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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sprint offering Samsung phone buyers a free year of Amazon Prime June 04, 2025 Whether you love or hateSprintdepends on where you live and how their coverage performs in your area, and it seems there are certainly a number of people on both sides of that fence. If you have been considering switching to Sprint, or simply buying a new phone, the Now Network is offering a pretty juicy deal that might be enough to sway you: a year of freeAmazon Primewith the purchase of selectSamsungsmartphones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The LG G4 Nougat update has arrived… sort of July 06, 2025 We live in a time two years and three months after the arrival of theLG G4. In a world that saw the debut ofAndroid Nougat11 months ago. A time when most two year old smartphone owners would have given up the ghost of ever seeing another Android update....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The next-gen ASUS Chromebook Flip debuts at CES (updated: hands-on images) June 14, 2025 Samsung isn’t the only one showing off ahigh-end ChromebookatCES 2020. ASUS today announced the newChromebook Flip C436, the latest in its extremely popular Flip range. Early Chromebooks were built with low-end specs aimed at the budget market, but we’ve seen a rise in premium Chromebook options over the last couple of years....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The perfect smartphone does not exist July 30, 2025 I’ve always been “the tech guy” amongst my friends and family. Even before I started working atAndroid Authority, I was the go-to for tech questions. Now that I work here, it’s only gotten more common. With that in mind, one of the questions I get asked all the time is what the “perfect phone” would be for someone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Xiaomi Black Shark gaming phone is coming to Europe on Nov. 16 July 14, 2025 When theXiaomi Black Sharkgaming phone launched in April, it was stuck as a Chinese exclusive. Now, it looks like Xiaomi is ready to bring the device to some other markets, as the company has just confirmedthe Black Shark is coming to Europe on November 16....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Android: Black Friday and the Best of Android! June 26, 2025 This has been a busy week forAndroid Authority. We finally unveiled ourBest of Androidawards, including thebest Android phone of 2018. You won’t want to miss that. But, it’s lonely at the top, so we also announced the phones withthe best camera,the best screen,the best performance,the best battery, and many more categories....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Twitter will emphasize live news and events in your feed, as part of ‘transformation’ June 13, 2025 It’s no secret thatTwitteris a struggling platform. While the microblogging social network is certainly a cultural force, itsuser growth is stagnant, and it can’t hold a candle to other social media sites likeFacebook,Instagram, andSnapchat. Twitter knows this and is trying to do a better job of promoting what it is and what it does better than its competitors....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. vivo capitalizes on key market trends with the new V21 series July 27, 2025 The last few years have overseen a shift in major mobile trends, with key leaderboard positions changing hands in markets worldwide. In Asia, the last twelve months have seen growth in Chinese brands, such as vivo, at the expense of previously big players. In fact, similar sentiments can be seen when looking at Europe and the global smartphone industry, too, according todata from Statcounter Global Stats....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Westone W10 Headphones Review July 05, 2025 The headphone market has blown up in recent years, and everybody is searching for that “perfect” pair of headphones. The Westone W10 In-Ear headphones claim to be “for the Serious Listener” and so our very own Kevin “The Tech Ninja” Nether went hands on with the Westone W10 in-ear headphones to find out if they justify the $199 price tag and whether they’re truly for the serious listener....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp is rolling out fingerprint authentication to beta users right now June 11, 2025 WhatsApphas implemented a fingerprint authentication option in the latest beta version of the Android app. When enabled (viasettings > account > privacy > fingerprint lock), users will need to scan their fingerprint in order to use the app. The feature, first spotted byWABetaInfobut present on our phones too, requires the 2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro review: Another day, another good-enough Redmi June 05, 2025 Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro What we like What we don’t like The new Redmi 6 Pro isXiaomi‘s attempt to bring mid-range features to the budget segment and keep up with the times. It’s essentially theMi A2 Lite, which launched globally last month, except in India. However, unlike the Mi A2 Lite, the Redmi 6 Pro isn’t anAndroid Onephone, running Xiaomi’s proprietaryMIUIskin instead of stock Android....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi’s next flagship could launch with UWB, but will it be the Mi Mix 4? June 10, 2025 Xiaomi‘s next flagship smartphone could introduce a wireless technology growing in popularity among flagship devices — ultra-wideband (UWB). According toXDA-Developers‘ sources, an upcoming smartphone — bearing model number 2106118C and code-named Odin — will seemingly pack support for UWB. Evidence was reportedly found lurking in the MIUI 13 code and official certification listings of the device in question....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. XRY forensic software can crack iOS or Android devices in a jiffy, not for home use! June 04, 2025 If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a digital CSI expert, you should know that there’s a new software tool around the corner that should crack pretty most iOS or Android device in a matter of minutes, and also help recover data from the respective gadgets....