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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung wants you to stop stealing Fortnite Galaxy skins, please August 24, 2025 When theSamsung Galaxy Note 9andSamsung Galaxy Tab S4finally hit shelves on August 24, something else debuted along with them: theSamsung Fortnite Galaxy skin, an exclusive customization for your Fortnite character that makes you look like a trippy space god. The Galaxy skin is one of the most exclusive (and expensive) skins in the game since to get one you must buy a Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (starting price:$999) or a Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 (starting price:$650)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony to fix Xperia Z5 “low in-call volume” issue in mid-April July 22, 2025 In January, Sony updated itsXperia Z5series of smartphones toAndroid Nougat. The update brought quite a few useful features to the smartphones along with an annoying bug. A lot of users have been experiencing a “low in-call volume” issue and have reached out to Sony on the company’s official support forum for help....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sprint CEO debates dropping subsidies from 2015 June 29, 2025 Many years ago in Japan, phones cost about $100-200 on a 2-year contract. Then things changed and the cost rose to around $600. A bit later, the entire game was altered:Softbank, one of the country’s big three, started offering phones at $0 down, with a monthly installment plan structure divided over 12 or 24 months....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Tesla prematurely reveals pricey power bank with wireless charging (Update: Price drop!) July 13, 2025 Update, August 11, 2025 (05:30AM):Tesla prematurely revealed a 6,000mAhpower bankwith wireless charging last month, dubbed the Tesla Wireless Charger. It was rather overpriced at $65, especially compared to alternatives available on Amazon. Now, the electric car maker has decided to drop the power bank’s price to a more reasonable $45, as spotted byThe Verge....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The LG Prada was the first capacitive touchscreen phone, not the iPhone August 04, 2025 There’s no question that the iPhone radicallychanged the smartphone industry. Decades from now, there will be two eras of mobile technology: pre-iPhone and post-iPhone. However, it’s important to remember that the iPhone wasn’t the first of its kind. Instead, that honor goes to the little-known LG Prada....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Pixel 3 XL leaks aren’t stopping: More info on USB Type-C Pixel Buds, Google Camera update July 03, 2025 The recent flurry ofGoogle Pixel 3 XLleaks will no doubt go down as one of the most stunning and comprehensive early product reveals of all-time, and it seemsthe leaksaren’t stopping any time soon. Mobile-Review’s “first look” at the Pixel 3 XL confirms that what we’re looking at is in fact a pre-production prototype....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The upcoming Sonos smart speaker to support ‘multiple voice platforms’ August 21, 2025 Do you think Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri could get along inside one speaker? Sonos seems to think so according to its FCC filing. We’ve known for a while thatSonos was interested in partnering with the big boysto bring an AI assistant-powered speaker to the market. After all, the company has been a leader in the connected speaker market, and working with Amazon, Apple, and Google could provide unique opportunities for it to branch out into AI assistant-powered speakers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Weekly Authority: The speed of things, next Snapdragon next week, and more August 24, 2025 Welcome back to The Weekly Authority, the Android Authority series that recaps the top Android and tech news from the week and what it all means, plus one deeper dive each week into what’s happening and what matters. Tristan Rayner at the wheel, and I’m talking all about speed later on....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Tinder wants to spice up your love life with AI and geolocation features August 01, 2025 Tinder’s development team is working on a number of new features intended to enhance the dating experience through location services and artificial intelligence. In an investor call yesterday, Greg Blatt, CEO of Tinder’s parent company Match, said that the next goal forTinderis to go beyond just “a swiping machine”, and instead “blur [the] lines” between digital and real-life dating....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: You’d buy a phone with a 2019 flagship chipset June 11, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy A82is reportedly in the works sporting a more traditional punch hole selfie shooter and a rumored 64MP primary camera. But one surprising feature including might be theSnapdragon 855 Pluschipset. Released in 2019, the Snapdragon 855 series powers theOnePlus 7T Proand theSamsung Galaxy Z Flip....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We talk with Carl Pei about Nothing’s new Community and the boring tech industry July 22, 2025 Update, July 16, 2025 (07:45AM ET):Shortly after publishing this article, Nothing shared a link to register your interest for its community forums. You can find the formhere. We also made minor corrections to clarify what is and isn’t visible to non-members. OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei has a new company with an interesting name: Nothing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Who needs foldables? Sony said to be working on rollable Galaxy Fold rival June 02, 2025 We’ve seen numerousfoldable phonedesigns in recent months, with the big-name players offering interesting takes on the formula. Now, it seemsSonymay be hard at work on a drastically different device. According to tech tipster Max J. on Twitter, Sony is working on a rival to Samsung and HUAWEI’s devices, featuring a so-called Nautilus Design....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You might want to avoid buying stuff from SlickWraps (Update: Company response) July 31, 2025 Update, July 03, 2025 (02:55 PM ET):This whole SlickWraps thing just got more intense. First,Lynx’s Twitter accountwas temporarily suspended (it’s back now though). However, the Medium blog post that details all the information about the hackhas been removed. Then, the CEO of SlickWraps posted a response to the breach (viaKellenfromDroid-Life)....