The Sony Xperia XA2, XA2 Ultra, and L2 leak with a familiar design

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Sony Xperia XA2, XA2 Ultra, and L2 leak with a familiar design August 25, 2025 AsSonyprepares a refresh to its budget lineup, leaks are coming fast and furious. The Sony Xperia XA2, XA2 Ultra, and L2 have been shown off inleaked pictures, CAD renderings,and caught as they’vepassed through regulatory bodies. Now, we’re getting a better look at the devices thanks to leaker@evleaks....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Steven Maddox

The votes are in: Your perfect smartphone is…

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The votes are in: Your perfect smartphone is… July 04, 2025 A few weeks ago, I createdmy perfect smartphoneby combining the best specs and features from current flagships into one device. I shared it with you in a post and asked you to tell me what your perfectsmartphonewould look like via a short survey. Around 2,000Android Authorityreaders participated, revealing things like the display, performance standard, andcamerathey would like to see on the phone of their dreams....

June 15, 2025 · 6 min · 1220 words · Thomas Jenkins

This phone could take the fastest charging crown (Update: Charges in 25 minutes!)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This phone could take the fastest charging crown (Update: Charges in 25 minutes!) August 16, 2025 Update, August 22, 2025 (3:31AM ET):We already know that the OPPO Reno Ace will feature 64W fast charging, likely making it the fastest charging phone around. But just how quickly can you charge up the phone? Well, the company posted a video onWeibo, pitting the OPPO Reno Ace against a phone packing OPPO’s earlier VOOC 3....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Mark Sanchez

What is Airtable?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What is Airtable? June 02, 2025 Airtableis a powerful remote collaboration and project management tool. It allows users to create tables with flexible, pre-defined cell-types. While this might sound obtuse, it is, in fact, an extremely flexible tool with a variety of applications. Airtable falls somewhere between a project management solution (likeAsana) and a personal “knowledge management” tool likeNotion. Users can see tasks and use powerful filtering and sorting options to gain more insight into a project’s status or find what they need quickly....

June 15, 2025 · 7 min · 1313 words · Terri Benson

What's behind all these Samsung Galaxy S10 leaks?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What’s behind all these Samsung Galaxy S10 leaks? August 19, 2025 In four years of writing about Android, I can’t remember a single major smartphone released without accurate rumors or leaks preceding it. Leaks have become so prevalent they’re now the rule, rather than the exception. They’re a part of the landscape — for better or worse — so the recent deluge ofSamsung Galaxy S10leaks shouldn’t be surprising....

June 15, 2025 · 5 min · 875 words · Tonya Frazier

WHOOPs: Samsung confirms Galaxy S20 name and design on its own site

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WHOOPs: Samsung confirms Galaxy S20 name and design on its own site June 10, 2025 Samsung just made a bit of a mistake. On the German version ofSamsung.com, the company listed an LED case for the upcomingSamsung Galaxy S20. The images show a Galaxy S20 phone inside the case in question. There’s just one problem: Samsung hasn’t confirmed the design of the Galaxy S20 yet....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Michael Smith

Xiaomi reveals 64-bit Surge S1 chipset, its first-ever SoC

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi reveals 64-bit Surge S1 chipset, its first-ever SoC June 18, 2025 Xiaomihas announced the Surge S1, the company’s first ever processor, at an event in China. The company has been working on the chip for the past 28 months withPinecone, a subsidiary Xiaomi launched to research and develop the processor, and it will launch with the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 5c (release date still to be confirmed)....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Christina Cooper

Xiaomi's first foldable could get upgraded to take on Galaxy Z Fold 3

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi’s first foldable could get upgraded to take on Galaxy Z Fold 3 August 08, 2025 Xiaomi launched theMi Mix Foldearlier this year, delivering afoldable phonewith the same form factor as the Galaxy Fold series. The phone was pretty impressive in terms of specs, but it’s a China-only device. Now, Weibo tipster Bald Panda hasrevealedthat Xiaomi is working on an upgraded Mix Fold that seems to be more of a refresh than a full-fledged Mix Fold 2....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Jordan Stevens

You can now turn yourself into a Google Search result

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now turn yourself into a Google Search result June 22, 2025 We’re all used to looking up famous people on Google. When you search for a well-known personality, Google usually produces a knowledge panel in the results. This panel gathers information from trusted sources and presents it in an easy-to-understand, digestible format. But what happens when you search for yourself?...

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Timothy Shah

AI raced out of the blocks at Google I/O 2018, and there's much more to come

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AI raced out of the blocks at Google I/O 2018, and there’s much more to come August 07, 2025 If there’s one major theme to take away from 2018’sGoogle I/Oit’s that AI is right at the forefront of everything the company is doing. From the unsettlingly impressiveDuplex demonstration, new third generation Cloud TPUs, and the increasingly integrated features found withinAndroid P, machine learning is here to stay and Google is pulling further ahead of its competitors in this space every year....

June 14, 2025 · 7 min · 1473 words · Daniel Mora

Android Go: What is it and which phones run it?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Go: What is it and which phones run it? July 22, 2025 Android Go, also known as Android (Go edition), is astripped-down version of Androiddesigned to run on entry-level smartphones. It’s comprised of three optimized areas—the operating system, Google Play Store, and Google apps—which have been reimagined to provide a better experience on lesser hardware. Android Go operating system The Android Go operating system is based on the regular version of Android but it’s optimized to run on smartphones with 512 MB to 1 GB of RAM....

June 14, 2025 · 8 min · 1569 words · Heather Moreno

AT&T and T-Mobile say it would cost too much to drive-test their networks

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AT&T and T-Mobile say it would cost too much to drive-test their networks August 25, 2025 AT&TandT-Mobilehave come out against a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plan that would require telecom operators to conduct drive tests to verify their coverage claims. The objections of the two carriers, which were first spotted byArs Technica, came in response to a call for comments on suggestions the FCC made in July on how network operators could go about providing the agency with more detailed coverage maps....

June 14, 2025 · 3 min · 566 words · Shirley Greene

Beam is an Android-powered projector that fits into a light socket

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Beam is an Android-powered projector that fits into a light socket July 20, 2025 We’ve certainly seen someawesome projectorsin the tech world lately, but none quite like this. The Beam smart projector is powered by your Android device, and has a ton of functionality like waking you up in the morning with the latest news, showing you your social updates when you come home, and much more....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Jillian Hodge