Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Stadia’s new direct touch controls are (almost) like magic July 27, 2025 I think we can all agree that touch screen controls kind of suck. Don’t get me wrong, you’re able to absolutely get by with virtual joysticks and on-screen buttons in most games, but generally, it’s just better to use acontroller. Except when it isn’t. Case in point: Humankind....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Super Mario Run reaches 78 million downloads, 5% of users buy full game July 07, 2025 Nintendohas revealed that Super Mario Run has been downloaded 78 million times since its December release on iOS. The news arrives viaThe Wall Street Journal, which also revealed that five percent of players had paid the $9.99 fee to unlock the full version of the game....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Surface Duo camera could get a big upgrade as ex-Nokia, Apple bigwig joins team July 09, 2025 A former Nokia PureView and Apple camera bigwig has announced that he has joined Microsoft’s Surface imaging team, and the news gives us hope that future Surface andSurface Duodevices could actually deliver good camera quality. Ari Partinen took toTwitterto confirm his new role, but it’s unclear whether the new hire will focus on Android-powered Surface devices (i....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile and Comcast have partnered to take on robocallers July 15, 2025 At the beginning of the year, T-Mobile promised to cut back on spam calls. It did this by using a new technology calledCaller Verifiedwhich utilizes theSTIR/SHAKEN standards. The Uncarrier is now stepping up its game bypartnering with Comcast. By working together, the two companies will have a higher success rate when it comes to identifying robocallers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile Galaxy S3 (SGH-T999) Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean leaks June 02, 2025 After a few days back owners of the international version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300) were treated withleaked builds of Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean, now it’s time for the first US carrier-specific JB build to hit the web. A leaked version of Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean for the T-Mobile Galaxy S3 (SGH-T999) has made its way to theXDA-developers forums, courtesy of Senior Member LuffarJoh....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile Galaxy S6 Edge reportedly receiving Android 5.1.1 OTA already! June 18, 2025 Samsunghas never been the fastest when it comes to updating to newer versions of Android but thankfully this situation has changed a bit with Lollipop, as the Korean giant has done a pretty good job of pushing the update out to many of its flagship devices. Of course, Android isn’t standing still and due to a number of bugs and performance issues, it recently made the jump from Android 5....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The no Joe show! | Podcast 088 August 25, 2025 Joshua Vergara does his best to keep the team in line, while Jonathan Feist experiences internet issues and Lahn Nguyen and David Imel keep us entertained. Another informative episode of the Android Authority Podcast is in the bag, with no Joe. After checking in with our avoidance of the election topic and some laptop issues, we dive into high-priced phones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The trade ban takes its toll — HUAWEI reveals revenue shortcoming for 2019 August 11, 2025 Huawei’s having a rough time right now. Amid the currentUS trade ban, it’s slowly beenlosing momentumin recent months. The company just released its2019 financial report, and though HUAWEI is still quite profitable, sales numbers are not where the company would like them to be....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. These were the biggest password hacks of 2016 August 13, 2025 When it comes to topics of interest, online security appears in the same highly-important, supremely-boring column as dental hygiene or tax prep. We know these things are important and if we don’t pay them sufficient attention we can pay a pretty high price for our negligence. But most of us just can’t quite force ourselves to be ultra-vigilant when it comes to passwords....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Twitch mobile apps updated to add live video and redesigned navigation July 02, 2025 Twitch may have started out as a way for gaming pros and enthusiasts to share their experience with a wider audience, but over the last couple years it has been expanding its reach to become one of the top live video platforms on the planet. Back in 2015 the company launched Twitch Creative, a new venture that gave those with artistic talent an outlet to showcase and even make money off their creative process....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Twitter CEO promises true black dark mode is coming (Take note, Google) August 08, 2025 This week on Twitter,Wall Street JournalcolumnistChristopher Mimstweeted out an article exclaiming that every app should have adark mode. Twitter CEOJack Dorseyresponded to the tweet, ruminating that it would be nice if there wasan OS-wide switchapp developers could use for that purpose. In the middle of that thread, a Twitter user chimed in to point out thatthe official Twitter app’s dark modeuses a dark blue background instead of a true black....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. US Customs won’t release seized OnePlus Buds, say they violate Apple trademarks June 07, 2025 Updated, June 12, 2025 (04:23 PM ET):A story that seemed at first like a silly mistake involving US customs just got weirder. In an official statement, the United States Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) confirmed that it will not release the seized OnePlus Buds....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. USB 4 is official, brings faster speeds and 100W charging support July 07, 2025 There’s a new USB spec in town and it brings faster speeds with it.Announcedearlier this year, the USB-IF has signed off on the latest standard. Of course, USB 3.2 is far from commonplace so it is going to be a while before you see USB 4 compatible products....