Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. realme Watch goes official: A $50 Apple Watch clone (Update: EU launch) August 06, 2025 Update, August 20, 2025 (6AM ET):realme has also launched the realme Watch in Europe. We’ve updated the original article below to reflect those details. Original article, July 14, 2025 (4:56 AM ET): The realme Watch is now official and has launched in India at a very affordable price of Rs 3,999 (~$52)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Nokia leads way for Android updates, but who are other winners, losers? August 04, 2025 A new report byCounterpoint Researchhas ranked Android phone manufacturers by their ability to deliver updates. The report looked at a brand’s phones sold cumulatively since Q3 2018, then checked whether the devices were runningAndroid Pieat launch or had the update pushed out. The tracking firm found that only about a quarter of the top Android phones sold during this period were running Android Pie....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Exynos 9825 flagship chipset revealed ahead of Galaxy Note 10 launch June 12, 2025 Samsung’sExynoschipsets are one of its main strengths in the mobile space, giving the Korean company greater control over the hardware in its all-conquering smartphones. Now, the firm hasannounceda new flagship chipset (h/t:r/android), dubbed the Exynos 9825. As the name suggests, the Exynos 9825 has plenty in common with the Exynos 9820 seen in theGalaxy S10series....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy A30 and A50 turn up the heat, make Super AMOLED affordable June 23, 2025 Update: July 06, 2025– You can get the Galaxy A50 for free, with an eligible phone trade-in, at Samsung’s official site. This offer ends October 31. TheGalaxy S10might grab the eyeballs but Samsung’s bread and butter lies in the mid-range value segment. In an attempt to bolster the company’s mid-range lineup, Samsung has announced two new A series smartphones — theSamsung Galaxy A30 and Galaxy A50....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini – will we see it at Samsung’s Unpacked event? July 24, 2025 It should be common knowledge by now that Samsung is holding its Unpacked event in New York City on March 14, where it will unveil the Galaxy S4. While the spotlight might be on the Galaxy S4, rumors are saying that Samsung won’t just be announcing the Galaxy S4 but the Galaxy S4 Mini as well....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung is working on embedding selfie cameras into the screen August 19, 2025 In the quest to make smartphones completely free of bezels, manufacturers like vivo are trying to implementunder-glass fingerprint sensors. But what about the other sensors on the front of our phones? In a completely bezel-free world, where would the front-facing camera sensor go?Samsungmay have a good solution— sticking the selfie camera and other front-facing sensors underneath the display glass....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Smart lock screen app Locket acquired by ecommerce expert Wish July 30, 2025 Locket, an app that aims to put news stories that are relevant to your interests right on your Android lockscreen, has been acquired by online shopping app Wish. Locket, which our Joe Hindyreviewed last year as part of his Indie App of the Day series, tries to add smarts to the largely static lock screen of most Android devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Telltale has plans to make its own original game, but it may not be out for a while July 05, 2025 Telltale Games has grown considerably over the past few years, perfecting its formula of releasing episodic adventure games near-simultaneously on console, PC, and mobile platforms. For the most part, these games have been based on licensed properties, but in a new interview, the company’s head of communications, Job Stauffer, said we will see an new original game from Telltale at some point....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Galaxy Note 7 could be coming back, refurbished and with a new battery (Update: or not?) August 07, 2025 Update 2/21 – 6:18PM:For Samsung India’s part, they have denied plans to sell the Note 7 refurbished in India. Here’s the statement straight from a Samsung India company rep: “The report on Samsung planning to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7 smartphone[s] in India is incorrect....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Third Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime, Redmi 3S flash sale today at 12 PM August 18, 2025 If you’ve missed your chance at picking up the Xiaomi Redmi 3S or Redmi 3S Prime in the first two flash sales, you will have another opportunity to do so once again, today at 12 PM. You only have to look back at the last two flash sales to see the popularity of these ultra-affordable smartphones from Xiaomi....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Top app developers make gobs of cash from Apple, much less from Google August 12, 2025 According to new data fromSensor Tower, the top 100 app developers earned around $84 million from sales on theApple App Storeduring the first quarter of 2019. That’s is about $9 million more than app developers earned from the same platform last year during the same period....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Uh oh, Apple is about to ‘invent’ augmented reality June 16, 2025 Following Apple’s earnings call on Tuesday, CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple would be “invest[ing] in AR in the long run” following themassive successofPokémon Go. While everyone is now teasing Cook for mispronouncing the name of the game, Apple’s wholehearted support will help propel augmented reality into the mainstream....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. UScellular is offering the LG G Pad for $.01 and 4 lines/10GB for $130 July 02, 2025 Everyone is going full force with their holiday deals already, and it looks likeU.S. Cellularis joining in as well. The company is offering a few really nice deals as part of their “Customer Appreciation Days Pre-sale Celebration.” Let’s take a look at some of the deals they’re offering this season....