Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pokémon Go whizzes past 50 million downloads on Play Store July 25, 2025 Are you still not convinced that Pokémon Go is crazy popular? Well, let me spew out some statistics for you and see if you’ll change your mind. Niantic’s Pokémon Go has surpassed 50 million downloads in the Play Store, and it’s taken only 19 days to reach that milestone....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Primo app offers free calls, SMS, video conferencing and more to 33 countries August 09, 2025 Did you know phone calls just turned 140 years old? I had no clue, until the guys from Primo Connect sent us an email about it. Surely, things have changed plenty since then. We now carry powerful computers in our pockets, and it seems calls are about the most basic thing they can do....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm’s second-gen ultrasonic fingerprint reader is larger and faster June 26, 2025 Are you still frustrated with the accuracy and responsiveness ofultrasonic fingerprint readersin phones like theGalaxy S20? You might not be with future phones. Qualcomm hasintroduceda 3D Sonic Sensor Gen 2 that promises to alleviate many of the headaches of earlier reader technology. The new ultrasonic sensor boasts a 77% larger fingerprint reader area that captures 1....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Quoted WhatsApp messages can be seen even after the original has been deleted August 25, 2025 I imagine that we have all had the experience of sending a message to a friend, only to realize once it’s gone that you sent the message to the wrong person (or, even worse, group). That is why it was such a relief when messenger appWhatsApp introduceda “Delete for Everyone” feature last year....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Samsung Galaxy S7 to have software optimization that rivals the iPhone June 26, 2025 This year’sSamsung Galaxy S6finally brought the major shakeup in design that many had long been hoping for, alongside tweaks and improvements to Touchwiz that made it a bit more streamlined than in years past. While the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge weren’t without their faults, there’s no denying that their arrival signaled a new era forSamsung....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung could be bringing its 108MP camera to the Galaxy A series August 05, 2025 Samsung first debuted a 108MP camera on last year’sGalaxy S20 Ultra, and it’s been a fixture on the firm’s Ultra flagships since then. But it seems like the company could be preparing to bring this tech to its cheaper smartphones. The Elecreports that Samsung will bring a 108MP camera to 2022’s Galaxy A73 smartphone....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy M10, M20 specs: Here’s what you’re getting for the price July 25, 2025 The Samsung Galaxy M series represents the Korean brand’s latest attempt to unseat the likes ofXiaomiandRealmein India. The phones offer a solid design and a low price tag, but they need more than that to claw back market-share from Chinese players. Read:Samsung Galaxy M10 review: A well-built, modern-looking phone that does the basics...
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung includes its VPN service in latest Galaxy Note 8 update August 25, 2025 Samsungmight have updated itsGalaxy Note 8with the November security patch, but arguably the more important feature of the update is the company’s inclusion of its Secure Wi-Fi service. For the uninitiated, Secure Wi-Fi is Samsung’s VPN service that lets you securely browse on public Wi-Fi networks by encrypting your internet traffic and preventing apps and websites from tracking your usage....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung releases second Galaxy S8 Oreo beta firmware (Update: Second beta pulled in US due to major network bug) June 28, 2025 This tallies with a slew ofRedditusersthat are complaining that their devices have stopped receiving network signal after installing the latest beta firmware. This appears to only impact unlocked devices, or those on Sprint or T-Mobile. It’s unclear what the cause of the fairly significant bug is at this time, but Samsung is already working on a fix....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s next budget phone could pack a 7,000mAh battery July 26, 2025 Samsung has revealed several budget phones with huge batteries in the past 12 months, offering capacities of 5,000mAh or even 6,000mAh. This size means two-day endurance should be easily achievable, depending on your activity and the rest of the spec sheet. Now, it looks like Samsung is upping the ante even more as91mobilesreports the firm is working on a budget phone packing a 7,000mAh battery....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Smartphone Wi-Fi speeds set to dramatically increase in 2017 August 15, 2025 Wi-Fitop speeds will be almost twice as fast in 2017, thanks to the implementation of the Wi-Fi Alliance’s WiGig certification program. Upcoming smartphones, laptops and routers that take advantage of the new specification would receive “wired-grade” internet performance, said the Wi-Fi Alliance in a press release. The technology operates over wider 60 GHz frequency bands with the 802....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony closing a major manufacturing plant (Update: Merging mobile division, too) August 14, 2025 Update, June 08, 2025 (10:52 AM ET):Although the news below is about a Sony manufacturing plant shutting down, we learned some other, related news regarding the Japanese electronics giant. According toWCCF Tech, Sony is merging its mobile division with Sony TV, audio, and camera product lines....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony, we deserve more than a copied HTCdesign June 23, 2025 TheSony Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compactare two of the nicest phones atMWCthis year. Just like every other high-end device made by the company, both phones come with top-of-the-line specs, beautiful displays, and someimpressive new camera features. The biggest news with the XZ2 line isn’t what’s under the hood — rather, it’s the hood itself....
