Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung One UI 2.0 beta coming for Galaxy Note 10 (Update: US beta rolling out) July 13, 2025 Update, July 03, 2025 (5:06AM ET):Samsung has quietly pushed out the Android 10/One UI 2.0 beta to some Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus devices in the US. According toSamMobile(via theXDA forum) andusersonreddit, the beta is now available for unlocked Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus phones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung One UI 4 rollout paused to fix Google Play bugs (Update: Resumed) July 24, 2025 Update: August 22, 2025 (12:30 AM ET):Samsung has now resumed its Android 12-basedOne UI 4rollout after several issues relating to Google Play were discovered. According toXDA-Developers, Samsung is rolling out the revised update to Galaxy S21, Galaxy Z Fold 3, and Galaxy Z Flip 3 devices across the world....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung patents foldable phone with 3 displays, fast-charging magnetic S Pen August 05, 2025 Samsung seems to be working hard on various types offoldable devices. Last week, we heard about a possibletri-folding tabletthat the South Korean company might be working on. Now, another unique Samsung foldable has appeared in a patent secured by the firm. Spotted by patent huntersLetsGoDigital, the 52-page document is titled “Foldable electronic device including electronic pen....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung W2019 ‘leak’ shows no headphone jack: Is this a test-run for Galaxy S10? June 21, 2025 TheSamsungW series is probably the company’s quirkiest smartphone range, offering clamshell designs and ludicrous price tags. We’ve heard murmurings of a Samsung W2019, and it seems like the first images may have appeared online. The pictures were posted by aWeibouser (h/t:GizChina) and show a clamshell smartphone with what appears to be Samsung branding at the top of the screen....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Some Google Pixel 6a specs leak, including what processor could power it June 28, 2025 Over the weekend, we got our first look at the upcoming A-series device fromGoogle. If the renders prove accurate (see above), it could look a lot like the main Google Pixel 6 series. See also:Everything you need to know about the Google Pixel 6 series...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony launches a new Marshmallow beta program, as stable release nears August 19, 2025 Sony was one of the first Android manufacturers to detail theirMarshmallow update plansand the first tolaunch a beta program for Android 6.0, called Concept for Android. Now Sony is launching a new beta for the Xperia Z2, Xperia Z3, and Xperia Z3 Compact. The initiative is called Xperia Beta Program (how creative) and is only available for users of the aforementioned phones in Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony will offer a rival smartphone brand’s services on the Xperia 1 III July 05, 2025 China seems to be a tough market to crack if you’re a non-Chinese smartphone brand. Sony is indeed one of these companies, but it looks like the Xperia maker has a rather interesting plan up its sleeve. The companyannounceda “strategic” partnership with rival manufacturer Meizu today in a bid to offer better localized services on theXperia 1 IIIflagship phone in China....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. SUPCASE, i-Blason, and Clayco: Casemakers with staying power August 15, 2025 In a crowded market of phone cases, brands tend to come and go with each new launch. Sometimes it’s due to design, while other times a cheap knockoff swoops in to eat up sales. With so many brands launching and folding, how have these three managed to keep going?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Take down the undead with style in Kill Shot Virus on Google Play June 03, 2025 There are already a ton ofzombie gameson Google Play, but developer Hothead Games believes it has created the ultimate undead mobile shooter with the just released Kill Shot Virus. The free-to-play game is now available to download in theGoogle Play Store. This is actually the third game in the Kill Shot series from Hothead....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Canadian telecom regulator just banned carriers from locking phones July 12, 2025 Canada has just had a sweeping review of the current Wireless Code, which helps to define the rules and regulation that telecom providers have to adhere by. This code was first introduced back in June of 2015 to help protect consumers’ rights against big telecom. Two years later, the country has decided to review the code and has found a number of things that needed changing, including the process of unlocking phones for consumers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The industry sees 5G as a cash cow. That could backfire. June 25, 2025 Are people really excited about5G? That’s 2020’s billion dollar question. The mobile industry is betting heavily on YES. Just look around at the slew of flashy new and expensive 5G smartphones hitting the market in early 2020. TheGalaxy S20 5G,LG V60, andSony Xperia 1 IIeach cost a minimum of $999....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The man behind Phonebloks says Google’s Project Ara is headed in the wrong direction July 26, 2025 Way back in 2013, Dave Hakkens inspired the world with a vision of a wholly modular smartphone that would reduce electronic waste, give users customizable control over their devices, and let you keep using the same device for years to come. The concept, called Phonebloks, was massively well-received, and the video describing it has been viewed over 21 million times....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The next iPhone will probably look a lot like the Galaxy Note 8 August 01, 2025 TheGalaxy Note 8and tenth anniversary iPhone are both heading our way in the latter half of 2017. Both handsets have a lot to prove: iPhones have been becoming stale, and the last Note went down in flames (quite literally). The pressure is on Apple and Samsung to deliver something special this year....