Hit the road with T-Pain as your navigator on Waze

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hit the road with T-Pain as your navigator on Waze June 16, 2025 If you haven’t givenWazea spin, you’re missing out on a pretty cool app. The navigator functions something like a social network on the road, allowing users to collaborate in spotting road hazards, speed traps, and potholes. One of the most fun aspects of the app is that the developers occasionally get famous personalities to voice the navigation commands....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 284 words · Monique Arnold

How low will 5G phone prices go in 2020?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How low will 5G phone prices go in 2020? August 07, 2025 2019 saw the first wave of5G phoneslaunch in various markets, with $1000+ price tags from the likes of Samsung and LG. But we also saw Xiaomi launch theMi Mix 3 5GandMi 9 Pro 5G, starting below $700. Now with the second wave of 5G phones set for release this year, this got us thinking just howcheap 5G devicescould be in 2020....

July 19, 2025 · 3 min · 634 words · Patrick Sherman

HTC One A9 is now available in the US

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC One A9 is now available in the US June 03, 2025 HTC has had a difficult year, with theHTC One M9proving to be less than a runaway hit. As the year closes out,HTCis hoping to win over fans with a handset that is arguably the Android world’s best alternative to theiPhone, offering similar looks yet offering a few extras that the iPhone doesn’t (microSD, quick charging, etc)....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Philip Mitchell

HUAWEI Mate 8 hands-on

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI Mate 8 hands-on June 24, 2025 Huaweiis growing in popularity, and that’s for good reason. The company just recently produced one of the best handsets on the market, theNexus 6P, in partnership with Google. And following last year’sMate 7and theMate Swhich launched a few months ago, HUAWEI hasrecently unveiledits high-end Mate 8 smartphone. We got the chance to take a quick hands-on with the device, so we’re here to give you our first impressions....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Tracy Bright

Is Google footing the bill for OG Pixel motherboard issue?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Is Google footing the bill for OG Pixel motherboard issue? August 25, 2025 Google is willing to foot the bill if your out-of-warrantyGoogle Pixelhas major motherboard issues — at least in one apparent case. A Redditorreportedtheir experience after their first-generationPixel XLrefused to power back on. The user noted that their warranty had expired the previous month and Google refused to give them credit for a new phone....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 284 words · Jeff Harrell

List of Samsung devices to get Android 10 pops up (Update: Fake)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. List of Samsung devices to get Android 10 pops up (Update: Fake) July 01, 2025 Update, August 18, 2025 (09:55 AM ET):According to9to5Google, the list of Samsung Android 10 devices below is fake, as we thought could be the case. The original image was apparently created byan unofficial Samsung Facebook pageandAndroid Purewatermarked an edited version of that list and posted it yesterday....

July 19, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Carolyn Murphy

LoopPay to partner with OEMs to bring mobile payment-enabled cases to Samsung devices

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LoopPay to partner with OEMs to bring mobile payment-enabled cases to Samsung devices July 10, 2025 Not too long ago,we heard rumorsthatSamsungwas in talks with mobile payment startupLoopPayto bring mobile payments to more smartphones. The big draw with LoopPay is that it works with legacy point of sale terminals, transferring payments via a small electromagnetic field that imitates a card swipe without actually having to swipe anything....

July 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1099 words · Diana Duran

Microsoft's next-gen Surface products are here

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Microsoft’s next-gen Surface products are here August 02, 2025 On August 09, 2025, Microsoft unveiled the Surface Book. Good god, how I wanted that laptop. It represented a new direction for Microsoft, one where the company would not only compete in portability, but also in power. Though the Surface Book didn’t have quite the brawn of gaming laptop counterparts, it came close, while far exceeding them in style and creative potential....

July 19, 2025 · 4 min · 675 words · Michael Macias

Minecraft Earth launches around the world (Update: 15 new countries)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Minecraft Earth launches around the world (Update: 15 new countries) August 10, 2025 Update, July 21, 2025 (11:30 AM ET):Early access toMinecraft Earthopened in New Zealand and Iceland this October. It then opened in the UK and the US earlier this month. Now, the Minecraft teamannouncedthat it has released the game in 15 new countries around the world! This list includes Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Christina Lawrence

More turmoil at Motorola: Rick Osterloh is out, mobile operations split between business groups

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. More turmoil at Motorola: Rick Osterloh is out, mobile operations split between business groups August 14, 2025 Lenovo continues to break up and absorb the remnants of Motorola. The latest victim of the process is Rick Osterloh, the company veteran that ran Motorola since Dennis Woodside’s departure in February 2014. “Rick Osterloh has decided to leave Motorola Mobility. His steady leadership since Lenovo’s acquisition is appreciated and Lenovo wishes him continued success in the future,” said Lenovo in apress release....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Alan Day

Moto Mod smart car dock from Incipio announced for Moto Z (Update: now available!)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Moto Mod smart car dock from Incipio announced for Moto Z (Update: now available!) June 30, 2025 Incipio’s Vehicle Dock Moto Mod can be yours for $64.99 from Verizon, while the 3,000mAh mophie juice pack Moto Mod is available for $79.99. Interested? Follow the links below to grab yours today. Original post (12/1):The lineup of modular Moto Mods for the Moto Z family of smartphones continues....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · Frederick Griffin Jr.

Motorola patent suggests Razr foldable with a ton of shortcut keys

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola patent suggests Razr foldable with a ton of shortcut keys August 07, 2025 TheMotorola Razris probably one of the best takes on foldable phones we’ve seen in 2019. Sure, it doesn’t have a tablet-sized screen, but we get a more durable clamshell design like the Razr V3. It looks like Motorola is thinking about the future already though, asLet’s Go Digitalspotted a patent filing for another Razr-style foldable phone....

July 19, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Joseph Foster

OmniROM's Android 8.1 Oreo builds go on a weekly update schedule

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OmniROM’s Android 8.1 Oreo builds go on a weekly update schedule June 01, 2025 OmniROM is one of the more popular Android ROMs available, and fans of the custom software will be happy to know that the team behind it started weekly builds for Android 8.1 Oreo. Taking a look atXDA Developers‘ great dive into OmniROM, the custom software offers features like advanced reboot, dual-column settings, dynamic notification drawer headers, and OmniSwitch, which lets you change up the look and feel of the app switcher....

July 19, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Karen Gallagher