Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus review: Not the Note you know

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus review: Not the Note you know June 12, 2025 Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus What we like What we don’t like Our scores The Samsung Galaxy Note has always been known as the do-everything device. Since the first Galaxy Note back in 2011, Samsung has used the series to rethink what our smartphones should be able to do, not to mention the sheer size of what we can do these thingson....

May 30, 2025 · 22 min · 4671 words · Ashley Benson

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 leaks yet again, showing off new Air Command menu

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 leaks yet again, showing off new Air Command menu August 17, 2025 Samsungis holding its bigUnpacked eventnext Thursday, August 13th, where the Korean tech company is expected to unveil the newGalaxy Note 5. We’ve already seen a ton ofin-hand photosof the new device, along with what’s purported to beofficial press rendersof both the Note 5 and theGalaxy S6 Edge Plus....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Jason Bennett

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3: Hot or not? (Poll)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3: Hot or not? (Poll) July 19, 2025 After months of leaks and teasers,Samsung‘s third-generation foldable phone is finally here. But now that theGalaxy Z Fold 3is official, what’s your verdict? Is the foldable hot or not? Well, there are plenty of reasons to argue “hot.” For starters, Samsung has improved the phone’s durability, slathering Gorilla Glass Victus on its cover display while adding a more durable protective film to the fragile inner screen....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Melissa Douglas

Samsung has special permission from Google for the Note 7's green battery icon

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung has special permission from Google for the Note 7’s green battery icon July 11, 2025 Yesterday,Samsungclarified howGalaxy Note 7customers willbe able to tell the fixed handsets apartfrom the ones packing a potentially explosive battery. The tweaks include a black sticker on the box and a new green battery icon after a software update. The latter might seem like a simple solution, but it turns out that Samsung actually had to obtain permission fromGoogleto change the color of this simple little icon...

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 325 words · Robert Johnson

Samsung is continuing to bleed cash, but the worst might be over

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung is continuing to bleed cash, but the worst might be over June 26, 2025 At some point soon, we expect to see the officialSamsungearnings report detailing the company’s finances for the third quarter of 2019. In preparation for that report, the company releasedan official forecastfor investors that gives us a little bit of an idea of what to expect....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Amy Collins

Smartphone ads can be used to find your location within a 1 meter accuracy

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Smartphone ads can be used to find your location within a 1 meter accuracy July 06, 2025 A new report fromForbesreveals that an Israeli company called “Bsightful” uses mobile ads in a devilishly clever way. By using freely-offered information on users from app developers, the company can locate most anyone with minimal information. Bsightful is selling this data access to whoever is willing to pay....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Ann Johnson

Some Galaxy S9 Plus users are reporting "black crush" screen issues

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Some Galaxy S9 Plus users are reporting “black crush” screen issues August 20, 2025 SomeSamsung Galaxy S9 Plususers have been taking to the internet to report problems with the way colors are shown on their phones. As seen in multipleforumposts(viaSamMobile), the complaints relate specifically to “black crush.” This is a problem where the screen has issuesdisplaying different shades of dark colors— instead of revealing details in dark sections of videos, screens suffering from the problem will instead show blocks of black or pixelated images....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Mark Jordan

Superscreen will offer a cheap tablet-sized display for your smartphone

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Superscreen will offer a cheap tablet-sized display for your smartphone August 21, 2025 As a concept, people love the larger display that a tablet has over a smartphone. However, some people simply don’t want to pay extra money for a second device that just has a larger screen. Today, a company called Transcendent Designs has launched aKickstartercampaign to raise money for a device called Superscreen....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Charles Thompson

The Itel P32 vs the competition: bigger battery, smaller price tag

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Itel P32 vs the competition: bigger battery, smaller price tag August 06, 2025 In 2018 you don’t have to spend a fortune to get a decent smartphone. There are more budget smartphone choices than ever before. But what exactly does budget mean? $400, $300, $200, even less? Unfortunately, many of today’s so-called “budget” phones still cost hundreds of dollars....

May 30, 2025 · 5 min · 928 words · Sean Thomas

The new Google Earth adds random locations, interactive tours, and more

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The new Google Earth adds random locations, interactive tours, and more August 16, 2025 Aspromised last week, Google has started rolling out a revamped version of its popularGoogle Earthglobal mapping service. Google stated it has been working behind the scenes for two years on this new version, which includes features such as interactive tours of many locations on the planet, along with 3D views and even an “I’m feeling lucky” random location button....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Dalton Hoffman

The ZTE Axon 7s may be getting a less powerful variant

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The ZTE Axon 7s may be getting a less powerful variant June 21, 2025 TheZTE Axon 7was first announced inlate May 2016, and in April the companyrevealed the Axon 7s, with some upgraded hardware. Today, the China-based regulatory agency TENAA posted some images and a little information on an upcoming ZTE phone that may or may not be a variant of the Axon 7s....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Christine Johnson

This could be our first look at Android 12's new UI and privacy features

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This could be our first look at Android 12’s new UI and privacy features July 19, 2025 Android 12’s birth is right around the corner, with the first developer beta expected to hit anytime this month. Google hasn’t announced any dates officially but it seems an early draft summarizing the changes in Android 12 has leaked. The document contains details and screenshots showing new UI and privacy features....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Brett Anderson

Under the screen: LG's new fingerprint sensor can neither be felt nor seen

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Under the screen: LG’s new fingerprint sensor can neither be felt nor seen July 22, 2025 Life may be sweeterunder the sea, but it’s clearly safer under the screen. As biometric security becomes more common on our devices, the problem of placement has become a proper predicament. Whereas companies like LG and HUAWEI have been keen tokeep fingerprint readers on the back– where they can’t be seen –others like Samsung, Apple, and now HTCare placing them on the bottom bezel....

May 30, 2025 · 5 min · 900 words · Robert Miller