Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Two new Final Fantasy games coming to Android this year July 03, 2025 While I was personally very pleased to hear about Square Enix bringing the long awaitedFinal Fantasy 7 and 8 Android versionsto life this year (still waiting on that FF 7 HD remake fellas) in Japan, I certainly have no issue whatsoever with new Final Fantasy games arriving on Android....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Verizon settles with yet another state for misrepresenting prices August 14, 2025 Recently, Verizonagreed to payaround $1.37 million to Maryland consumers after Maryland’s Consumer Protection Division accused Verizon of misrepresenting the price of its FiOS television, phone and Internet bundles. In addition, Verizon will pay a $250,000 fine and $75,000 in other costs to the state of Maryland. Verizon will also change its advertising to reflect “more detailing pricing information....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: RCS doesn’t stand a chance in the messaging game June 22, 2025 Google criticized Apple last week for taking advantage of peer pressure around the iMessage app and the green bubble phenomenon. The companycalled on Appleto switch to the more modernRCSprotocol for Android users in iMessage, as opposed to the archaic SMS standard. Our own Rita El Khoury felt that RCSwon’t solve Google’s messaging problems....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: You won’t buy a OnePlus phone with Color OS July 04, 2025 OnePlus and OPPOfurther integratedtheir resources last week. Company co-founder Pete Lau announced that while OnePlus will operate independently of OPPO, the two companies will more closely collaborate on products and software updates. This got us wondering whether OnePlus phones will also adopt OPPO’s Color OS globally, as they’ve donein China....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: You’re on the fence about paying for cloud storage August 20, 2025 Havingcloud storageis very common these days. You need it for almost all kinds of digital data backups be it your emails, documents, messages, contacts, photos, or other files. Of course, you can always use physical storage to back up your data but cloud storage just makes this super convenient for many....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We may not see Harman audio in 2018 Galaxy devices after all June 10, 2025 A group of shareholders from Harman International have filed a class suit against the deal. Now the question is, “Will there be Harman audio in Galaxy devices next year?” Back in November,Samsung announced it would be acquiring Harman in a whopping $8 billion all-cash deal....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We now have “4.5G” and “Pre-5G” technology August 06, 2025 As I have written about anumber of times, companies are seemingly trying to one-up each other with ridiculous 5G technology claims without any idea what 5G means since it has not even been defined yet. Some are even marketing their so-called5G wireless packageswhich include speeds that barely reach what is defined today as 4G....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi enters the crowded payments space in India with the launch of Mi Pay July 05, 2025 In a press event in New Delhi, Xiaomi announced its new payments service in India,Mi Pay. Mi Pay is a mobile payments service based on the country’s UPI platform. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is a real-time mobile payment system facilitating inter-bank transactions developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi officially announces three Redmi 4 devices, all affordable midrangers August 01, 2025 It wasn’t too long ago that we saw the beautifully-craftedRedmi 3 seriesfrom Xiaomi. Now, the Chinese tech company has unveiled their successors: Redmi 4, Redmi 4A, and Redmi 4 Pro. Redmi 4 (Standard Edition) The all-new Redmi 4 doesn’t feel too unfamiliar. In fact, in terms of specs, not much has changed from the Redmi 3....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi’s mega-popular Redmi Note 4 receives permanent price cut in India June 16, 2025 TheRedmi Note 4has been a runaway success forXiaomiin the Indian market. At launch, the Chinese OEM claimed it sold one million of the devices smartphones in the region injust 45 days. Three months ago that figure reportedly reached a whopping 5 million. Now, the “fastest selling smartphone in India” will enjoy a small, but permanent price drop....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now catch Mew in Pokémon Go, hints Niantic June 30, 2025 While the popularity ofPokémon Gohas certainly dropped since it became a sensation in 2016, die-hard Pokémon fans are as obsessive as ever about theaugmented reality smartphone game. Today, Niantic — the company behind Pokémon Go — releaseda semi-vague statementthat seems to dish the news all Pokémon fans have been waiting for: Mew is out there in the world of Pokémon Go, and you can now find it....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: Here’s what you really think about the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 June 22, 2025 Microsoft launched theSurface Duo 2last week boasting several improvements over itspredecessor. Microsoft has seemingly addressed all the concerns raised by its first attempt, from the displays to the chipset, camera hardware, and battery capacity. But is the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 hot?...
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. YouTube Music, YouTube Premium officially launch in U.S. and 16 more countries July 16, 2025 Google is revamping its music and paid video plans once again. Aftera soft launch in May, YouTube Music is nowofficially available for everyonein the U.S. and 16 other countries, while YouTube Premium is launching today as well. Besides the U.S., YouTube Music and YouTube Premium are also now available for everybody in Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom....
