Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Meizu MX5 details leaked ahead of launch July 10, 2025 Meizuis apparently preparing to launch its next flagship smartphone tomorrow, June 30th, but the hardware specifications and even a few press pictures have already leaked, leaving few surprises for the big unveiling. The leaked images show a design that differs very little from the last generation handset. Although we can see that the small circle home button has now been replaced by a larger oval with the Meizu MX5....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola patent filing hints at Razr phone’s folding display design August 16, 2025 Motorolahas submitted a patent filing for what appears to be a smartphone with a folding display. The filing was submitted on December 17, as seen on theWorld Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO) website (via91Mobiles), just a month ahead of rumors that emerged last week that the company intended to revive its Razr brand with a newfolding-display smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New call for WhatsApp to decrypt messages on request following UK terror attack August 02, 2025 UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd has called for the government to be permitted access to end-to-end encrypted files following last week’s terror attack in London. It is believed that Khalid Masood, the British extremist responsible, used WhatsApp several minutes before launching the attack outside parliament on Wednesday, though to what end isn’t clear....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New data storage solution can store the world’s data in your pocket. Forever August 02, 2025 Imagine a world where you can literally store the entirety of the world’s history in your jeans pocket. Forever. Well, that world is here and that time is now. Researchers have not only already discovered – but have now improved upon – a way to store huge amounts of data on tiny slivers of quartz, not much larger than a quarter....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New features potentially coming to WhatsApp: voice mail, call back button, and ability to send ZIP files July 09, 2025 WhatsAppis still growing like wildfire, and the WhatsApp team is happily stoking the flames with new features. Phone Radarunearthed translation requests suggesting that WhatsApp is working on adding the ability to record voice mails, a “call back” shortcut in the notification panel, and the ability to send archive files....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pixel 4a could dump a legacy feature present on all Google phones since Pixel 2 August 14, 2025 We’ve been seeingPixel 4aleaks drop almost on a daily basis thanks to folks over atTecnoLike Pluswho have an early unit. This time, rumors suggest that Google’s new mid-ranger will be ditching a legacy Pixel feature that’s been around since thePixel 2– Active Edge....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Put your OnePlus 6/HUAWEI P20 notch to work by making it a battery status bar June 09, 2025 You may love the notch, you may hate the notch, or you may be totally indifferent. But one thing is for certain: theOnePlus 6notch andHUAWEI P20notch are just sitting there, doing nothing for you except taking up screen real estate. Well, if you happen to own a OnePlus 6 or HUAWEI P20, you can now put that notch to work by turning it into a battery level indicator....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Redmi K20 Pro Premium Edition announced: What makes it premium? August 14, 2025 Update, July 18, 2025 (2:28AM ET):The Redmi K20 ProExclusivePremium Edition is now available in China, and it’s packing a power boost over the regular Redmi K20 Pro model. The upgraded phone delivers a Snapdragon 855 Plus processor, 8GB to 12GB of RAM, and 128GB or 512GB of storage....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Redmi Note 8 Pro killer coming to Europe with 64MP camera, 90Hz screen (Update) August 05, 2025 Update, July 14, 2025 (5:33AM ET):We already know that the realme X2 Pro, the company’s first flagship, is launching in Europe next week (see original story below). But what about a release window for Indian fans? Well, CEO Madhav Sheth has confirmed on Twitter that the device will come to India in December....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. RIP pop-up selfie cameras. We hardly knew ye. July 19, 2025 TheOnePlus 8 and 8 Proare now set for a launch on April 14th and, thanks toleaked images showing it in real life, it appears one of the regrettable changes to the Pro line we’re seeing is the loss of the pop-up camera. TheOnePlus 7 Proand7T Proboth had funky pop-ups, but now it looks like we’re getting a punch-hole camera in the display instead for their successors....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung admits Note 3 KitKat update disabled 3rd party accessories, fix on its way August 18, 2025 Lucky international Note 3 owners in select countries across the globe have already started seeing anupdate to Android 4.4 KitKat. While this update is largely a positive upgrade, last week we started hearing reports from some users that theupdate breaks support for 3rd party flip covers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018): Where to buy, when, and for how much August 23, 2025 Of course, there is more to the Galaxy A9 (2018) than just its four rear cameras. The phone also features theQualcomm Snapdragon 660processor, 6GB of RAM, and 128GB of expandable storage. It also comes with a beefy 3,800mAh battery, keeps the headphone jack, and features a nice color gradient around back....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Note 7’s Grace UI is rolling out to Note 5 units in South Korea July 21, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy Note 7is no longer on sale (not officially anyway) but the Grace UI that was included in the ill-fated smartphone is making a comeback. The company has quietly started rolling out an update for its year-oldGalaxy Note 5phone in South Korea, specifically for Korea Telecom-branded units, which includes the Grace UI used for the Note 7....