Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: Phantom vibrations are still surprisingly common August 03, 2025 Have you ever reached into your pocket for yoursmartphonebecause you felt a vibration only to find it’s fast asleep with no calls, messages, or pending notifications? Congrats, you’ve experienced aphantom vibration. It’s a curious phenomenon believed to be more of a habit or momentary hallucination than a health issue....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: Your current smartphone is pretty old July 08, 2025 you’re able to definitely argue that smartphones produced in recent years have aged better than before. After all, it wasn’t uncommon for phones in the late 2000s and early 2010s to age poorly due to heavy-handed Android skins killing performance and a paltry amount of storage quickly filling up....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We finally have a release date for The Mandalorian season 2 July 01, 2025 The best-knownDisney Plusshow is about to get a long-awaited follow-up. Disney hasconfirmedthat season 2 of The Mandalorian will reach its streaming video service on October 30, or just under a year after the Star Wars show premiered. The company didn’t say how many episodes will be available to start....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What devices are Android Authority readers using? (2021 edition) June 28, 2025 Ever wondered what your fellow wonderfulAndroid Authorityreaders are like and what tech they like to use? I know I certainly have! Well, today you can learn a little bit more about each other. We’ve dug through some anonymous usage statics to paint a broad picture of where you’re from and what devices you use the most....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ‘Kill your foster parents’ – Alexa’s chatbot ambitions are getting creepy July 14, 2025 In 2016, Amazon launched the Alexa Prize, which encourages computer science students around the world to help develop ways to make Alexa’s conversation skills more advanced and natural. The grand prize for this initiative is a cool $500,000. Amazon uses its enormous base ofAlexausers as guinea pigs for these experiments....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 15 best Android apps released in 2019! August 23, 2025 The year is winding down and that means it’s time to round up the best new Android apps of 2019. There were a ton of app launches this year. In fact, we narrowed down this list from a prospective list of over 120 total apps launched anywhere from the last week of December last year through December 15th this year....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A new 5G OnePlus phone is coming this year and everyone will be able to get it July 25, 2025 Speaking withThe Financial Times(viaAndroid Police), OnePlus CEO Pete Lau confirmed that a new OnePlus 5G phone is coming this year. Unlike theOnePlus 7 Pro 5G, this new device will be available globally. The OnePlus 7 Pro 5G isthe first 5G smartphonefrom the brand but is currently exclusive to the United Kingdom....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon’s new Echo Dot Kids smart speaker transforms Alexa into a digital nanny June 21, 2025 Amazon has revealed a sort-of-newEchodevice designed for a younger audience. Available for pre-order from today ahead of a full launch on May 9, the Echo Dot Kids Edition is priced at $79 and comes with a year’s free premium subscription to Amazon’s new FreeTime parental controls service....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android posts highest ever market share in latest mobile data July 28, 2025 It’s the weekend and who doesn’t love some statistics between BBQs, bike rides and late nights? OK, I may be alone on that front, but Statista has some new figures on OS market share based on new smartphone sales that are pretty exciting. While you’ve been busy suntanning, the Android OS has posted its highest ever market share based on sales to end users....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Q Beta 4 lets you swipe away notifications from either direction June 08, 2025 Update: July 23, 2025 at 4:15 p.m. ET:Thefourth Android Q developer previewwas released today. Among themany tweaksin this release, Google re-added the ability to swipe away notifications from both the left and right sides. Yes! Original article: August 15, 2025 at 2:29 a.m. ET:The firstAndroid Q developer previewhas been out for a few weeks now, and there are a host of additions and tweaks to be had....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple may be prepping a large 6.7-inch iPhone with the lowest price ever June 08, 2025 Apple is yet to launch the iPhone 13 series but information about its 2022 lineup has already started doing the rounds. According to the reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (via9to5Mac), Apple’s iPhone 14 series will consist of two low-end 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch flagships and two high-end 6....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BlackBerry Motion now available in more European countries July 20, 2025 Already available in Canada, the U.S., the Middle East, and some European markets, theBlackBerry Motionis available in more countries in the European Union. The Motion is available for €469 in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the U....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Blue is the newest color for the Motorola Droid Turbo July 05, 2025 TheMotorola Droid Turbocan now be found in a new color, blue, available exclusively at Best Buy. No changes to the price tag, however, you’re still looking at $200 on contract to put this new device in your pocket. TheDroid Turbois a Verizon exclusive device, and surprisingly, one of the best phones you’ll find on the market today....