Locket Lock Screen

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Locket Lock Screen - Indie app of the day August 07, 2025 What is Locket Lock Screen? Locket Lock Screenis a lock screen replacement application which means it will replace your device’s lock screen. It focuses on giving you news to read and check out every time you turn on your phone. It comes complete with nice, large pictures to make your lock screen look nice....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Deanna Duncan

New Android One phone rumored for India launch on July 14

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New Android One phone rumored for India launch on July 14 July 30, 2025 According to a “person with knowledge” of the plan, Google and Lava are gearing up to launch the nextAndroid Onehandset in India. The new smartphone is expected to launch on July 14, will feature renewed specifications and will have a retail price of Rs. 12,000....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · James Hughes

New WiFi HaLow standard offers double the range, lower power consumption

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New WiFi HaLow standard offers double the range, lower power consumption July 07, 2025 The Internet of Things requires low power consumption and long range, and HaLow delivers both. Announced todayby WiFi Alliance, HaLow (pronounced “halo”) is an extension of the upcoming 802.11ah WiFi standard designed for the millions of smart devices that are expected to invade our lives in the following years....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Carolyn Ortiz

New Xiaomi 5G phone surfaces online, could be Xiaomi Mi 9 5G variant

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New Xiaomi 5G phone surfaces online, could be Xiaomi Mi 9 5G variant July 21, 2025 We’ve seen the first wave of5Gphones launch this year, butXiaomismashed our price expectations with the €599Mi Mix 3 5G. It now turns out that the company is working on a second 5G phone, according to China’s TENAA regulatory body. The new phone, featuring the model number M1908F1XE, is listed onTENAAas a “5G digital mobile phone” according to machine translation....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Anthony Wu

Obi Worldphone SF1 and SJ1.5 launched by former Apple CEO

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Obi Worldphone SF1 and SJ1.5 launched by former Apple CEO - super unique and affordable July 10, 2025 Any sub-$200 smartphone worth its salt must come from a Chinese company, right? Former Apple CEO John Sculley is trying to change that perspective by co-founding Obi, a Silicon Valley-based company that has just announced a couple devices that will definitely turn heads and keep wallets healthy....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Keith Schmidt

OnePlus 3 and 3T owners can finally taste Android 9 Pie in beta form

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 3 and 3T owners can finally taste Android 9 Pie in beta form Aug 18, 2025 Over half a year after OnePlus announced that the OnePlus 3 and 3Twould get Android 9 Pie, the company finally made good on that promise earlier today. According to theannouncement,Android 9 Pieis now available as a Community Beta build. Those on the latest Open Beta version can download the appropriate file and update their devices through Recovery Update....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Rachel Bennett

OnePlus 3 heading to O2 UK stores from September 29

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 3 heading to O2 UK stores from September 29 August 11, 2025 OnePlus is starting a new chapter. After beginning life as an online-only, invite-only company, OnePlus is now looking to the traditional sales channels it once derided as outdated. Starting this Thursday, OnePlus devices will be available in O2 stores in the United Kingdom as part of an exclusive partnership between the two companies....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Paul Cameron

OnePlus removed Always-On Display from OnePlus 6 at last minute

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus removed Always-On Display from OnePlus 6 at last minute August 25, 2025 If you bought aOnePlus 6on launch day and happened to scroll through the settings a bit, you would have seen anAlways-On Displayoption. However, the feature was greyed out so you couldn’t actually activate (or deactivate) it. One would have then assumed thatOnePluswould turn the feature on with the first update to the device’s software....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Stacy Hall

OPPO F1: lord of the selfie, now available for pre-order

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPO F1: lord of the selfie, now available for pre-order July 01, 2025 TheOPPO F1, the first device in the new F Series, was announced today and it’s definitely one for the selfie fans. Priced at 229 EUR, those that pre-order the OPPO F1 will score themselves a free selfie stick which is, I guess, important for selfie fans. Sigh....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Ashley Gomez

Pre-order Alcatel Idol 4s starting this Friday and save $50

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pre-order Alcatel Idol 4s starting this Friday and save $50 June 21, 2025 The Samsung Galaxy Note7 might bejust around the corner, and we are already seeing reports on the LGV10’s successor, but that’s not to say that we aren’t excited about more affordable gadgets – say, the Alcatel Idol 4s that debuted atMobile World Congress 2016. The good news is that after five months of wait, Alcatel is finally launching the Idol 4s in the US on its official website on August 3rd....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Kathryn Rodriguez

realme A1 tipped as OPPO sub-brand's latest budget smartphone

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. realme A1 tipped as OPPO sub-brand’s latest budget smartphone July 11, 2025 2018 has been an incredible year for sub-brands, asHonorstole the limelight fromHuawei, Xiaomi’sPocophoneredefined the budget flagship, and OPPO’sRealmequickly gained market-share. It looks like the latter brand is already hard at work on its first product of 2019, according toDroid Shout. This device is purportedly called the realme A1, and is expected to launch in the first quarter of next year....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Brittany Castro

Report: Expect Google to release a watch, Google Home, Nest Cam, more in 2019

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Expect Google to release a watch, Google Home, Nest Cam, more in 2019 June 21, 2025 Google usually holds off until theend of the year to announce new hardware, but rumors are already surfacing about its 2019 plans. According to a report fromNikkei Asian Review, a publication in Japan, this year’sMade by Googlelineup will include a new Wear OS smartwatch, Home smart speaker, Nest Cam, and a budget Pixel handset....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Loretta Martinez

Rumor: Samsung Galaxy S6 to launch at MWC 2015, but no LG G4

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Rumor: Samsung Galaxy S6 to launch at MWC 2015, but no LG G4 July 11, 2025 Mobile World Congress 2015will be upon us before we know it, and plenty of big names in the industry are preparing to launch new smartphone and wearable products in just over a month’s time. For starters, Samsung is expected to launch itsGalaxy S6flagship in Spain on March 2nd, as it did in previous years for its Galaxy S2 and S5 smartphones....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Scott Blake