Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung said to be readying 7th gen OLEDs as LG eyes production of 6th gen panels June 29, 2025 Yesterday, we reported on LG’splansto begin mass producing sixth-generation OLED panels. The South Korean manufacturer is said to be aiming supply these before the end of the year as it takes on market leaderSamsung. Samsung, however, appears to have bigger goals, as it’s reported that the company will soon start producing seventh-generation OLED panels....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Single women in China are paying to text with ‘virtual boyfriends’ June 26, 2025 According to a report from AFP (viaFrance 24), there’s a new growing trend in China: single women hiring “virtual boyfriends” online. These online-only affairs usually aren’t sexual at all and instead more about companionship and emotional attention. For example, women might instruct a virtual boyfriend to message them in the morning with a sweet “wake up” text or ask them to message periodically throughout the day to ask how they are doing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Smash hit Redmi K20 series passes 1m shipments and India is still to come August 07, 2025 Xiaomi’sRedmi K20 seriescame as a pleasant surprise back in May, touting a pop-up camera design and cheap price tag. Now, the Chinese brand has confirmed that it has shipped one million devices. The news comes viaXiaomiexecutive Donovan Sung, revealing that it hit the one million figure in a month....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile Lollipop OTA for HTCOne M8 landing on Feb. 9 (Update: Feb. 10) August 23, 2025 Update: T-Mobile and HTChave had to hold back your Lollipop update, get yourself a good nights rest and return to mashing the Check for Updates button again tomorrow, Feb. 10.LG’s support pagesays you’ve got a 634MB download ahead of you, and will land you on software version 4....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S5, Note 4 and Note Edge now getting Stagefright patch June 14, 2025 Tired ofStagefright newsyet? We know it can get your news feed a bit crowded. Please be patient, as this is important! You sure don’t want hackers to have the ability to take control of your device by sending you a simple message, right? All manufacturers and carriers are working hard to get all those security patches out there, and today is a good day for some of you T-Mobile users....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The best OnePlus 7 cases you can get right now June 26, 2025 TheOnePlus 7 Promay have grabbed all the headlines when launched, but theOnePlus 7stayed true to the company’s penchant for offering great value for money. High-end specs with an affordable price tag are the cornerstone of OnePlus’ policy, and the OnePlus 7 indeed delivered. If you’ve bought the OnePlus 7 and want to keep it in pristine condition, here are the best OnePlus 7 cases you can buy!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The HTC10 has its work cut out for it against 64% sales drop year over year June 28, 2025 HTC has posted a final Q1, 2016 operating cost loss of $148 million with a 64% drop in sales year-over-year (representing an $80 million net loss after tax). This time last year, before the ill-fatedHTC One M9turned everything sour, HTCstill managed to break even, based on the relative success of other devices in its line up....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Trump: “We’re not going to do business with HUAWEI,” license system halted June 02, 2025 During a press conference on Friday, President Donald Trump declared that the United States will not be doing business with HUAWEI (YouTube link). According toBloomberg, Trump is also suspending the licensing system put in place to allow U.S. firms to work with HUAWEI. “We’re not going to do business with HUAWEI,” Trump said during the conference....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Update: Unlocked and Verizon Galaxy S8/Plus are getting Bixby improvements, June security patch August 03, 2025 Original post (5/7):Galaxy S8 and S8 Plusowners onT-Mobileshould be on the lookout for a new, yet small, over-the-air update for their phones. T-Mobile says it will include an updated version of Samsung’sBixbydigital assistant. T-Mobile’s changelog does not offer any specific information of what is included in this Bixby update....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Villains can’t use iPhones in movies because it upsets Apple, says director July 16, 2025 If you ever see iPhones in movies, chances are good the character using one isn’t the villain. That’s because, according toKnives OutandStar Wars: The Last Jedidirector Rian Johnson, Apple strongly discourages the practice. In a new video interview withVanity Fair, Johnson describes how Apple’s policy on the uses of its products in films is pretty strict....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Water resistance could come to more budget Samsung phones in 2022 August 17, 2025 Samsungtends to filter its flagship phone features down to mid-range and budget Galaxy A models. We’ve seen cheaper phones gain high refresh rate displays, larger camera sensors, and more. Now, a new report suggests thatwater resistancemay be the latest feature addition to its budget offerings in 2022....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: AccuWeather is the new Android weather app champ August 16, 2025 Last week, Apple went and screwed over a bunch of Android users bybuying Dark Skyand announcing its removal from the Play Store. Not only that, the Dark Sky API is being shuttered too, so even our otherfavorite weather appswill need to find an alternative weather source....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What the tech world thinks about the Samsung Galaxy S6 and HTCOne M9 July 31, 2025 HTC has longed been heralded as a leader in smartphone design, the company that pushes the envelope forward and gives us a premium experience paired with solid specs. On the other hand, Samsung has been lambasted for rehasing the same design year and after year with little new to set itself apart from Galaxies of the past....