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You can get an official Pixel Watch band for $10 right now
If you’re looking for a spare band for your Google Pixel Watch or Pixel Watch 2, a deal over at Best Buy can get you the official Active Band for a mere $10.
Expand Expanding CloseChrome’s Omnibox address bar is now powered by machine learning
With Chrome 124 on Mac, Windows, and ChromeOS, Google has updated the address bar, or Omnibox, with ML models to offer better suggestions.
Expand Expanding CloseMoondrop’s new Android phone likely sacrifices performance for sound quality
Moondrop recently launched the MIAD01 – a stock Android phone that prioritizes sound quality with some quality dedicated hardware, though the midrange SoC might be a failing point.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Pixel Watch 2 hits $300 in Monday’s best deals, Galaxy Tab S6 Lite $250, more
The first price cut in months is going live on Google Pixel Watch 2 to headline Monday’s best deals starting at $300. It comes joined by the first-ever deal on Samsung’s recently-refreshed Galaxy Tab S6 Lite at $250 – complete with upgraded specs. Plus, you can drop Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag 2 down to $17 each when you buy four. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle on Play Store safety and security measures in 2023
Google today highlighted how the Play Store “fought bad apps and bad actors” in 2023 through a mix of new technical advances and policy updates.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube TV brings back ‘1080p Enhanced’ option for some users
Earlier this year YouTube TV started rolling out a new “1080p Enhanced” tier with better picture quality, but the option to turn that on disappeared for users quickly after it was introduced. Now, the option appears to be coming back for some users.
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Samsung’s Galaxy AI translation features now support Canadian French
Samsung debuted Galaxy AI with its latest smartphones and a big focus of the whole suite is translation and, now, Samsung is adding support for Canadian French.
Expand Expanding CloseRoku will put video ads on the home screen
Roku has plans to put video ads on the home screen, the company confirmed in a recent earnings call.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Contacts will make it easier and faster to add a new contact [Gallery]
The latest Google Contacts update is preparing a change for adding a new contact, which simplifies the design considerably to make the process faster and easier.
Expand Expanding CloseNothing Phone (2a) is getting a blue color, but only in India
The Nothing Phone (2a) just launched a couple of months ago and it’s now getting it’s first special release in a new blue colorway.
Expand Expanding CloseHere’s what setting up a tracker for Android’s Find My Device network looks like [Video]
The Find My Device network is currently rolling out to Android devices and, next month, it will support a handful of AirTag-like trackers. Here’s what the setup process for one of those Find My Device trackers will look like.
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Telegram finally lets you view your own profile alongside 15 more features
The latest update for cross-platform messaging platform Telegram has finally added the ability to view your own public profile alongside a further 15 new features.
Expand Expanding CloseWhatsApp bug breaks ability to send video from Android devices
A bug in the most recent versions of WhatsApp appears to have broken the ability to send on-device video files on Android phones.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle probably won’t make that high-end Chromecast you want, and that’s okay
A new Chromecast is coming. If you look around at what folks want from it, it’s all about performance and speed. Basically, a lot of folks want a high-end Chromecast, but it doesn’t seem like Google is planning for that, and it seems unlikely they ever will.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Play Store can now simultaneously download multiple Android apps
After on and off testing over the past few years, Google looks to have widely rolled out simultaneous app downloads and installs on the Play Store in a nice quality of life improvement.
Expand Expanding CloseFitbit․com shop closes, replaced by Google Store
Following the “Google Fitbit” branding change last month, the fitbit.com online shop is no more, with the Google Store taking over.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle built the perfect tablet keyboard a decade ago – can Pixel Tablet live up to it?
The Pixel Tablet is finally getting an official keyboard and, while that’s potentially exciting, Google set a high bar for tablet keyboards nearly a decade ago, and one that Pixel Tablet likely won’t reach.
Expand Expanding CloseEufy SmartTrack trackers coming to Android’s Find My Device network in June
The Android Find My Device network is now rolling out, and AirTag-like trackers are on their way too. Anker’s Eufy is among those coming to the Find My Device network, and Eufy has confirmed that its SmartTrack lineup will add Android trackers in June.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Pay transaction screen adds ‘Open Wallet’ shortcut
Following the recently rolled out verification change that requires more frequent authentication, Google Pay on Android has been tweaked with an “Open Wallet” shortcut.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle expands Pixel hardware campus in Taiwan
Google this week opened its latest hardware office in Taiwan for Pixel, Fitbit, and Nest development.
Expand Expanding ClosePixelated 007: AndroidPixel
Welcome to the seventh episode of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. We talk about the Android-Pixel reorg, the new 4K Chromecast with Google TV, and some Pixel Tablet rumors.
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‘Chromecast with Google TV’ is not a good name
This is the least important part of the next 4K Chromecast — RAM, then storage (fight me in the comments below), but I don’t think “Chromecast with Google TV” is a good name/brand by any stretch.
Expand Expanding CloseHere’s how Google patched the account security loophole on Google TV and Android TV
A loophole in Android TV OS left a backdoor open for users to access a TV owner’s Gmail inbox among other things, but Google is rolling out a fix, and the company has now confirmed what that fix is.
Expand Expanding CloseChromeOS is about to change its default font
After years of defaulting to Google’s well-loved Roboto font, it seems the company is preparing to change ChromeOS to use a new default font in most cases.
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