Samsung products given huge discounts in India summer sale

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung products given huge discounts in India summer sale August 12, 2025 Samsung has announced Summer Fest 2018, a week of deals on its online store in India. The sale will run from May 22 until May 28 and will see discounts on various Samsung electronic products includingsmartphonesandsmartphone accessories. Samsung says deals will go online every day during the sale week at 11 a....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 296 words · Glenda Romero

Samsung's latest budget phone trades pixels for higher refresh rate

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s latest budget phone trades pixels for higher refresh rate August 13, 2025 Samsunghas kicked off its latest round of budget phone launches in Europe starting with the Samsung Galaxy M22. As the successor to theGalaxy M21, the new phone brings several improvements to the camera array and other key areas but does so at the cost of others....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · William Floyd

Some Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus users are reporting signal strength issues

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Some Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus users are reporting signal strength issues June 14, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy S10 Plusmight be the most feature-packed Samsung device in years (aside from the5G model), but it looks like the phone’s signal strength is coming into question. According toseveralforumthreadsspotted byAndroid Police, users are finding that the Galaxy S10 Plus simply has worse signal strength than their previous phones (e....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Samuel Rice

Strategy meets simulation in new Kingdoms & Lords Android game from Gameloft

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Strategy meets simulation in new Kingdoms & Lords Android game from Gameloft July 16, 2025 Although fans of real-time strategy games have had their share of interesting new releases on Android lately, the niche still seems to need some work. We wouldn’t honestly expect to see anything as complex as, say, Age of Empires hitting our favorite mobile platform anytime soon, but we can surely hope to see something baring even the slightest similarity with the highly acclaimed PC RTS franchise....

August 23, 2025 · 3 min · 523 words · David Erickson

T-Mobile OnePlus 6T owners reporting success unlocking the phone early

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile OnePlus 6T owners reporting success unlocking the phone early June 26, 2025 If you own aT-Mobile OnePlus 6T, your device differs in a few ways from the ones you would buy directly fromOnePlusviaOnePlus.com. One of those notable differences is the T-Mobile variant is both network locked and bootloader locked. There are usually four steps to attaining a fully unlocked smartphone when you buy directly fromT-Mobile:...

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · Michael Roman

The money is on the App Store, but Google Play owns the future

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The money is on the App Store, but Google Play owns the future August 17, 2025 Apps are an interesting business with interesting stakes. Who wins? The platform with the most installs? Highest revenue? Fastest growth? It all depends on your perspective, and no one does an app market overview better than App Annie’s annualapp retrospective. With the 2015 report now out, who were the winners and in what categories?...

August 23, 2025 · 4 min · 670 words · Jade Griffin

The most controversial apps and games from 2019

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The most controversial apps and games from 2019 June 09, 2025 Before we get started, we wanted to pay homage to three beloved Google products that don’t exist anymore, includingGoogle+,Google Allo, andInbox by Gmail. We believe many of our readers would add these apps to the list, but let’s face facts, being hilariously bad at managing your products isn’t controversial....

August 23, 2025 · 6 min · 1158 words · Tiffany Martinez

The OnePlus 6 Silk White edition is available for $579 (Update: Back in stock!)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The OnePlus 6 Silk White edition is available for $579 (Update: Back in stock!) June 16, 2025 Update #2 (19-08-2025):As expected, the OnePlus 6 Silk White edition is available yet again on OnePlus.com for $579. Head to the link below to pick one up for yourself. We don’t know how long they’ll be in stock, so you might want to buy sooner rather than later!...

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Ryan Foster

The scoop on Samsung’s Bluetooth C-Pen stylus

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The scoop on Samsung’s Bluetooth C-Pen stylus July 01, 2025 We heard whispers and rumors of Samsung’s new Bluetooth-enabled C-Pen stylus last year, but at the time there really just wasn’t anything to say about it except “Samsung is working on it.” Now, however, the retailerCyberporthas posted information about this fancy little device on their page, giving us a sneak peek into what exactly we can look forward to when it comes to the Samsung Bluetooth C-Pen, for use with the Windows-poweredGalaxy Tab Pro S....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 278 words · Sara Smith

This is how Google finds Android malware

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This is how Google finds Android malware July 08, 2025 Googlehas outlined its process for finding malware via the Android Developers blog. In the post, Google Software Engineer Megan Ruthven discusses Android’s Verify Apps safety protocol — used to determine potentially harmful apps installed on a device — and what happens when a device stop communicating with it. Verify Apps is a security function that routinely scans apps downloaded from the Play Store to ensure that they are safe but Ms Ruthven notes that sometimes phones cease interacting with it, perhaps through something as innocuous as buying a new handset....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Jerome Schmidt

WhatsApp working on a more private message reporting system

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp working on a more private message reporting system July 17, 2025 WhatsAppcame under stiff scrutiny for an investigation into itsmessage reporting and moderationsystem earlier this month. Now, the company is seemingly working on a new, more concise method for users to report messages. According to details spotted byWABetaInfo, the latest WhatsApp beta version on Android brings the ability to report single, specific messages to WhatsApp....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Leonard Moore

With Mi Soundbar, Xiaomi adds another ecosystem product to its growing portfolio in India

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. With Mi Soundbar, Xiaomi adds another ecosystem product to its growing portfolio in India June 27, 2025 After disrupting the smart TV market and introducing a slew of what it calls ‘ecosystem products’ in India,Xiaomihas now ventured into a new category in the market with its Mi Soundbar. Mi Soundbar aims to provide a premium sound experience at an affordable price....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Lacey Campbell

Xiaomi Redmi Y2 revealed with 6-inch HD+ display, dual rear cameras

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Redmi Y2 revealed with 6-inch HD+ display, dual rear cameras July 18, 2025 Xaomi has announced the Redmi Y2 at an event in India. The handset is a rebranded version of theRedmi S2launched in China last month, and the sequel to theRedmi Y1 and Y1 Litefrom last November. Unlike its Y1 predecessors, though, there’s no Lite model coming this time....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Kelly Pena