadandNeowin, the latest Swiftkey beta update (version 7....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Theresa Ramirez

The best Apple iPhone 7 Plus cases you can buy

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The best Apple iPhone 7 Plus cases you can buy June 23, 2025 Apple’s iPhone 7 family brought quite a few changes to the landscape back in 2016. It ditched the physical home button for a haptic one and skipped the headphone jack for the first time. Now, the iPhone 7 Plus is nearing the end of its days, but it can still be useful as an iPod replacement....

June 29, 2025 · 5 min · 856 words · Lisa Morales

The Essential Phone might possibly, just maybe, get Android Q

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Essential Phone might possibly, just maybe, get Android Q August 14, 2025 If Essentialwas in trouble, the company clearly did not get the memo. Essential continues to push out updates to thePH-1and recently held its monthlyReddit AMA, where the company gave us a peek at what is in store for the future. Even though the PH-1 supports theAndroid P beta, someone asked if the phone would eventually get Android Q....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Sandra Sanchez

The OnePlus One... Now

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The OnePlus One… Now June 05, 2025 We are only a few days away from the official launch of theOnePlus Two, and with the hype train running at full steam, we are certainly excited about getting our hands on this latest high-end offering from the Chinese OEM. Before we do get to see what this sequel has to offer, we thought it a good idea to revisit the smartphone that started it all, and certainly captured the attention of the media and consumers alike, even if not always in a positive way....

June 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1087 words · Andrea Davis

The Samsung Eco 2 OLED display helps the Galaxy Z Fold 3 use less power

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Samsung Eco 2 OLED display helps the Galaxy Z Fold 3 use less power August 04, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 3was announced just a few days ago, but the next-generation foldable phone has even more new technology than we first thought. Today,SamsungDisplay announced that the phone is the first to use its new Eco 2 OLED technology, which offers several benefits for the Galaxy Z Fold 3....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Bradley Hess

UK's Royal Mail won't ship the Galaxy Note 7 for you

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. UK’s Royal Mail won’t ship the Galaxy Note 7 for you June 01, 2025 TheGalaxy Note 7might be one of the best smartphones of the year butthe high-profile recallthreatens to derail the handset before it has fully launched. After making the no-fly list on several airlines –not surprising after the Note 7 caught fire on a plane– some couriers are also stopping you from shipping your handset, even if it’s back to Samsung themselves....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Stephanie Marquez

Will anyone be sad to lose Samsung's physical home button?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Will anyone be sad to lose Samsung’s physical home button? July 17, 2025 The physical home button is a smartphone facet that’s slowly becoming extinct. In 2016, the flagship devices from Google, Sony, LG, and HUAWEI all lacked such a button on their hardware. Meanwhile, Samsung has been holding onto the physical home button – it was still in place on its most recent flagship, the ill-fatedGalaxy Note 7– though the company is expected to ditch it on its upcoming flagship, theGalaxy S8....

June 29, 2025 · 5 min · 1049 words · Gary King

Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G launched in India: What's new with this edition?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G launched in India: What’s new with this edition? July 20, 2025 Xiaomiis known for adding models to its existing lineups well after they’ve launched. Today, it’s continuing that trend. The company has announced the Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G in India, a mid-range phone emphasizing its thin and light build. To that end, the phone measures under 7mm thick and weighs in at 158 grams....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Erik Williams

Xiaomi bringing Mi Mix 3’s brilliant Night Mode to Mi 8 Lite camera

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi bringing Mi Mix 3’s brilliant Night Mode to Mi 8 Lite camera August 10, 2025 TheXiaomi Mi 8 Litewill receive the night mode camera treatment, according to a recentWeibo postfrom a company executive (viaMydrivers). Chuan Wang, Xiaomi’s VP and co-founder, said an engineer was working overtime to port theMi Mix 3camera feature to the Mi 8 Lite, which suggests it could be coming soon....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 245 words · Nicholas Macdonald

Xiaomi brings three Redmi 6 models to India: Here's how much you'll be paying

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi brings three Redmi 6 models to India: Here’s how much you’ll be paying June 17, 2025 Xiaomi‘s Redmi family usually offers great value for money, so we’re glad to see threeRedmi 6variants launch in India. But what are you actually getting when you buy one of these devices? Starting with the most expensive model — the Redmi 6 Pro — you’re literally getting theMi A2 Litewith MIUI instead ofAndroid One....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Renee Fowler

Xiaomi's latest product splash includes new smart TVs, laptops, and even shoes

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi’s latest product splash includes new smart TVs, laptops, and even shoes June 24, 2025 Xiaomi held its “Smarter Living” online event in India today wherein it announced a spate of new products, including the Mi Band 6, Mi TV 5X, Mi NoteBook Ultra, and more. Of course, some of these products aren’t brand new and are just making their way to India now....

June 29, 2025 · 4 min · 643 words · Angela Ferguson

ZTE Axon Mini Premium Edition review

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE Axon Mini Premium Edition review June 05, 2025 ZTE Axon Mini Premium Edition What we like What we don’t like Our scores ZTE launched itsAxon flagship smartphoneearlier this year. The device has a 5.5 inch display and a Snapdragon 810 processor. At the same time ZTE also mentioned that it had a “mini” version in the pipeline. Then back in October we got ourfirst official detailsof the 5....

June 29, 2025 · 12 min · 2394 words · Elizabeth Griffith