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Honor has confirmed more details about its Robot Phone this week, including an official launch date on the same day as Google’s Pixel 11 launch.

Following Now Playing’s split-view redesign earlier this year, YouTube Music is testing fullscreen cover art.

Samsung reportedly increased Galaxy Z Fold 8 production prior to launch, but it appears the smaller foldable model is still selling much faster during pre-order than the company anticipated. It already looks like certain models are getting delayed due to low stock.

Samsung has decided that the Fold lineup needed shaking up, and the Korean tech giant has certainly done that this year. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 “Ultra” and Z Fold 8 are two takes on the genre, but which is better for most people? We’re going to work it out together.

For the time being, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 in “Pistachio” seems to be available again after users were getting errors during checkout, but it’s delayed.

Nothing might finally puts its name on a smartwatch, and it sounds like the perfect entry to also make the jump over to Wear OS.

WhatsApp is officially launching support for taking voice and video calls on the web, as well as introducing a bunch of new calling features.

As if we’ve not seen enough already, yet another leak is reiterating some Pixel 11 details, including the higher starting storage, bigger batteries, and pricing in the UK.

Samsung’s foldables are built to deliver flexibility to its users, but protecting them often means dealing with extra bulk that makes your new device feel generations behind. Pitaka is all too aware of this compromise, which is why its new collection of cases for the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series and the Galaxy Z Flip 8 takes an entirely new approach.

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The Gemini app is rolling out a handful of tweaks today that streamline the interface for new features.

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers.

Welcome to episode 40 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will is joined by Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light to discuss the recent announcement of the Light Flip, the urge to disconnect from your smartphone, and finding the right balance between being offline without being inconvenienced.

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Yale’s recent app update sets the user experience on par with using Google Home or ADT’s app to control your lock. It might even be a little easier.

The best version of Samsung’s adorable new Galaxy Z Fold 8 is the green “Pistachio” one and, fittingly, that’s the one that already appears to be selling out.

If you had to pick one spec on Samsung’s top-end flagship that doesn’t feel all that “Ultra,” it’d probably be the 5,000 mAh battery that hasn’t changed in half a decade. Finally, though, it sounds like the Galaxy S27 Ultra will bring a battery upgrade, and a big one too.

Following a partial unveiling at its Unpacked event last week, Samsung is teasing some further details of its upcoming Android XR glasses, including their “reasonable” price point.

Practically every streaming service not named Netflix has turned to bundling options over the past few years, with so-called competitors teaming up to deliver combo packs like Disney+ and HBO Max. No service has been bundled quite as much as Peacock, though. If you’ve somehow managed to avoid one of the many, many ways one can gain access to The Office these days, YouTube Premium members are the latest to join in on the fun.