Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Are iPhone buyers more loyal than Android buyers? August 17, 2025 The US smartphone market has reached a sort of balance in the last couple of years. As many people in the US now buy devices runningApple’s iOSas they do buy devices runningGoogle’s Android, giving each platform roughly 50% of the market. It didn’t use to be that way, however; the balance has tipped in favor of iOS recently, allowing it to steal ground from Android....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Bring motion-activated ambient notifications to your phone with Ambi-Turner July 20, 2025 Google Pixelowners can now benefit from advanced ambient notifications features thanks to free appAmbi-Turner. When activated, Ambi-Turner lights up the smartphone display to reveal recent notifications when you pick up the phone from your pocket or from the desk. Ambient notifications were in place on theNexus 6– developed by Motorola, who created the feature on its other devices under the banner Moto Display....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chinese smartphone vendors dominate emerging Southeast Asia market July 05, 2025 Chinese manufacturersOppo,VivoandHuaweiare giving Samsung a run for its money in the emerging South East Asia market. According to a recent report from the International Data Corporation (IDC), the manufacturers accounted for 21% of the total market share in SEA in 2016, though Samsung still leads the pack with 23% alone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a 10-year low in smartphone sales August 05, 2025 Update: August 06, 2025 (1:05 PM ET):A recent report by technology analyst firmCCS Insightrevealed yearly smartphone shipments could fall short by 13% YoY by the end of 2020 thanks to thecoronavirus pandemic. The firm expects there will only be 1.57 billion mobile phones sold worldwide, which is 250 million fewer device shipments than originally predicted....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deal: Enter Stacksocial’s Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge giveaway before it’s too late! June 03, 2025 Itching for a new phone? This tech hobby can get very pricey, especially when you have a liking for expensive devices like the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. This is why it’s always worth testing your luck with giveaways – you never know when you could win something!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deal: Samsung Galaxy S9 for the price of a Pixel 3a at Best Buy June 30, 2025 Best Buy has rolled out some offers on theSamsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plusfor a limited time — and if you’re looking for a new phone, they’re definitely worth checking out. There are three deals you can take advantage of. One offers you $100 off the phones if you buy them unlocked at the full retail price, putting the Galaxy S9 at $499 and the Galaxy S9 Plus at $599....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Did you know: Android was originally designed for digital cameras not phones July 12, 2025 Android is synonymous withsmartphones. It’s the most popular mobile operating system in the world, powering more than2.5 billion active devices. However, a lot of people don’t know that the OS wasn’t originally designed for phones. At the economic summit in Tokyo back in 2013, Andy Rubin — the co-founder of Android — revealed that Android was originallymade for digital cameras....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Dimensity 9000 revealed: MediaTek takes aim at the Snapdragon 800 series June 06, 2025 MediaTekhas been a flagship-level player for a couple of years now, with itsDimensity 1000series andDimensity 1200delivering plenty of grunt. But truth be told, these chips still generally played second-fiddle to the Snapdragon 800 series, with device-makers opting for the Snapdragon 865 series and Snapdragon 888 family for their premium phones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Download the Google Photos Desktop Uploader to back up your photos with ease August 01, 2025 The newGoogle Photosapp is a great way to keep all of your pictures and videos backed up to the cloud. Not only does the service offer up tons of new features and improvements over Google’s previous Photos application, the company is also letting you back upallof your photos and videosfor free....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Executives are abandoning Andy Rubin’s Essential smartphone project August 03, 2025 Running a startup is no easy task, especially in such a competitive industry as that of the high-end smartphones. When the father of Androidannounced the Essential Phoneat the end of May, he promised that it will ship by the end of June. Needless to say, it didn’t. In fact, it was only certified by the FCC near the end of last month....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook and Xiaomi explored investment opportunities without yielding any results June 13, 2025 Facebookhas tried on multiple occasions to branch out in the mobile world, moving past a simple mobile application. Over three years ago, we saw the social network try to make its way into the mobile scene by partnering with HTCfor theHTC Status, which gave users a Blackberry-like experience that offered a simple status update button that was only one touch away....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Factory images arrive for March’s security update August 12, 2025 We haven’t received March’s security update from Google quite yet, but since they’re going to be rolling out soon, the search giant has released factory images for the update. We’ve got new images for the Pixel C (MXC15G), Nexus 5X (MHC19J and MMB29V), Nexus Player (MMB29V), Nexus 9 (MMB29V), Nexus 5 (MMB29V), Nexus 7 (2013, MMB29V), and Nexus 10 (LMY49H)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. First BlackBerry, now Tizen: Android alternatives are less viable than before August 05, 2025 Tizen and BlackBerry are already dead platforms walking, but they’ve suffered mortal blows that make them virtually impossible to use as alternatives to Android. Tizen Helpreports (h/t:GSMArena) thatSamsungshut down the Tizen app store for smartphones from June 11, 2025. The app store was restricted to existing users from June 2021, but the shutdown means even existing consumers will need to look elsewhere....