Motorola Droid Turbo will supposedly receive Android 5.1 Lollipop around mid-June

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola Droid Turbo will supposedly receive Android 5.1 Lollipop around mid-June July 23, 2025 Motorolahas been historically diligent about updating their mobile devices to the latest versions of Android in a timely fashion, but that’s far from the truth when it comes to theVerizon-exclusiveDroid Turbo.Android 5.0 Lollipophas been available on devices for more than 6 months now, and the poor old Droid Turbo hasn’t seen an update since its launch last October....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Jordan Bell

Motorola sales doubled year on year, more than 10 million phones sold in Q4

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola sales doubled year on year, more than 10 million phones sold in Q4 July 08, 2025 Lenovo announced results for the first quarter with Motorola in the house, and everything seems to be going according to plan so far. Lenovocompleted the acquisitionof Motorola from Google on October 30, following the announcement of the$2.9 billion deal in January 2014....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Kimberly Clark

Multiplayer is Google Stadia’s secret weapon against traditional consoles

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Multiplayer is Google Stadia’s secret weapon against traditional consoles August 15, 2025 This week we finally received concrete details onGoogle Stadia, includingpricingat 10 bucks a month. This gives you access to 4K 60fps streaming andDestiny 2 with its expansions, with more free titles to come. Plus, there is a free service launching in 2020, which gives unrestricted access at a slightly lower quality....

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 504 words · Anthony Allen

New report plunges LG's rollable phone launch into further doubt (Updated)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New report plunges LG’s rollable phone launch into further doubt (Updated) August 18, 2025 Update: August 07, 2025 (12:43 AM ET):LG has issued an official statement toThe Vergedenying the below-mentioned report that it has shelved plans to launch its rollable phone. “I can firmly deny that any such decision on future mobile products has been finalized,” an LG spokesperson told the publication....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Olivia Cole

Now you can talk to random strangers with Facebook Messenger Rooms

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Now you can talk to random strangers with Facebook Messenger Rooms July 25, 2025 If you’ve ever felt the need to start chatting with random strangers online,Facebookhas a new feature with you in mind. Well, when I say “new” I really mean “old” but in a repackaged new location. Facebook Rooms as a standalone app was killed off back in December last year, but it is now reappearing as a part ofMessenger....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Jennifer Carpenter

OnePlus has a 'surprise' planned for March 3 (Update: 5G snowball fights)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus has a ‘surprise’ planned for March 3 (Update: 5G snowball fights) July 24, 2025 Update, June 06, 2025 (7:11AM ET):OnePlus revealed plans for a surprise coming on March 3, later giving us “snow” and “5G” as two clues. It also clarified that the surprise wasn’t a smartphone or a commercial product. So what was the big reveal all about, then?...

August 20, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · James Callahan

OnePlus merging Oxygen OS and Hydrogen OS to improve updates

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus merging Oxygen OS and Hydrogen OS to improve updates July 12, 2025 OnePlus has been shaking the industry from the very start. They offer great hardware at unbelievable prices, but they have been divided in the software department. Literally; they created Oxygen OS for the general market, while their Chinese customers get to use Hydrogen OS. The former offers a much more clean interface that looks very much like vanilla Android, while Hydrogen OS is a tweaked in a heavier manner....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Justin Rhodes

Ouch! BlackBerry Key2 specs laid bare a day before launch

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Ouch! BlackBerry Key2 specs laid bare a day before launch June 23, 2025 Back in April, China’s TENAA telecoms authority revealed a fewBlackBerry Key2specs and renders. Now, the entire spec sheet has been revealed. The information comes via serial leakerEvan Blass, who also tweeted a few renders of the handset. True to the TENAA images, the new pictures show a similar keyboard-equipped design to theBlackBerry KeyOneand a dual-camera setup....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 289 words · Kirsten Whitney

Pokémon Go Plus delayed till September

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pokémon Go Plus delayed till September July 10, 2025 Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll be aware that Nintendo’s latest game,Pokémon Go, has taken the world by storm. The game uses augmented reality and lets users catch Pokémon on the go. While only recently released, the game has clocked over 25 million users in a single day, and over 20 million on average....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · James Howard

Razer's CEO hints it has big plans for the mobile gaming market

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Razer’s CEO hints it has big plans for the mobile gaming market August 07, 2025 Razer is making major plans to disrupt the mobile gaming industry, much like it has with the PC gaming audience. At least, that’s what the company’s CEO Tan Min-liang says it plans to do. In a new interview, he stated that mobile gaming will be “a huge part of our business” in the future....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · David Lee

Report: Android N won’t include “3D Touch” support at launch

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Android N won’t include “3D Touch” support at launch July 23, 2025 When Android N launches this fall, the operating system willnotinclude built-in support for pressure-sensitive touch screens in the vein of Apple’s 3D Touch. That’s the gist of a brief report fromRecodethat came out today, which claims that Google delayed the feature due to unspecified reasons. The feature will probably be released, sources say, as part of a “maintenance update....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Elizabeth Powell

S Health app for Samsung Galaxy S3 helps monitor blood sugar, blood pressure level and other health stats

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. S Health app for Samsung Galaxy S3 helps monitor blood sugar, blood pressure level and other health stats August 25, 2025 Understanding the peril of the sedentary lifestyle that the modern day is offering, Samsung has created an app that will save you from making that trip to the clinic and make you more up to date on what’s happening inside your body....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 296 words · Daniel Howell

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip announced: The foldable for the masses

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip announced: The foldable for the masses June 28, 2025 Today atGalaxy Unpacked 2020, Samsung formally revealed the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, its second-ever foldable device. It launched the new smartphone alongsidethe family of Galaxy S20 devicesas well as the newSamsung Galaxy Buds Plus. Related:Samsung Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, and S20 Ultra are here: What you need to know...

August 20, 2025 · 5 min · 915 words · Patricia Benson