Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge: possible press renders revealed July 12, 2025 The hype train for theGalaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edgearguably began the minute theGalaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edgelaunched last March. Unlike most phones however, this was as much a part of “the next big thing” as it was a reaction to some of the polarizing decisions Samsung made in its pair of flagship smartphone products: Gone was the user-replaceable battery, and gone was the support for microSD, two tenants that the Korean OEM had been a champion for over the years and whose previous design language arguably substantiated the removable plastic rear panel....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s S7 gamble delivers biggest quarterly profit in two years Jul 06, 2025 There’s a lot to be said for listening to your customers. Following some of the debatable choices made with theGalaxy S6, Samsung fans were very vocal about what they wanted in the S7. Samsung, by and large, satisfied those demands and oh how the people rejoiced. But they didn’t just rejoice, they also bought theGalaxy S7andS7 Edgein droves....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Schools are buying phone-hacking tools — and they don’t need warrants to search August 18, 2025 Over atGizmodo, there’s a new report related to smartphone security. The report shows how certain schools here in the United States have purchasedphone-cracking systemsfrom companies such as Cellebrite. These tools allow school officials to decrypt students’ smartphones and retrieve data those students may have erased....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Set Alexa as your default assistant on your Android phone August 21, 2025 When you long-press on the home button on your Android smartphone, the default response is to launchGoogle Assistant. In the past, you’ve been able to change that to beMicrosoft’s Cortanainstead (or “None”), but now you can also set it to useAmazon’s Alexa. NeitherGooglenorAmazonhas made any official announcement about this new Alexa ability (we learned about it viaReddit), but the chances are good that you can make the change right now on your phone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Snapseed version 2.0 update brings a revamped interface, new effects and much more August 10, 2025 Snapseed, one of the more intuitive and powerfulphoto editing appsin Google Play, has just received a big update to version 2.0. The update, which is now live in the Play Store, has received multiple new effects, tools, filter options and non-destructive editing. First up on the list is the redesigned interface....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Still holding on to your Game Boy cartridges? You may want to check out Smart Boy August 11, 2025 Nostalgia and gaming go hand in hand. Just look at all the faux-8-bit games raking in downloads in the Play Store. Or the unofficialemulators that let you play old NES gameson your very modern smartphone – lousy onscreen controls notwithstanding....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The 6 most unusual phones we saw at MWC 2019 July 03, 2025 Mobile World Congressis the venue for some of the biggest smartphone launches in the world. This year, things got a little weird:SamsungandHuaweihadphones that fold in half; LG’s flagshipsees the blood in your veins; and Nokiabrought out a devicethat might set off yourtrypophobia. But look past the heavyweights and things getreallyinteresting....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Misfit Vapor is arriving late summer with Android Wear 2.0 August 21, 2025 Misfit, the wearables company that wasscooped up by Fossilin 2015,unveiledits first touchscreen smartwatch back atCES 2017. At the time of the announcement, Misfit remained pretty quiet about one of the Vapor’s biggest features: the software. It was widely speculated that the company was planning to forgo Android Wear for a proprietary OS, but that was never set in stone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This is the OnePlus 10 Pro, as officially revealed by OnePlus July 24, 2025 Over the past few months, we’ve had plenty of leaks related to the next slate of OnePlus flagships.With so much changing at the company, though, we weren’t sure the info we had was going to pan out in reality. However, duringCES 2022, the company today took the wraps off its next star product....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This latest leak bares all there is to know about the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G June 19, 2025 The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is all set tolaunchon September 23, but there’s little we don’t already know about the smartphone thanks tomultiple leaks. Adding to the spate of unofficial reveals, tipsterEvan Blasshas now leaked the entire pre-order product page of the upcoming Samsung flagship....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Apple: iPhone 12 pricing rumors, ‘Mini’ specs, launch event, more! June 30, 2025 This week in Apple news we saw a pretty big leak related to the pricing of the upcoming iPhone 12 devices. If the leaker is accurate, it’s possible Apple’s iPhone pricing won’t be that much different than last year’s pricing. In other Apple news, we got some more information on possible specs for the supposed iPhone 12 Mini, we found out the official launch date of the iPhone 12 series, we found out about Apple removing competitor’s headphones from its stores, and we saw Tim Cook commemorate the passing of Steve Jobs....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Apple: New iPads, Apple Watches, plus iPhone 12 rumors June 27, 2025 This week in Apple news all eyes were on the launch of new Apple hardware and two new Apple services (well, one service and one bundle). Unfortunately, we didn’t see any new iPhones, but we probably won’t need to wait much longer for them....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Today’s Galaxy S8 leaks: Images of black version - 6GB of RAM in China - facial recognition August 02, 2025 As the most popular Android smartphone, the interest forSamsung’sGalaxy S8is sky-high, which explains why leaks about it just keep springing. Today we have a nice selection of S8 leaks, including new images of the glossy black version of the device, some clarification on the RAM amount, and details on how the phone will use facial recognition to facilitate mobile payments....