Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Synaptics announces what sounds a lot like the Galaxy S8 optical fingerprint scanner June 22, 2025 Fingerprint scanner-maker Synaptics has today unveiled what we can only imagine is the optical fingerprint scanner rumored for inclusion in the upcoming Galaxy S8. Samsung and Synaptics have a long history of working together and the new Natural ID FS9100 optical fingerprint sensors certainly fit the bill of what we’ve been hearing about theS8 using a sensor located underneath the display glassin place of its traditional home button-based scanner....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile and Sprint merger could be back on the table July 15, 2025 It seemed like Sprint and T-Mobile were finally going to join forces earlier this week before it was reported that Sprint’s parent company, SoftBank Group,wanted to call it off. Seemingly, Softbank Group and T-Mobile’s owner Deutsche Telekom were unable to agree on the ownership ratio for the partnership....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile announces two new prepaid plans, priced at $45 and $55 June 15, 2025 While smartphone prepaid plans had long been neglected in the US, it looks like they’re slowly getting the attention that they deserve: after all, if you own your device, this is arguably one of the cheapest ways to get carrier service. T-Mobile is following this trend and has announced two new Simply Prepaid plans that include unlimited talk, text, and data, with either 4GB or 6GB of LTE data....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Android: Happy Birthday Google and Android! June 14, 2025 Happy birthday, dear Google andAndroid! Happy birthday to you! That’s right, this week sees two big birthdays: Google turns 20 and Android turns 10. Both are milestone birthdays as well which makes this a little bit more cool. Since our favorite company and OS had birthdays, we spent a lot of the week strolling down memory lane....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Apple: iPhone 11 USB-C charger, Apple Pencil support, and Arcade June 07, 2025 The big Apple news this week has to do with Apple Arcade. New details on the video game subscription service leaked to the internet, so we know much more about it than we did before. We also have some new rumors related to the upcoming iPhone 11 line (including possible Apple Pencil support), a few rumors on details surrounding Apple TV Plus, and more!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Throwback Thursday: a very special hands-on August 24, 2025 There’s no doubt that the mobile phone industry has changed considerably since the turn of the century and in 2002, the concept of a smartphone was considerably different to the powerful beasts we know and love today. Back then, three companies ruled the industry –BlackBerry,MotorolaandNokia– and for the latter of these, one handset would introduce a feature that would be iconic even to this day....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint offering free calls and texts to Belgium in light of recent attacks June 03, 2025 In light of therecent attacks on European soil, US carriers are extending free service to those attempting to contact friends and loved ones in Belgium. This relief service includes both calls and texts, and will last not only today, but over the next few, depending on your carrier....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Watch our Xperia Z5 Compact unboxing from Periscope July 03, 2025 Just last week we brought youa live unboxingof theSony Xperia Z5onPeriscope, and we’re back again with yet another live video, this time from our ownGary Sims. This week Gary unboxed the little brother of the Xperia Z5, theZ5 Compact. With its 4.6-inch display, Snapdragon 810 processor, 32GB of on-board storage, and 23MP rear-facing camera, the Xperia Z5 Compact is certainly a powerhouse of a device in a small package....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp getting in-app YouTube playback and voice record lock August 18, 2025 WhatsApp my be the most popular messaging platform around but it’s by no means faultless. The Facebook team are constantly updating it with new fixes and features, the latest of which are set to be particularly handy. WhatsApp v2.17.81 for iOS is now rolling out and with it comes in-app YouTube playback and a voice record lock....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why LG finally made the switch to OLED on the V30 August 04, 2025 There are several reasons why a company like LG might finally decide to make the switch to an OLED display on their latest flagship. The move to a plastic OLED screen on theV30is, for many, one of the biggest deals about it, but what prompted LG to make the change?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Windows 10’s screen-sharing features now works on more OnePlus and Samsung phones (Update) July 13, 2025 Update, June 04, 2025 (1:23PM EST):According toXDA-Developers, Microsoft added the OnePlus 6 and 6T, Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and 9, and the Samsung Galaxy S10 series to the list of phones that support Windows 10’s screen-sharing feature. Note that Microsoft added support for the aforementioned phones in Windows 10’s Insider Preview build for Fast Ring testers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi India says 200,000 Redmi Note 7 units sold in a flash June 18, 2025 It is no secret that theXiaomi Redmi Noteseries is very popular in the Indian smartphone market. The latest phone in the line-up went on sale yesterday and the company already seems to have run out of stock. Manu Kumar Jain, VP at Xiaomi India, took to Twitter to announce that the company had produced 200,000 units of theRedmi Note 7and these have all sold out....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi 4 sold out in 15 seconds in India today July 17, 2025 Continuing with its expansion plans,Xiaomilaunched its flagshipMi 4 smartphonein India today through popular ecommerce siteFlipkart. The 16GB Xiaomi Mi4 went up for sale today,as promised, while the 64GB model is set to arrive on February 24th. The 16GB variant is priced at a modest Rs.19,999 ($320) but appears to only be available in white at the moment....