Are modules the way forward or a flash in the pan?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Are modules the way forward or a flash in the pan? June 30, 2025 The biggest mobile curve ball of recent memory has got to be LG’s introduction of modular design in theLG G5. Being able to pop out the bottom of the device and slide a range of modules in to expand functionality is actually not a new idea, having appeared on electronic devices in various forms for more than 15 years....

August 6, 2025 · 8 min · 1688 words · Joseph Armstrong

ARM Interview at MWC 2016: top trends shaping the mobile industry

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ARM Interview at MWC 2016: top trends shaping the mobile industry July 21, 2025 AT MWC 2016, we got to spend a moment with Ian Ferguson, the VP of Worldwide Marketing and Strategic Alliances, and James Bruce, the Director of Mobile, atARM, to talk about the continuing growth and penetration of ARM and the application of their technology beyond mobile computing, examine current mobile industry trends, and discuss some of the latest processors built on ARM technology....

August 6, 2025 · 4 min · 753 words · Sandra Barry

August View is a wireless 1440p video doorbell (Update: Recalled)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. August View is a wireless 1440p video doorbell (Update: Recalled) June 16, 2025 Update, August 06, 2025 (02:33 PM ET):TheAugust Viewwent on sale to the general public on April 9, but now it looks like that may have been too soon. In ablog postpublished today, August founder and CEO, Jason Johnson, announced that the company will temporarily cease all sales of the August View....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 515 words · Juan Black

Best of Android 2015: Display

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best of Android 2015: Display July 30, 2025 What is Best of Android? In Best of Android, we take the hottest devices of the moment and compare them in-depth. For this first edition, we picked up the following Android flagships: What about the Galaxy S6 or the HTCOne M9 or the OnePlus 2, you ask. Those are all great phones....

August 6, 2025 · 9 min · 1904 words · Randy Johnson

Big Netflix update brings HD, HDR support to loads of devices (including OnePlus 7 series)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Big Netflix update brings HD, HDR support to loads of devices (including OnePlus 7 series) July 10, 2025 Netflix has issued ameaty updatethis week (spotted byAndroid Police), confirming that HD support is now available on almost two dozen devices. These newly supported devices can be found in the list below. Netflix also added several more models to its list of HDR-compatible devices, namely theHONOR Play,HUAWEI P30/P30 Pro, theOnePlus 7 series, andRazer Phone 2....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Jonathan Clayton

Can Nokia and BlackBerry stand on their own, or is it all hype and nostalgia?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Can Nokia and BlackBerry stand on their own, or is it all hype and nostalgia? June 02, 2025 Nostalgia can be a powerful thing. People are naturally drawn to the familiar, especially if it evokes positive past memories. Businesses understand the basic human need for memory-invoking nostalgia and are more than willing to cash in on it by re-introducing old company names, brands, or product lines....

August 6, 2025 · 8 min · 1602 words · Traci Carrillo

Check out Casey Neistat’s Samsung Gear 360 Oscars vlog

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Check out Casey Neistat’s Samsung Gear 360 Oscars vlog August 18, 2025 TheSamsung Gear 360was one of our favorite devices we saw atMWC 2016. It’s a consumer-grade 360-degree camera that seeks to put immersive video shooting into the hands of the masses. We’re already starting to see this amazing little toy in the wild, but one of our favorite implementations so far is Casey Neistat’s Oscars vlog....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Jessica Levine

Chrome may soon be less of a battery drain on your phone and laptop

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chrome may soon be less of a battery drain on your phone and laptop August 03, 2025 You have to go back almost to the beginning of Chrome’s history as a web browser to find a time when it wasn’t considered a battery and memory hog. But it looks like Google is working on something that may address at least one of those issues....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Tina Campos

Crowdfunding project of the week-the-go

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Crowdfunding project of the week - Vixole smart shoes can be customized on-the-go July 07, 2025 Let’s start the year with the right foot in. The Sunday tradition continues and we are back with yet another ‘Crowdfunding project of the week’. This series is where we highlight the hottest projects from sites likeKickstarterandIndiegogo. Shall we jump right in? Other features projects: Sneaker aficionados rejoice, today we are taking a look at a smart shoe that will never get old (at least in terms of design)....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Yvonne Singleton

Dish is bringing TV streaming to your Android device with Sling TV

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Dish is bringing TV streaming to your Android device with Sling TV July 27, 2025 Dish Network has just their over-the-top television streaming service alternative for folks who don’t want to pay for pricey cable packages. The service is called Sling TV, and it will launch sometime in Q1 of 2015. For only $20 a month, there are no contracts, commitments, and no hardware installations....

August 6, 2025 · 5 min · 884 words · Maria Jackson

Diving into Android M: RRO layers in Android M

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Diving into Android M: RRO layers in Android M August 19, 2025 Earlier today we reported that Google’sAndroid M preview supports theming — sort of.While certainly not a marquee feature of M, it is technically possible to install Runtime Resource Overlay (RRO) themes in stock Android M with the aid of root and an app like Layers Manager. While we are still playing around with RRO themes and Android M, we wanted to post a few screenshots that show it is very much working....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Ashley Schneider

Dual-SIM ASUS ZenFone Go 4.5 launched for Rs. 5,299 ($80)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Dual-SIM ASUS ZenFone Go 4.5 launched for Rs. 5,299 ($80) June 19, 2025 Cost effective smartphones have become big business in India andAsushas just announced its new ZenFone Go 4.5 to cater to this growing market. Priced at just Rs. 5,299 (USD 80), this handset certainly won’t break the bank, but it does have one or two compromises, as you would expect....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Dylan Soto

FaceTime eavesdropping bug is a blow to privacy-touting Apple (Update: Fix is now available)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. FaceTime eavesdropping bug is a blow to privacy-touting Apple (Update: Fix is now available) July 18, 2025 Update, February 7. 2019 (2:22PM EST):Apple released iOS 12.1.4 earlier today, reportedNeowin. The update fixes the Group FaceTime bug that Apple temporarily fixed by taking Group FaceTime offline. The update also fixes a Live Photos flaw discovered in FaceTime’s security audit and includes a few other security fixes....

August 6, 2025 · 4 min · 670 words · Ernest Collins