Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE hands-on: Entering the twilight phone July 21, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy S21 FE(“fan edition”) is a phone that feels out of time and place. Many expected the device to debut months and months ago. Now, in January 2022, it finally arrives bearing last year’s name, last year’s specs, and last year’s design, leaving it slightly out of step with Samsung’s lineup....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active vs Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge June 22, 2025 There’s no denying that the latest additions to the Samsung flagship family, theGalaxy S6, and its curved display counterpart, theGalaxy S6 Edge, are two of the best smartphones of the year thus far. Of course, Samsung does tend to launch multiple devices with various features and capabilities that share the flagship moniker, and that’s exactly what you get with the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung makes it a hat-trick as Galaxy S9 tops Consumer Reports ratings July 05, 2025 We thought Samsung’sGalaxy S9 and S9 Pluswere rather fantastic, serving up an innovative camera and iterative yet welcome improvements over theGalaxy S8duo. And it seems likeConsumer Reportsagrees, as the watchdog places it at the top of the smartphone pile. “…it was durability, speedier processing, andtop-quality soundthat nudged the S9 and S9 Plus (which start at $720 and $840, respectively) just ahead of the competition in an exceptionally crowded field....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung may launch a 512GB Galaxy Note 9, but fans in US and Europe might miss out July 09, 2025 Samsung is said to be preparing to release aGalaxy Note 9variant with 512GB in certain markets. LeakerIce Universesuggested this on Twitter yesterday, stating it was headed to China and Korea only.SamsungMobile.News(as pointed out byPhone Arena) is slightly more optimistic, however, saying that it could come to other markets too (but itruled out Europe)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung plans to get into the self-driving car industry June 08, 2025 Samsungmight soon be getting into theself-driving carbusiness, but maybe not the way you’d think. The South Korean technology giant has just released its plans to create a team that will develop car parts for other companies. This new automotive division will be separate from Samsung’s other three business units, and will focus on producing components to be used in self-driving cars....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung taking hints from Apple? Galaxy S22 renders very similar to Galaxy S21. August 04, 2025 Yesterday we saw reliable leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer push out renders of theGalaxy S22 Ultra. Earlier this morning, we saw renders for theGalaxy S22 Plus. Now, we have the completion of the trifecta with renders for the vanilla Samsung Galaxy S22 (viaZouton). See also:A history of the Galaxy S series...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s innovative streak is fighting an uphill battle with Android July 20, 2025 Samsung Unpacked 2021 offered up a mouth-watering smorgasbord of cutting-edge gadgets, ranging from theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 3to theGalaxy Watch 4. But besides the bleeding edge hardware showcase, the launch highlighted the importance that software plays in driving product differentiation and supporting those all-important new user experiences that Samsung was so keen to draw our attention to....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Some LG G7 owners are reporting bootloops, but a fix is coming July 22, 2025 LGis no stranger to the phenomenon of bootloops, and it looks like a few LG G7s are experiencing the issue as well. The South Korean manufacturer has confirmed the issue toPhoneArena, saying it was indeed related to one network (which looks to be T-Mobile)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony has stopped Android Nougat rollout for Xperia Z5 (Update: Z3+, Z3+ Dual and Z4 Tablet, too) August 22, 2025 You can find the full statement attached below: Sony first announced it would begin rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat to the Xperia Z3+ and Z3+ Dualless than a week ago, and the Z4 Tabletfollowed soon after that. We’re hoping Sony can fix these issues soon, and we’ll let you know if we hear any updates....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Spotify’s new Car View makes it easier to control your music while driving August 04, 2025 Spotifyalready plays nice with Google Maps, Waze, and Android Auto while you drive. Even so, the latest Spotify update features a new “Car View.” This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Car View — Spotify announced the feature as “Driving Mode” back in July 2017 and kept the feature in testing ever since....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sprint announces All-In pricing plan with unlimited talk, text, data and throttled video streaming July 01, 2025 In an effort to eliminate consumer confusion,Sprinttodayannounceda new “All-In” pricing plan that includes unlimited talk, text and data* for $80 per month. On the surface, this new plan seems to be quite simple and actually pretty valuable, though it does have a few too many caveats for our liking....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile’s parent company says no to pre-installed bloatware August 08, 2025 Deutsche Telekom also statesthat Android updates will now come directly from manufacturers. Could this be a beginning of something new for Android users? What drives people away from Android? Some cite security concerns (I no longer see the merit in this argument), some cite inadequate cross-device support (fair enough), but one of the biggest reasons has got to be the amount of bloatware and the slow software updates....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Taking audio to the next level with the ZTE Axon 7 July 25, 2025 This post is brought to you by ZTE. One of the big selling points of theZTE Axon 7,among many, is the audio capabilities that this device boasts. ZTE has implemented two independent Hi-Fi audio chips for both listening and recording, as well as dual front-facing speakers with Dolby ATMOS surround sound technology....