The best OnePlus 8 screen protectors available

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The best OnePlus 8 screen protectors available August 11, 2025 TheOnePlus 8 Prois a proper flagship device from the historically flagship-killing OEM. But the company stuck to its roots with the regularOnePlus 8. It’s a watered-down version that retains some high-end features of a 2020 flagship. What is really the key to the standard device is the large, crisp display....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 575 words · Zachary Miller

The LG V30 is off to a good start in its home market of South Korea

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The LG V30 is off to a good start in its home market of South Korea June 15, 2025 Even though theLG V30isn’t on sale everywhere yet, we’re already getting some good news about sales numbers. Right now, LG only sells the V30 in its home market of South Korea. Thatshouldchange soon withrumored release datesfor the rest of the world around the middle of October....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Mathew Hebert

The PS5 is good, but the DualSense controller is what's really blowing my mind

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The PS5 is good, but the DualSense controller is what’s really blowing my mind June 07, 2025 I am one of the lucky buyers who got aSony PlayStation 5only a few days after the US launch. I’ve played it every day since I took it out of the box. If you haven’t had a chance to try it out yet, I can confirm that the graphics are awesome and the speeds are incredibly fast....

May 31, 2025 · 7 min · 1414 words · Tiffany Gonzalez

There's no way the US can crush us, says HUAWEI founder

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. There’s no way the US can crush us, says HUAWEI founder August 16, 2025 Huaweihas endured a torrid time in the U.S., ranging from thearrest of its CFOto a seemingly imminent decision toban Chinese telecom equipment. But HUAWEI founder Ren Zhengfei reportedly believes the U.S. can’t stop the company’s onward march. “There’s no way the U.S. can crush us,” Ren told theBBCin an interview....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Joshua Coleman

These G8 ThinQ renders will look very, very familiar (Update: "not real")

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. These G8 ThinQ renders will look very, very familiar (Update: “not real” - LG) July 20, 2025 Update, July 17, 2025 (05:58AM ET):LG’s head of global corporate communications, Ken Hong, has taken to Twitter to shoot down the recent batch of allegedLG G8ThinQ renders. In a series of tweets addressing the renders — shared by smartphone leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer (a....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 547 words · Matthew Riggs

This OnePlus 3 kernel tweak promises 7-8 hours of screen-on time

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This OnePlus 3 kernel tweak promises 7-8 hours of screen-on time July 10, 2025 You read that right: 7-8 hours of screen-on time for theOnePlus 3. While this may sound too good to be true, the claims seem to be backed up by the XDA community. Furthermore, those responsible for the kernel tweaks claim these times are possible “with regular, no-compromise usage habits: daytime visible screen brightness, both radios on, sync on, network location on, all the regular usage features”....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Michael Williamson

Ultra-realistic racing series Project Cars to get Android release

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Ultra-realistic racing series Project Cars to get Android release June 21, 2025 Gamevil and Slightly Mad Studios are teaming up to bringracing simulatorProject Cars to Android. The game, called Project Cars Go, will be Gamevil’s first attempt to bring a racing game to mobile devices. President of Gamevil USA Kyu Lee said that: “Project Cars Go will feature a host of licensed vehicles and deep car customization options that will bring the authenticity and feel of Project Cars to mobile devices....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 268 words · Heather Williams

Unpacking Google's role in Android One — Is this the new Nexus line?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Unpacking Google’s role in Android One — Is this the new Nexus line? July 11, 2025 We’re hot off the heels of the launch ofXiaomi’s Mi A2— anAndroid Onedevice that makes us pretty excited for the future of the platform. The thing is, a lot of people are still pretty confused about what Android One is, exactly. Is it a product?...

May 31, 2025 · 6 min · 1184 words · Jeremy Leonard

US Court: Police can’t force people to unlock their phone with biometrics

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. US Court: Police can’t force people to unlock their phone with biometrics June 11, 2025 More U.S. judges are siding with citizens’ privacy rights when it comes to mobile device searches. A judge for the U.S District Court for the Northern District of Californiarecently ruledthat U.S. law enforcement cannot force people to use their face, finger, or other biometric method to unlock their device....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Christopher Parker

Verizon, Cricket, and Rogers will start carrying Nokia phones again

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Verizon, Cricket, and Rogers will start carrying Nokia phones again Jul 17, 2025 Nokia phonesare primed for a big comeback. HMD Global, the Finnish company behind Nokia-branded devices, announced new carrier deals in the U.S. and Canada that will see Nokia phones on American store shelves as soon as today. In the U.S.,Cricket Wirelessagreed to sell theNokia 3.1 Plus, whileVerizon Prepaidwill stock the Nokia 2 V (a version of theNokia 2....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 537 words · Julie Anderson

WhatsApp just went offline across the globe, but we're through the worst of it

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp just went offline across the globe, but we’re through the worst of it August 04, 2025 WhatsAppis the world’s most popular messaging app, but even the Facebook-owned platform isn’t immune to outages. In fact, the app was briefly down for scores of people around the world earlier today. We first noticed the outage on our personal device, as messages weren’t sent (complete with a clock icon next to the message to denote its limbo status) or received....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Amy Miller

WSJ: Samsung’s hasty decision on Note 7 recall doomed the device

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WSJ: Samsung’s hasty decision on Note 7 recall doomed the device August 01, 2025 Despite two recalls, Samsung still doesn’t know what caused the now discontinuedGalaxy Note 7to catch fire. A report from theWall Street Journalsheds some light onto the series of events that lead to the discontinuation of the Galaxy Note 7. According to persons familiar with the matter cited byWSJ, Samsung was too quick to decide that the root cause of the fires was in the batteries supplied by its subsidiary Samsung SDI....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Ronald Matthews

Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite finally comes to India, bringing a new smartwatch too

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite finally comes to India, bringing a new smartwatch too Jun 26, 2025 Xiaomihas teased the arrival of theMi 11 Litein India for a long time now, but it’s finally launched the mid-range smartphone in the market today. It’s also brought a second product to the market in the form of the Mi Watch Revolve Active....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Linda Montgomery