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Today’s Android game and app deals: Townscaper, Bad North, Space Grunts 2, more

Thursday’s collection of the best Android game and app deals are now ready and waiting down below courtesy of Google Play. Be sure to scope out the offer we spotted on iOttie’s Made for Google iON Wireless Duo 15W charger and Hisense’s 2022 model 75-inch 120Hz mini-LED Google TV, but it’s all about the apps for now. Highlight discounts include titles like Townscaper, Bad North: Jotunn Edition, Heroes of Loot, Space Grunts 2, SpongeBob SquarePants, and more. Head below for a complete look at today’s best Android game and app deals. 

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Check who can see your Android phone’s location

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In recent Android versions, safety and privacy have been forefront in the majority of changes made, though are still ways that others can see your Android device’s location without acting in a malicious way. This guide will bring you through several location-sharing features and how to configure or disable them entirely, letting you take control of who can see your Android phone’s location.

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No, Bard can’t leak Pixel news, release dates, or anything else about Google products

Large language models (LLMs), like Google Bard, are trained on “trillions of words” to learn how humans talk and predict/generate the next words in a sentence that make for a good response. However, this technology is not actually aware of what’s factually correct. Given the newness of it, some are – understandably – not yet aware of this fact. In the case of Bard, one particular phenomenon that has occurred days, if not hours, after the early access launch is that people are equating its responses with official Google news and announcements. 

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iOttie iON Wireless Duo charging a Pixel 5 and Pixel Buds, sitting next to a Chromebook

Deals: iOttie Made for Google iON Duo 15W charger at $37, Skullcandy Dime earbuds $19, more

All of today’s best deals are now up for grabs, with iOttie’s iON Wireless Duo 15W Charger and its Made for Google certification dropping to $37. That’s alongside the Assistant-enabled Nanoleaf Lines Lights at $180, and ultra-affordable Skullcandy Dime true Wireless earbuds that sell for even less at $19. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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Pixel Watch bands: How they’ve held up, third-party options, and where Google needs to expand

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The Pixel Watch finally arrived last year with mixed opinions, but overall it’s been a success. However, the band situation on the Pixel Watch hasn’t really changed a whole lot since launch, at least when it comes to official options, but we have had plenty of time to see how the bands hold up, and figure out where Google needs to expand its catalog for the future.

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