Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Rumor: LG Optimus G2 to have Home button and volume keys on the back August 11, 2025 A new report from a South Korean publication says that the LG Optimus G2 will come with new design features when it comes to button placement. According to etnews, the Home button and volume keys will be found on the back of the LG Optimus G2, with the volume rockers placed next to the camera module, “in order to maximize user convenience and make the body even slimmer....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung breakthrough could almost double lithium battery capacity July 26, 2025 Researchers atSamsung Electronicsannounced yesterday that they have developed a new technology to produce a silicon cathode material that coatsGrapheneonto a silicon surface for higher energy density. In other words, Samsung has found a way to almost double the capacity of lithium batteries, which are used to power smartphones and various other gadgets....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Experience: the interface formerly known as TouchWiz August 23, 2025 Ah TouchWiz, where will we be without you? In a much better-looking place, that’s where. Samsung seems to have officially hung TouchWiz out to dry in thelatest Nougat beta for the Galaxy S7. The software info page on that update now lists a Samsung Experience version number, reflecting the new refined UI that borrows heavily from the ill-fatedGalaxy Note 7....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Unboxing August 11, 2025 You might have already seen the stellarreview of Samsung Galaxy S6 Edgeby Lanh, re-iterating everything I loved about theGalaxy S6, from the fantastic design and new build quality, to the toned down TouchWiz. Lanh also concluded that the features the edges offer may not bring a lot to the table, it’s still a nuance that can certainly be developed further with upcoming releases....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy View marches one step closer to launch, gets Bluetooth SIG certification June 17, 2025 Earlier this month at its IFA press event, Samsung unveiled the newGear S2smartwatch, but that’s not all. At the very end of the event, Samsung also very briefly teased a new product called theSamsung Galaxy View.Based on the short teaser and all the prior rumors, it seems likely the View is therumored 18....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung takes pity on us, makes it harder to activate Bixby on Note 9 June 01, 2025 WhileSamsungis continuously pushing itsBixby virtual assistantas one of its flagship products, it’s hard to deny that the overwhelming majority of people think that Bixby needs a lot of work if it’s ever going to take hold. But to give credit where credit is due:Bixby has come a long way....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Should you pick the Snapdragon 855 Plus over the regular 855? June 29, 2025 Back in July, Qualcomm announced theSnapdragon 855 Plus– a small update to last year’s flagshipSnapdragon 855chipset. The 855 Plus is primarily targeted at mobile gamers and brings CPU and GPU improvements to elevate the gaming experience. But otherwise, the two chips are identical when it comes to camera, machine learning, and 4G LTE modem capabilities....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Take another good look at the Sony WF-1000XM4 in these clear as day renders August 20, 2025 Sony’sWF-1000XM3true wireless earbudsare perhaps the best in their category right now. They are pricey but offer excellent noise-cancelling capabilities and superior performance. Now, Sony seems to be readying a successor to the flagship earbuds in the form of the WF-1000XM4. Frequent tipsterEvan Blasshas outed fresh renders of the Sony WF-1000XM4 and the earbuds look pretty fly in their redesigned avatar....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The LG G6 will have a “full-metal” body July 15, 2025 Editor’s note:We’ve updated the post to account for the possibility that LG would release more than one version of the G6, potentially including one with a glass construction. There’s been some confusion regarding the construction of LG’s next flagship, but the Korean company just cleared any remaining doubts: the G6’s back will be metal....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This innovation could prevent phone batteries from catching fire and exploding July 31, 2025 Lithium-ion batteries, which are found in smartphones and many other gadgets, aren’t the safest things in the world. Under certain circumstances, they can catch fire and explode, as clearly demonstrated bySamsung’s Galaxy Note 7. Researchers at Stanford University are trying to solve this problem and make batteries safer....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This missing feature is stopping Spotify from being the perfect music app August 23, 2025 Spotifyis, without a doubt, the largest streaming music service. The latest estimates peg the user base at just short of 289 million and that’s a big number no matter how you look at it. However, the service has always taken a somewhat laid back approach to feature updates....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. TicWatch Pro 4G/LTE review: A solid, but aging, Wear OS watch with LTE July 06, 2025 Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 4G/LTE What we like What we don’t like How do you follow up on one of the best Wear OS watches ever made? If you’re Mobvoi, by not doing much at all, it turns out. TheTicWatch Pro 4G/LTEis the successor to Mobvoi’s first flagship TicWatch, and they look so similar that it’s almost impossible to tell the difference between the two at a glance....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Verizon is now outright lying about net neutrality June 08, 2025 As I have discussed onmany occasions, Verizon can’t seem to make up their mind about whether to publicly bash or praise Title II classification. In the last few weeks, Verizon’s CFO has publicly stated how little Title II classification would hurt any future investment. After his comments got national attention, the CFO claimed that his words were really taken out of context and that Title II would in fact hurt future investment....