Motorola Edge Plus hands-on: Back in the game

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola Edge Plus hands-on: Back in the game July 06, 2025 It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a true Motorola flagship. Ignoringthe Razr, which used low-end components at a high price, the last high-end competitive device from the company was theMoto Z2 Force. That was nearly three years ago, in August 2017. But now, Moto is back. This time, its flagship looks like it can keep up with the best fromSamsung,OnePlus, and others....

June 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1271 words · Tina Hansen

New Xiaomi 11T series render leaks: Triple rear cameras, colorways on show

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New Xiaomi 11T series render leaks: Triple rear cameras, colorways on show July 13, 2025 We’ve seen leaked specs and little else relating to the forthcomingXiaomi 11Tseries. However, a new official-looking render may have given us the best look at the devices yet. Stemming from91Mobilesand leaker Ishan Agarwal, the render was reportedly sourced from an over-eager retail listing of the devices....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Mr. Travis Spencer

New YouTube features: 360-degree video for TV and Super Chat API

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New YouTube features: 360-degree video for TV and Super Chat API June 09, 2025 Google is drowning us in new features for all their products and services, so you know YouTube just couldn’t be left behind. There are two major improvements coming to the most popular video streaming service in the world. The first is 360-degree video for TV apps....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · April May

Newer Pixel devices won't get the Pixel 4's screen attention feature

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Newer Pixel devices won’t get the Pixel 4’s screen attention feature August 01, 2025 ThePixel 4is a decent upgrade over thePixel 3, but not everyone wants to buy a new device to get the fancy bells and whistles. A major selling point to the Pixel line is its software updates, so many Pixel owners look forward to Google backporting future features to their current handsets....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Kaitlin Petty

Nexus users could get free full size backup in Google Photos

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nexus users could get free full size backup in Google Photos August 24, 2025 Google Photosalready offers tremendous value thanks to its unlimited backup feature, but it could get even better, at least if you’re a Nexus user. The second option is “Original,” and it does what the name says. Your files are backed up without any alteration. But Original isn’t free and unlimited – images you upload in this mode count against your Drive storage quota....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Tanya Obrien

OPPO R17 Pro brings its insanely fast charging and triple camera to India

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPO R17 Pro brings its insanely fast charging and triple camera to India August 06, 2025 Chinese smartphone maker OPPO is no stranger toIndia, but now it has its sights set on the budget flagship market segment. Budget is, after all, what OPPO does best, with most of its devices hovering around the $500 mark, competing with the likes ofOnePlusandLG....

June 5, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Chris Green

Oxygen OS 12 is now in open beta for select OnePlus phones

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Oxygen OS 12 is now in open beta for select OnePlus phones July 22, 2025 A few months ago, OnePlus rolled out the first taste ofAndroid 12on its devices through a closed beta program. Although there were a few issues, select users have been enjoying the next iteration of Android for a while now. As with the original rollout, this first open beta is only available for theOnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro....

June 5, 2025 · 3 min · 543 words · Steven Scott

Report: HUAWEI falls out of the top five as everyone else grows in Q1 2021

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: HUAWEI falls out of the top five as everyone else grows in Q1 2021 June 19, 2025 Q1 of 2020 marked a major downturn for the smartphone industry, as the COVID-19 pandemic started to affect the production and sale of devices in a major way. The second half of last year saw a dramatic recovery, and it looks like Q1 2021 is continuing this trend too....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 362 words · James Smith

Samsung expects huge Q1 profit's not due to S9 (Updated)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung expects huge Q1 profit - and it’s not due to S9 (Updated) August 20, 2025 Update (10-06-2025 at 7:30 A.M.):Samsung hasrevealedits earnings guidance for Q1 2018, and it looks slightly higher than the initial report. The firm announced projected operating profits of 15.6 trillion won ($14.5-billion). By comparison, Q1 2017 saw the company rake in profits of 9.9 trillion won ($9....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Victoria Davis

Samsung Galaxy Quantum 2 launched: A Galaxy A82 with better security?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Quantum 2 launched: A Galaxy A82 with better security? June 13, 2025 After an abundance of leaks, Samsung has finally unveiled the Galaxy Quantum 2 in South Korea. Visually, it resembles every recent mid-range Samsung smartphone. It is, however, the company’s second smartphone to pack a quantum random number generator (QRNG) chip. The new chip is smaller than the previous iteration mated to the firstGalaxy A Quantumsmartphone and generates “unpredictable and patternless” numbers using light....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Jordan Cook

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 Review

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 Review June 09, 2025 The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 is the biggest out of the Tab 4 bunch and if 7 or 8 inch tablets are just too small for you then Samsung’s got you covered with the 10.1. The hardware is not unlike any Samsung product we’ve seen before being entirely constructed of plastic with a fake leather texture on the back and a chrome trim wrapping around the perimeter of the tablet....

June 5, 2025 · 4 min · 658 words · James Hall

Swiftkey reduces lag by 50 percent, delivers more performance improvements

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Swiftkey reduces lag by 50 percent, delivers more performance improvements June 09, 2025 Swiftkey is a stalwart in theAndroid keyboardspace, delivering AI-powered predictions and plenty of other features. But the team behind the app hasn’t been taking it easy, revealing a host of performance improvements that took place in the last year. The companyrevealedthat it managed to reduce lag by 50 percent, thanks to better frame rendering....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Laura West

The Google Pixel 4 will probably land on T-Mobile, hints T-Mobile CEO

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Google Pixel 4 will probably land on T-Mobile, hints T-Mobile CEO August 01, 2025 ThePixel 4 and Pixel 4 XLwon’t launch untiltomorrow, and yetT-Mobilehas pretty much publicly confirmed that it will carry the devices. T-Mobile CEO John Legere showed off an interesting dish he was preparing on social media while accompanied by a couple of Pixel 4s. Legere posted a picture of the devices on Instagram and live-streamed them on Facebook....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Rhonda Wilson