The Freestyle UI in Sense 8. Screenshots: LlabTooFer

The HTC 10’s Sense 8 user interface could be just as exciting as the device itself is shaping up to be.

According to new leaks, HTC has packed in a new “Freestyle UI” feature that gives users more control over their home screens, and allows pretty stickers to serve as app shortcuts.

Galaxy Note 6 won’t just be a larger S7. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Android

It’s not difficult to predict what Samsung’s Galaxy Note refresh will bring each year; it typically ends up being a larger, slightly more powerful version of the latest Galaxy S that launched months earlier. But every so often, Samsung surprises us with something completely new.

According to one report, that will be an iris scanner for this year’s Galaxy Note 6.

BlackBerry won’t give up on Android. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

BlackBerry’s switch to Android may not have done much to boost its smartphone sales so far, but the Canadian company isn’t ready to give up yet.

CEO John Chen has promised that BlackBerry has two mid-range Android devices lined up for 2016 — one of which will feature a physical keyboard like the Priv, while the other will be a full-touch device.

Swift on Android?! Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Although Apple’s Swift language might be open source now, the last place you’d expect to see it is on Android. But according to some sources, Google is considering making Swift a “first class” language for the iPhone’s biggest rival.

Samsung’s new Music app. Screenshots: Samsung

Samsung’s fancy new Music app for Android, which has been available in beta form since mid-March, now supports the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Note 5. If you own one of these, you can download the app now from the Play Store — and you’ll want to!