Report: Your phone probably isn’t listening to your voice, but it’s likely recording your screen

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Your phone probably isn’t listening to your voice, but it’s likely recording your screen July 09, 2025 A new studyconducted by academics at Northeastern University in Massachusetts attempted to answer one of the biggest conspiracy theory questions of our time: are our smartphones listening to our conversations? The paper’s conclusion is a soft “No” for now, as it didn’t find any hard evidence to support that claim....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · Megan Smith

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 display is the best in any smartphone

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 display is the best in any smartphone July 03, 2025 We can complain about many Samsung shortcomings, but there is one thing the Korean manufacturer will never fail at. Their displays are stunning, and they keep getting better every single time (twice a year, to be exact)! In fact, multiple DisplayMate studies show Samsung has been offering the top screens in the market for quite some time....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Ryan Roy

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE user manual leaks confirming incoming and missing features

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE user manual leaks confirming incoming and missing features July 23, 2025 Leaks and information about theSamsung Galaxy S21 FEhave become rampant in these past few days. The phone is clearly on the brink of launch and folks over atSamMobilehave managed to get their hands on its user manual. Even though we’ve seen multiple leaks about the upcoming Samsung phone, the user manual is as official as it gets....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Mary Sandoval

Samsung shows off double-folding Galaxy Fold prototype, and it's a long boi

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung shows off double-folding Galaxy Fold prototype, and it’s a long boi June 08, 2025 We’re now officially on our third generation offoldable phones from Samsung. However, everything we’ve seen from the company (and its competitors) so far has only folded over once. Why not have two folds? Samsung appears to have that in the works (h/tSlashGear). A new Samsung foldable prototype is currently on display at IMID 2021 (the International Meeting for Information Displays)....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Kristen Medina

Samsung to launch omnidirectional speakers at CES

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung to launch omnidirectional speakers at CES July 24, 2025 We may knowSamsungbest for its extensive range of smartphones and tablets, but the company’s product portfolio reaches into almost every area of consumer electronics. The tech giant will be using some of its time atCESto launch two new “ring” speakers and an expanded line-up of curved soundbars. The WAM7500 and WAM6500 are Samsung’s first omnidirectional set of speakers, which utilize a proprietary “Ring Radiator” technology to pump out audio in all directions....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Dominique Vaughn

Second-gen AirPods: Look, Siri, no hands

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Second-gen AirPods: Look, Siri, no hands July 02, 2025 Apple has just announced its second-generationAirPods, which stand as the world’s most popular wireless headphones; granted, popular doesn’t always mean best according to our sister siteSoundGuys. Listeners will, however, experience improvements from the newH1 chip, which usurps theW1 chipand facilitates hands-free activation ofSiri. Additionally, the new iteration include either the standard charging case or one that supports wireless charging, the latter of which includes a higher price tag....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Tiffany Vega

Skreens puts all your entertainment in a single display

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Skreens puts all your entertainment in a single display June 14, 2025 People are more connected than ever. Entertainment is anywhere we go – we have game consoles, cable, mobile devices, computers and more, but so far you can pretty much only enjoy one or two at a time. Picture-in-picture is available, but it is quite limited and Skreens wants to take things a step further and bring you the most advanced multi-screen technology you can find....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Michael Pruitt

T-Mobile introduces new Lifetime Coverage Guarantee initiative

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile introduces new Lifetime Coverage Guarantee initiative July 12, 2025 T-Mobilehas been growing like crazy over the past few years, and it’s not stopping anytime soon. Now thethird-largest mobile service providerin the United States, T-Mobile has justannounceda new initiative that will help more users test out its service. It’s called Lifetime Coverage Guarantee, and it will let you test out T-Mobile’s service with no strings attached....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · Steven Richardson

Taylor Swift has an Android game, and it's a BIG deal

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Taylor Swift has an Android game, and it’s a BIG deal August 05, 2025 From the title of this article, one might assume that I’m being sarcastic or simply having a go at an artist so popular that her dental floss would probably sell for a few grand via a hard fought auction on eBay. But I can assure you I’m not....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 518 words · Lisa Knight

The FCC will reportedly classify ISP's under Title II

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The FCC will reportedly classify ISP’s under Title II June 05, 2025 According to theWall Street Journal, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will propose to regulate Internet Service Providers (ISP) as a public utility under the classification of Title II. This classification would give the FCC the actual power to punish ISP’s if they tried putting forward corporate-friendly “fast lanes....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · John Oliver

The Moto Z Hasselblad camera mod is used to create SI magazine cover

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Moto Z Hasselblad camera mod is used to create SI magazine cover June 21, 2025 While smartphone cameras have come a long way in the past few years, they still lag behind professional stand alone cameras for serious work. That gap may be getting smaller, however, thanks in part to Motorola’s support of Moto Mods for itsMoto Zfamily of smartphones....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 258 words · Crystal Carpenter

The saga of the $4 smartphone is getting ridiculous

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The saga of the $4 smartphone is getting ridiculous July 06, 2025 If you had lingering doubts that the so-called“$4 smartphone”is anything more than a poorly conceived publicity stunt, the events of these days should clear them up. Back in February, Ringing Bells, the company that claims to be manufacturing the world’s cheapest smartphone, promised it would ship 2.5 million units of the Rs....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · Dustin Hodge

These smartphones offer the fastest download speeds in the US

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. These smartphones offer the fastest download speeds in the US June 03, 2025 We generally take fast mobile download speeds for granted, unless you live in the middle of nowhere or are in a cellular black spot. But which phone should you get if excellent connectivity is an absolute must? OpenSignalhas tested a variety of smartphones, revealing thatOnePlus,LG, andSamsungphones were the top performers in terms of downloads in the U....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Bradley Reed