Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What would make a true POCO F1 successor? This is what we’d like to see August 04, 2025 Xiaomi stunned the market back in 2018 when it launched thePOCO F1(also known as the POCOphone F1). The ultra-cheap, high-spec device redefined what an affordable flagship phone could be. It’s a testament to the device’s impact that enthusiasts and critics alike still talk about it as one of the great “flagship killers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now manually choose to activate night mode on Galaxy S10 cameras June 26, 2025 With theSamsung Galaxy S10 series, Samsung introduced a new camera feature called Bright Night which makes low-light photography better, similar toGoogle’s Night Sighton theGoogle Pixel 3. Bright Night would turn on automatically if your Galaxy S10 determined the scene was dark enough to warrant it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Your next Windows PC could be in the cloud June 12, 2025 You might not have to buy a whole new computer to get an up-to-date Windows experience in the future.ZDNetsources say Microsoft is planning to launch a Cloud PC service in June or early July that would offer a remote Windows 10 desktop and software like Office. Nicknamed Project Deschutes, Microsoft’s Cloud PC initiative would give you a secure, always-updated Windows experience for a flat per-person fee....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Your Vizio TV might have been sharing your viewing history June 11, 2025 Electronics manufacturer Vizio has been fined $2.2 million for collecting viewing data from more than 11 million devices without prior consent. Vizio’s smart TVs captured second-by-second information and sent it back to servers owned by the manufacturer, to be later sold to third-parties. The footage, being tracked since February 2014, was recorded using automated content recognition (ACR) software and even on devices that didn’t ship with the software preinstalled (presumably it was later installed via an OTA update)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: now available) Iron Maiden is getting its own RPG, coming to Android soon August 12, 2025 Update, July 8:Maiden: Legacy of the Beast is now available in the Play Store for free, with IAPs. Here’s the game’s description: Original post, January 18:It looks like one of the most iconic bands of all time is getting its own mobile game....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: now live!) Verizon to begin pushing out Android 5.1 update to the Droid Turbo on July 1st August 20, 2025 Start mashing those “Check now” buttons, people! Oh, and be sure to let us know how you’re enjoying your first taste of Lollipop. We’re not sure if these features have been removed from the Droid Turbo for good, or if they’ll arrive in a future update....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: Sep 12 launch date) Pre-registrations for the Galaxy Note 8 begin in India August 05, 2025 Original (9/5):you may officially pre-register for theGalaxy Note 8in India, meaning you will be the first to know when pre-orders start. It’s been under two weeks since Samsung unveiled the highly-anticipated Galaxy Note 8. Equipped with a dual-lens camera and a massive HDR-ready Infinity Display, this year’s phablet makes up forthe near two-year absence of the Note line-up....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 10 best Disney apps for Android June 13, 2025 Disney is quite a large media property these days. They own ABC, ESPN, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and, soon, Fox. That means there are a bunch of ways to interact with Disney stuff. However, we think that people looking for Disney apps want the more classic Disney characters and experiences. We can definitely help with that....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 125W charging is coming this week, should top up your phone in 15 minutes August 03, 2025 Oppo’s 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 charging tech is currently the fastest in the market. It can top up a 4,000mAh battery in just 30 minutes. If that wasn’t fast enough for you, the company has all but confirmed that it will launch its insanely fast 125W fast charging solution on July 15....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 2,000 iPhones handed out to cruise ship passengers quarantined over coronavirus July 15, 2025 A Princess cruise ship saw a confirmed case of coronavirus onboardat the beginning of this month. The ship was quarantined off the coast of Japan while authorities figured out what to do with the so-called “coronavirus cruise ship.” Apparently, giving the passengers iPhones is one of the things authorities came up with....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android apps will run on Tizen-powered Samsung Z1, via OpenMobile ACL June 10, 2025 What do you do if you are trying to establish an ecosystem of apps for your mobile operating system, or are simply trying to bolster the numbers a bit in order to look more attractive to consumers? If you’re Jolla or Blackberry, the answer is adding Android app compatibility....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android founder throwing in his lot with quantum computing, AI August 15, 2025 Andy Rubinwas one of the individuals responsible for the original creation of the Android operating system. The entrepreneur left Google a couple of years ago, but that doesn’t mean he’s out of the tech game. In fact, he still has a pretty strong hand in developing technologies thanks to his software incubator and venture capital firm Playground Global....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Wear getting big update with Wi-Fi, always-on apps, and more July 08, 2025 Google is expanding the feature set ofAndroid Wearwith Wi-Fi support, always-on applications, support for drawing emoji, and changes to the way you access apps and contacts. Here are the features and changes listed in a post onGoogle’s Android blog: Always-on apps You could always set a watch face to be always-on, so the screen doesn’t turn off when you’re not looking at it, and now Google is extending the same functionality to all apps....