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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 9 image leaks show an eclectic color mix July 27, 2025 There’s less and less mystery to theOnePlus 9 seriesevery day, but that isn’t stopping a flurry of leaks ahead of itsMarch 23 debut. TheWinFutureteam has obtained what it says are official images of both the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro, and they appear to offer a good look at the colors you’ll choose from when the phones go on sale....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 9 Pro is facing overheating problems (Update: Fix incoming) June 28, 2025 Update: July 23, 2025 (11:36 PM ET):OnePlussaysit has identified the underlying reasons behind the reported overheating problem on the OnePlus 9 Pro. The company is already pushing out a fix “to optimize the overall device temperature and improve battery performance.” A partial fix is incoming withOxygen OS 11....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPO unveils 125W Flash Charge and a new range of chargers July 19, 2025 We all knew it was coming. Today, OPPO lifted the lid on its eye-watering 125W Flash Charge technology. Building on six years of VOOC charging experience, OPPO’s 125W option promises to power up your 4,000mAh smartphone from empty to full in just 20 minutes. OPPO already boasts thefastest charging tech in the businessbut the company keen to push the boundaries even further....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pebble Time watches get a new weather app, better step tracking in latest update July 25, 2025 Pebblemay have just taken the wraps off itsnew line of smartwatches, but that doesn’t mean its current generation devices will stop getting updates anytime soon. The company has justannouncedfirmware version 3.13 for itsPebble Time,Time Roundand Time Steel devices that brings a new weather app, improvements to itsPebble Healthsoftware and more....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Buds vs Apple AirPods (2019) June 28, 2025 Aside from the Starks and the Lannisters, few rivalries are more intense than Apple and Samsung. Our sister siteSoundGuystook the companies’ latest true wireless earbuds — theAirPods (2019)andGalaxy Buds— for a spin to determine which is best for most users. Editor’s note:this article was updated on July 08, 2025, to address direct Spotify access with the latest Samsung Galaxy Buds software and to make note of the Google Pixel Buds (2020) as a viable alternative to the Apple AirPods and Samsung Galaxy Buds....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: Olympic Games Limited Edition overview August 11, 2025 Samsung has released a few limited edition smartphones over the years, like theBatman edition of the Galaxy S7 Edgeand theIron Man versionof its predecessor, all the way back to a pre-Galaxy era Matrix edition feature phone. While these releases have generally coincided with a major movie release, this year, Samsung also decided to commemorate Rio 2016 with a Limited Edition Galaxy S7 Edge....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung has a new plan to take on affordable phones from Xiaomi and HUAWEI June 19, 2025 Samsung has already crashed out of China. It’s alsofacing a decline in India, the world’s second largest smartphone market. Chinese smartphone vendors likeXiaomiandHuaweiare easily the biggest reason for Samsung’s declining market share. Now, the company seems to have a new plan to revive growth and reclaim lost glory....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Pay goes live in the US today July 23, 2025 Following its earlier launch in South Korea and a short stint in a beta,Samsung Payhas finally arrived for US customers today. To make sure that you are ready to start making purchases, here’s a little check-list of things you need to know. First up, you will need one of Samsung’s 2015 flagship smartphones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung sees biggest smartphone sales decline since Gartner started tracking it August 20, 2025 HuaweiandXiaomiwere almost solely responsible for smartphone sales growing in Q3 2018, according to Gartner’slatest figures. Gartner research director Anshul Gupta claimed that global smartphone sales would’ve been down 5.2 percent if HUAWEI and Xiaomi’s results were removed from the list. The tracking firm found that HUAWEI firmly held on to its number two spot, hitting 13....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Xperia Z1 Compact unboxing and first impressions July 20, 2025 Sony has taken the shrink ray to its flagship device, delivering a “mini” experience that still manages to pack a pretty impressive punch. Here’s the unboxing and first impressions of the refreshingly small Sony Xperia Z1 Compact! The small size of the latest Sony flagship hits home right away, once you remove the lid of the box....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Survey confirms smart speakers are the next big thing July 28, 2025 Smartphone ownershipmay have flatlined, and tablet ownership isactually declining, but one piece of technology is bucking the trend and getting bigger every day:smart speakers. The voice-activated virtual assistants from companies likeGoogleandAmazonare now owned byover 39 million Americans, a remarkable statistic considering the market is only a few years old....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The first Angry Birds Movie trailer is out and… it actually doesn’t look half bad June 01, 2025 Like it or not,Angry Birdsis making history by becoming the first mobile game to be adapted into a big-budget feature film. Yesterday Sony gave us our first look at the CGI animated movie, and it actually doesn’t look too awful. It comes across as a little bland, but nowhere near as mind-numbing asMinions....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Apple: iPhone 11 series launched, Apple Watch Series 5 tags along August 13, 2025 There was a lot of Apple news this week, but the biggest was the launch of the 2019 series of iPhones: the iPhone 11, the iPhone 11 Pro, and the iPhone 11 Pro Max.The new phones look similar to last year’s iPhones albeit with a new rear camera module shape and triple-lens setups for the 11 Pro and the 11 Pro Max....