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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Parents pay thousands for kids to learn YouTuber skills at summer camps August 24, 2025 Parents sending their kids to summer camp is a time-honored tradition. At summer camp, kids learn fun skills like archery, water sports, and crafts, all while forging lifelong friendships with other kids. However, the modern summer camp is shifting with several camps now geared towards one purpose: teaching kids how to be a YouTuber....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Play GameCube and Wii games on your Android device with Dolphin August 16, 2025 Although other emulators for the GameCube/Wii exist, the de facto program for playing old Nintendo console games isDolphin. Pretty much every popular game for the two consoles is playable on Dolphin on PC, and you can even hook up your Wiimotes to preserve that classic feel....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pushbullet adds picture messaging for computer July 29, 2025 So yesterday I sent a friend a screenshot viaPushbullet’s Chrome extension, for no other reason than I assumed the feature was always there. It worked fine and I wondered why I had never used it before. This morning I realized why –Pushbullet just added computer-based picture messagingyesterday and I didn’t even realize it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. realme is the star of a recovering India smartphone market August 20, 2025 The COVID-19 pandemic has beenrough on phone sales, but there’s evidence of a turnaround… for India, at least. BothCanalysandCounterpointhave determined that India smartphone shipments sank slightly overall in 2020, but that there was a resurgence in the second half of the year as key companies claimed market share....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Redmi Note 11 series to pack faster charging than most flagships July 18, 2025 Xiaomi‘s Redmi brand is spilling plenty ofRedmi Note 11 seriesdetails ahead of its launch later this week. We’ve already got a taste of the phone’s design. Now, we have a better idea of the phones’ core specs, including dizzying charging figures. Per several teasers posted toWeibo, the Redmi Note 11 series will feature 120W charging, making it the first Redmi phone to hit this mark....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Revamped Samsung Galaxy J5 and J7 (2016) unveiled in China June 27, 2025 Samsungis back with another mid-range refresh this year. The company has just unveiled the 2016 models of itsGalaxy J5andJ7handsets in China, with detailed listings now available on the company’s regional website. Much like their predecessors, there’s nothing too ground breaking about these phones, but they do offer a number of improvements for those looking to pick up a Galaxy handset at a reasonable price....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung and LG to include thermal pipes in their flagship phones July 16, 2025 Thermal pipes in smartphones aren’t exactly new: the Galaxy S7 and the S7 edge have them to better dissipate heat. But if reports coming out of South Korea are true, it looks like they might become more widely-used this year. According toDigiTimes,both Samsung and LG will adopt thermal pipes for more efficient heat dissipation in their upcoming flagship devices – the Galaxy S8 and the G6....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung brings the Note 7’s Always on Display software to the Galaxy S7, S7 Edge July 30, 2025 Samsung’sGalaxy Note 7may bediscontinued, but that doesn’t mean some of its unique software features are going away. If you happen to own aGalaxy S7orS7 Edge, a new update to the Always on Display should be waiting for you inside the Galaxy Apps store....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S20 shipments are way way down compared to Galaxy S10 June 01, 2025 Samsung’s Galaxy S20 series hasn’t enjoyedthe best receptioncompared to last year’s devices, and new research has revealed the sales gap between the most popular models in each family. South Korean outletThe Elecreported that the most popularGalaxy S20model (the S20 Plus) shipped 3.5 million units in Q1 2020, citing Omdia figures....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Screen auto-rotate issues affecting some Galaxy S6 Edge owners August 24, 2025 Samsung’s latestGalaxy S6andGalaxy S6 Edgesmartphones have finally started rolling off the shelves, but it seems that some consumers are having issues with the Edge’s display. A selection of customers from Sprint and Verizon, and possibly others, are complaining that the screen’s auto-rotate feature becomes stuck after just a few hours of using the phone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sonim launches IndieGoGo campaign for the XP7, an ultra-rugged LTE Android smartphone June 03, 2025 Rugged phones are unsurprisingly very popular amongst the most active people out there. It’s not a new concept, by any means, just not a concept that everyone knows about. We’ve seen quite a few of these devices try to go mainstream, like Samsung’s Galaxy S5 Active or the Kyocera Hydro Life....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Xperia XA3 is apparently very tall (Update: Even taller ‘Plus’ model?) June 20, 2025 Update, July 29, 2025 (01:31 PM ET):The source of the original Sony Xperia XA3 renders below (WinFuture) just posted a new set of renders depicting what appears to be a larger sibling to the XA3. It’s possible these new renders could be a Sony Xperia XA3 Plus, or something similar....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony’s Xperia X “Concept for Android” gives a sneak peek at upcoming Nougat features July 21, 2025 Sony’s “Concept for Android” programis designed to give early adopters a sneak peek into software features destined for upcoming Xperia products. The latest concept, based on Android 7.0 Nougat for theXperia X, is now available in Europe. The latest concept includes visual tweaks,Nougat featureslike multi-window and improved notifications, and access to Sony’s support section called inTouch....