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Which is better: Motorola Razr, Galaxy Fold, or Mate X? (Poll of the Week)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Which is better: Motorola Razr, Galaxy Fold, or Mate X? (Poll of the Week) June 14, 2025 Foldablesare a very new product category. So new, that the few companies who have brought foldable phones to market all have vastly different takes on what foldables should be. The newMotorola Razris actually quite similar to theRazr flip phonesfrom the mid-2000s. There’sa small displayon the front, and the body flips open like a traditional flip phone to reveal a larger, taller screen....

Xiaomi Redmi S2 tipped to bring dual-cameras and face unlock to India (Update)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Redmi S2 tipped to bring dual-cameras and face unlock to India (Update) June 13, 2025 Update (04/23/18 at 01:57 A.M):It looks like China’s TENAA haslisteda Xiaomi phone with some similar specs to the Redmi S2. There’s a 2GHz octacore chipset, rearfingerprint scanner, a tall 1440×720 display (measuring 6 inches), 16GB/32GB/64GB of storage, a 3000mAh battery and 2GB/3GB/4GB of RAM....

YouTube allegedly planning cable TV streaming in 2017

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. YouTube allegedly planning cable TV streaming in 2017 July 16, 2025 Bloomberg hasreportedthatYouTubesupposedly has a new “Unplugged” streaming project in the works that would bring cable TV streaming to the popular video service. Although they’re reluctant to disclose their sources, they claim that people close to the project have revealed, in private talks, that Unplugged is one of YouTube’s highest priorities at the moment, and that the service is slated to go live in 2017....

2017 was the year Google normalized machine learning

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 2017 was the year Google normalized machine learning July 02, 2025 2017 was a hell of a year for a multitude of reasons. In tech, this was officially the year we saw artificial intelligence engines leading consumer product lines. Most notable was the role AI played in Google’s portfolio. Many products launched withGoogle Assistantbuilt in, but it wasn’t until the end of 2017 that we realized the role AI would play in driving Google’s marketing....

30 days left to prepare your wallets: Galaxy Note 9 pre-orders tipped for mid-August

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 30 days left to prepare your wallets: Galaxy Note 9 pre-orders tipped for mid-August July 11, 2025 Samsung will reportedly open up pre-orders for its upcoming phablet, theGalaxy Note 9, from mid-August. Korean publicationChosunsuggested the news in an article earlier today and echoed previous reports that the phone would be released on August 24. Samsung is expected to make the Galaxy Note 9 availablegloballyon August 24, so the mid-August pre-order window likely applies to global markets too....

8 new movies you can watch Christmas Day: streaming and in-theater options

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 8 new movies you can watch Christmas Day: streaming and in-theater options July 20, 2025 Tomorrow is Christmas! It’s safe to say that the lineup of Christmas Day 2020 movies is much different than what was originally planned earlier this year. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced the majority of movie theaters to close in the United States, and in other parts of the world....

After ditching the Note 7, Samsung falls back on Galaxy S7 production

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. After ditching the Note 7, Samsung falls back on Galaxy S7 production June 10, 2025 TheNote 7looks to be terminal. The Korean tech titan has pulled the device from the market completely, and to cover their losses, Samsung is revampingGalaxy S7production. However, will this be enough to close the gap? Almost certainly not. The Galaxy Note 7’s colossal failure may be wholly unprecedented in the industry....

Alleged BlackBerry Athena renders show that the keyboard will stay (Updated)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alleged BlackBerry Athena renders show that the keyboard will stay (Updated) August 14, 2025 There are a couple of differences between them, such as the lack of BlackBerry branding on the spacebar in the TENAA image. The TENAA device is also missing capacitive navigation keys (or they might not light up when the phone is turned off). Leaked device renders can be based on early/work-in-progress products, however, so these kinds of discrepancies can appear between leaks of the same product....

Amazon removes another major accessory maker (Update: Amazon response)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon removes another major accessory maker (Update: Amazon response) June 09, 2025 Update, June 06, 2025 (04:45 PM ET):Amazon responded toAndroid Authority’srequest for a comment on this story. The company confirmed that it did, in fact, remove RavPower’s product listings from the store. Additionally, it posteda new blog postdetailing its strict policy towards companies soliciting paid Amazon reviews. While the post doesn’t call out RavPower specifically (nor AUKEY and Mpow), it at least gives us an idea of why these companies no longer have a presence on the platform....

Android exec briefly shows off Pixel 6's under-display fingerprint sensor

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android exec briefly shows off Pixel 6’s under-display fingerprint sensor August 14, 2025 ThePixel 6 and Pixel 6 Proare on their way. Google has already announced its plans to launch a major revamp of its flagship Pixel smartphones later this year. We know the Pixel 6 series will have an under-display fingerprint sensor and use a new in-houseTensor processor. Now, it looks like our first glimpse of the Pixel 6 series’ under-display fingerprint sensor has been shown off on Twitter....

Android Q now has app-switching gestures exactly like iOS (Updated)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Q now has app-switching gestures exactly like iOS (Updated) June 03, 2025 Update, August 02, 2025 (03:28 PM ET):Shortly after publishing the article below, we found out throughXDA Developersthat the newest beta version of Android Q has a hidden navigation bar that is long and thin and replaces the “pill” icon. Frankly, it looks so much like the iPhone XS navigation design that it’s uncanny....

Angry Birds Fight claws its way to the Play Store

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Angry Birds Fight claws its way to the Play Store July 30, 2025 Complete with dramatic cut-scenes and bird vs pig mayhem,Angry Birds Fightis yet another chapter in Rovio’s seemingly never-endingAngry Birds saga. This time, Rovio took inspiration from games such as Candy Crush Saga, as well as RPGs and fighters, to create a unique gameplay style. Angry Birds Fight has already been seen in the Asia Pacific region and has garnered over 3 million downloads....

Chrome feature might let you link directly to specified text on a page

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chrome feature might let you link directly to specified text on a page June 21, 2025 A potential newGoogle Chromefeature is making its way to the Canary version of the browser (viaChrome Story). The new feature will allow users to share links to specific sections of web pages, even those pages which don’t have anchor links. Let’s say you want to send an email to someone with a reference to a piece of data within a long news article....