Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This smartphone case can crawl up to a wireless charger using tiny robotic legs June 07, 2025 The one thing I love aboutrobotic vacuum cleanerslike the Roomba is that they can crawl to their charging stations when their battery is low. But imagine how cool it would be if your phone could crawl up to a charger on its own....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Update: HUAWEI P10 and Watch 2 teased for reveal at MWC 2017 August 22, 2025 Update, February 14:In addition to the HUAWEI Watch 2, HUAWEI officially confirmed it would unveil the P10 at its MWC event on February 26. The confirmation takes the form of a video teaser, which hints at the dual Leica lens camera, and potentially, to a new and luxurious finish....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We interviewed Fairphone, a smartphone company that sets an example for fairer electronics August 16, 2025 In an earlierfeature, we discussed the ecological impact of our smartphone addiction and explored ways we can improve on our environmental and social footprints. This feature led to a correspondence between us and a smartphone company which aims to do exactly that:Fairphone. Fairphone is two things: a “smartphone with social values” and a “social enterprise that is building a movement for fairer electronics....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp adds GIF search and increases media sharing limit to 30 items August 23, 2025 The latestWhatsAppupdate adds GIF search features and expands the app’s media sharing limit from 10 to 30. The improvements are included in the WhatsApp 2.17.6 beta for Android, which introduces GIF functionality available to iPhone users since November last year. Previously, WhatsApp users on Android were able tosend and receive GIFsas long as they were stored on the device....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro headed to India November 22 June 29, 2025 Xiaomi has sent out invites for itsRedmi Note 6 Prolaunch in India. Xiaomi will introduce the smartphone on Thursday, November 22 in New Delhi, following its announcement in Thailand last September. The Redmi Note 6 Pro packs a 6.26-inch, 19:9, Full-HD+ display, Snapdragon 636 chip, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi’s latest products in India signal a shift towards premium August 17, 2025 It’s been a while since Xiaomi launched a high-end product in India. Indeed, the company’s last Mi branded high-end smartphone was theMi Mix 2, a product that launched way back in 2017. Now, After a long lull period, Xiaomi is finally making a return to India’s high-end smartphone space with the all-newMi 10....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. YouTube Go expands to 130 countries and adds a High Quality option July 03, 2025 Google hasannouncedthe expansion of theYouTube Goapp to over 130 countries around the world starting today. YouTube Go is essentially a ‘lite’ version of YouTube tailor-made for use in low bandwidth networks and on low-end hardware. The expansion comes after more than a year ofbeta availability in Indiaand 14 other Asian and African nations....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A $1,000 Samsung phone with a removable battery just went on sale in US July 19, 2025 A not-so-new Samsung Galaxy phone with aremovable batteryjust went on sale in the US. With internals that somewhat match those of the Galaxy S9, theGalaxy XCover FieldProis a $1,100 phone that’s now up for grabs through AT&T. The device was first introduced in October 2019 but its availability at the time was limited to enterprise customers....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alcatel OneTouch unveils the 17.3-inch Xess tablet, a watch and three phones at IFA 2015 June 28, 2025 Here atIFA 2015,Alcatel OneTouchhas just unveiled a bevy of new mobile devices, including a big 17.3-inch tablet, three new Android-powered smartphones and a watch. There’s quite a bit to cover here, so let’s dive right in. First up is the Alcatel OneTouch Xess tablet (pictured above), that sports a giant 17....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon’s latest Fire HD 10 tablets include a premium Plus model June 27, 2025 Amazonjust rolled out one of its larger tablet lineups in recent memory. The company has introduced new versions of itsFire HD 10andFire Kidstablets that not only address some pain points but might reshape how you use these normally budget-oriented slates. The tablet range is headlined by the$149....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 11 further restricts always-on location access to apps July 06, 2025 Android has improved significantly when it comes toapp permissionscompared to just a year or two ago, butAndroid 11is making further improvements when it comes to sharing your location. And it’s taking an approach that is very similar to what exists in iOS. InAndroid 10, if an app asks for location access you’ll get three options on first boot: allow access while using the app, allow access all the time, or deny access....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. At last, MOTOACTV works with all Android phones June 29, 2025 Do you want to link yourMOTOACTVdevice to your Android-powered Motorola smartphone, so that you can – among other things – sync data and receive notifications on the diminutive device? There’s an (Android) app for that. If, for some reason, you bought the $250 fitness tracking device and want to download the same app for your non-Motorola phone, you’re in luck....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. China’s largest display manufacturer to compete for Apple’s attention August 01, 2025 According to a new report, BOE is the latest display manufacturer to significantly expand its OLED production, in the hopes of replacing Samsung as Apple’s main supplier. As you may know, the mobile OLED market is a highly lucrative one, dominated by Samsung, the South Korean conglomerate. Samsung’s OLED displays, which date back to pre-Android era, are visibly more advanced than panels made by companies like LG, and combined with the company’s capacity for mass production, it’s no surprise that it was chosen as the sole OLED supplier for the iPhone X....
