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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Thieves realize stealing bank account info from phones better than reselling June 28, 2025 Throughout the world, it’s easy to find stories of thieves stealing smartphones. Usually, the theft isn’t that elaborate: someone runs up to a person walking on the street and grabs their phone out of their hands, and runs off. The thief then sells the phone to a pawn shop or online reseller site and keeps the profits....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Update: Spotify now available in Indonesia, eyeing India and Japan next July 10, 2025 Update, March 30:Spotifylaunched today in Indonesia, on smartphones, tablets, and desktops. Spotify is bringing its catalog of 30 million songs to Indonesia, including top local hits. The service is free for all users in the basic version, and Premium users will get on-demand play, offline playback and no ads for Rp 49,990 per month....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What is root - Gary explains July 05, 2025 You may have heard of the term “rooting your phone” and you may have seen that some apps on the Google Play Store require “root” access to work. But what is root? What is “rooting” your phone and why would you do it? Let’s find out! The majority of operating systems including Windows, OS X and Linux have the concept of system privileges where processes, and therefore users, run at different privilege levels which determine what the process is allowed or prohibited from doing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why Android exploits are now more expensive than iOS exploits July 06, 2025 In a not so surprising turn of events, zero-day Android exploits now cost more than iOS exploits. Since its inception, Apple’s iOS has always been considered one of the safest platforms with multiple layers of security and encryption. The tables seems to be turning though. Security improvements made by Google have made it more difficult for hackers to gain access to Android devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why the Xperia Z5 Premium’s 4K screen is a marketing mess June 10, 2025 This past weekend, I wasmighty motivated, though admittedly from ample agitation. The problem, you see, was that I decided to watch a video, Pocketnow’s Anton D. Nagy posted on YouTube. The title? “SONYXperia Z5 Premium4K: What It Is and What It Isn’t.” The length? Roughly 10 minutes....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro camera score obliterates iPhone 11 Pro Max score at DxOMark June 17, 2025 Today,Xiaomiofficially launchedthe Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro. The 5G-capable phones come with a stunning 108MP primary camera sensor on the rear. No doubt helped by this sensor, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Camera now tops the list of mobile cameras over at photography siteDxOMark....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 leaked pictures and specs galore June 22, 2025 Afterbarely a whisperearlier in the month, a flood of renders, pictures, and leaked hardware details have appeared for the upcomingXiaomi Mi Note 2over the weekend. As we’ve come to expect from Xiaomi, the handset looks to be packing top of the line specifications and a number of firsts for the company....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: You mind your manners around Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri August 05, 2025 Voice assistantsare now a firm part of our daily lives. We regularly converse with them, whether barking commands or requesting information from the internet. However, it can often seem a little curt if you don’t say “please” or “thank you” during these chats....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. YouTube update rolling out, brings Material Design and more July 25, 2025 TheYouTubeapp for Android is rolling out an update to version 6.0 right now. The update finally bringsMaterial Designto the app, and a little tweaking to the navigation panel as well and some updated search functionality. YouTube for Android is available forfree from the Google Play Store, but chances are you’ve already got it installed....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: it’s back) Tasker has been pulled from the Play Store June 26, 2025 Update, November 18:Tasker has beenreinstated in the Play Store. A Google spokesperson toldAndroid Policethat Google “worked very closely with the developer to resolve the situation and ensure that the app was in compliance with our policies.” Original post, November 17:Popular automation appTaskerdisappeared from the Google Play Store this morning and looks to be the latest victim of Google’s sometimes heavy handed policing of its app store....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: more devices supported) Microsoft’s Hyperlapse Beta lets you create beautiful time-lapse videos on Android Jul 19, 2025 Update, May 18:Microsoftreleasedan update to Hyperlapse Beta including some bug fixes and support for these additional devices: Original post, May 14:Microsofthas just released its Hyperlapse Mobile application to Android, but only as a beta version. The app, which is now available on Android, Windows Phone and on the desktop, allows you to create super smooth time-lapse videos with ease....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: no, it isn’t) Apple to make switching from iOS to Android easier June 25, 2025 Update, January 12:An Apple spokesperson has officially toldBuzzfeed Newsthat the company is not making a switch to Android tool. “There is no truth to this rumor,” Trudy Muller stated, “We are entirely focused on switching users from Android to iPhone, and that is going great....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 2018 was the smartphone camera’s biggest year yet July 14, 2025 2016 was one of the most important years for smartphone cameras, as the industry moved to diverse dual-camera setups and theGoogle Pixelshowed the power of software processing. 2017 was more a transition year, but 2018 saw another big jump for mobile cameras. There’s reason to believe it was the most notable year yet for smartphone shooters....