This could be our first real look at the upcoming LG G6

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This could be our first real look at the upcoming LG G6 June 02, 2025 LG has already revealed it plans to announce its next flagship phonein just over a month. Today, a new report claims to have the first real image of that phone, theLG G6, and it seems to confirm at least some of the previous rumors for this device....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Justin Richardson

Thumb Drift brings all the thrills of the drift scene to your fingertips

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Thumb Drift brings all the thrills of the drift scene to your fingertips July 04, 2025 Thumb Drift Racingis the latest brainchild of SMG Studio, the guys who brought usOne More Line. It’s a game that is as faced-paced as it is addicting. On the surface, Thumb Drift appears to be a run-of-the-mill low-poly mobile racer. However, where this baby really shines is the incorporation of drifting as opposed to normal turning....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Stephanie Black DVM

Valkyrie: a portable speaker that is louder than a concert

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Valkyrie: a portable speaker that is louder than a concert July 20, 2025 Forget all those fancy features and cute designs. If what you want is the biggest, loudest, and baddest portable speaker in the market, we might have found the one. This accessory is named Valkyrie and is made by Njord Audio. Other featured Crowdfunding projects: From the first time you lay eyes on the Valkyrie you know it’s serious business....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Shelby Wilson

Virgin Mobile offers a $20 smartphone plan with no data

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Virgin Mobile offers a $20 smartphone plan with no data August 23, 2025 For years now, Virgin Mobile has built a solid following by offering no-contract smartphone plans for people who don’t want to buy a subsidized phone. Now, Virgin Mobile is making the assumption that a number of consumers do not want to pay for data packages. Virgin Mobilehas releaseda new smartphone plan that costs only $20 per month and comes with no data....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Katherine Harper

Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 review

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 review July 28, 2025 Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 What we like What we don’t like Our scores Mainstream manufacturers such asSamsung,LGandHTCall offer handsets at the entry-level market, but these are usually designed with profits in mind, resulting in lower specs than is possible at the price tag. By comparison, carriers often offer better specs but couple them with large amounts of bloatware that ultimately results in a poorer experience....

August 25, 2025 · 10 min · 2002 words · Miranda Hernandez

Volvo putting real families in self-driving cars on public roads to test safety

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Volvo putting real families in self-driving cars on public roads to test safety August 16, 2025 Volvo may have just signed a deal with Googleand other car companies in the U.S. to lobby for getting self-driving vehicles on public roads, but the various state-based legal hurdles the autonomous vehicle coalition faces in America don’t exist in the UK. This is why Volvo UK has just announced it will begin testing self-driving cars in London with real families on public roads as soon as next year....

August 25, 2025 · 3 min · 533 words · Clayton Atkinson

What does the HUAWEI ban mean for your HUAWEI or HONOR phone? (Updated)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What does the HUAWEI ban mean for your HUAWEI or HONOR phone? (Updated) July 04, 2025 Update #1: August 21, 2025 at 6:00PM ET:The U.S. Commerce Department has created a temporary 90-day license that restores HUAWEI’s ability to provide software updates to existing HUAWEI handsets.Read more here. This means existing HUAWEI phones and tablets will still receive official Android updates and monthly security patches until August....

August 25, 2025 · 5 min · 1021 words · Ann Snyder

What to expect from smartphone cameras in 2020

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What to expect from smartphone cameras in 2020 June 03, 2025 In 2019, photography capabilities are, arguably, the determining factor when consumers go looking for their next smartphone. This year’s flagship phones produced a number of photography firsts and aimed to win public adoration by taking the very best pictures. Looking at some ofthe year’s best shooters, including theGoogle Pixel 4,HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro, and theApple iPhone 11, it’s clear that there are a few different methods to capture great-looking pictures....

August 25, 2025 · 8 min · 1553 words · Sharon Davis

WhatsApp in damage control mode after privacy policy backlash

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp in damage control mode after privacy policy backlash July 21, 2025 WhatsApp is now in damage control mode in the wake of widespread criticism from users over itsupdated privacy policy. The messaging service has taken toTwitterto “address some rumors and be 100% clear” that it protects private messages. “We want to be clear that the policy update does not affect the privacy of your messages with friends or family in any way....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Amy Price

Why carrier exclusives are (still) a thing

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why carrier exclusives are (still) a thing July 11, 2025 I have read hundreds of comments on my videos and those of others, of people declaring that carrier exclusives are dumb and that phones that are exclusive to a carrier are doomed to fail. This is a myth, and I would like to debunk it. Let’s talk about carrier exclusives....

August 25, 2025 · 7 min · 1377 words · Benjamin Peters

Why is the Xiaomi Mi 9 so grossly underrated?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why is the Xiaomi Mi 9 so grossly underrated? August 17, 2025 TheXiaomi Mi 9has been out for just over five months now and it’s my firm belief that it’s one of the most underrated phones on the market. Despite its amazing value,here in the U.K.theMi 9is criminally overlooked. As a university student, value is incredibly important to me, and after using the phone as my daily driver for a little while, I want to show some love to the often ignored budget flagship that unfortunately sits buried underneath a pile of loud and exciting new devices....

August 25, 2025 · 6 min · 1158 words · Michael Roberts

Works With Nest program to be shut down (Update: More details)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Works With Nest program to be shut down (Update: More details) June 05, 2025 Update: July 28, 2025 at 10:52 a.m. ET:Google has nowissued a new blog postthat offers more clarification on its plans to shut down the Works With Nest program. If you have third-party devices that connect to Nest products via Works With Nest, fear not: Google says those connections will continue to work after August 31....

August 25, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · John Evans IV

X-Com creator brings us a new port – Chaos Reborn: Adventures

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. X-Com creator brings us a new port – Chaos Reborn: Adventures July 10, 2025 X-Com is over 20-years-old at this point, but its legacy is secured as one of the best (if notthebest) strategy role-playing games of all time. Now, from one of the original creators of X-Com, comes a new Android port of a venerable SRPG calledChaos Reborn: Adventures....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Scott Myers