Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung will roll out the… “S Carpet” for Galaxy S6 buyers August 02, 2025 Judging from the name alone, you would be forgiven to think thatSamsung’sS Carpet is some sort of belated April Fools’ prank. Alas, there isn’t even a hint of self-irony here. Goofy name aside, if you really want to get the Galaxy S6 as soon as possible, you will want to know about the series of events that Samsung is holding around the world to mark the launch of theGalaxy S6and theGalaxy S6 Edge....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung working on secondary display to animate punch hole camera area? June 11, 2025 Samsungmay be planning on adding a second smartphone display to upcoming phones, as indicated by a recently published patent (viaLetsGoDigital). The patent, filed March 2017 and published last week, shows how the secondary smartphone screen could be used in conjunction with the punch hole camera for additional effects....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sharp’s smartphone hits TENAA with minimal bezels and dual cameras August 23, 2025 2017 has been a banner year for smartphones with minimal bezels, and that momentum doesn’t appear to let up anytime soon, at least forSharp. AsPlayfuldroidnoticed, one of the company’s smartphones recently hitTENAA, and there they are: the minimal bezels we’ve come to almost expect at this point....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Snapchat’s Spectacles will let you record your life, 10 seconds at a time June 29, 2025 IfGoogle Glassisn’t quite your thing, you might findSnapchat’s new camera-equipped glasses a bit more fun to wear, once they hit the shelves this fall for $130. CEO Evan Spiegel just took the wraps off Spectacles, the first wearable from Snapchat and the company’s first foray into hardware since its founding five years ago....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Snapdeal launches Gold service to take on Flipkart and Amazon in India August 20, 2025 After Amazon launched their Prime subscription in India and Flipkart introduced the Flipkart Assured program, it’s now time for Snapdeal to join the party with their Gold service, that was announced earlier today. Snapdeal Gold is an upgrade service that offers zero shipping charges, free next day delivery to eligible ZIP codes, an extended 14 day return policy, and product quality assurance....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Xperia X review August 09, 2025 Sony Xperia X What we like What we don’t like Our scores The Sony Xperia Z range is dead. Long live theSony Xperia Xrange. Other than the change in name, from Z to X, the Xperia X (andXperia X Performance) have a lot in common with the previous Xperia Z line in terms of design language and overall look & feel....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Take Two Interactive buys Monster Legends developer Social Point July 02, 2025 Take Two Interactive, the parent company of console and PC game publishers likeRockstar Gamesand 2K Games, is making a bigger move into the free-to-play mobile game market. It announced today that it has acquired Social Point, the Spain-based mobile game developer of titles like Monster Legends and Dragon City, for $250 million....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. TCL is now doing headphones like it does TVs: Decent and cheap July 15, 2025 Chances are, you never heard of TCL until the last year or two. In that time, the company has become the fastest-growing and second highest-selling TV manufacturer in the U.S. Announced atCES 2019, TCL is now attempting to use its formula for success in the TV industry to become a top-selling headphone manufacturer....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Essential Phone will work on all four major U.S. carriers, for the most part (Update: AT&T response) Jul 17, 2025 Update (5/31):AT&T has providedAndroid Authoritywith an official comment on the Essential Phone: Original post (5/30):Earlier today, Android creator Andy Rubin officially marked his return to the smartphone scene with theEssential Phone, which features a unique take on a big screen and powerful internals....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The LG V10 might have the same bootloop problem as the G4 June 20, 2025 If you cast your mind back a few months you might remember a lot ofLG G4 owners suffering from a bootloop problemthat seemed to be plaguing way more of the devices than thebathtub curvewould have you believe. Fast forward a few months and we seem to be at the same point with theLG V10, which also seems to be suffering from an inordinate number of bootloops (or random reboots that refuse to actually boot again)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This Raspberry Pi rival offers a beefy CPU, 4K video, and more July 14, 2025 TheRaspberry Piis one of the most versatile platforms around, spawning a ton of credit card-sized computers. It’s not the best platform for 4K content and graphically advanced games though, so we’re glad to see the more capable Renegade Elite break cover. Libre Computer, the company behind the platform, is set to run an IndieGogo promotion for the device,Liliputingreports....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Turned off by the notch? Cover it up with this free app! July 25, 2025 Love it or loathe it, the notch is 100% here to stay. Whether you blame Essential or Apple for popularizing the notch, the reality is that more and more OEMs are opting for display cutouts. With Google itself looking to integrate notch support even further withAndroid P, it’s only a matter of time before the notch becomes the norm....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Upcoming HUAWEI voice assistant will work outside China, per Richard Yu August 01, 2025 Richard Yu, CEO ofHuawei, recently gave an interview withCNBC. During the chat, Yu confirmed a HUAWEI voice assistant will launch globally at some point soon. This upcoming voice assistant would be a direct competitor toGoogle Assistant,Amazon’s Alexa, andApple’s Siri, all of which already have a global presence....