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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The OnePlus 10 Pro might not have a periscope zoom camera July 18, 2025 TheOnePlus 10 Proapparently leaked earlier this month courtesy of frequent leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer, showing a phone with a rather interesting camera bump (seen above). The housing shows three cameras, and it looks like we’ve got more leaked info regarding one of these shooters. Weibo tipster Digital Chat Station hasclaimedthat the OnePlus 10 Pro is equipped with an “ordinary” telephoto lens....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The traditional flagship is sinking, but don’t count it out just yet Jul 26, 2025 Smartphones are getting cheaper all the time. Sales of high-end $700 or $800 flagships are generally declining. More people are bypassing carriers and buying directly from OEMs, or picking up unlocked devices from online retailers. Could we be looking at the end of the traditional, expensive flagship phone?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Tomb Raider reboot launches for Android on NVIDIA Shield TV July 08, 2025 If you’re a fan of the Tomb Raider franchise and happen to own aNVIDIA Shield Android TV, you’re in luck. You can now download and play 2013’s Tomb Raider reboot on your Shield TV! NVIDIA previously offered Tomb Raider for its Shield devices as part of itsGeForce Go streaming service, but this is an actual Android port of the game....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Turns out the nav bar tuner works in Android Nougat without root June 15, 2025 One of the standout features of the new version of Android O is the ability to customize the nav bar, but did you know that it isn’t limited to just the Android O Developer Preview? As it turns out, the nav bar customization feature is available with Android 7....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S8 Active on its way soon? August 10, 2025 An unlocked variant of theSamsung Galaxy S8 Activecould be on its way, as indicated by a recent entry in the Wi-Fi Alliance’s online database. Th listing was spotted bySamMobilefeaturing model number SM-G892U — a slight variation on the original Galaxy S8 Active model number (SM-G892A), with the U portion likely referring to its unlocked status....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Use this Galaxy Note 8 mod to unlock some pro video recording features June 08, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy Note 8has an outstanding camera, one that was briefly at the top of theDxoMark best smartphone cameratree (until it was knocked off its perch by the Google Pixel 2). Its video recording capabilities are also standout, but if you want to squeeze even more out of the Note 8 camera, now you can, thanks to a mod from theXDA Developersforums....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Verizon: no data roll-over, we don’t care if customers leave as a result July 02, 2025 When dealing with fixed allocations of monthly data usage, conceivably, a conscientious customer will ration their consumption in the first part of the month, and may inadvertently find themselves with an abundance of packet communications remaining for the latter half. In a typical situation, this is all-but-wasted....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. VPN Unlimited review: Lost in the crowd June 26, 2025 Unlimited VPN Unlimited What we like What we don’t like VPN Unlimited is a premiumVPN serviceby KeepSolid, a company that sells various safety and security products to protect your online activity. VPN Unlimited is also one of the very fewVPNsto offer a lifetime subscription plan. How does it perform? Is the lifetime subscription worth it?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: Here’s how often you use your phone’s desktop mode July 04, 2025 Be itSamsung Dex,Huawei‘s Easy Projection,Motorola‘s Ready For option, Android 10’s secret developer option, or third-party apps, there are plenty of ways you can enable desktop mode on Android phones. The feature lets you experience apps on your phone in a desktop environment. Obviously, not all apps are capable of scaling up for larger displays....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: Phones are getting way too big August 13, 2025 It seems like just the other day that I attended a local Galaxy Note launch event. But it actually took place back in 2011, and it’s easy to forget that the phone’s 5.3-inch screen was considered absolutely gargantuan at the time. We’ve seen even bigger phones launching since then, with high screen/body ratios and tall aspect ratios fortunately helping to soften the blow....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: This is what you are willing to pay for the OnePlus Nord August 04, 2025 If there’s one noticeable trend about OnePlus’ smartphones, it’s that they keep gettingmore expensivewith each passing year. Then again, it’s not just OnePlus that’s on this trajectory.Flagship phoneshave started breaching the $1,000 price mark. This is why there’s such big a need forgood mid-range optionson the market....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp update adds Quick Reply and better contact selection August 19, 2025 The latestWhatsAppupdate from the beta channel has a few nifty things up its sleeve, the most notable of which is the addition of a Quick Reply feature for the notifications area. Other changes include multiple selection capabilities for contacts and chats and new solid color background options....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now use your voice in the Alexa app for Android July 10, 2025 Up until now, theAlexaapp was used to manage settings for theEchoand other connected devices that utilizedAmazon‘s voice assistant. And that was it. Thankfully the app is about to get even better, thanks to Alexa voice integration. TechCrunchreports that the update allows you to use Alexa to control music, send messages, access Alexa skills, and just about anything else you would typically ask your Echo device....