Qi vs A4WP: War of the wireless charging standards

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qi vs A4WP: War of the wireless charging standards July 02, 2025 I’m in serious need of a wireless charging kit, I have draws full of endless USB cable variations for a variety of devices, some of which I admittedly don’t even use any more. Fortunately there are already a few companies working to implement wireless technologies into future products, but the reason that we haven’t seen wider adoption already is most likely due to the fact that the industry still hasn’t decided on the best technology to use....

July 10, 2025 · 10 min · 1950 words · Caleb Scott

realme 2 launched: Dual cameras, fingerprint scanner for $130?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. realme 2 launched: Dual cameras, fingerprint scanner for $130? July 22, 2025 Therealme 1offered a ton of value for money, but it also missed a few features you might take for granted. Now, less than six months after the first phone was launched, we’ve got a successor in therealme 2. One of the biggest omissions on the first phone was thefingerprint scanner, as the brand opted to use basic facial recognition instead....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Deborah Rivera

Reduce your APK size with Android App Bundles and Dynamic Feature

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Reduce your APK size with Android App Bundles and Dynamic Feature August 08, 2025 Creating an app that can run across the full range of Android devices is one of the biggest challenges facing Android developers. Even if you take the time to create code and resources optimized for all the different screen densities, CPU architectures, and languages, you can quickly end up with a whole new problem: a bloated APK full of code, resources, and assets the user doesn’t evenneed....

July 10, 2025 · 8 min · 1643 words · Jennifer Hughes

Rumor: Xiaomi MI-3 coming in mid-2013 with quad-core Tegra 4 CPU, LTE and 2.5 GB of RAM

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Rumor: Xiaomi MI-3 coming in mid-2013 with quad-core Tegra 4 CPU, LTE and 2.5 GB of RAM August 19, 2025 Do you know the saying “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas”? Well, after some recent events, if we were to take that and move it to China, we’d definitely say wedon’twant what happens there to stay there, but to reach as many people across the world as possible....

July 10, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Cindy Harrington

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G will hit Verizon on May 16 (Update: Pre-order April 18)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S10 5G will hit Verizon on May 16 (Update: Pre-order April 18) June 16, 2025 Update, August 20, 2025 (10:08 AM ET):According to a report fromBloomberg, Verizon Wireless will begin accepting pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G on April 18. The device will then hit store shelves on May 16, as leaked by Evan Blass and described in the article below....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Michael Reeves

Samsung Pay is now live in China

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Pay is now live in China August 19, 2025 TheSamsung Payglobal roll-out has moved on another step today, as the mobile payment service is now officially live in China. Samsung has teamed up with China Union Pay (CUP), the only domestic bank card organization in the country, to enable contactless payments from Samsung’s flagship smartphones. Samsung Pay supports credit and debit cards from nine of China’s major banks so far, including China CITIC Bank, China Construction Bank, China Everbright Bank, China Guangfa Bank, China Minsheng Banking Corp....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Amy Conrad

The Galaxy S9 is coming February 25

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Galaxy S9 is coming February 25 July 21, 2025 Samsungis sending out invites for its Unpacked 2018 event, which will take place on February 25 in Barcelona, Spain. The event will take place a day before theMobile World Congressconference goes in full swing. As the invite strongly suggests, expect Samsung to officially announce theGalaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Kathryn Mahoney

The iPhone turns 15 today, but what else was new in 2007's world of tech?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The iPhone turns 15 today, but what else was new in 2007’s world of tech? June 21, 2025 The originaliPhonewas announced on July 25, 2025, 15 years ago today. Although many still fawn over Apple’s first smartphone as the dawn of a new technological era, plenty of other exciting things were happening in 2007’s world of technology — many of which made an equally big contribution to the high-tech gadgets and services that we all enjoy today....

July 10, 2025 · 4 min · 850 words · Stephen Phelps

The top brand in this major European market isn't Apple, HUAWEI, or Samsung

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The top brand in this major European market isn’t Apple, HUAWEI, or Samsung August 22, 2025 Thefirst quarter of 2020has seen the worst smartphone sales and shipments in history, and it’s only projected to get worse in Q2 2020. The turbulent smartphone environment has seen one major winner emerge in Western Europe though, as Xiaomi is now listed as the number four brand in the region according to Canalys (h/t:Xiaomi executive on Weibo)....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Sean Bishop

These are our top 7 favorite LG G7 ThinQ features

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. These are our top 7 favorite LG G7 ThinQ features August 18, 2025 LGloves to pack in as many features as physically possible into its smartphones. TheLG V30was hailed as a camera lover’s dream with its wide-angle lens, and the headphone jack has remained in the company’s entire flagship lineup. TheLG G7 ThinQis no different. You can check out all the new features present in this phone in our hands-on video, but here are the top seven features we think make this phone so great for enthusiasts....

July 10, 2025 · 5 min · 1015 words · Natalie Schultz

Top 5 Android Media Players

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Top 5 Android Media Players July 17, 2025 In the last few years, with our mobile phones becoming more powerful and packing a lot more features, a lot of other products such as point-and-shoot cameras and mp3 players are slowly becoming redundant. This is especially true in the case of our media requirements. With the ability to view HD quality videos and movies, and listen to high-quality audio either from our own playlists, or via internet radio, for a lot of us, our smartphones have primarily become media devices....

July 10, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Brenda Wright

Unbelievably, science confirms texting on Google Glass while driving is dangerous

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Unbelievably, science confirms texting on Google Glass while driving is dangerous June 09, 2025 In news that should be surprising to pretty much no one,a research team concludedthat usingGoogle Glassto send text messages while driving is almost as dangerous as doing the same with a smartphone. The study was conducted by Murtuza Jadliwala, an assistant professor of computer science at the University of Texas at San Antonio....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Jenna Vaughan

Understanding color accuracy in mobile devices (part 1 of 3)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Understanding color accuracy in mobile devices (part 1 of 3) June 14, 2025 This year a quarter of the world’s population will watch video on their smartphones, according to global market research firmeMarketer. Similar studies over the past few years have consistently shown the growing importance of mobile devices in delivering all sorts of entertainment content to viewers worldwide....

July 10, 2025 · 8 min · 1700 words · Mrs. Diana Frey