Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple AirPods 3 combine the best of AirPods Pro with the worst AirPods feature August 08, 2025 After much anticipation, the Apple AirPods 3 have made their way to the public sphere. The AirPods 3 are a clear descendent of theAirPodsandAirPods Prowith an open-fit design, short stems, and stout charging case. This time around, you get spatial audio support with Dolby Atmos and head tracking on the new AirPods, something that used to be reserved for the Pro and Max version of AirPods....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ASUS Zenfone Zoom hands-on June 19, 2025 ASUS first introduced this camera-centric smartphone back duringCES 2015, but it wasn’t quite ready for launch at that time. ASUS took the opportunity to showcase this multi-faceted device once again at the ongoing IFA event in Berlin, and we got to spend some time with it. We go hands-on with the ASUS Zenfone Zoom!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Belkin announces the Soundform Freedom, a promising AirPods competitor June 08, 2025 There are plenty of true wireless earbuds on the market to choose from, but having more options is better than having too few. Today atCES 2021, Belkin announced the new Soundform Freedom true wireless earbuds. While Belkin may not be the first company you think of when it comes to premium audio, it’s looking to make believers of us all with an impressive new pair of buds....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Bezel-less, notch-less HONOR Magic 2 with pop-up camera teased at IFA 2018 June 14, 2025 Honorgave the smartphone world a surprise today atIFA 2018, with HONOR president George Zhao teasing the HONOR Magic 2 — a device with a FullView display offering another alternative approach to no-bezel, no-notch, all-screen smartphones. Zhao announced the HONOR Magic 2 on stage at a press event at the IFA tech show, following on from the earlierHONOR Play launch and pricing announcement....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Cheetah Mobile continues to grow, acquires News Republic for $57 million June 26, 2025 The Chinese tech company best-known forClean Masterhas boughtNews Republicfor $57 million. Although what it plans to do with the Flipboard-esque news aggregator is unclear at the moment, one thing is for sure: Cheetah Mobile’s aggressive (and often controversial) growth isn’t stopping anytime soon. I don’t blame you if you’ve never even heard of Cheetah Mobile or News Republic, but curiously enough, both have a long history with the Android platform: the former has anextensive portfolio of Android appsavailable, and the latter is anofficial partner of HTCBlinkFeed....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Customize your recent apps behavior with Chainfire’s Recently (now Nougat compatible) July 02, 2025 Chainfireis a legend among Android developers: creator of CF-Auto Root, SuperSU, CF-lumen (which has also just been updated) and FlashFire. But among his list of achievements lies a lesser known app called Recently; Recently is a great little tool that allows you to customize the way your recents menu handles apps....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Developers can now make Android apps that can control parts of nearby Windows 10 PCs August 15, 2025 Android may be the most used operating system for smartphones, but Microsoft still rules the PC market with its Windows OS. The company released its latest version, Windows 10, in 2015 and it is currently installed, depending on which report you believe, on over 20 percent of all PCs worldwide....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Disney Plus Dutch trials offer an early look at Android app and content August 18, 2025 TheDisney Plusstreaming service has landed in the Netherlands before its official November 12 launch. The Disney Plus app is now reportedly (viaThe Verge) available on the Dutch Google Play Store and trials are apparently free for now. The Play Store listing of the new streaming service confirms that this free trial is currently only available in the Netherlands....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Feel the burn: A fix is likely coming soon for your overheating Samsung Gear S3 June 21, 2025 According tousers on Redditas well asSam Mobile, it appears thatSamsungis performing a slow rollout of a new Tizen update toSamsung Gear S3smartwatches. The update addresses a widely-reported charging and overheating issue. After updating toTizen 3.0(the proprietary, Linux-based OS for Samsung smartwatches), some Gear S3 owners reported a troubling problem: Gear S3 watches would overheat while on the charger, never fully reaching 100 percent capacity....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Global smartphone sales hit a record high in 2015, but growth is slowing July 28, 2025 We know, it’s that time of year: fourth quarter earnings are coming in, annual reports are being released and various research companies are crunching the numbers and telling us what it all means. But before you fall into a spreadsheet-induced coma, remember that the trends these reports reveal mean very big things for the mobile telecommunications market, both in terms of who’s coming up, who’s on the way out and even how much we’ll likely be paying for phones in the coming years....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Assistant now sounds more realistic thanks to DeepMind July 02, 2025 Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably familiar withGoogle Assistantat this point. Google has made a massive push into artificial intelligence and machine learning. It even states at its events that it has moved from a mobile-first strategy to an AI-first strategy. That means that it wants to train computers to always be delivering relevant and helpful information to you before you even know you need it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google backs Apple on encryption debate as things heat up June 28, 2025 Finally, something that Google and Apple can agree on: your right to privacy via encryption should not be infringed upon by your government. Yesterday,Apple CEO Tim Cook published an open letterregarding a recent court order that demands Apple assist the FBI with breaking the encryption on one of the San Bernadino shooter’s cell phones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google could be aiming to double its 2020 shipments with Pixel 6 series alone Jul 08, 2025 Google is scheduled to reveal itsPixel 6 and Pixel 6 Protoday, being the latest flagship phones from the Mountain View company. And it sounds like the company might have extremely high hopes for the new devices. Google has asked its suppliers to make over seven million Pixel 6 series phones,Nikkei Asiareports, citing its own sources....