“Early” press render hints at curvy LG G4

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. “Early” press render hints at curvy LG G4 June 29, 2025 TheLG G4is around a month away from launch and@Onleakshas just uploaded a press render of the handset to tantalise us with. However, somewhat unusually, this render comes with the proviso that it is “early (non-final)”. Normally that wouldn’t be interesting, but the render seems to show a curved display design for the LG G4....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Anne Ortiz

(Update: leaked specs) Snapdragon 820 rumored to be unveiled on August 11th

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: leaked specs) Snapdragon 820 rumored to be unveiled on August 11th June 30, 2025 Update:Respected Chinese analystJiutang Panpublished what appears to be a detailed presentation of the Snapdragon 820 processor (MSM 8996), including specs and features (viaG4Games). The Snapdragon 820 will be a 14-nm 64-bit chip featuring Hydra CPU cores (35% improvement over previous generation) and an Adreno 530 GPU (40% performance improvement, 30% power consumption improvement)....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Stephanie Davis

5 things we want to see from Samsung in 2022

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 5 things we want to see from Samsung in 2022 July 09, 2025 Looking back,Samsunghad a pretty rough 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic made things difficult for pretty much everyone, but Samsung watched as its two star products — the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note lines — saw dismal sales. Meanwhile, its foldable phones were selling better, but the disaster of the original Galaxy Fold was still fresh in our thoughts....

July 15, 2025 · 7 min · 1300 words · Nicholas Delgado

All the latest Android developer news and features you need to know about

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. All the latest Android developer news and features you need to know about June 30, 2025 2020 was a bit of a dud year for many of us, to say the least. Yet, for Android Development it was as busy as ever. If anything, we had more time to stay indoors and code than ever before. But before we step boldly into a new year, did 2020 go out with a whimper or a bang?...

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 568 words · Kelly Mullins

Apple and Qualcomm drop all litigation worldwide, ink new chipset deal

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple and Qualcomm drop all litigation worldwide, ink new chipset deal July 20, 2025 Today is a day few of us thought would ever come:Apple and Qualcommhave called a truce and ceased all litigation against each other around the world. What’s more, they have reached a new royalty agreement as well as inked a new deal for Apple to buy Qualcomm chipsets....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Larry Small

ARCHOS unveils the new Cobalt and Power smartphone lines at CES 2016

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ARCHOS unveils the new Cobalt and Power smartphone lines at CES 2016 June 01, 2025 ARCHOShas released a number of high-quality, inexpensive Android smartphones over the past few years, and it looks like they’ve just unveiled four more. The French smartphone maker has just taken the wraps off the budget-friendly Cobalt and Power line of smartphones here atCES 2016....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Angela Bowman

Are you using one of 2015’s worst passwords? Find out here

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Are you using one of 2015’s worst passwords? Find out here June 04, 2025 Believe it or not, but following the PRISM scandal, increased cyber-security threats and a growing awareness of just how easy it is to hack a computer or phone, passwords in 2015 actually got worse than in years past. New research from password management software developer, SplashData, shows that while passwords have gotten longer, they haven’t gotten better....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Elizabeth Tanner

Capcom Mobile established to consolidate Japanese company's mobile efforts

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Capcom Mobile established to consolidate Japanese company’s mobile efforts August 16, 2025 Lost in all the April Foolsagitation,humor, andgalactic heartbreakon Friday was a bit of big business from Capcom, the Japanese game company responsible for such legendary series as Street Fighter, Resident Evil, and Mega Man. The industry titan has announced that plans to streamline its mobile game development. Specifically, it will merge its own internal mobile gaming division with subsidiary Beeline Interactive to form a new branch: Capcom Mobile Co....

July 15, 2025 · 4 min · 736 words · Mandy Hudson

Daily Authority: 🎁 S22, Ultra, Tab S8

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Daily Authority: 🎁 S22, Ultra, Tab S8 July 25, 2025 ☕ Good morning! Whew, lots to consider this morning with Samsung’s generous bonus offers… Galaxy everything Samsung took the wraps off itsGalaxy S22 seriesand its new tablets in theTab S8 seriesand I really liked what we saw from Samsung in nearly every way. S22 Ultra: S22, S22 Plus: Pre-orders vs waiting for reviews...

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Lauren Gilbert

Data caps are back for Telus customers in as arbitrary fashion as you would expect

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Data caps are back for Telus customers in as arbitrary fashion as you would expect July 07, 2025 Telus Mobility announced last week that internet users would soon be charged if they exceed their monthly data allowance. Previously, Telus had data caps but never enforced them. Now, they will be enforcing them. According to Telus, internet data has gone up in the last year and they were forced to “re-examine” its policy against data caps....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 575 words · Timothy Clark PhD

F1 Manager tips for beginners: Follow these steps to victory

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. F1 Manager tips for beginners: Follow these steps to victory July 21, 2025 F1 Manager follows in the tire tracks of prominent motorsport manager games like… Motorsport Manager. In any event, the title is a more streamlined, freemium-focused take on the motorsport management formula. That doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to splurge on items with real-world cash to get ahead at first....

July 15, 2025 · 4 min · 816 words · Matthew Simmons

Google begins live limited testing for Android Instant Apps

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google begins live limited testing for Android Instant Apps June 30, 2025 After first being announcedat Google I/O in May 2016, Google is finally beginning to test Android Instant Apps out in the wild. The company revealed today that a few select developers have launched apps in the Google Play Store made with this new SDK, which will allow users to access them without having to download them to their device....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Molly Simmons

Google might be using the Pixelbook to test the mysterious “AltOS”

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google might be using the Pixelbook to test the mysterious “AltOS” July 10, 2025 Even though theGoogle PixelbookrunsChrome OS, several commits spotted by aReddit userseemingly indicate that Google uses its expensiveChromebookto test out something called “AltOS.” The only problem is that we do not know much beyond that. The commits point to AltOS possibly being a separate mode for the Pixelbook, though they raise more questions than answers....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Logan Perez