Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Apple: Foldable iPhone tests, AirPods Pro 2, and more 2021 rumors July 24, 2025 This week in Apple news, we heard about the future of foldable iPhones. Allegedly, Apple has completed durability testing on two foldable prototypes. Of course, it’s anyone’s guess if either model will make it to a commercial state, or when that could ever happen....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Two screens, one sliding phone: Samsung’s latest patent design sure is bold June 05, 2025 Samsungcould add another outlandish form factor to its future phone lineup, at least if a new patent is to be believed. Spotted byLetsGoDigital, the patent was reportedly filed in July but only recently came to light. The design showcases a sliding smartphone with two screens – a curved display upfront, and a flat screen at the rear....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Using shared element transitions in activities and fragments June 13, 2025 Historically, transitions between activities and fragments in Android involved animating the entire view hierarchy. However, with Material Design, it is now easier to animate selected Views during a transition to emphasize continuity, and guide users to content in the target Activity/Fragment. Many times, there are similar widgets between the start and target activities, and shared element transitions, when used effectively, blurs the boundary between both activities, and the switch between both activities becomes less jarring, and feels natural and unforced....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. vivo reveals list of phones set to receive the Oreo update July 21, 2025 vivo has listed some of its smartphones that are set to receive theAndroid 8.0 Oreoupdate. In aforum post, the Chinese smartphone maker has announced that seven of its phones will be receiving the latest Funtouch OS — vivo’s proprietary skin — with Android Oreo. The list of smartphones includes the X20, X20 Plus, XPlay 6, X9, X9 Plus, X9S, and X9S Plus....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Volta 2.0: one charger for all your devices June 02, 2025 What if you didn’t have to keep all those cables? What if you could just use one to charge all of your mobile devices? Good news: you already can. Meet theVolta Charger 2.0 magnetic cable. If you’ve used older MacBooks from Apple, you may remember MagSafe. The power connector attached magnetically to the MacBook, so if a person accidentally brushed up against the cord, it could break away cleanly from the socket without breaking the cord, or sending your MacBook flying into the air....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: The best wireless headphones of 2019 so far are… July 14, 2025 The beloved3.5mm headphone jackhas almost reached the end of its mighty reign as the default for smartphone audio.USB-Candwireless headphonesare on the rise, but we’re still suffering through #donglelife with no real end in sight. If you’ve been on the fence about picking up a pair of new Bluetooth headphones,Android Authority‘s audience is here to help you pick the right pair....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What to expect from UFS, the fast new cards that will replace microSD June 28, 2025 Universal Flash Storage (UFS) memory cards appear to be on the way, promising faster memory speeds to keep up with ever faster smartphones. Samsung recently announced some details aboutits first UFS memory cards, and there will be plenty of other manufacturers coming forth with their own models based on the JEDEC Universal Flash Storage 1....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Who owns the notch? July 16, 2025 Essential did it first. Apple made it bigger and bolder. Now therest of the smartphone world is playing me-too. So who “owns” the notch? And more to the point: who even wants to? As bezels decrease on new phones thanks to improved display technologies, manufacturers are faced with an obvious problem: where will all the things that people like to have on the front of their phones go?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why is Marshmallow dubbed Android 6.0? Is it worthy of such a big version jump? July 12, 2025 We finally have the gooey answer to the Android M conundrum andit’s Marshmallow. Not a major shock, it was always a front-runner, but some people have been surprised by the fact that Marshmallow will be version 6.0 of Android and not 5....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why we wouldn’t care about the Nokia 8 without the Nokia name July 24, 2025 If you were underwhelmed when HMD Global, the current licensee of the Nokia brand name, revealed thefirst Nokia Android phoneseven months ago, you’re not alone; I was too. After expecting the Nokia phones to come back with a bang, the Nokia 6 seemed to arrive with more of a fizzle....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi phone with notch hits TENAA, but it’s not the Mi 8 August 19, 2025 There have been severalXiaomi Mi 8 rumorsregarding a notch on the upcoming flagship. Now, aXiaomidevice with a notch has surfaced on TENAA — but it’s certainly not the Mi 8. The phone (model number M1805D1SE) seems to be a mid-range device, featuring options for 2GB, 3GB, and 4GB of RAM....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi topped China’s smartphone market in 2015 June 26, 2025 AlthoughXiaomimay not have shipped quite as many smartphones last year as some had been expecting, data from Canalys and Strategy Analytics suggests that Xiaomi was still the largest smartphone manufacturer in China in 2015. Last year, Xiaomimissed its 80 million sales targetby just under 10 million units. This figure was already revised down from a 100 million global target that had been set earlier in the year....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi, OPPO and vivo concerned over Broadcom’s takeover of Qualcomm July 14, 2025 Concerns over Broadcom’s attempted takeover of Qualcomm have been circling around the potential deal for roughly two months. It appears those concerns won’t go away, as it appears that Chinese smartphone makersOppo,Vivo, andXiaomiare not thrilled with the deal. According toThe Wall Street Journal, executives from all three companies said they were concerned that Broadcom would increase chip prices if it took over Qualcomm....