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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Authority this week – June 06, 2025 June 24, 2025 Android fans, this week was all about Marshmallow. Google released Android 6.0 factory images for its Nexus lineup and kicked off a delightfully problem-free (so far) OTA rollout. All eyes are now on manufacturers – some, like Sony, have already come clean about the devices they plan to update to Marshmallow, while in the case of others, we have rumors and speculation....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chainfire talks Android Lollipop and the future of rooting June 09, 2025 Chainfire, the developer behind SuperSU, has taken to Google+ to talk about his latest root exploit forAndroid Lollipoppreview builds and why rooting may prove to be a much more difficult task in the future. There has been much talk about the additional security offered with Android Lollipop, but this is what’s proving to be a hindrance to traditional and exploitative rooting methods, according to Chainfire....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Copy Paste Any Text Instantly - Indie app of the day August 21, 2025 What is Copy Paste Any Text Instantly? Copy Paste Any Text Instantly is probably the most descriptive name the developer could have chosen. When using pretty much any device, you can copy and paste plain text. It’s just a matter of long pressing until the editor comes up, highlighting the appropriate text, and then hitting the copy button....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Dead Island: SurVivors washes up on Android without the franchise’s usual bite July 22, 2025 The Dead Island franchise of first-person action games had a rocky start, but quickly established itself on consoles and PC. Now, publisher Deep Silver has decided to visit mobile in the form of Dead Island: SurVivors. The free-to-play title weighs in at 44MB, which is followed by a 1GB download after launching it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. DxOMark tests the One M9 camera, and the results are not pretty June 27, 2025 Reviewers mostly agree: theOne M9is a great smartphone dragged down by a sub-par camera experience. Worse, the same could be said about the last year’sOne M8, meaning thatHTCfailed to fix the one glaring issue holding back its flagship line. But just how bad is the One M9’s camera problem?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Early Samsung Galaxy S7 sales exceed expectations July 17, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy S7andS7 Edgehave been on sale in global markets for a little while now, giving analysts just enough time to make some early predictions about how they expect the handsets to perform. Their data suggests that the new smartphones have registered healthy sales across the globe so far, boosting hopes of a turnaround in Samsung’s mobile profits....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S6 Edge Plus preorders may start on August 21 Jul 25, 2025 Samsung’s upcomingGalaxy Note 5andGalaxy S6 Edge Plusare fast becoming the most leaked handsets of the year and the company itself seems powerless to stop these leaks. The latest leaks comes fromSamsungitself who has seemingly confirmed the existence of the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus while also confirming that pre-orders for the handset will launch on August 21st ahead of a launch on September 3rd....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 4 supports dual-SIM dual-standby (Update: Enhanced on Google Fi) August 11, 2025 Update, June 03, 2025 (12:00 PM ET):Today, Google officially revealed that the Google Pixel 4 supports dual-SIM dual-standby (DSDS), which we had already confirmed in the article below. However, Google also revealed that its own wireless MVNO service,Google Fi, will make use of DSDS to enhance network connectivity on the Pixel 4....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google TV could get smart home, fitness integration later this year July 16, 2025 Google TVis a pretty capable TV and TV box platform, but there’s still room for improvement though. It seems like Google agrees too, and it’s now emerged that the company might bring a few key additions later this year. Google TV Director of Product Management Rob Caruso toldProtocolthat it’s investigating smart home and fitness integration with the TV platform....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google TV is finally getting a major feature that should’ve been there at launch August 13, 2025 Google TVdebuted over a year ago. For everything the platform got right — a user-friendly interface, deep Assistant integration, compatibility with other services, and more — there was oneglaring omission: individual user profiles. Thankfully, Google has heard our cries and is now doing something about it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR 8X hits TENAA with huge display, battery (Update: Early listing reveals more) June 22, 2025 Update, July 23, 2025 (03:28 AM ET):The HONOR 8X Max is now listed on Chinese retailerJD.com(as spotted byGSMArena), seemingly corroborating the design and a few specs seen on China’s TENAA website. More specifically, the listing mentions a massive 7.12-inch display, as seen on the regulatory body’s website....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC Desire 830 appears in leaked images August 11, 2025 While the tech world is enamored with the HTC10 and its pending release date, it’s important to remember that HTChas more than just the flagship to offer interested consumers. Thanks to a newleak covered by Nowhereelse.fr, there is a good chance one of the Taiwanese OEM’s pending products has just been outed....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI has a clever way of making big camera modules more useful July 06, 2025 HUAWEI has filed a new design patent which shows an unspecified Mate series phone with a quad rear camera setup. What’s unusual about this patent is a new touch display surrounding the four rear cameras. If you recall, theHUAWEI Mate 30 Profeatured a circular “halo” ring around its camera setup....