Sprint ceases throttling on consumers' unlimited plans following new FCC regulations

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sprint ceases throttling on consumers' unlimited plans following new FCC regulations August 14, 2025 Passed just last February,new rulesset by theFederal Communications Commissionwent into effect on Friday, and it looks like U.S. wireless carriers are already going on the defensive, according to a new report out ofThe Wall Street Journal.Sprinthas offered unlimited data plans to its consumers for some time now, though the carrier has been intermittently throttling the data speeds of its most data hungry consumers when network congestion becomes a little too intense....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Thomas Hernandez

Stable EMUI 11 is finally rolling out to HUAWEI P30 series devices

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Stable EMUI 11 is finally rolling out to HUAWEI P30 series devices June 23, 2025 Update: June 20, 2025 (5:45AM ET):It’s been well over a year since the HUAWEI P30 series received its stable Android 10 update. Now, it seems that global users are receiving theEMUI 11update. PerHuaweiCentral, the phones are receiving version 11.0.0.138. Weighing in at 1.8GB, the update’s much smaller than the jump from EMUI 9 to EMUI 10....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 466 words · Carlos Williams MD

Super Mario Run has already proven to be more popular than Pokemon Go

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Super Mario Run has already proven to be more popular than Pokemon Go July 02, 2025 On its first day of release,Super Mario Runraked in $5 million off five million installs, according to a new report from mobile app insights firm Sensor Tower. These figures put it ahead of evenPokemon Goin terms of first day performance, although it must be noted that Pokemon Go was only available in select regions at first, and that Super Mario Run has only seen an iOS release so far....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 514 words · Christopher Stanley

Talk it out with demons in Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2, out now on Play Store

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Talk it out with demons in Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2, out now on Play Store July 08, 2025 Sega has launched a new entry in the Shin Megami Tensei series on Android (and iOS) phones and tablets. After a successful launch in Japan, Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2 is now available on the Google Play Store for would-be demon hunters worldwide....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Ryan Thomas

Target looks to offer low-cost phones and plans through partnership with FreedomPop

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Target looks to offer low-cost phones and plans through partnership with FreedomPop June 01, 2025 With over 15 percent of wireless sales going throughWalmart, it’s understandable that retail competitorTargetmight want in on that action, boss. That is why the red-dotted retailer announced a partnership with mobile prepaid carrier FreedomPop that will see the latter’s phones and services available through over 1,100 Target stores....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Justin Herrera

The best Lenovo Phab 2 cases

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The best Lenovo Phab 2 cases August 09, 2025 TheLenovo Phab 2is a monster of a phone. It sports a massive 6.4-inch screen, 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of onboard storage. This phone is no slouch; It’s a big deal. Naturally, you’ll want to protect that investment. We have put together a list of the best Lenovo Phab 2 cases....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 516 words · Patricia Bruce

There could be a new challenger to Samsung and Motorola's clamshell foldables

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. There could be a new challenger to Samsung and Motorola’s clamshell foldables August 08, 2025 SamsungandMotorolawere the first brands to offer clamshell foldable phones, offering a large smartphone screen that folds up to easily fit in your pocket. We haven’t seen any other manufacturers launch rival devices, but it looks like OPPO might be next in line. Weibo tipsterArsenal(h/t:PlayfulDroid) claims that the Chinese manufacturer is testing a foldable phone that features a 7-inch main screen when unfolded....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · Andrew Walls

This is why phones tend to land screen down when we drop them

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This is why phones tend to land screen down when we drop them July 13, 2025 Buttered toast tends to land butter-side down when you drop it. This piece of wisdom is not just another one of Murphy’s adages.It’s a fact, proven mathematically by Robert Matthews, a physicist and professor at UK’s Aston University. Now Professor Matthews applied his prodigious physics knowledge to solve another age-old mystery (or, at least, decade-old): why smartphones tend to land screen down when we drop them....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 248 words · Anthony French

Tinder terms take away your right to sue or file a class action suit

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Tinder terms take away your right to sue or file a class action suit July 08, 2025 If you areTinderand wanted to limit the number of lawsuits thrown your way, why not limit everyone else’s ability to do so? That is exactly what the mobile dating app looks to have done in the latest change to its terms of use....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 338 words · Gloria Hall

Watch this bizarre propaganda video of kids singing about their love of HUAWEI

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Watch this bizarre propaganda video of kids singing about their love of HUAWEI August 04, 2025 A new videois going viral on the Chinese social media site Weibo. The video depicts about two dozen Chinese children singing about how much they love the Chinese electronics giantHuawei— the song’s title is translated as “HUAWEI Beauty.” While at first the song and video might be seen as adorable (kids singing songs, always cute!...

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Brian Moore

We asked, you told us: Android P will be called...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: Android P will be called… June 14, 2025 Android Pis coming fast, with the developer preview already out, and we expect to know more about the confectionary-based name of the coming Android operating system upgrade during a keynote atGoogle I/O 2018. Android has been released numerically and alphabetically ever since Android 1.5, or Cupcake. Since then, along with the numerical increment, there’s been a name; a tasty sweet-treat that leaves enthusiasts (and journalists!...

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · Donna Jenkins

We asked, you told us: Here's what you want most from the Pixel 6

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: Here’s what you want most from the Pixel 6 June 05, 2025 It wouldn’t be a stretch to call the Google Pixel 6 one of the most anticipated phones of the year. After thePixel 4was succeeded by the well-roundedPixel 5, it’s now in the hands of the flagship’s sixth iteration to continue Google’s solid run of releases....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Joann Pham

We asked, you told us: Most of you hate the new POCO logo and mascot

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: Most of you hate the new POCO logo and mascot July 11, 2025 POCO recentlydeclaredits independence fromXiaomi, although the expectation is that the two companies will still share technology and components. Nevertheless, it’s clear that POCO is here to stay. The newly independent company announced a new logo and mascot last week, ostensibly as part of ongoing efforts to distance itself from Xiaomi....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Leonard Hernandez