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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 6T vs the competition July 23, 2025 I hope you’re not tired ofsmartphone launchesyet, because OnePlus has just released another smartphone that’s surely worthy of your attention. Although theOnePlus 6Tis a little more expensive and contentious than its predecessors, it still aims to offer the best bang for the buck at the flagship end of the market. So let’s see how the OnePlus 6 stacks up against the best recent releases....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus Z might have a Snapdragon 5G chip after all July 05, 2025 One of the oft-repeated rumors we’ve heard about theOnePlus Zis that it’s supposedly equipped with aMediaTek5G chipset. Now, a new leak has just contradicted those claims. Frequent leaker Max J has tweeted an image purportedly showing the OnePlus Z with aSnapdragon 765series 5G processor. The tipster has previously tweeteda similar imageregarding the phone’s supposed launch date....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Personal data for 31 million users of ai.type Keyboard exposed June 28, 2025 According to a new report, over 31 million users ofai.type Keyboardhave had personal data exposed. While the keyboard boasts more than 40 million users across Android and iOS, it appears that only Android users had their data leaked. Security researchers at theKromtech Security Centerdiscovered an unsecured database server owned by Eitan Fitusi, co-founder of ai....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Photos of an alleged Moto G6 Play leaked June 08, 2025 Last year, atMobile World Congress 2017,Motorolaand its parent companyLenovoannounced theMoto G5 and Moto G5 Plus. We expected Motorola to perform a similar launch atMWC 2018for theMoto G6, G6 Plus, and G6 Play, but no announcement came. However, right after MWC ended,some leaked images showed up onlinethat allegedly depict a Moto G6 Play....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pokefans petition Niantic to make Pokemon Go compatible with Intel Atom chips August 07, 2025 In case you’re some sort of future internet archaeologist who has come across this article without any social context – or perhaps a person just waking up from a coma –Pokemon Gois the augmented reality smash hit from Niantic, the company that brought usIngress. Over the weekend, Pokemon Go became one of the most popular mobile games in the world, and it’s still not available in many major reasons....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Progressive Web Apps, or WebAPKs, are live on Chrome Beta for Android (updated) June 22, 2025 Update (2/3):After coming to Canary and Chrome Dev, now WebAPS support comes to the Beta version.More details here. Google’s Progressive Web Apps — or WebAPKs — are now live in Chrome. The new web apps, discussed last year at theChrome Dev Summit, behave similarly to apps you would download from the Play Store but can operate without the same demand on resources, storage space and battery life....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Google to fold Chrome OS into Android by 2017 August 15, 2025 For years now, there has been an awkward disconnect between Google’s two main operating systems –Chrome OSand Android. While Android was geared towards more touch-friendly interfaces such as smartphones and tablets, Chrome OS was better suited for the desktop, which is why Google powered all of itsChromebookswith the lean OS....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Samsung Galaxy F could be the firm’s new camera-first phone series June 16, 2025 If you thought two mid-range Samsung smartphone lines just weren’t enough, you’re in luck. The company is reportedly set to introduce yet another mid-range smartphone series to India in the form of the Galaxy F line. Per a report by91Mobiles, the Galaxy F line will join theGalaxy AandGalaxy Mseries in the region and will be sold online below the Rs 20,000 (~$272) mark....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung bringing RCS messaging to its phones with Marshmallow and above August 24, 2025 Samsung is broadening itsRCSefforts following the acquisition of NewNet Communication Technologieslast November. Its RCS messaging service, which is based on a solution from NewNet, will be available on its smartphones runningAndroid Marshmallowor above from an unspecified date in the future. The South Korean manufacturer’s RCS service is said to be a “complete end-to-end solution” that includes “RCS-enabled devices, native/downloadable device clients, cloud-based RCS application servers, an interconnectivity hub among operators and a third-party monetization platform....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung makes ‘Jennie Red’ S20 Plus official with matching Galaxy Buds Plus July 04, 2025 Today is the first day you canpre-order the Samsung Galaxy S20series of smartphones. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to pre-order the newly announcedSamsung Galaxy S20 Plusin Aura Red unless you live in South Korea and use Korea Telecom as your carrier. We sawleaked images and rendersof the sleek red colorway for the S20 Plus earlier this month....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung mass producing the industry’s first combined DRAM and eMMC ePOP memory package August 25, 2025 Samsunghas announced that it has begun mass production of the industry’s first ePOP memory, which could result in cost and space savings in future high-end smartphone production. ePOP stands for embedded package on package. Samsung’s design combines 3GB LPDDR3 DRAM volatile memory and 32GB eMMC non-volatile storage into a single package....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung reportedly working on official gamepad for Gear VR June 23, 2025 While Gear VR is perfectly usable right out of the box, an optimal experience involves adding a decent Bluetooth controller to the mix. After all, the d-pad built into the Gear VR isn’t too bad for basic functions, but raising your hand up towards your head gets tiring fast....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Starbucks brings mobile payment to India with the new Starbucks India app June 02, 2025 Starbucks has finally launched its official mobile app in India. The Starbucks India app provides a fast and convenient way for customers to pay for in-store purchases and earn Stars through their My Starbucks Rewards account. Starbucks entered the Indian market in October 2012 through a 50:50 Joint Venture with Tata Global Beverages and currently operates 91 stores in India....