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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) press renders appear June 09, 2025 In addition to the flagshipGalaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones, Samsung has also updated its more mid-range line of products,the Galaxy A (2016) series. Now it’s onto the Galaxy J (2016) series, having officially announced theGalaxy J3 (2016)last year, and the looming launch of the Galaxy J5 (2016), a pair of products more on the lower-end side of things....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung investing heavily in OLED display production June 08, 2025 Samsunghas announced plans to invest 4 trillion won ($3.6 trillion) into organic light-emitting diode (OLED) production for medium and small-sized panels found in mobile and other consumer electronics products. The investment will be spread between 2015 and 2017 and could help Samsung offset falling revenues resulting from the well documented decline in the company’s handset sales....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung just gave us a rough launch window for Galaxy Note 20, Fold 2 June 24, 2025 Samsunghas released itsQ1 2020 financial results, and while it’s affected by the pandemic, its mobile unit still managed to report relatively healthy profits. Furthermore, the company also used the financial report to reveal a rough launch window for its next foldable and Note devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung updates Game Launcher and Game Tools with new features July 18, 2025 If you’re a gamer with aGalaxy S7orGalaxy S7 Edgethen you’re probably very familiar with Game Tools and the Game Launcher, both of which are receiving updates with new features. Both apps have been updated to version 0.0.26 with several refinements and additions, detailed below. Both apps gain a help section, with tracking for your asked questions, access to a FAQ section and a shortcut to a customer service contact form....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s clamshell foldable could be actually affordable July 13, 2025 A few months ago, we got word that Samsung was working on a newflip phone-style foldableslated to launch next year. Later, we caught apotential glimpseof the device at Samsung’s Developer Conference. Now, thanks toThe Korea Herald, we’ve learned a couple more details about the device. Unlike Samsung’s first foldable — theGalaxy Fold— next year’s vertical clamshell foldable shouldn’t break the bank....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony launches its new flagship Xperia XZ with triple sensor camera in India July 15, 2025 Announced at IFA 2016, Sony has announced the launch of their new flagship smartphone – Xperia XZ – in India. Along with an interesting new take on Sony’s design language, the triple image sensing technology on the main camera stand out as highlights for this well-rounded smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Strategy game Anthill arrives on Android July 14, 2025 Move over Ant Smasher, a new insect game has arrived on Android. Developed by Thumbstar, Anthill is a greatstrategy gamewith an appealing visual design and interesting gameplay. The objective of Anthill is simple: protect your base, or anthill, from incoming waves of enemy bugs. Performing such mission requires application of strategies commonly used in other games in the tower defense genre....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Take note: Samsung is betting the farm on mainstream foldables, will it pay off? July 01, 2025 TheGalaxy Noteis dead. Not officially, but we won’t see a new one in 2021. Samsung may bring the much-coveted Note line back in 2022, but for now, the Galaxy Note has been all but replaced by theGalaxy Z Fold 3. With S Pen stylus options in tow for the first time on the latest generation of the Fold, it looks as though Samsung has completed its transition to a new power-user form factor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This guy thought it would be a great idea to put his phone in a gun-shaped case and go to the airport July 01, 2025 A UK man has found himself in hot water this week after strolling into the London Stansted Airport with what appeared to be a pistol. The object was in fact a iPhone case ‘cleverly’ designed to look like a firearm....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This is when Qualcomm could launch the Snapdragon 865 Plus August 24, 2025 The Snapdragon 865 Plus has been a bit of a mystery. Speculation about it started when Meizu’s CMOsaidthere won’t be another version of the flagship SoC this year. But this claim was soon countered by popular Weibo tipster Digital Chat Station, who claimed the Snapdragon 865 Plus is indeed real and will launch in Q3 2020....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Unlocked Sony Xperia P, Xperia S, and Xperia Sola now available in the U.S. June 04, 2025 The Android smartphone environment in the U.S. has been dominated by companies such as Samsung, HTC, and Motorola, with manufacturers such as HUAWEI, ZTE, LG, and Sony attempting to make in-roads into an already saturated market. These companies have planned for this entry with some truly amazing devices, but unfortunately Sony has fallen somewhat short in this regard....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. US lawmakers have voted to let ISPs sell your browsing history to advertisers (Updated) August 10, 2025 President Trump’s approval is the last step in eliminating the FCC’s rule, titled “Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunication Services.” If it’s removed, this will allow ISPs to sell and share an individual’s browsing history, app usage history, and other private information — whichmay includeemail, health and financial data — without customer consent....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Viral app Remove China Apps pulled from Play Store (Update: Google statement) July 18, 2025 Update, August 20, 2025 (12:08 PM ET):Google recently removed an Android app from the Play Store called Remove China Apps, which does exactly what you think it does. While it’s fairly clear that the app violates the Play Store’s TOS, Google still felt pressured to issue a public statement on the matter....