Update: Samsung Internet Browser (stable) now works with Nexus and Pixel devices

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Update: Samsung Internet Browser (stable) now works with Nexus and Pixel devices August 04, 2025 Update (6/4):A few months ago we reported that the beta version of Samsung’s Internet Browser was available in the Play Store. When it launched on Google Play, it was not only compatible with Samsung’s own devices, but also Nexus and Pixel devices. If you’ve been waiting for the stable version of the browser to open up to non-Samsung devices, today’s your lucky day....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Adrian Reed

US, China, and the smartphone in your pocket

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. US, China, and the smartphone in your pocket July 05, 2025 How do the Broadcom, Qualcomm, HUAWEI, and Trump tariff headlines affect you, and your phone? It seems the war of words between the United States and China is moving to a war on trade and a fight over intellectual property theft is brewing. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Chinese exports as a way of retaliating against China’s IP theft....

June 15, 2025 · 6 min · 1219 words · David Moran

Volkswagen announces availability of Android Auto in most 2016 models

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Volkswagen announces availability of Android Auto in most 2016 models July 29, 2025 Android Auto’s proliferation is imminent. Major car manufacturers continue to integrate Google’s infotainment platform into their vehicles. Volkswagen is now on board as they get ready to release the first vehicles using their MIB II system, which incorporates Android Auto, Apple CarPlay and MirrorLink. These will also come in two versions – one with a 6....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · David Griffin

We asked, you told us: Most of you plan to buy a new phone next year

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: Most of you plan to buy a new phone next year July 03, 2025 People don’t seem to be in a rush to get the latest and greatest smartphones, withour own surveylast month showing that 60% of polled readers have a phone that came out in 2019 or earlier. But now that we’re winding down the year, we wanted to know how many readers think they’ll upgrade to a new phone in 2022....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Elizabeth Lynn

What drives the desire to engineer quality? What makes a tech achievement notable?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What drives the desire to engineer quality? What makes a tech achievement notable? June 25, 2025 Let’s pose an important question, one that is well over a four hundred years old. It’s a question which reflects the brilliant and timeless insight of playwright and poet, William Shakespeare, the leading linguist technocrat of his own information age. I actually heard it first posed from the mouth of Willy Wonka, who was Roald Dahl’s fictional cipher for the rise of the Industrial Age:Where is fancy bred?...

June 15, 2025 · 10 min · 2065 words · Leslie Atkinson

WhatsApp group calls are rolling out to everyone, but don't ditch Skype just yet

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp group calls are rolling out to everyone, but don’t ditch Skype just yet August 02, 2025 Facebookoriginally announced group audio and video calls forWhatsAppback at the F8 conference, before opening it to asubset of users. It looks like the feature is now ready for prime-time as the messaging platform has announced availability for all users. According to a post on theWhatsApp Blog, the feature started its rollout yesterday (July 30)....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Denise Cooper

Why GPL violations are bad

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why GPL violations are bad - Gary explains June 19, 2025 Open-source software has revolutionized the computing in the past few decades. Have an Android smartphone? That uses open-source software. The server hosting this website is running open-source software. Parts of macOS use open-source software. Same with the iPhone. I could go on, the point is that open source software is everywhere....

June 15, 2025 · 7 min · 1472 words · Brian Gallagher

With an aggressive resurgence in the works, Micromax aims to recapture market share in India

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. With an aggressive resurgence in the works, Micromax aims to recapture market share in India August 25, 2025 “Do you like cricket?”,Micromaxco-founder, Rahul Sharma, asks me as I settle with my coffee in his meeting room at the Micromax headquarters in Gurgaon. “Well, of course,” I replied, and for the next ten minutes we talked about different batting strategies....

June 15, 2025 · 4 min · 818 words · Ashley King

Xiaomi teases 5G connectivity on upcoming phone (Update: Don't hold your breath)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi teases 5G connectivity on upcoming phone (Update: Don’t hold your breath) July 17, 2025 Update, June 26, 2025 (08:12AM):Xiaomi’s Donovan Sung posted a photo roughly two hours ago, showing what looked like an unreleased phone with 5G connectivity. The phone bears a resemblance to a device that waspreviously teasedby Xiaomi, tipped to be theMi Mix 3. Now, the Xiaomi spokesperson has posted a follow-up tweet, simply revealing that the company successfully tested 5G connectivity on its phones....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 515 words · Jenny Miles

You can run Windows 11 on your phone thanks to Android 13

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can run Windows 11 on your phone thanks to Android 13 July 07, 2025 Android 13doesn’t seem like a major upgrade at first glance, offering a secure photo picker, themed icons, and a new Wi-Fi permission. But it turns out that the update enables users to run alternative operating systems such as Windows 11 in a virtual machine (VM)....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Phillip Gonzalez

You told us: A ton of you still use screen protectors on your phones

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: A ton of you still use screen protectors on your phones Jul 05, 2025 Thedisplayis one of the smartphone’s most essential and priciest components, so naturally, we do everything possible to keep it in one piece. However, how many readers still employ screen protectors on their devices with the dawn of stronger protective glass? It’s a question we posed in arecent pollacross our website and social pages....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Jesus Terry

You'll have to wait longer than expected to play Alto's Odyssey

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You’ll have to wait longer than expected to play Alto’s Odyssey June 12, 2025 A sequel to one of the bestmobile gamesout there is in the works, but you’ll have to wait a little longer to get your hands on it. Snowman, the developers behindAlto’s Adventure, is in the process of making a sequel to the hit mobile game calledAlto’s Odyssey....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 338 words · Amanda King

Zombie Anarchy from Gameloft lets you fight off the undead for free

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Zombie Anarchy from Gameloft lets you fight off the undead for free July 14, 2025 Zombie Anarchy is the latest free-to-play game from publisher Gameloft. After a soft launch in a few countries, the game is now available worldwide in theGoogle Play Store. Yes, this may be another zombie game among many you can play, but Gameloft has a history of making high-quality mobile titles that have some twists....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Rebecca Mcconnell