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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG to unveil new versions of K8 and K10 at MWC 2018 August 07, 2025 When theMobile World Congress 2018comes around on Feb. 26, much of the focus on LG will likely be on the expected announcement of theV30s,the new version of theV30. However, should it be unveiled, it won’t be the only update from LG as the Korean company will also announce new versions of theK8 and K10....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Meizu’s upcoming high-end smartphone rumored to be powered by Samsung’s Exynos 7420 SoC July 21, 2025 Chinese smartphone manufacturerMeizurecently released itsMX5smartphone, which we told you in ourfull reviewis a pretty great handset in terms of both design and performance. Up until recently many consumers were hoping to get their hands on a slightly higher-end version of the device, the MX5 Pro....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New update for Galaxy S8/S8 Plus brings October patch and stability fixes July 17, 2025 The October security update has been getting some serious headlines this month. We first told you about a week ago that it wasfixing some Bluetooth issuesin Pixel devices. These Bluetooth issues had persistedsince the phone was first launchedand frustrated owners. Unfortunately, somePixel XLownerscouldn’t even install the thing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Night mode still here, but dark theme goes away in latest Android N preview [Diving into Android N] (updated) June 04, 2025 Update (5/19):Okay, so we jumped the gun a bit. Looking around more, the night mode is still very much here and is now found through a simple toggle in the quick settings. What’s gone, however, is the dark theme....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. On the coattails of T-Mobile, Sprint also launches a (dubious) ‘unlimited’ plan August 11, 2025 It looks likeT-Mobileisn’t the only carrier making the bet that consumers can’t stand data caps. Hot on the heels of Magenta’sUncarrier move number 12 initiative to end tiered data plans, Sprint has just announced that it too will refine its unlimited offering. The new plan is dubbed Unlimited Freedom and it will hit the streets tomorrow, Aug....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPO exec apparently confirms foldable phone for MWC 2019 (Update) August 03, 2025 Update, June 02, 2025 (12:15AM):An OPPO executive purportedly confirmed that it was going to launch a foldable phone at MWC 2019. But it seems like tech news websiteTweakersmay have reported the executive’s comments out of context. “We know Samsung and Sony are working on a foldable phone, you can also expect more news from OPPO on that topic, maybe at MWC,”Androidworld....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Paranoid Android is pretty much over July 12, 2025 Paranoid Androidhas long been considered one of the most popular custom ROMs available on Android. Unfortunately, it looks like the development team might be throwing in the towel sometime soon. It’s no secret that the team has been slowing down as of late. AfterOnePlushireda handful of key membersfrom the Paranoid Android team to work on its newOxygenOSROM back in February 2015, users running Paranoid on their devices quickly found out that future updates would be few and far between....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pokémon Masters tier list and best free Sync Pairs! June 23, 2025 Pokémon Mastersfeatures over 60 famous characters from pulled from across the 20+ years of Pokémon series history. While some players will just want to collect their favorites, in DeNA’sgacha gamenot all Sync Pairs are created equal. In this guide, we’ve put together a Pokémon Masters tier list based on all the Sync Pairs that have been available during the game’s short lifespan....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. PowerA GameCube Wireless Controller for Nintendo Switch review: Not for everyone June 20, 2025 PowerA GameCube Wireless Controller for Nintendo Switch What we like What we don’t like If you’re of a certain age, you probably have fond memories of playing Super Smash Bros. Melee on your Nintendo GameCube. While die-hards likely still play it regularly, most folks have moved on to the more modernSuper Smash Bros....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Roku announces 5 new streaming players ranging between $29.99 and $129.99 June 13, 2025 Looking for a new streaming media box? We know it can be hard to find the one that meets your needs. People definitely like options, and Roku has just come up with 5 of them. These cover a large spectrum of the market, with prices ranging between $29....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Dex mode: How it works August 03, 2025 Anumber of Samsung phones, including theolder Note 10 devices, support the company’s Dex mode, which is essentially a desktop PC interface designed to replace or augment a traditional desktop computer. In previous iterations, Dex required you to plug the phone directly into a monitor but this made the feature’s usefulness somewhat limited....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S8 could have over 12 million units ready for launch August 12, 2025 With less than a month to go before theSamsung Galaxy S8gets its official reveal, a new report claims that the company could have a ton of units available for people to buy well ahead of the phone’s anticipated launch date of mid-April. The report comes from the Korea-based siteNaver....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung to make devices with iris recognition in partnership with SRI August 15, 2025 You may have thought fingerprint sensors embedded in smartphones were a novel idea, but it looks as thoughSamsungis working towards upping its biometric security in the near future. SRI International (Stanford Research Institute) has just announced the exclusive licensing of itsIris on the Move (IOM)technology to Samsung for use in mobile devices....