Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Meet Essential Home: an alternative to Amazon Echo and Google Home July 18, 2025 Andy Rubin’s Essential Products has revealed a new device that goes head to head with Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers and theGoogle Home. Called the Essential Home, it’s basically a digital assistant for your house that is equipped with a round screen and can be activated with a question, a tap, and even a glance....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Mysterious Galaxy P could be first Samsung phone with in-display fingerprint tech July 25, 2025 Samsung could be about to make good on its promise to bring innovation to mid-range phones by giving the rumored Samsung Galaxy P an in-display fingerprint sensor. The news was revealed by Samsung leakerMMDDJ(viaPhone Arena), who alsohintedthat the phone will arrive next month. If true, it will be the first Samsung phone to feature an in-display fingerprint sensor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New Galaxy S8 leaks detail advanced AI, delayed launch, new display tech and more July 19, 2025 Despite Samsung’s efforts tokeep its employees from breathing a wordon the newGalaxy S8, a flood of new information has emerged about the company’s next flagship. From an upgraded OLED display material, a dedicated AI button, three-coil wireless charging, delayed launch and near bezel-less design, the Galaxy S8 sounds like it is shaping up to be a game-changer....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Niantic enlists the help of Pokémon Go players to create an AR map August 07, 2025 In an interview withReuters, Niantic CEO John Hanke said thatPokémon Goplayers will help create an AR map of the world that can enhance the game and other augmented reality apps in the pipeline. According to Hanke, an AR map would enrich the “new kind of social activity” that Ingress and Pokémon Go fostered over the years....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nintendo won’t release its ‘Breath of the Wild’ sequel in 2021 June 23, 2025 You’ll have to wait a while longer if you want thefollow-up toBreath of the Wild. Nintendo toldE3 2021viewers thatThe Legend of Zelda:Breath of the Wild 2(or whatever it will be called) won’t get a release date until sometime in 2022. That’s roughly a year later than some expected, although it’s notable that Nintendo didn’t commit to a 2021 release date forBreath of the Wild 2when it introduced the game at E3 2019....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nokia 7.1 hands-on: Low-cost luxury August 18, 2025 It was only ever a matter of time untilNokiastarted getting noticed again. Once the initial wave of nostalgic joy subsided, the sticky business of putting out phones began, and so far Nokia has hardly skipped a beat. Nearly everyphoneit’s put out over that last two years has been great. This is no easy feat, not even in the mid-range Nokia occupies so comfortably....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus dismisses OnePlus 5’s jelly scrolling effect as ‘normal’ behavior August 25, 2025 OnePlus has officially responded to the controversy surrounding the odd jelly-like scrolling effect on some OnePlus 5 devices: this “subtle visual effect” is simply “natural.” Despite having been one of the most anticipated devices of the year, theOnePlus 5saw a lot of controversy since its launch. First it was the allegedbenchmark manipulation....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Opinion: Let’s stop the overheating madness August 09, 2025 I’m sure you are all familiar with theSnapdragon 810 overheating sagathat has dominated mobile processor talk this year. Well, a recent report fromBusinessKorea,which making its way around the tech news sphere,is now hinting at similar issues for Qualcomm’s upcomingSnapdragon 820 SoC. However I really don’t think that this is something that anyone should be so concerned about, at least not yet....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPO R11s and R11s Plus revealed with 18:9 displays, 16 MP and 20 MP dual-cameras July 14, 2025 Hot on the heels of theOPPO F5 launch in Indiais news of another OPPO introduction: the OPPO R11s and R11s Plus. These smartphones were launched in China yesterday as sequels to theOPPO R11released only a few months back. Unlike that device, the R11s and R11s Plus have a bezel-less design and arrive with some upgrades in the photography department....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Oreo now hitting Moto X4 Android One edition (Update: Standard Moto X4 getting Oreo in US) June 28, 2025 However, while this was posted in the “Oreo US retail version” thread—and in response to specific questions regarding US availability—the rep also said the “country” a person is in could affect how quickly they receive the update. [aa_image src=“https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/android-authority-moto-x4-android-oreo-rollout2-840x140.jpg” width=“840” height=“140” class=“size-large wp-image-832401 aligncenter”]Lenovo Forums...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Paris Hilton really loves her Xiaomi products. Really. July 11, 2025 New York Fashion Week wrapped up on Friday, and all your favorite fashion icons were there.Paris Hiltonwas turning heads with her white designer shades,Bryan Boywas blogging about fashion in black vinyl pants, and supermodelAlla Kostromichovamade a bold statement in her gold jumpsuit. Oh, and all of them were coincidentally photographed with theXiaomiMi Power Bank Pro....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Partial Google I/O 2019 schedule is live, includes ‘deep dive’ into Stadia August 03, 2025 Google I/O 2019is only a little over a month away. As usual, we expectGoogleto make some big announcements at Google I/O regarding Android,Google Assistant,Google Home, and the plethora of other Google products. Today,Google posted a partial scheduleof events happening at Google I/O 2019. While there are plenty of events we expected to see on the list, there are a few new things on the docket that should be fairly interesting....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pre-order your Google Pixel Slate now from Amazon, Best Buy, or the Google Store (Updated) July 23, 2025 Original article, August 05, 2025 (12:09pm ET):Back in October,Google launched the Google Pixel Slatealong with the new entries in its smartphone lineup, theGoogle Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. The Pixel 3is available now for all, but the Pixel Slate, however, is still MIA....