Roborock S5 Max robot vacuum review: Sucking and mopping up the competition

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Roborock S5 Max robot vacuum review: Sucking and mopping up the competition June 26, 2025 Roborock Roborock S5 Max What we like What we don’t like A house can’t be considered truly neat without clean floors, but we don’t always have the time or energy to keep our carpets and tile their best. Kids, pets, and nature turn managing your floors into a never-ending task....

June 1, 2025 · 9 min · 1888 words · David Reynolds

S Health social update lets users team up to tone up

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. S Health social update lets users team up to tone up June 22, 2025 Samsunghas issued a new update for itsS Healthapp that comes bundled with its Galaxy smartphones today, bringing S Health up to version 5.0. The update is focused around making fitness much more social, by introducing a few tweaks to the user interface, fitness challenges, and new leader-boards....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Jacob Davis

Samsung + Blackberry: pros and cons

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung + Blackberry: pros and cons June 19, 2025 The persistent rumors about the possibility of Samsung buying BlackBerry have become a permanent fixture in the tech press over the last couple of years. Long before BlackBerry officially went up for sale in 2013, there was speculation about possible suitors. It’s only natural that talk turned to the largest, cash-rich, smartphone manufacturer on the scene in Samsung....

June 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1063 words · Denise Smith

Samsung could replace eMMC storage with UFS 2.0 starting next year

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung could replace eMMC storage with UFS 2.0 starting next year June 22, 2025 According to industry sources, Samsung Electronics will begin mass production of a new type of storage for smartphones come the end of 2014. The new UFS 2.0 NAND flash memory modules will eventually replace eMMC storage found in current smartphones. The sources also suggest that Samsung may make the switch to UFS come its next flagship smartphone, as the company typically strives to offer some of the best tech in the industry in its flagships....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Jodi Vargas

Samsung Galaxy S6 vs iPhone 6s

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S6 vs iPhone 6s July 27, 2025 The two biggest giants in the smartphone game go head to head in this comparison, and while it was another “S” year for the Apple device, it did add some interesting features, such as a new form of input, rather than just the general upgrade in specifications. How does the latest from Apple fare against one of the bestAndroiddevices currently available?...

June 1, 2025 · 17 min · 3524 words · Gregory Chan

Software update fixes OnePlus 8 Pro's HD Netflix, Amazon Prime Video issue

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Software update fixes OnePlus 8 Pro’s HD Netflix, Amazon Prime Video issue August 25, 2025 Update: June 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM ET:OnePlus confirmed toAndroid Authoritythat the OnePlus 8 Pro-Widevine issue was resolved with an update that rolled out July 11. The update, which brought Oxygen OS version 10.5.11.IN11AA, fixed the issue for OnePlus 8 Pro devices when playing Netflix and Amazon Prime Video....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Wendy Flores

Sony Russian Instagram shares price, launch date, and freebies for Xperia phones

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Russian Instagram shares price, launch date, and freebies for Xperia phones June 30, 2025 Earlier this week, Sony launched three new phones in its Xperia line. As usual, the company dished out a ton of information about the hardware, while curiously leaving out the two biggest pieces of the puzzle: price and release date. Sony promised to give that information weeks down the line this Summer....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Christina Wang

T-Mobile COO Mike Sievert has some big *bleeping* shoes to fill

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile COO Mike Sievert has some big bleeping shoes to fill July 23, 2025 “Have you guys used AT&T’s network in New York?”asked John Legerein Las Vegas on June 15, 2025, of press and other audience members attending his first major press conference as CEO. “It’s crap!” It was that last part that roused me out of my mid-CES stupor and forced me to pay attention more fully....

June 1, 2025 · 4 min · 680 words · Kelly Abbott

The Dbrand Robot Camo is the phone skin and case design of the future

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Dbrand Robot Camo is the phone skin and case design of the future July 28, 2025 Looking for something different? Dbrand’s new Robot Camo skin could be the perfect fit. Dbrand’s latest limited edition phone skin and case design is definitely eye-catching. Robot Camo looks like it was dropped into our timeline from the far future. The level of detail in the artwork is well beyond what you might expect from a normal phone case or skin....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Thomas Aguilar

The future of Android One may be in sub Rs. 3,000 handsets, says Google

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The future of Android One may be in sub Rs. 3,000 handsets, says Google August 02, 2025 It would probably be fair to say that theAndroid Oneprogram hasn’t quite had the impact that Google was hoping for. Despite offering some rather good hardware at a reasonable price, the low-cost local competition ended up offering better value for money, updates seemed delayed and the second wave of phones never really materialized....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Mason Reed

The Galaxy S7 Edge+ has reportedly been cancelled, only two flagships left

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Galaxy S7 Edge+ has reportedly been cancelled, only two flagships left June 27, 2025 It wasn’t all that long ago that the rumor mill said there’d be fourGalaxy S7variants – a regular S7, an S7 Edge and a Plus version of both – but then that number dropped to three as the Plus-sized Galaxy S7 mysteriously disappeared. Now the number has been reduced again, with Evan Blass reporting that the Galaxy S7 Edge+ has also been cut from the lineup....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Lisa Green

This company wants to bring back the QWERTY slider smartphone, but who will buy it?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This company wants to bring back the QWERTY slider smartphone, but who will buy it? August 17, 2025 A little over a year ago, a small outfit called Livermorium had planned to release aslider keyboard Moto Modfor Moto Z smartphones. Those plansnever came to fruition, but from the ashes of the cancelled project came an entirely different beast — a high-end QWERTY slider smartphone....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 616 words · Timothy Wood

Xiaomi Mi Max 3 leak points to 5,500 mAh battery, wireless charging and more

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi Max 3 leak points to 5,500 mAh battery, wireless charging and more June 29, 2025 Details regarding the rumored Xiaomi Mi Max 3 may have been uncovered byXDA. The device had been the subject of aprevious leakand firmware files obtained byXDAreaffirm some of the past speculation. The leak suggests the device would come with an 18:9 display (likely at 7-inches), a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC and a 5,500 mAh battery with wireless charging functionality—a first for Xiaomi....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Robert Leonard