Nomu S50 Pro: A rugged smartphone that won't break the bank

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nomu S50 Pro: A rugged smartphone that won’t break the bank July 21, 2025 If you’re looking for a new smartphone, you might think that you have a lot of choices given that Samsung, LG, HUAWEI, Xiaomi, and other companies are each selling numerous handsets. But despite having almost seemingly endless options to choose from, all you’ll really find are delicate devices that are sandwiched between two pieces of glass....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Jessica Madden

OnePlus 3 gets Oreo in closed beta, public beta could open this month

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 3 gets Oreo in closed beta, public beta could open this month July 17, 2025 It looks like OnePlus is trying to be first out of the gate with an Oreo update. According toAndroid Police,based on an anonymous tip from an alleged beta-tester, the Shenzhen-based company is currently testingAndroid 8.0 Oreoon theOnePlus 3. The test is part of a private, closed beta program, as opposed to theopen beta programthat OnePlus offers to everyone who’s interested....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Tracey Brock

OnePlus Nord N10 gains August security patch

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus Nord N10 gains August security patch July 16, 2025 Welcome to theOnePlus Nord N10andOnePlus Nord N100update hub. Here you’ll find all the latest information about new and historical software updates for the budget Nord duo. We’ll list the current software version for the phones and regularly update the hub as and when new updates roll out. Like other OnePlus phones, the Nord N10 and Nord N100 run onOxygen OS, the company’s home-baked Android skin....

June 17, 2025 · 4 min · 704 words · Daniel Graham

Popular Xposed module GravityBox now supports Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Popular Xposed module GravityBox now supports Android 6.0 Marshmallow August 23, 2025 Be sure that whenever theXposed frameworkis updated to support a new Android version, the popular moduleGravityBoxis to follow. It has been under a week since we learntXposed is compatible with Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and now GravityBox has been given the same treatment. For those who may not know, the Xposed framework allows users to tweak certain parts of the UI without having to manipulate the whole experience....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Alexander Perez

Prepare your wallets: The Google Pixel 6 Pro will be 'expensive'

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Prepare your wallets: The Google Pixel 6 Pro will be ‘expensive’ August 16, 2025 Google officially unveiled thePixel 6 and Pixel 6 Proyesterday, divulging some juicy details in the process. However, one key detail that went unmentioned was the price. Now, Google’s Rick Osterloh has hinted that the Pixel 6 Pro might be bad news for those wanting a slim price tag....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · David Huffman

Qualcomm will let you update GPU drivers via the Play Store

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm will let you update GPU drivers via the Play Store June 21, 2025 TheSnapdragon 865and765chipsets were unveiled yesterday, and will power a host of high-end and upper mid-range phones in 2020. We’ve already covered the key details, but one rather interesting addition is the ability for users to easily update their GPU drivers. Qualcommsaid that it’ll allow GPU drivers to be updated via theGoogle Play Store, which is a much easier way of doing things than the current solution....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Nicholas Haley

realme 2 Pro, realme C1 announced: realme 2 gets sandwiched by two new phones

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. realme 2 Pro, realme C1 announced: realme 2 gets sandwiched by two new phones August 10, 2025 The realme sub-brand has enjoyed impressive growth in its first year on the market, bringing two phones with plenty of features and a budget price tag. If you thought the newrealme 2was a step back compared to the original model, then the realme 2 Pro is for you....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 589 words · Marc Ali

Report: OnePlus 6T made up only 2.4% of T-Mobile phone sales in Q4 2018

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: OnePlus 6T made up only 2.4% of T-Mobile phone sales in Q4 2018 July 05, 2025 WhenOnePlusrevealed it would release theOnePlus 6Tin T-Mobile stores across the United States,it was huge news. This would be the first time U.S. consumers couldwalk into a carrier shopand buy a OnePlus product. However much positive publicity the OnePlus/T-Mobile partnership received, it doesn’t seem that it equated to an overwhelming amount of sales....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Gilbert Williams

Samsung begins mass production of the industry's first 10nm SoC

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung begins mass production of the industry’s first 10nm SoC July 24, 2025 Samsungannounced today that the company has begun mass production of the semiconductor industry’s first 10nm application processor. This development promises improved performance and energy efficiency for the next generation of mobile hardware. There’s no exact date for the arrival of the processor in consumer products, other than a vague time frame of early next year....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Charles Phillips

Samsung shuts down Chinese plant as mobile competition takes its toll

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung shuts down Chinese plant as mobile competition takes its toll August 20, 2025 Today, viaReuters, we learned thatSamsungwill shut down one of its manufacturing plants in China. The Tianjin plant currently makes Samsung mobile products destined for the Chinese marketplace. Although Samsung paints the plant closure as part of a streamlining strategy, it’s easy to read between the lines: the closure of the plant is a representation of just how much competition from Chinese companies likeHuaweiandXiaomiis taking on Samsung....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Kayla Gonzalez

Smartphones could soon wirelessly charge styluses through NFC

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Smartphones could soon wirelessly charge styluses through NFC June 15, 2025 You won’t find too many smartphones or other portable devices that arrive with a dedicated stylus. Active versions of these digital pens let users draw and note more accurately, but they require regular battery top-ups between use. Now, a newwireless chargingstandard may finally make styluses more useful and longer-lasting....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Kimberly Robinson

Sony Store sites in UK and Europe start Xperia XZ Premium pre-orders for June launch

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Store sites in UK and Europe start Xperia XZ Premium pre-orders for June launch August 11, 2025 A couple of months aftera few third-party retailers in Europestarted accepting pre-orders for theSony Xperia XZ Premium, the upcoming high-end phone can now be purchased on Sony’s own store sites in the UK and parts of Europe. At least two of those sites are also offering some bonus accessories with those pre-orders....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Shelley Stark

T-Mobile Galaxy S9 Android Pie update started and stopped (Update: Started again!)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile Galaxy S9 Android Pie update started and stopped (Update: Started again!) July 26, 2025 Update, August 01, 2025 (01:54 PM ET):It appears T-Mobile has officially restarted the rollout of Android 9 Pie for the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus. According to users onReddit, the rollout is actually happening this time: We’re still not sure why T-Mobile started and then stopped the rollout, but we can assume it probably had something to do with RCS, since that’s a major difference between this rollout and the same rollouts from other U....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Alexander Hansen