Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Internet adds Night Mode, Tracking Blocker, and compatibility with Android 5+ devices July 15, 2025 Samsung Internet, an alternative to Google’s Chrome browser, has received an update with a number of great features on board. The update,which entered public beta testing in August, is now hitting the stable channel. Before looking at the features, let’s note that, with the latest update, Samsung Internet becomes compatible with virtually every modern Android devices (Lollipop or higher)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung to invest big in memory chips and OLED displays to stay ahead of competition July 14, 2025 Samsung is the largest manufacturer of memory chips in the world. In hopes of retaining the number one spot in the future, the company has announced its plans to invest at least $18.6 billion in its home country to boost production of memory chips....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sharp’s New Glasses-free 3D Android Smartphone Comes with 8-megapixel Dual-lens Cam July 17, 2025 LG has the Optimus 3D and HTChas the EVO 3D–both smartphones featuring glasses-free 3D display and 3D image capture. Add to that Sharp’s recently announced glasses-free 3D smartphone, the Sharp Aquos Phone SH8298U. Sharpannouncedlast week its next 3D-capable Android smartphone after the Sharp Lynx 3D....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Smartphone upgrade cycles are actually shrinking in India July 14, 2025 According to a latest survey by Counterpoint Research, mobile phone replacement cycles are shortening in India and two in three users in the country plan to upgrade to a new mobile phone in the next twelve months. This smartphone upgrade cycle is actually a departure from an average of 24-30 months to under 20 months upgrade cycle....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Snapchat can now suggest a filter when it identifies an object July 18, 2025 Snapchatis making it a little bit easier to find filters. The app is now using a new object recognition system to identify what’s in a picture and serve users relevant filters. If a dog is pictured, Snapchat will offer up a filter that says “it’s a pawty”....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. SoC head-to-head: Snapdragon 845, Exynos 9810, and Kirin 970 June 29, 2025 2017 is coming to a close and three major SoC announcements from the big Android mobile chip vendors are rounding off the year. Qualcomm just unveiled itsSnapdragon 845, Samsung recently gave away a few details about its next generationExynos 9810, and HUAWEI’s HiSiliconKirin 970is already available in a few products....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Survey says: You like OnePlus Oxygen OS over Samsung One UI June 15, 2025 A couple of days ago, we took a deep dive into the differences betweenOnePlus’ Oxygen OS and Samsung’s One UI. Each offering has its pros and cons, and there are plenty of reasons why someone would like oneAndroid skinover the other. That’s why we asked you which of the two you preferred, and the answer was clear: you like Oxygen OS more than One UI....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile is giving customers free Quibi — here’s what you need to know June 12, 2025 Ahead of the officialQuibi streaming servicelaunch on April 6,T-Mobilehas officially announced how it will offer free Quibi to its wireless customers. The bad news is the free offer is just for customers that pay for two or more lines at the carrier. In its press release, T-Mobile says customers that have signed up for two or more lines, under the carrier’s Magenta or One unlimited plans, can get a free year of Quibi....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The $299 smartphone with 3 days of battery life: BLU Energy XL June 03, 2025 While it’s up to personal preference whether you think a QHD display is worthwhile or not, there is no such indecision when it comes to battery life. More is always better. So it’s refreshing to see big batteries in smartphones when the general trend is is leaning towards thinner phones with smaller batteries....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The first reported Samsung Galaxy Note 20 leak offers some design hints June 17, 2025 Let the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 leaks begin! Months before the phone itself is likely to be released, a newly posted image reportedly hints at what the next phone in the Galaxy Note series might be like in terms of its overall design. The Galaxy Note 20 leak was posted byWinfuture....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Plastc smart credit card won’t be released, despite taking $9 million in pre-orders July 04, 2025 A few years ago, there was a lot of buzz about the promise of “smart” credit cards, which were supposed to combine lots of different credit cards into one product, with the help of smartphone apps and NFC chips. However, with the advent of smartphone and smartwatch-based payment systems likeAndroid Pay, the idea of “smart” cards fell into disfavor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Apple: iPad Pro triple camera leak, iPhone 11 sales strong, slofies August 15, 2025 As far as Apple news goes for this week, we’re still coming down off the whirlwindprevious weekin which we saw the launch ofthe 2019 iPhone lineup. We have some early sales estimates for the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max (spoiler alert: they are good), as well as some newly-leaked info about the upcoming triple-lens camera on the newest iPad Pro....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Verizon makes prepaid options simpler, a bit cheaper in some cases August 01, 2025 Today,the Verizon prepaid wireless optionswere updated slightly to make things simpler. The new options also are a bit cheaper in some cases and give you a bit of a data boost in others. First, let’s talk about whatVerizontook away to make things simpler. Previously, there was a $60 Verizon prepaid plan which got you 10GB of high-speed data....