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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pokémon Go’s Trainer Battles are coming “later this month” (Update: Available now!) August 11, 2025 Update, August 22, 2025 (10:36AM EST):Nianticannouncedthat Trainer Battles are now rolling out in Pokémon Go. You must be at least level 10 to participate in Trainer Battles. Eligible Pokémon have their CP capped, with Trainer Battle Leagues doling out the same rewards and give to both Trainers equally....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Proud of how tough the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are, Samsung publishes its own drop test July 06, 2025 Following thebend testfrom earlier this week,Samsunghas now released a drop test video showing theGalaxy S6and theGalaxy S6 Edgewithstanding some massive impacts. Prefacing the video with commentary on the various drop tests that are making the rounds, the company said on itsSamsung Tomorrowblog that the results of the tests make it proud....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. realme U1 teased with ‘most powerful selfie camera ever’ July 06, 2025 TheRealmeseries might be the breakout brand of the year, delivering a family ofaffordable phones. We’ve seen quite a few entries this year already, but it looks like theOpposub-brand isn’t done just yet. Therealme Twitter account, in conjunction withAmazon India, has teased the arrival of the realme U1. And realme says the new phone will be the first device withMediaTek‘sHelio P70chipset....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Rumored app Google Coach could be your AI personal trainer and life coach August 03, 2025 A new rumor popped up today viaAndroid PolicethatGoogleis working on a new app and/or service called Google Coach. If the rumor is true, Google Coach might be your all-in-one solution for health-related tasks — and could save you from having to hire a personal trainer....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung announces Galaxy A50s, Galaxy A30s (Update: Now available in India) June 11, 2025 Update, July 19, 2025 (7:00AM ET):The Samsung Galaxy A50s and A30s are now available in India. The phones are priced to compete with models like therealme X,Redmi Note 7 Proand other premium mid-range offerings. Head on below for more on pricing and availability. TheSamsung Galaxy A50andA30are just two of the many models in Samsung’s 2019 budget lineup....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 tipped to offer under-screen selfie camera July 12, 2025 Samsunghas already produced two smartphones with a foldable display, offering theGalaxy Foldand theGalaxy Z Flip. We’ve previously heard about a Samsung Galaxy Fold sequel, tentatively dubbed Galaxy Fold 2, and more details may have leaked. Korean outletAju Newsand Ross Young, founder of Display Supply Chain Consultants (h/t:XDA-Developers), have both reported that the device might have an under-screen selfie camera....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung launches Expert Raw camera app for photo enthusiasts August 14, 2025 Samsung‘s camera app is pretty full-featured already, offering functionality like Single Take, Director’s View, 8K Video Snap, and more. But what if you need more enthusiast-level features? Well, you’ve got features like RAW support, but the company has just released a separate camera app too. The Expert Raw camera app has been released in beta by Samsung on the Galaxy Store (h/t:Tizen Help), and it brings features like multi-frame-based 16-bit RAW support to the main, ultra-wide, telephoto, and periscope cameras....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Q1 2015 results expected to show signs of recovery, due next week August 17, 2025 Samsungdidn’t have the best 2014, at least from a financial point of view. The company saw asharp decline in revenuesas its smartphone shipments and market shares took a dive from their previous yearly highs. However, this year could mark a revival for Samsung, with many analysts expecting the company’s first financial results this year will be positive....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung reveals Exynos 5 Dual (5250): what you need to know about the world’s first Cortex A15 SoC June 15, 2025 Samsung has just released the whitepaper for their long-awaitedExynos 5250SoC, now called the Exynos 5 Dual, and there’s a lot of interesting information to be discovered in it. The Exynos 5 Dual will be the world’s first Cortex A15-based chip, when it will ship later this year, presumably inside the11....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung wants Bixby in every device it sells, whether you like it or not June 19, 2025 Thanks toAmazon Alexa,Google Assistant,Apple’s Siri, and Microsoft’s Cortana, the virtual assistant market is a crowded one. Nonetheless,Samsungentered the fray withBixbyin 2017 with theGalaxy S8 and S8 Plusand looks to include its assistant in every single one of its devices. In an interview withThe Wall Street Journal, Samsung’s head of consumer electronics Kim Hyun-suk confirmed that the company will include internet connectivity and its virtual assistant in all of its products by 2020....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Setting this image as wallpaper could soft-brick your phone July 10, 2025 Update, June 4, 02:00AM EST:Google said it’scurrently reviewing a solutionfor the bug. We have an in-depth explanation on thelikely reasons behind the wallpaper crash issue here. Update, May 31, 12:30PM EST:An issue with a very similar description has been reported in Google’sAndroid issue trackerback in 2018. At the time, Google developers said they were unable to reproduce the issue and closed it out (Hat tip:inverimus on Reddit)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Signal encrypted chat app arrives to Android, Edward Snowden approved August 03, 2025 It’s been a half year since Open Whisper’s Signal first hit the iOS, and since then the encrypted calling and texting app has won a reputation for being one of the most secure, trustworthy solutions for private conversation on mobile. Now the app is finally making its way over to camp Android as well....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Some Android app updates could cut their file sizes by 65 percent or more June 30, 2025 As any Android smartphone owner knows, updates from theGoogle Play Storecan come quite frequently for many popular apps. They can also use up data if updates are conducted on a cellular network. Today, Google announced a new approach for Android app downloads. The good news is this method could solve the problem of using a ton of data for such updates....