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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Note FE sees strong sales in Korea, could launch globally this month August 14, 2025 The Note FE is reportedly flying off the shelves in South Korea. Roughly 400,000 Galaxy Note FE units were made available in South Korea, and, according to local retailers, customers flocked to buy the refurbished device. The Note FE is believed to have increased daily device activations by 60 percent since it launched last week....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S8 tipped to be bezel-less like the Xiaomi Mi Mix June 09, 2025 I love the smell of rumors in the morning. We’re well and truly in the heart ofGalaxy S8rumor country now folks, and our tour guide is pointing out items of interest left, right and center. The latest comes from no less a source thanBloomberg, which claims the Galaxy S8 will feature a bezel-less display akin to theXiaomi Mi Mix, with a screen-to-body ratio greater than 90 percent....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gallery: This is the beautiful OnePlus 6T in Thunder Purple June 18, 2025 After weeks of leaks, rumors, and even a Chinese launch, we finally got our hands on thenew OnePlus 6T Thunder Purpleedition. And if you were worried the color wouldn’t be making its way to North America, worry no longer. You can now buy it on OnePlus.com in the 8/128GB variant for $579....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gboard update brings Emoji 12.0, nav bar color matching, more July 27, 2025 A newGoogle Gboard updateis rolling out right now, bringing with it a few new features. One of them isn’t in the changelog but is particularly nice: a color-matching nav bar which changes depending on your Gboard theme. On previous versions of Gboard, your Android nav bar would be one of two colors: black or white....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 4a coming Monday, pandemic hurts Alphabet, and more tech news today June 22, 2025 1. Pixel 4a is coming Monday Googleposted a teaserlast night for the upcoming mid-range phone that’s had more leaks than a sieve. The Google Store had some fun with the teaser, showing a blank device along with some custom “lorem ipsum” text: Should Google be hopeful of big sales?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel C review August 07, 2025 Google Pixel C What we like What we don’t like Our scores Along with the new Nexus smartphones, Google announced the latest addition to their tablet portfolio in late September. However, in a rather surprising move, this tablet doesn’t feature the Nexus branding, but is instead the latest addition to the Pixel series, despite being an Android device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google potentially renaming ‘Incognito Mode’ to ‘Private Mode’ in Chrome July 02, 2025 Over atAndroid Police, a couple of tipsters reported that they surprisingly saw references to “Incognito Mode” missing in their Chrome browser. Instead, the browser used the term “Private Mode” to describe the usual Incognito Mode functions. We here atAndroid Authoritycouldn’t see the change on any of our own Chrome browsers, andAndroid Policestaff couldn’t either....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google releases September security patch, rolling out now for Pixel, Nexus, and Essential devices June 23, 2025 It’s a new month which means another security patch from Google has been released and it’s currently rolling out toPixeland selectNexusdevices. The August 22, 2025 patch includes fixes for almost60 vulnerabilitiesthat were found in the AOSP repository. The update also includes in-car Bluetooth performance improvements for Pixel devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google will show off new Ara prototype and developer tools in January July 12, 2025 When Phonebloks first talked about the idea ofmodular mobile computing last year, we all thought the idea sounded cool but not exactly feasible. And then out of nowhere came Motorola ATAP Group’s announcementof Project Ara. Since then,ATAP has become partof Google and the project has evolved considerably....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s new Android app lets you contribute to health research July 14, 2025 You no longer need to buyan iPhoneif you want an easy way to contribute to medical research. Google hasreleaseda Health Studies app for Android that lets you participate in research projects. Volunteer for a study and data you send from your phone can provide insight into conditions and diseases....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google-backed Supersonic Fun Voice Messenger hits Play Store August 07, 2025 Just yesterday Google unveiled the very first app produced as part of its Google Area 120 incubator. Somewhat ironically,it was an iOS exclusive. The good news is that Android didn’t have to wait long to join the party as the second Area 120 app has arrived, and unlike with Uptime, Supersonic Fun Voice Messenger is an Android release....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here are our favorite BlackBerry KEY2 features June 22, 2025 The BlackBerry KEY2 is TCL’s next BlackBerry flagship phone. It includes some impressive new features, along with improvements compared to the earlierBlackBerry KEYone. Lets take a closer look at some of thekeyfeatures and improvements found on the KEY2. Don’t miss:BlackBerry KEY2 hands-on: It’s all about speed Larger keys for the KEY2 physical keyboard The KEYone brought back the trademark physical keyboard that made BlackBerry phones so memorable....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s why you might not get 120Hz on standard Galaxy Note 20 July 12, 2025 Update, July 26, 2025 (1:51AM ET):Earlier this week, display industry executive and leaker Ross Young claimed that a 120Hz option will be limited to oneGalaxy Note 20model. Young then noted in alater tweetthat the Galaxy Note 20 Plus would support the higher refresh rate....