Nothing could be gearing up to launch a smartphone next year

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nothing could be gearing up to launch a smartphone next year August 17, 2025 OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei formed a startup called Nothing in late 2020, eventually dropping its first product in the form oftrue wireless earbudsearlier this year. The company also acquired Essential’s branding, suggesting that a phone could be in the works. Now, frequent tipster Mukul Sharma and91mobileshave reported that Nothing will indeed launch a smartphone in early 2022....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Kelli White

OnePlus 6 India launch details: Here's everything you need to know

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 6 India launch details: Here’s everything you need to know August 15, 2025 OnePlus is ahuge brandin India, accounting for almost a third of the premium smartphone market at last count. The company isn’t resting on its laurels either, having announced the OnePlus 6 for the market today. The phone will be available from May 21 in India, starting at 34,999 rupees (~$517) for the 6GB RAM/64GB model and 39,999 rupees (~$590) for the 8GB RAM/128GB variant....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · David Scott

Phone etiquette in the digital age

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Phone etiquette in the digital age August 17, 2025 We’ve all had that moment – you know, you’re attempting to have a conversation but that person next to you has their nose buried into their phone. Rude! Or is it? What is rude? What isn’t? These are questions many have asked themselves over and over about phone etiquette. I believe it’s safe to say we haven’t been able to morally catch up with the digital age, and so our smartphone manners continue to evolve along with technology....

July 27, 2025 · 7 min · 1299 words · Jacob Clayton

Problems with the OnePlus 3T and how to fix them

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Problems with the OnePlus 3T and how to fix them July 23, 2025 The OnePlus 3T might no longer bethe latest from OnePlus, but it’s still a solid phone. The 3T is essentially a souped up, or “T”urbo-charged version of its namesake, and makes key improvements in all the right areas to better compete with other flagships that are released at this time of the year....

July 27, 2025 · 4 min · 735 words · Kristy Powell

Redmi Note 9 5G series announced: Xiaomi's budget superstar gets 5G

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Redmi Note 9 5G series announced: Xiaomi’s budget superstar gets 5G June 03, 2025 Xiaomi’s Redmi Note series is arguably the most successful family of devices in the brand’s portfolio, constantly delivering plenty of bang for not a lot of buck. We haven’t seen 5G-enabled Redmi Note phones yet, but that’s changing today. The company unveiled two 5G capable phones in the Redmi Note series, namely the Redmi Note 9 Pro and Redmi Note 9....

July 27, 2025 · 4 min · 831 words · Adriana Spencer

Skylanders Battlecast Now Available on Android

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Skylanders Battlecast Now Available on Android July 18, 2025 Activision is expanding their successful Skylanders franchise with a new mobile card game, akin to titles like Hearthstone. Skylanders Battlecast is a free-to-play game available today for Android, iOS, and Kindle Fire. The game takes much of its inspiration from games like Hearthstone, but sprinkles in a mixture of RPG elements....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Tyler Rivera

Sony announces the mid-range Xperia R1 and Xperia R1 Plus

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony announces the mid-range Xperia R1 and Xperia R1 Plus July 02, 2025 Sony took the wraps off a couple new devices today in its Xperia R family of smartphones. The Xperia R lineup is focused on producing value-based phones in emerging markets. The brand new Xperia R1 and Xperia R1 Plus will be sold in India and deliver mid-range specs and a familiar Sony design while keeping the price low....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Joann Adams

Sprint to kill two-year contracts… again

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sprint to kill two-year contracts… again July 09, 2025 Back in August, Sprint announced that they would bedoing away with two-year contractsat the start of 2016. The carrier was true to its word, and sure enough two-year contracts vanished from their system when January rolled around. However, just one month later, two-year contracts returned from the grave like a fiendishstrigoiof Romanian lore....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Joseph Jennings

The best Google Pixel 6 Pro rugged cases

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The best Google Pixel 6 Pro rugged cases June 07, 2025 Our quick picks for the best Google Pixel 6 Pro rugged cases: ThePixel 6 Prois a big and heavy phone and could be difficult to keep in pristine condition if you’re clumsy. To make sure that it stays completely safe, you’ll need a rugged case. These cases are big and bulky, but you won’t have to worry about damaging your phone if it slips out of your hand....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Amy Thompson

The first mobile call was made 46 years ago today

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The first mobile call was made 46 years ago today June 21, 2025 On August 17, 2025,Motorolaemployee Martin Cooper stood on Sixth Avenue in New York City, and did something no one had ever done before — he madea mobile phone call. To make the call, he used a large, boxy device with an antenna almost as long as the device itself....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Amy Gates

The state of Stadia in 2021: Left behind

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The state of Stadia in 2021: Left behind August 18, 2025 It’s hard to believe it’s been two years sinceGoogle Stadiacame out. Compared to the excessive fanfare at the time of release, Stadia has been suspiciously quiet for a while now, with things seemingly humming along in the background. Of course, a lot has happened in the world since then — new consoles, an ongoing global pandemic, etc....

July 27, 2025 · 6 min · 1132 words · Steven Williams

These RED Hydrogen One module concepts look like they were designed by a mad scientist

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. These RED Hydrogen One module concepts look like they were designed by a mad scientist August 09, 2025 Cinema camera company RED announced its first smartphone, theHydrogen One, at the end of last week, and it already looked like an outrageous smartphone. Coming in 2018 (possibly), with a modular, titanium body, 5.7-inch holographic display and $1,195 price tag, as well as what looks like some impressive grips, the new phone already had some rolling their eyes at the ridiculousness of it....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Peter Cantu

This Xposed module makes your phone's capacitive menu button act like the Galaxy S5's

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This Xposed module makes your phone’s capacitive menu button act like the Galaxy S5’s August 23, 2025 With all the recent interface updates on Android, you would think that physical home buttons and capacitive keys are already considered archaic or even obsolete on Android devices. But it seems even the latest flagships have retained this feature, particularly those from Samsung....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · Bernard Owens