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Friday’s Android app deals and freebies: Friend of a Slime, Tiny Bang Story, Guardians Of Light, more
Joining the Labor Day sales at Best Buy and Amazon, your Friday afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready: Friend of a Slime: Survivors, The Tiny Bang Story: Premium, Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom, Radiant: Guardians Of Light, Halls of Torment: Premium, Guardian War: Ultimate Edition, Super Dark Deception, and more. We have the new Galaxy S26 FE launching today with a FREE $200 Amazon gift card, a massive $600 off Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, as well as as LG’s most affordable 65-inch 2026 OLED TV hitting the Amazon all-time low at $800 off as well, but the apps await below.
Read MoreWhat’s new in Android’s September 2026 Google System Updates
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.
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Deals: Galaxy S26 FE + FREE $200 Amazon gift card, Fold 8 Ultra up to $600 off, LG 65-inch OLED TV $800 off, more
The massive Amazon Labor Day is rolling on and Best Buy has now updated its wide-ranging sale with all-new deals today. We are still tracking all-time low pricing on the new Nothing Ear (3a) and the new Moto Tag 2 from $17.50, however today’s Lunch Break is headlined by the launch deals on the brand new Samsung Galaxy S26 FE with FREE $200 Amazon gift cards and some giant deals on Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra at up to $600 off. We also have rare discounts on the latest Amazon Kindle Scribe reader-meets-tablet, ASUS’ new ProArt PZ14 touchscreen Copilot+ PC, and LG’s most affordable 65-inch 2026 OLED TV hitting the Amazon all-time low at $800 off. Everything else awaits below.
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Moto Tag 2, aka Android’s AirTag, is currently $70 for a 4-pack
Motorola’s latest Android Find Hub tracker is arguably the best option on the market today and, right now, it’s also the best deal at just $70 for a 4-pack – that’s around $17 per tracker.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel 11 lets you make any Camera Look default with this buried setting
The Pixel 11 series is out in the hands of plenty of (hopefully) happy users, and for the most part, I can count myself among them. This generation marks a massive shift for the camera in particular, as Google has finally loosened up its HDR-centric grip on processing. Really, the only big downsides with Camera Looks appeared to be how it saved your default look — and, as it turns out, there’s a setting to fix that, too.
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Disney+ loses Google Cast support in some countries
Yet another patent dispute with Disney+ is causing the app to lose Google Cast support in select countries.
Expand Expanding CloseXbox Game Pass will get a Google TV app ‘in the coming months,’ likely only for TCL
Following a prior teaser that was the better part of a year ago, Microsoft has finally acknowledged its work on a Google TV app for Xbox Game Pass on TCL TVs, but it’s still “months” out from the sound of it.
Expand Expanding CloseThis Android phone has a detachable action camera, coming to the US for $999
IFA 2026 is delivering a pretty wild new Android phone that’s not only rugged, but has a GoPro-like action camera built-in which can be detached and used for capturing footage on the fly.
Expand Expanding CloseGalaxy Z Fold 8 has been fully restocked as trade-ins plummet; Fold 8 Ultra drops to $1,799
Samsung has fully restocked its smash-hit Galaxy Z Fold 8 while also discounting the usually-more-expensive Galaxy Z Fold 8 UItra.
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Following the new app icon, Google Clock has rolled out a redesigned Timers tab. This follows yesterday’s update to the Now Playing app.
Expand Expanding CloseUgreen’s ‘HomeAgent’ is a local AI smart home ecosystem for its new line of cameras, more
Ugreen might be most well-known for its chargers and device accessories, but its recent announcement might push it deeper into the smart home space. The company announced a local AI hub called the “HomeAgent,” alongside Ugreen’s new smart cameras and more.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini Spark rolling out Google Photos control for automated editing, sharing, & more
The latest first-party app that Gemini Spark can control is Google Photos. The personal agent can “handle complex, multi-stage workflows” with your library.
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Following the announcement on Tuesday, Google is slowly rolling out Motion Assist to phones running Android 17.
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OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra, ‘the world’s most intelligent and aligned model’ that you can’t use just yet
Following an outage earlier today, OpenAI is launching GPT-6 Astra, it’s latest model which is “the world’s most intelligent.”
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Google Home update fixes alarms, improves media & smart home voice controls
The latest Google Home update is fixing issues with alarms that some users were experiencing while also improving media and smart home voice controls in Google’s continued effort to address pain points in Gemini for Home.
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Today’s Android app deals and freebies: DREDGE, Darkside Detective, Zoeti, and more
Alongside the massive Labor Day sales at Best Buy and Amazon, we have another fresh batch of Android app deals to scope out this afternoon. Highlights include the brilliant DREDGE, as well as The Darkside Detective: FITD, Zoeti, Titan Quest: Ultimate Edition, and more. We still have Pixel 11 series units at up to $320 off (open-box “excellent”) and the lowest price ever on the fantastic Nothing Ear (3a) noise cancelling buds. The apps await below.
Read MoreXbox Cloud Gaming will limit players to 15 hours per month before they have to pay more
Microsoft is making a change to Xbox Cloud Gaming that will place a limit of 15 hours a month or less on players before they have to pay more for cloud gaming.
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Google today announced WeatherNext 3 as its “most advanced and accurate global weather AI model,” with immediate benefits for Search and Gemini.
Expand Expanding CloseLenovo’s new Android tablets get 7 years of updates, flagship chips, and 4K displays
Alongside new superpowered laptops and a MacBook Neo rival, Lenovo has new flagship Yoga Android tablets launching that don’t hold back.
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Lenovo’s first RTX Spark laptops can have up to 128GB of RAM
IFA 2026 is underway with Lenovo’s Innovation World event seeing the debut of the company’s first RTX Spark laptops as well as a flagship Android tablet and more.
Expand Expanding CloseUpgrade paths: Should Pixel 9 owners upgrade to Pixel 11? [Video]
We’ve seen a lot of people ask if making the jump from the Pixel 9 to a Pixel 11 is even worth it. The answer isn’t totally simple, but we’ll try our best to answer it here.
Expand Expanding CloseMotorola is finally making a new Wear OS watch and it’s not called the Moto 360
It’s finally happening. Motorola is making a new Wear OS smartwatch, but it’s not a new Moto 360 – this is the Moto Watch Ultra.
Expand Expanding CloseLenovo IdeaPad Vibe is a MacBook Neo competitor starting at $699
Lenovo is taking on the MacBook Neo with a colorful new laptop – the IdeaPad Vibe.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle rolling out Gmail Live, Docs Live, and Keep Live
Following the announcement at I/O 2026, Google is rolling out Gmail Live, Docs Live, and Keep Live this week. After testing in recent months, these voice capabilities are now generally available.
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