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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S8/S8 Plus update tracker (Update: UScellular rollout begins) June 04, 2025 Update (05/16/18):The UScellular variants of both the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus are receiving the Android 8.0 Oreo update now. You can manually install the update using Samsung software and your device’s USB cable, or you can wait to get the OTA update. Instructions for both scenarios are available atU....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S9 gets a sizzling red variant (Update: hands-on pics) June 28, 2025 Update, May 9:Here’s a handful of hands-on images with the new red Samsung Galaxy S9, courtesy ofIce Universeover on Weibo. Original post, May 8:Samsung has unveiled a new red version of theSamsung Galaxy s9 and Galaxy S9 Plus. The new variants are currently listed on theSamsung Chinawebsite (viaGizmochina) and will cost the same as the regular versions, though they’re not yet available to buy....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung wants full-screen phones with embedded cameras, but it might take a while August 02, 2025 Samsunghas reaffirmed its aims to produce an all-screen smartphone, according to South Korean news siteYonhap. Speaking at a recent briefing, Samsung’s vice president of Mobile Communication R&D Group Display, Yang Byung-duk, said the ultimate goal was to house all the phone’s front sensors beneath the display....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung will drop foldable phone when it can deliver the “best user experience” July 14, 2025 While most of the focus onSamsungat this year’sMobile World Congresshas been on theGalaxy S9, that hasn’t stopped head of mobile at Samsung DJ Koh from talking about the company’s upcomingfoldable phone. According toCNET, in an interview at the event in Barcelona, DJ Koh said that Samsung is making progress on the device but that he needs “complete confidence that we’re delivering the best user experience when we’re launching a new category....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sennheiser debuts audiophile earbuds for everyday users June 30, 2025 Sennheiser IE300 has wonAndroid Authority‘s CES 2021 Top Picks Award for Best In-ear Headphones.Check out all the awards here. Sennheiser’s latest earbuds build upon its previous successes, and come right at the start ofCES 2021. The Sennheiser IE 300 earbuds let you travel anywhere with high-fidelity audio. Sennheiser distilled the latest tech into the wired IE 300 in-ear monitors, which rely on a tweaked version of the company’s 7mm Extra Wide Band transducers to deliver accurate audio (6Hz-20kHz)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Settings get revamped [Diving into Android N] July 17, 2025 Before today, one of the rumors associated with Android N was the introduction of a hamburger menu within the settings which made is easier to move between the various parts of the settings. We can now confirm this is true. Anytime you enter into a sub-setting, you find an easy to access hamburger button on the upper left that lets you access all the other settings....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Siri just revealed the date for the next Apple event (Update: It’s official) June 21, 2025 Update, June 02, 2025 (12:20 PM ET):Only a few hours after Siri spilled the beans, Apple has gone ahead and announced the next big hardware launch event (viaApple Insider). As Siri suggested, the event will happen next Tuesday, April 20. The event starts at 1:00 PM ET....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Star Wars enters the puzzle game genre with Puzzle Droids August 04, 2025 A quick search on Google Play findswell over twenty official Star Wars apps, ranging from Lego themes to card games and more. Looking to get your puzzle on? We have good news!Star Wars: Puzzle Droidsnow brings puzzle gaming to a galaxy far, far away. The brand new match-3 adventure is set inside the memory banks of BB-8 and, despite being a matching game, actually has a bit of story telling thrown into the mix....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile will let its customers stream Netflix, Hulu and more for free June 07, 2025 At its Uncarrier X event earlier today,T-Mobileannounced a new initiative called Binge On that will allow its customers to stream videos from popular services for free, without the need to take up any mobile data whatsoever. 24 video streaming services will be available at launch, including Netflix, Hulu, HBO Go, HBO Now, Sling TV, Showtime, Vevo, Watch ESPN, Encore, Fox Sports and more....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Thanks to Google, flashing Android builds on your Pixel just got much easier July 28, 2025 GettingAOSPonto Pixel devices has not always been that straightforward, yet it’s often a necessity for developers. Google wants to make the process a lot simpler so devs can get to work that much easier. Over on the Android Developers Blog, Google justannouncedthe newAndroid Flash Toolwhich lets you flash stock AOSP onto your Pixel device from within your browser....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Google Pixel 5 is not so sound, users report June 30, 2025 SeveralGoogle Pixel 5users are experiencing problems with the phone’s volume. They’ve taken toRedditandGoogle’s official support forumssaying that the Pixel 5’s volume controls are messed up. There seem to be two distinct issues with the phone. Some users have noticed the volume keeps dropping randomly while playing videos, while others report that it gets too loud for things like notifications, screenshots, the camera shutter button, and other system sounds....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Pixel C is no longer available on the Google Store August 18, 2025 Whether it was the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, or Pixel 2 XL, Google’sPixel Ctablet has been sold alongside them for around two years. Unfortunately for the tablet, its time on the Google Store appears to have officially ended. We’ve known for a bit that the Pixel C had an expiration date —Googledropped the 32 GB version from its online storefront back in January, though it kept the 64 GB variant around for $599....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This Amazfit watch looks like a straight up Apple Watch ripoff, but it’s not bad July 28, 2025 Apple has sway in essentially every industry it touches —smartphones, laptops, andespecially earbuds— but one area we don’t see a ton of copycatting is in thesmartwatchspace. The new Amazfit GTS smartwatch might not be a 1:1 Apple Watch clone, but it sure evokes the feeling of Apple’s smartwatch....