OnePlus disables credit card payments on its website (Updated)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus disables credit card payments on its website (Updated) June 03, 2025 Update (01/16):OnePlus has issued an update to itsforum post. As a precaution, the company is temporarily disabling credit card payments atoneplus.net. PayPal is still available, and it is exploring “alternative secure payment options” with its service providers. The company says it’s working around the clock to investigate this issue....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Jared Knapp

OnePlus shows off unreleased white OnePlus 9 Pro (Updated: Just a prototype)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus shows off unreleased white OnePlus 9 Pro (Updated: Just a prototype) June 03, 2025 Update: June 22, 2025 (1:25 AM ET):OnePlus has now come back to us after we asked for more details regarding this white OnePlus 9 Pro. The company has confirmed that this is indeed just a prototype. “The white OnePlus 9 Pro that was posted on Weibo was just a prototype,” a representative toldAndroid Authority....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Christina Ross

Parrot announces 13 new minidrones that can travel on water, land and through the air

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Parrot announces 13 new minidrones that can travel on water, land and through the air July 22, 2025 Parrot has brought us some great remote-controlled flying tech in the past, and it looks like the company is now bringing us its next wave of drone technology. Just yesterday, Parrot took the wraps off 13 new inexpensive minidrones that will be able to travel on land, through the air, and on the water....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Kevin Smith

Patent suggests a Samsung foldable gaming phone with physical buttons

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Patent suggests a Samsung foldable gaming phone with physical buttons July 21, 2025 One of the hottest smartphone trends of 2018 wasthe gaming phone, such as theXiaomi Black Sharkor theASUS ROG Phone. Likewise, one of the hottest trends of 2019 is expected to be the foldable phone, with almost every major smartphone manufacturer planning one for release this year....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Danielle Figueroa

Pixelbook details and “Google Clips” leak ahead of unveiling

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pixelbook details and “Google Clips” leak ahead of unveiling June 16, 2025 We’re all looking forward to the new Pixels launching at 9AM PT, butGooglehas an entire panoply of new devices coming alongside. Thanks to inventory data uncovered by9to5Google, we now have a better idea of what to expect from the Pixelbook. Bonus: the first mention of a mystery product called Google Clips....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Carmen Duarte

Pokémon Go coming to Europe and Asia “within a few days”

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pokémon Go coming to Europe and Asia “within a few days” June 28, 2025 When willPokémon Gobe released in Europe, Asia and the rest of the world? According to sources cited byWall Street Journal, it will be “within a few days.” No further details have been revealed about the availability of the game that took the US by storm....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Kimberly Johnston

Redmi Note 5 Pro review

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Redmi Note 5 Pro review July 31, 2025 Redmi Note 5 Pro Xiaomi What we like What we don’t like Our scores 2017 was a great year forXiaomiand the companycrossed RMB 100 billion in revenue. In India, the company’s biggest market outside of China, Xiaomi became the biggest smartphone vendor towards the end of the year. Much of that success in India was piggybacking on theRedmi Note 4, the bestselling smartphone in the country last year....

August 2, 2025 · 9 min · 1888 words · Mr. Warren Thompson

Rylo's 360-degree camera lets you shoot first and edit later, now Android-compatible

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Rylo’s 360-degree camera lets you shoot first and edit later, now Android-compatible July 01, 2025 After previously being available only for theiPhone, the Rylo 360-degree camera is now available forAndroid devices. The $500 Rylo features two 208-degree lenses with f/2.8 apertures, and is a bit smaller than the GoPro Fusion. Each wide-degree lens features a Sony sensor that can record up to 4K video at 30 frames per second....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Mark Ellis

Samsung launches a Hello Kitty branded Galaxy Y in Germany

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung launches a Hello Kitty branded Galaxy Y in Germany June 30, 2025 Samsung has just announced that they’re going to bring a Hello Kitty branded Galaxy Y to the German market. The entry-level smartphone will be priced at 230 Euros, and for that amount of cash you’re going to get a 3-inch screen that pushes a meager 320×240 pixels, Android 2....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Gabriela Lozano

Samsung will finally offer monthly security updates for its US unlocked phones

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung will finally offer monthly security updates for its US unlocked phones August 12, 2025 Samsungis going to finally offer people who own its unlocked smartphones in the US something it promised it would do nearly 18 months ago. It will begin to roll out monthly security updates for those devices “soon”, like the unlocked SamsungGalaxy S7andGalaxy S7 Edge....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Jeremy Raymond

Sega announces Revolve8 real-time strategy game (Update: Available on the Play Store!)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sega announces Revolve8 real-time strategy game (Update: Available on the Play Store!) July 18, 2025 Update, Jul 06, 2025 (11:55AM EST):you may now downloadRevolve8, Sega’s new real-time strategy mobile game. Players also received a long list of pre-registration rewards, though most of them are only available as players reach new league levels. The rewards might not be enough to ignore the lag and connection issues that some players experienced....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · Cheryl Ryan

Sony begins pre-registration for its first smartphone game, but just in Japan for now

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony begins pre-registration for its first smartphone game, but just in Japan for now August 07, 2025 Sony hasn’t seen much successwith its Xperia lineup of smartphones, but it hopes to have more luck by making mobile games. This week, pre-registration began in Japan for the first game from Sony’s mobile gaming publisher, ForwardWorks,which was first announced in March 2016....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Kimberly Robertson

Sony Xperia 10 III announced (Update: Pricing and EU pre-orders revealed)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Xperia 10 III announced (Update: Pricing and EU pre-orders revealed) June 06, 2025 Update, June 27, 2025 (04:31 PM ET):When Sony revealed its slate of new smartphones, including the Sony Xperia 10 III, it didn’t reveal much info related to pricing. Finally, we at least have the European price of the phonetoday. The 10 III will set you back €429 (~$518)....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Sharon Barnett