Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung replaces its head of mobile operations June 13, 2025 TodaySamsunghas announced that its head of mobile communications, Shin Jong-Kyun, and another co-chief executive officer, B.K. Yoon, will be stepping back from day-to-day operations. Kyun, a nine year veteran at the company, will be replaced by Koh Dong-Jin, who was involved with the launch of the Galaxy S6 and Note 5....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s future smartwatches could include handy solar charging tech June 14, 2025 Power consumption has always been an issue forsmartwatches, as fitting a sizeable battery within the confines of a small, wrist-worn device is a challenging task. We’ve experienced this very issue in Samsung’s smallerGalaxy Watch 4variants. However, it seems that Samsung may have found a possible solution to the problem....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s W2018 premium clamshell phone caught on video, coming December 1 June 10, 2025 Samsung remains a keen producer of premium clamshell (or “flip”) phones despite them falling out of favor in western markets. Its latest clamshell model, known as the Samsung W2018 (not to be confused with theSamsung Leader 8seen earlier this year), has been the subject of several recent rumors, and a couple of days ago, a leaked video gave us what could be a first look at the device in action....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Screenshot mockups of Android N show new notifications shade and quick settings panel August 08, 2025 The notifications shade is no stranger to change, and it seems to undergo tweaks and modifications with just about every major update to Android. In some new mockups from the folks atAndroid Police, we get our first glimpse at what changes it can expect when Android N rolls around....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Seven years ago today, Samsung beat Nokia to become global #1 OEM June 28, 2025 Nokiahad enjoyed 14 years as the number one global cell phone maker. The Finnish company’s phones were ubiquitous throughout the late 90s and 2000s, but the rise of the smartphone era would see it stumble. By the end of thefirst quarter of 2012,Samsunghad charged ahead of its rival in global smartphone shipments, and Nokia would continue to nosedive thereafter....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Some Google Pixel phones are still suffering Bluetooth issues on Android 8.1 Oreo June 08, 2025 Google’s Pixel phones have drawn praise from critics and consumers alike ever since the launch of thefirst Pixel rangein October 2016. Yet despite the numerous plaudits, the original Pixel family, and now the second-generation phones, have been the subject of near-constantreportsof Bluetooth-relatedissues. Various updates and server-side fixes have been rolled out over the past twelve months, and it had seemed that most problems had been put to bed....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Teardown: take a look inside Google’s new Nexus 5X July 10, 2025 Google’s newNexus 5Xmay not have a removable battery (or a removable back for that matter), but that doesn’t mean we can’t get a good look at what’s inside the device. The folks atiFixithave just given the Nexus 5X the teardown treatment, revealing all the components that make up this new mid-tier flagship....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Tech origin Story: what first got you into tech, how have your interests evolved? August 12, 2025 As things wind down in the aftermath of MWC 2015, we felt now was the perfect time to do something a bit different for the Friday Debate. Instead of the usual news-related topic, we want our team members, participating community members and our readers to tell us a story....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Value for money is important, but we still need phones like the Galaxy S21 Ultra Jul 16, 2025 In the last nine months or so,Samsunghas released more flagship smartphones to suit a wider range of customers than ever before. For the more budget-conscious consumer, there’s theGalaxy S20 FEthat launched to critical acclaim in late September 2020. This more value-oriented pricing strategy seeped into Samsung’s 2021 flagship launch too....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Which OEM flagship devices you are most looking forward to in 2015? August 14, 2025 It’s the dawn of a new year, but already we are hearing gossip of the next HTCOne, the Samsung Galaxy S6, the LG G Flex 2 and countless other devices. With that in mind, for this week’s Friday Debate we want to talk about which OEM flagship devices you are most looking forward to (whether immediate upcomers like GS6 or far-off devices like Note 5), and what you hope to see that manufacturer do differently with their next-gen flagships....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can get a Red Hydrogen One phone early, just don’t criticize it online June 27, 2025 TheRed Hydrogen Onesmartphone has received a ton of hype, but it’s also played host to its fair share of delays. Now, the company has dropped in on its ownforums(h/t:PhoneArena) to confirm that pre-order customers will get their hands on the device come October 9 and reveal details about a pre-release model that has some fairly major strings attached....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE’s new nubia Z9 is a specs powerhouse with 0.8mm bezels and unique side controls July 17, 2025 ZTEjust unveiled the latest addition to its premium nubia brand, and it’s a looker. The nubia Z9 features top specifications, a smooth metallic design with very thin bezels, and touch controls on the side of the device. The nubia Z9 is the latest device to make use of a so called “bezel-less” design, though there are actually 0....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A button mapper is the first app I install on any Android TV June 14, 2025 I started usingAndroid TV deviceswith the 2017 NVIDIA Shield, but I have never found myself with as many options inside my home as I do today. My TV itself — the Xiaomi TV P1 43-inch — as well as my local French TV provider’s set-top box both run the platform....