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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Beta Program shows off a new look, does without App Drawer August 04, 2025 Samsung’s flagship phones are synonymous with several key things: (1) They use the company’s most advanced Super AMOLED displays, (2) they have seen a major build quality upgrade recently, and (3) they are tricked out with TouchWiz, the Korean OEM’s customized Android skin. Along with the radical redesign that took place in 2015 with the Galaxy S6, a decision was made to tone down the extent of TouchWiz’s overtones, removing what some might have felt to be superfluous bloat....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra specs leak, but is it a real device? July 08, 2025 We’ve been expecting certain things from the upcoming entries in Samsung’s flagship “S” series of smartphones. However, we’ve recently learned that even the expected nameisn’t what’s really happening. Now, we have leakedspecsfor what some are calling a Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, which at this point could be real for all we know....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S21 vs iPhone 12: Battle of the giants July 07, 2025 Samsung and Apple are two of the leading smartphone brands in the US, and theSamsung Galaxy S21andiPhone 12represent their most powerful offerings. Both have a range of devices going all the way up to ultra-premium, but which one takes the cake in a head-to-head comparison? See also:OnePlus 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Aside from the obvious choice between Android and iOS, picking a winner isn’t so easy....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus could soon get Note 9’s dockless DeX feature June 21, 2025 The upcomingAndroid Pieand Samsung Experience 10 update for theGalaxy S9 Plusmay let users runDeX— Samsung’s phone powered desktop experience — without a dock. A video picked up byXDA Developersshows a Galaxy S9 Plus with the beta version of the update powering Samsung DeX using a USB-C to HDMI cable....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung has another Galaxy Unpacked ready to go: Details here! (Updated) July 13, 2025 Update: June 30, 2025 (7:08 AM ET): Samsung has revealed additional details about its upcoming Unpacked announcements. According to an officialblog post, the company will unveil its next-generation Galaxy Book lineup at the virtual event. The new laptops will see Samsung expand its partnership with Microsoft and Intel to create “devices in the Galaxy Ecosystem that are as thin and as light as possible....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung has listed the Galaxy S20 FE in all its glory August 25, 2025 We’ve seen a ton of Samsung Galaxy S20 FE leaks, detailing the design, specs, and projected price. Samsung’s own website has also played host to a couple of tidbits, and now the company’s Philippines website has dropped more than just a nugget of information. TheSamsung Philippines websitehas listed the phone (h/t:Evan Blass), revealing official renders in Cloud Navy and Cloud Lavender, for one....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s folding phone, the Galaxy X, could be gearing up for launch August 22, 2025 Samsung,LGand other manufacturers are said to have been working on mobile devices with bending displays for years, but they could soon be off the ground. Recently, we heard that ZTE could have something in a similar ballparkcoming in October; Samsung, however, might be the first to get a truly foldable smartphone out of the door, as it looks like one has just been certified in South Korea....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Shadow Bug is a super fun cross between Fruit Ninja and Badland July 06, 2025 Shadow Bug has just been released on Android and is an awesome mix of Badland and Fruit Ninja. The titular character is a lean, mean monster-dicing machine with fearsome ninja skills and a samurai sword (among other weapons). With the foreground action silhouetted against lushly painted backdrops, there’s something very familiar but totally unique about Shadow Bug’s gameplay....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Some folks have reported Bluetooth issues with Android Oreo June 03, 2025 One of the improvements that folks were looking forward to inAndroid Oreois Bluetooth connectivity improvements, particularly since Android Nougat and Pixel devices had their issues. Unfortunately for some people, those improvements were not made with the new update, though at leastGooglewants feedback about what exactly is wrong....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Some OnePlus 8 Pro devices suffering from green screen tint and black crush June 02, 2025 Some users are reporting an issue with theirOnePlus 8 Proscreens, where their displays either show a slight green tint or black crush issues at low brightness. A user on theOnePlus Community forumsdemonstrated the issue on their device, and the primary problem showed up as a green tint to the dark colors on the screen....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Soundbeards | Podcast 096 Jul 09, 2025 Joshua Vergara, Joe Hindy, Jonathan Feist and David Imel are joined by an all new personality on the show, from our very own SoundGuys.com, Adam Molina. With a SoundGuys presence, it should be no surprise the crew talk about audio gear for a bit, sharing their headphones of choice and more. In addition, talk about apps and gaming gets surprised laughs that a prominent pop star is now a character in Final Fantasy, and we learn that Andy Rubin, one of the fathers of Android, is off working on a new phone project....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sundance VR app hits the Play Store July 19, 2025 2016 looks like it may be shaping up to be The Year Virtual Reality Took Over, what with the commercial release of theOculus Rift,HTC Vive, and theSamsung Gear VR. If you’ve got even a reasonably modern smartphone, you can even assemble your own VR headset using justCardboard, if you want to....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The best mid-range smartphone processors of 2019 August 13, 2025 Every year there’s a heated battle for the title of thebest flagship smartphone processor, but few pay much attention to the equally important cost-effective smartphone market. Let’s put that right by breaking down what’s available from chip manufacturers in the sub $500 and sub $250 price brackets. The introduction of cost-effective phones packing flagship-grade SoCs, like Xiaomi’sPocophone F1, have upset how we traditionally look at the performance potential of inexpensive smartphones....