Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Ticwatch S and E review: Affordable Android Wear August 24, 2025 Smartwatchesare still a bit of a tough category. There are so many in the market now, but it’s hard to say that they have really penetrated the lives of the masses.Android Wear(nowWear OS) opened the market to a wide range of wearables, from the useful to the overly simplistic to thegaudy and expensive....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Uber will now ban riders if they have a low rating June 13, 2025 We’ve long known that Uber is able to ban drivers if their ratings drop too much, but it hasn’t applied this rule to passengers. Now, Uber announced in ablog postthat it’ll ban riders if they develop a “significantly below average rating.” “Riders will receive tips on how to improve their ratings, such as encouraging polite behavior, avoiding leaving trash in the vehicle and avoiding requests for drivers to exceed the speed limit,” reads an excerpt of the post....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Vertu sold to Chinese investors (Update: working on its own OS?) August 07, 2025 There’s no guarantees that Vertu phones will run this OS, but it certainly makes sense. So in addition to being super-premium and super-pricey, future Vertu phones might also be super secure. Luxury phone makerVertuhas been sold by Swedish private equity group EQT to Chinese investors in the latest upheaval in the company’s short tenure....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. VLC finally getting Chromecast support in version 3.0 August 17, 2025 While not necessarily the flashiest of media players, VLC remains one of the most popular due to its high level of compatibility with just about any media format out there. This is true not only for PC users, but for Android and even iOS users. And now VLC is getting even better, as a new changelog from VLC indicates that support for Google’s Chromecast could be added to version 3....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WandaVision on Disney Plus is out now, but is there a season 2 coming? August 23, 2025 Marvel Studio’s WandaVision on Disney Plus has launched. All nine episodes of the first Marvel Cinematic Universe TV series onDisney Plusare now available to stream on the service. So what is WandaVision, and why is everyone so excited about this limited series? Most importantly, will there be a WandaVision season 2?...
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: Most of you are fine using on-screen gaming controls August 08, 2025 There are so many different types ofAndroid controllersout there. You can use ones that snap around your phone, ones that you clip-on, or even use Bluetooth to connect a console controller. However, it appears most of you don’t do any of that....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: You want high refresh rate phones, but 90Hz is enough June 03, 2025 Starting in early 2019, the new smartphone feature trend becamedisplays with high refresh rates. Since then, we’ve seen a ton of phones adopt the feature, with some even taking the refresh rates to incredible new heights (for smartphones, anyway). However, some trends in the tech world are manufactured by companies and others are demanded by the audience....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why everyone is rushing to 7nm July 24, 2025 Next year our handsets will pack in 7nm smartphone processors. Qualcomm has already confirmed itsnext-generation Snapdragon SoCwill be built at this node, and HUAWEI has already officially announced its first 7nm chip — theKirin 980. Other major industry players are heavily interested and already well invested in 7nm too. Samsung’s foundry is ready topump out chips this year, as is its major rival TSMC....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi profits called into question, made only $56 million in 2013 June 08, 2025 Xiaomi, one of the world’slargest smartphone manufacturers, only turned over a profit of 347.48 million yuan ($56.15 million) last year from revenues worth 26.58 billion yuan ($4.30 billion), according to new Chinese securities filings. This amount is substantially less than the figuresuggested by The Wall Street Journaljust over a month ago....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi’s revenue topped $1 billion in India last year June 17, 2025 Looks likeXiaomiis doing quite well in India. According to a Facebook post by Manu Kumar Jain — Xiaomi India head — the company’s revenues in 2016 exceeded $1 billion. This is a new milestone for the Chinese manufacturer, which has been doing business in India for less than two years....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now buy the unlocked Sony Xperia Z3 Plus in the United States June 20, 2025 Sony’sXperia line of phones have been quite popular over the years, despite their lack of differentiation from one another when it comes to specifications, build quality and price. If you happen to live in the United States and have been eyeing theXperia Z3 Plus, now is your chance to purchase one without having to import it (or having to pay a higher price from another retailer)....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You now need to be 16 years of age to use WhatsApp in Europe July 30, 2025 As per new data privacy rules coming into effect next month, WhatsApp is raising its minimum age from 13 to 16 in Europe. The new European General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect next month, and accordingly, WhatsApp is raising its minimum age....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. “Rosso” red Sony Xperia XZ Premium now on sale in the US July 07, 2025 Of all the possible colors for a smartphone, it always seems like we have to wait the longest for companies to release their devices in a nice shade of red. We’ve seen it with theHTC U11’s glistening Solar Red colorway that drifts between crimson and gold, and more recently with theBurgundy Red Samsung Galaxy S8....
