Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Verizon wants to auto-install ‘brandware’ on your next phone July 18, 2025 If Verizon’s use ofsupercookiesleft your stomach unsettled, you might find its alleged plans for “brandware” just as repulsive. It’s said to be like a form of branded bloatware, and it could arrive on your next mobile from Verizon, that’s if an AdvertisingAge report holds true. Citing ad industry executives who were allegedly approached by the wireless carrier, the report states that Verizon, last fall, began offering space on the home screens of its branded mobile devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy A70 review: Quality hardware, but there’s better to be had June 06, 2025 Samsung Galaxy A70 What we like What we don’t like Our scores Samsung has hit its stride with the Galaxy A series. The company delivered a fantastic product in theGalaxy A50, but misstepped a bit with theGalaxy A30. Samsung found its mojo again with the Samsung Galaxy A70, which takes aim at theupper mid-range competitionand delivers a great product that can keep up with the best....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S7 unboxing and first 48 hours July 29, 2025 It was only about 2 weeks ago that we first started playing around with the brand newSamsung Galaxy S7andGalaxy S7 Edge, back atMobile World Congress 2016. Needless to say these beauties were among the main highlights at the event, so we are excited to finally be able to spend more time with these phones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung patents an S-Pen case for non-Note Galaxy devices June 03, 2025 If Samsung’s Galaxy S series represents the most stunning of the company’s mainstream devices, its Galaxy Note series stands for pure power, performance, and productivity. Over the years some have suggested thatincorporating the latter into the formermight be a suitably sizzling suggestion. Thanks to the approval of a new patent in Korea, it seems Samsung might be seeking to facilitate such a pipe dream....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Seemingly official One M9 press shots and specs found on German retailer site August 09, 2025 Samsung is doing agood job hyping us up, butHTChas a harder time keeping things under wraps. Yesterday, German retailer Cyberport put upproduct pagesshowing what appear to be press shots and complete specifications of the HTCOne M9. The pages have been removed, butMobile Geekspreservedthe good stuff for posterity....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile offering free phones to switch, steep discounts for current customers July 21, 2025 If you didn’t get the phone you wanted over the holiday season,T-Mobileis offering agreat dealto both new and current customers. It is back with another BOGO deal, but that’s not all. It’s also offering discounts on devices, regardless of whether you pick up a second device or not....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The best Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus accessories August 18, 2025 If you are looking for the bestSamsung Galaxy S9accessories, then we have the perfect list for you. Below you will find phone cases, wireless chargers, and everything in between. All of the accessories should be compatible with the Samsung Galaxy S9 and theS9 Plus, so no matter which one you have, you will be able to take advantage of everything on our list....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The HTCImagine Life (U12 Life) might not be made by HTC June 20, 2025 HTCmay not be the manufacturer behind the rumored upcoming smartphone, the Imagine Life (HTC U12 Life). In atweetposted yesterday, developer and HTCtipsterLlabTooFersuggested the company had outsourced the handset, adding that it would ship with Android 8.1 Oreo. HTC is no stranger to smartphone outsourcing — it’s beendoing it for yearslikemany other smartphone makers(including Apple, Xiaomi, and HUAWEI)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The world’s first smartphone-based micro-thermometer is here June 20, 2025 It’s not hard to find reports on how smartphones are bad for your health, if they’re not being accused ofcontributing toward mental health issues, they’re contributing tofatalities in careless driving incidences. Less common are stories on how they could be good for you, but a new report out of Korea has one piece good news on that score....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Unlocked OnePlus 7T now unavailable in US, better find one quick if you want it July 24, 2025 TheOnePlus 7Twas one of the best phones of 2019, not to mention one ofthe best phones the company has made. Unfortunately, though, getting an unlocked OnePlus 7T here in the United States just became a bit more difficult as it appearsOnePlus is no longer selling it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Vietnamese smartphone brand Mobiistar moves its base to India August 21, 2025 As Vietnamese handset brand Mobiistar enters the Indian market, the company has also decided to make India its global headquarters. “This is the market where all the major things in the mobile industry are happening in India… We do have a chance to try. Succeeded or not, it’s too early to tell....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Woman clawed by zoo jaguar while trying to take selfie, learns valuable lesson August 20, 2025 A woman’s trip to theWildlife World Zoo, Aquarium, and Safari Parkin Arizona was cut short when she was clawed by a captive jaguar (viaCBS News). The woman had climbed over a concrete barrier to get closer to the animal to snap a selfie with her smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi’s Christmas sales in India might be what you were waiting for June 23, 2025 The company is offering decent price cuts on its smartphones, power banks, and much more during this holiday season. So if you’re looking for a good deal on a Xiaomi device, the company’s Very Mi Christmas might just be the perfect opportunity! Xiaomi’s Christmas sales have begun....