Back in the way earlier days of Android, Google supported the ability to run widgets on the lockscreen, but the functionality faded away in later releases. Now, Android seems to be reviving lockscreen widgets, as some early work shows.

With the public beta dropping a little earlier than we had anticipated and little of note, is Android 15 worth a try before release?

To coincide with the Android 12 push and Material You, Google introduced a pair of weather widgets for Pixel in 2021. With the Android 15 Beta, the exclusive Pixel nature of these weather widgets has been enshrined.

Back in October of 2020, Google One introduced a VPN that later became available on all plans and platforms. Google announced today that the VPN by Google One is shutting down in the coming months.

With Android 15 Beta 1, Google is introducing a handful of upgrades that should help protect your privacy while browsing with Wi-Fi or cellular.

Google just released Android 15’s first beta and, with it, a new option to set a default wallet app.

Beta 1 of Android 15 is available today as most people’s introduction to Google’s next major OS version.

Android 15 has graduated from Developer Preview, with the beta program now available for Google Pixel devices. Here’s what you need to know about the first Android 15 beta and how to install it.

The first beta of the next major version of Android is launching a month before Google I/O 2024. Android 15 Beta 1 is rolling out to Pixel devices today.

In addition to a new Search tab that is rolling out slowly, Google’s upcoming Play Store redesign brings a persistent bottom bar.

While its look has been updated over the years, the core design of YouTube’s website hasn’t changed drastically in a long time. In a new test, though, YouTube.com is getting a big overhaul that pushes key elements to the sidebar, and no one seems to like it.

An all-time low on Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra is headlining today’s best deals at $150 off. Or you could grab a $200 Amazon gift card instead, but in either case these are the best offers yet. Plus, OnePlus 12 comes with a free pair of $180 OnePlus Buds Pro 2 and Anker’s GaNPrime PowerCore 65W is one of our favorite chargers at $68. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

After a separate redesign in 2023, YouTube TV is now rolling out a new revamp to the Library tab that houses your recordings. There’s only one problem. No one seems to like it very much.

GeForce Now has released two Fallout games in celebration of Amazon Prime’s new Fallout TV series. Those two games are among a total of 10 games added this week.

In announcing the expansion of language support for its new AI features, Samsung has also directly confirmed that Galaxy AI is coming to more devices sometime soon.

DuckDuckGo has long maintained a focus on privacy on the web since the launch of its search engine and browser. Now, DuckDuckGo is expanding its free services with a paid tier that provides access to a VPN and some tools for recovering personal information on the web.

Google has confirmed during Google Cloud Next ’24 that OnePlus and Oppo will add Gemini LLM to the firms’ devices in 2024.

Google Wallet for Android is rolling out support for app shortcuts that let you place credit and debit cards on your homescreen.

Following Chrome last year and Photos a few months ago on Android 14, Google Maps is the latest first-party app to drop its custom share sheet and switch to the native version.

Google’s proprietary keyboard comes default on many devices, and for most of us, it generally stays active. One odd behavior of the keyboard that often confuses users is how the number pad is triggered. It’s easy to activate it and lose the symbols page you really want. This guide will go over how you can switch to and from the Gboard number pad with ease if you find yourself stuck.

Google Podcasts was deprecated in the US last week and the intended replacement is not good enough. YouTube Music’s Podcasts team today said it is “working on a lot more improvements.”