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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Google way behind in American smart speaker user base at 18.4% August 15, 2025 It’s incredible to think how quickly thesmart speaker markethas exploded. When you remember thatAmazon Echofirst went on salein June 2015, it illuminates just how fast-paced the smart home market has become. According toa new survey of over 1,000 Americansreleased byVoicebot, in collaboration withPullStringandRAIN, the amount of American adults who own at least one smart speaker is 19....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: HTC10 off to a rough start in China July 09, 2025 With itsfinances slipping further and further, HTC’s 2016 flagship, the10, needs to be a One, at least in terms of the ideal market share ranking the phone would ideally propel its maker to. Indeed the media has praised the device, heralding it as a welcome return-to-form for the Taiwanese OEM and serving to right the perceived “wrongs” oflast year’s M9....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy A72 announced: Nearly into Galaxy S21 territory, but no 5G August 12, 2025 Today,Samsungannounced a slew of Galaxy A devices. A-series phones are Sammy’s budget offerings with lower-grade specs but also very reasonable prices. Last year, the Galaxy A series did exceptionally well. At the top of this year’s heap is the Samsung Galaxy A72, shown above....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE international giveaway! June 19, 2025 NOTE:This giveaway has now ended.Check out the latest giveaway here. It’s time for the Sunday giveaway! Like every week, we’re giving away a brand new Android phone to one luckyAndroid Authorityreader. A big congratulations to the winner of last week’sGoogle Pixel 4 giveaway, Emma F. from the UK. This week we’re giving away a brand newSamsung Galaxy S20 FE, courtesy of theAA Deals Store!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Pay is arriving in the first European country, but without its best feature July 02, 2025 Samsung is finally bringing its payment service to Europe, starting in Spain. There’s a catch though –Samsung Paywill only work with NFC terminals, at least in Spain. The launch comes six months after Samsungpromised the arrival of Pay in Spain, the UK, and China(the Chinese rolloutbegan in March)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Pay users in the US can finally use PayPal as a payment method (Updated) August 12, 2025 Update (24-06-2025 at 11:50 A.M. EST):Nearly nine months after Samsung announced users could connect their PayPal accounts to Samsung Pay, the feature is finally rolling out today, via9to5Google. As described below, the feature enables you to link your PayPal account to Samsung Pay, giving you the ability to pay with PayPal wherever Samsung Pay is accepted....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung tipped to use ultra-thin glass cover for next foldable phone July 21, 2025 If there’s one issue with allfoldable phonesright now, it’s that they use plastic screens. This is because traditional glass screens and protective layers (e.g.Gorilla Glass) aren’t able to fold, forcing manufacturers to use an alternative material. Now,ET Newsreports that Samsung’s next foldable phone will use ultra-thin glass (UTG) as the cover for the screen....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Should I upgrade my Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to the Note 10 or Note 10 Plus? June 13, 2025 TheGalaxy Note 10 phonesare big upgrades over theNote 8in almost every aspect. Just a quick glance at the list of specs and features alone might tempt you to ditch your Note 8 for one of Samsung’s latest flagships, but that doesn’t mean you should do it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Xperia L Review August 01, 2025 There are a lot of mid-range phones out there, and most of them are fairly average looking. Yes, they work and they don’t look awful, but they aren’t particularly eye catching, either. Enter theSony Xperia L. Though their phones aren’t proving to be as popular as we’re sure they’d like, Sony has a knack for making a phone pretty, well, pretty....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile planning one-stop shop for existing TV subscription services August 12, 2025 Skinny bundles are all the rage now, as the likes ofYouTube TVandSlingTVoffer access to a handful of streaming TV channels at a fixed price. ButT-Mobilethinks the landscape is crowded, and will introduce a one-stop shop for existing media offerings. In aQ4 2018 earnings call(spotted byTechCrunchandThe Streamable), T-Mobile president Mike Sievert outlined the network’s plans for an offering....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Bolt is HTC’s new flagship for Sprint: we go hands-on July 04, 2025 HTC’s path over the last few years has been rather rocky. While it’s really tough to pinpoint the exact reason why they’re in their current predicament in the mobile space, it can be due to the sudden and significant push by the vast Chinese makers that have surged out of nowhere to produce low-cost devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Galaxy S6 Edge+ might have 4GB of RAM… does it need it? August 02, 2025 The Samsung of 2015 is a new Samsung. A different Samsung. A more focused, fine-tuned Samsung… at least this is what the company wants consumers to believe. After 2014 saw a decrease in mobile phone sales and ptofitability, 2015 was meant to be a chance to reduceexcess product releases,trim the fat,andpromote premium....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Guilty review: Netflix snags a smart, tense thriller June 08, 2025 Who picks up at the other end when you call 9-11? What can they really do for you, armed with little more than what you can convey over the phone?Netflix‘s latest original filmThe Guiltystarts with that very simple premise and runs with it in a deeply satisfying way, crafting an intimate, suspenseful mystery that dares you to look away....