Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 gets Android 7.0 Nougat in Europe July 25, 2025 Android 7.0 Nougatis making its way toSamsung Galaxy Note 5devices in Europe. According toPhoneArena, the update is already available in Romania, which likely means that it has also been released (or will be soon) in other European markets. As you can imagine, this is a big update as it weighs in at around 1....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus are here: The best just got better June 17, 2025 After the success of theGalaxy S8andNote 8, Samsung once again finds itself holding the top spot as the biggest Android OEM in the world. But it’s not just trying to keep its die-hard Galaxy fans coming back — it’s also trying to court as many iPhone users as possible....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Internet browser now opened up to pretty much any Android phone June 21, 2025 When it comes to Samsung, much of the attention has been on its pair ofGalaxy S8 flagshipsand upcomingGalaxy Note 8, and rightfully so – the phones look to be the most popular choices in the land of Android. What has quietly gone under the radar is Samsung Internet, Samsung’s mobile browser that can now be used across almost any Android device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s new CPU could be a scorcher (but we might never see it) July 31, 2025 Samsung may have alreadyshut down its CPU R&D teamsin Austin and San Jose, but its custom Mongoose core isn’t dead and buried just yet. A paper recently published online by the Samsung Austin CPU team, titledEvolution of the Samsung Exynos CPU Microarchitecture, details the history of the M core and spills the beans on the as-yet-unreleased M6 CPU....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung, king of software support, bringing One UI 3.1.1 to all its foldables June 17, 2025 When Samsung launchedits most recent foldables, they landed with a new version of One UI. The 3.1.1 version of the software introduced a few new features, such as Drag & Split, which makes opening links much easier and intuitive. Since then, those Samsung updates to One UI 3....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. SBK15 brings motorcycle racing to your Android device, available now on Google Play July 22, 2025 If you’ve been searching for an addictive Superbike racing game for Android, odds are you’ve stumbled across developer Digital Tales’ SBK14 racing game, which made its way to Android devices a few months ago. But if you’re looking for a realistic game with more bikes, riders and tracks, you should check out SBK15, which is out now in the Google Play Store....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Skintrack turns your arm into an extended smartwatch touchscreen July 30, 2025 If you’re fed up of trying to navigate tiny smartwatch touch screens then you’ll definitely want to check out this impressive technology from a research team at Carnegie Mellon University. Known as Skintrack, the technology turns your skin and arm into a touch interface for your smartwatch, freeing up the little display to show more useful information....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sonim XP7 Review August 17, 2025 [ooyala code=”MxbmNtdjq54fQgfwHYjTuBTN7j1rJioq” player_id=”7f2b2d0412e84a188ede8d648751dc42″ width=”500″ height=”400″ auto=”false”] Smartphones nowadays are designed to be thin and good looking, but this does require consumers to sacrifice on durability, as is evident by the fact that most of us rush to pick up a protective case or cover for our new devices. At the other end of the spectrum is the latest smartphone by Sonim, designed with only one thing in mind, and that is to take a lot of abuse....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony wants a piece of the entry-level Indian market June 26, 2025 Sonyannouncedit will focus on the high-end segmentin order to bring its smartphone business to profit, but it seems the company is willing to make exceptions for markets such as India, where low prices are essential. Speaking toET Tech, Sony India managing director Kenichiro Hibi said Sony is planning to compete in the cutthroat Indian entry-level market against opponents likeXiaomi,Asus,Motorola, and Google’sAndroid One, and dozens of local players....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Squad Wars: Death Division shoots its way into the Google Play Store July 01, 2025 There is no shortage of shooter games to choose from when it comes to Android, but a new entry hopes to stand out from this crowded field. Publisher Cmune has launched the free-to-play mobile first-person shooter Squad Wars: Death Division in theGoogle Play Store. It is available worldwide except for China....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The new Samsung Galaxy J3 just hit the US market July 03, 2025 It’s true that when the Samsung Galaxy J3 ⑥ hit the Chinese market, we raised one if not both eyebrows at its unusual name (the 6 inside a circle was literally a part of the smartphone’s handle). The budget device meant to compete with HUAWEI and Xiaomi handsets came in metallic-looking plastic, but it boasted some pretty robust specs for its price range....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The problem with product leaks August 22, 2025 Product leaks happen. They’re a core part of the tech industry trinity of hype, release, and backlash. There are accidental leaks, planned leaks, logistical leaks, and dozens more in between. Leaks help create buzz around an upcoming product, yes. But they can also dramatically diminish a product’s impact when the curtains are finally drawn back....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This is the Sony Xperia X Performance camera Jul 15, 2025 Sony has admittedly been struggling to make a significant impact in the high-end Android smartphone market, failing to live up to the competition in key areas. However, one of the stronger points of Sony flagships has been the camera experience, and as you may have seen in ourfull review, that remains true with the latest offering, the Sony Xperia X Performance....