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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung might drop the flat display for the Galaxy S8 July 26, 2025 Samsunghas apparently been weighing up whether or not to completely ditch flat screen panels for its future generations of Galaxy S flagships. According to the latest tip from industry sources, the company may opt solely for the edge display as early as theGalaxy S8. This isn’t the first time that we’ve heard this rumor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sharp in-cell display promises thinner smartphones June 17, 2025 Sharphas announced that it has begun mass production of its in-cell type touch displays for smartphones this month. This design technique promises thinner, lighter displays, which could reduce the thickness and weight of upcoming smartphones. Typically, smartphone displays are constructed from two layers. One layer for the actual light emitting parts, such as theLCD, with a separate touch recognition layer placed on top to detect user inputs....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Shure’s $99 USB Type-C headphone cable is basically a dongle August 13, 2025 I haven’t personally owned a pair of Shure headphones, but the brand seemingly makes solid in-ear monitors, which range from somewhat-affordable to wallet-tearing prices. Because of that, it might make sense to pick up Shure’s $99 USB Type-C replacement cable. More and more devices equipped with USB Type-C are coming to market, and many solely rely on the still-blossoming USB standard for audio output....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Some Google Pixel Bluetooth issues fixed in October security update July 28, 2025 It’s been a year since the release of theGoogle Pixel and Pixel XLand their sequels are already upon us. Yet Google is still to completely eradicate their Bluetooth problems, which have been popping upalmost since day one. The latest issues followed the Pixels’ update toAndroid 8.0 Oreoat theend of August, and affected Bluetooth connectivity for headphones and speakers, as well as in cars....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Xperia Z1 review June 02, 2025 If the Xperia Z was Sony’s way of assuring us it’s stillgot it, the Xperia Z1 is Sony telling us that it’s done catching up and is now gunning for the first place, the position it ownedundisputedly for so many years. It takes more than a good smartphone to eclipse Samsung’s bright Galaxies....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony’s mobile business doesn’t jibe with its quest for profits June 12, 2025 No matter what part of the world you live in, Sony is likely a household name. For the past several decades, the Japanese mega-corporation has dabbled in a variety of talking points ranging from consumer electronics to healthcare and biotechnology. Recently, however, the company has fallen on hard times and in the past few years its leadership has made some radical changes....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Lunar XPRIZE: For Google, sky’s the limit June 19, 2025 Despite a new focus on streamlining its operations in the Alphabet era, Google continues to acquire research-oriented companies and to fund heavily scientific research projects. Two examples from 2016 alone are AlphaGo’s machine learning algorithm, which wecoveredbefore, and a novel quantum computer that combines two quantum computing ideas in a way that has never been implemented before....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Apple: iOS 14 might finally have widgets, iPhone 12 notch rumors August 22, 2025 This week in Apple news we saw a sketchy set of leaked designs that suggest the iPhone 12 series could have a much smaller display notch than we’ve seen on previous models since the iPhone X. The notch looks similar to those found on certain Android phones of yesteryear....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Twitter officially doubles its tweet character limit from 140 to 280 July 02, 2025 Update (9/27):Following the recent small-scale Twitter test that lets users tweet up to 280 character messages, a Twitter user with the handleProf9has come up with a workaround to let anybody access the expanded tweets. This was pointed out byThe Vergeearlier today, and it’s actually pretty easy to do....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (Dec. 22) July 02, 2025 Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday!In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful ofAndroid wallpapersyou can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here atAndroid Authorityas well as our readers. All are free to use and come without watermarks....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Want to get your hands on the OnePlus 7T a week early? Here’s how! July 15, 2025 It’s been just under a week since theOnePlus 7Tdebuted at an event in India and the Shenzhen brand’s latest is riding high off the back ofrave reviews. While the phone is already available to buy in India, the rest of us have to wait until the itsglobal October 18 release date....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Want to see your photo on a billboard in Times Square? August 02, 2025 A number of phone brands have earned a reputation for enabling excellent looking snaps, and this list includesHuawei. To differentiate itself from the competition, the company brought world renowned optics and camera company Leica onboard in 2016, and has since produced some impressive results from its dual camera technology....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Watch: YouTuber visits mobile brand’s office for Android source code July 28, 2025 The timely release of source code from Android manufacturers is one of the biggest annoyances in the enthusiast andcustom ROMcommunity. We’ve seen plenty of OEMs drag their feet in this regard, even though they are obliged to release this code as part of GPLv2. It appears that second-string Chinese manufacturer Umidigi requires users to satisfy several ridiculous requirements to gain access to the relevant source code for their devices....