Sprint's 4 day promo offers unlimited talk, text and data for $50 a month (update: extended til end of March)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sprint’s 4 day promo offers unlimited talk, text and data for $50 a month (update: extended til end of March) June 06, 2025 Updated (2/1): It seems that Sprint has had a change of heart. What was supposed to be a very short four-day promo has now been extended considerably, all the way untilthe end of March. Sprint’slatest promotion may be one of its best yet, but it’s only going to last for a short while....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Daniel Allen

Strava screws non-paying users, removes features and breaks 3rd-party apps

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Strava screws non-paying users, removes features and breaks 3rd-party apps August 10, 2025 Strava, one of thebest fitness applicationsyou can find on any platform, is getting significantly worse for people who don’t pay for the service. It’s removing three major features for non-paying users, as well as one notable feature regarding third-party application support. Over44,000 third-party appsare compatible with Strava, many of which can access segment leaderboards....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Amy Martinez

T-Mobile starts taking LG G5 orders, while AT&T begins shipping handsets

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile starts taking LG G5 orders, while AT&T begins shipping handsets July 02, 2025 A selection of major US carriers havebeen accepting pre-ordersfor the newLG G5flagship for a while now, and T-Mobile has now finally started taking sales of its own. To convince you to part with your cash, T-Mobile is also throwing in a free spare battery and charging cradle, along with a LG Friends 360 Cam....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Marissa Smith

The Nokia 6 (2019) might have a display cutout for the front camera

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Nokia 6 (2019) might have a display cutout for the front camera July 18, 2025 It’s been a little over a year since HMD Global announced theNokia 6 (2018). With a successor likely on the horizon, Twitter account Nokia Leakspublishedwhat could be the successor’s specifications. According to the leak, the so-called Nokia 6 (2019) — it’s also referred to as the Nokia 6....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Michael Johnson

There could be a new, incredibly ambitious Essential device shown at CES 2019

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. There could be a new, incredibly ambitious Essential device shown at CES 2019 August 06, 2025 Earlier this year, the Android world was stunned to find out Essential — the company started by the father of Android, Andy Rubin, which released the innovativeEssential Phone— would not release an Essential Phone 2 and was, in fact,planning to sell the company....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Steven Phillips

This week in Android: HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro review, OnePlus 6T hands-on, and more

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Android: HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro review, OnePlus 6T hands-on, and more June 02, 2025 It’s November, which means#Phonepacolypse is officially over. What better way to round out the month than with the introduction to one of the most anticipated phones in the industry, theOnePlus 6T. OnePlus’ refresh of theOnePlus 6loses the headphone jack and adds an in-screen fingerprint sensor....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 625 words · Candice Mendez

This week in Android: HUAWEI P30 Pro review and the death of Inbox

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Android: HUAWEI P30 Pro review and the death of Inbox July 21, 2025 This week we published our fullHUAWEI P30 Pro review, and oh boy does itlive up to the hype. Our reviewers were very impressed withits camera, whichtopples even the Pixel 3’s low-light photographyin our direct comparison. Speaking of Pixel devices, we revisited ourPixel 3 review for 2019, and reported that the Pixel 2 and 2 XL areno longer being sold....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Jennifer Ross

Vivo's V21 5G boasts a selfie camera with OIS (Updated: Indian launch)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Vivo’s V21 5G boasts a selfie camera with OIS (Updated: Indian launch) July 08, 2025 Update: August 09, 2025 (3:38AM ET):vivo has now launched the V21 5G in India. We’ve updated the article with pricing and availability details for the market. Original article: July 14, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. ET:Vivohas made a point of includingstand-out camera technologyin its phones, and that includes its latest budget phones....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Lisa Carter

Wacky Samsung design details a dual-folding phone with sliding keyboard

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Wacky Samsung design details a dual-folding phone with sliding keyboard August 19, 2025 According to a design patent filed bySamsung, the firm is exploring adding more folds and keyboards to its future mobile devices. PerLetsGoDigital, a Samsung Display patent filed in Korea in 2018 has now surfaced showcasing the firm’s vision of a future folding phone. The device wouldn’t strictly be a smartphone, though....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Stacie Sutton

Why my next phone doesn't need to have a headphone jack

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why my next phone doesn’t need to have a headphone jack June 24, 2025 It’s been a few years since Apple callouslyditched the headphone jack, and since then, competitors have eagerly followed. It’s no longer blasphemous to see a smartphone release sans-headphone jack, a trend that has pressured consumers to embrace thetrue wirelessepoch. While I still champion wired audio quality over wireless, the fact of the matter is thatBluetoothplayback is good enough for my day-to-day purposes....

June 24, 2025 · 5 min · 975 words · Lisa Sullivan

Xiaomi promises to adhere better to the rules of Android for new devices

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi promises to adhere better to the rules of Android for new devices July 07, 2025 Xiaomimight be one of the largest Android device manufacturers in the world, but it has a knack forskirting the lawwhen it comes to open source rules and regulations. In a statement sent toXDA Developers, Xiaomi said that will change with future device launches....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Denise Herrera

Xiaomi to live stream its 'i IS COMING' event

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi to live stream its ‘i IS COMING’ event July 11, 2025 Xiaomiis set to unveil another new product at a launch event which will take place in New Delhi, India on April 23rd. The event is named ‘i IS COMING’ and we are anticipating the launch of a new flagship Android smartphone for the global market – the Mi4i....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Karen Davis

ASUS ZenFone Max Plus hands-on

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ASUS ZenFone Max Plus hands-on August 15, 2025 ASUS is one of the stranger companies when it comes to mobile devices. They often try to make super affordable handsets with incredibly competitive specs, but they don’t go out of their way to try and sell these phones in carrier stores. This results in most consumers being unaware that they even exist, at least in places like the US, yet they continue to release quite a few phones year after year....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 600 words · Phillip Bruce