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Back in September, Google previewed Play Games Sidekick. This experience is now beginning to roll out, with Google sharing a number of Android updates at the Game Developers Conference today. 

Google says that its new 30-second ad format for YouTube is now available, but only on TVs.

In addition to another clamshell entry in its ongoing Razr series, Motorola is teeing up for an expansion into book-style foldables later this year. Ahead of that launch, new reporting suggests Motorola is absolutely crushing it in the folding phone market, especially in the US and Latin America.

Google is working on some behind-the-scenes changes that should make Android phones feel faster while also improving battery life.

You’ve had two weeks to pre-order Samsung’s new Galaxy S26 lineup, but if you missed your chance, you might’ve also missed out on some exceptional trade-in offers. With the S26 series now on store shelves, Samsung has updated their trade-in values, and the best deals to be had are all but dead.

Motorola has clearly been busy, from the upcoming Razr Fold to the FIFA edition Razr 2025. That never meant the company was going to forego the next lineup of Motorola’s Razr 2026 clamshell foldables, and new regulatory listings leak color, design, and key details.

The Galaxy S26 looks and feels pretty similar to previous phones in the series, so if you’re upgrading this year, Spigen’s complete ecosystem of accessories will make your phone feel truly new on day one.

With nearly 20 years of industry leadership, Spigen has built a case and MagFit ecosystem trusted by millions worldwide, solidifying its position as the go-to brand for Galaxy.

Google Messages is getting a nice quality-of-life update with a simple Trash folder. 

Samsung announced previously that the Galaxy S26 series would support a “Hey Plex” wake word for the Perplexity app, but this is now changing to “Hey Perplexity.”

YouTube has hit a major milestone, with the vast depths of its content library now making it not only a behemoth, but the world’s largest media company – and it’s not close.

After the US launch last year and big update this January, Gemini in Chrome is now coming to Canada, India, and New Zealand, as well as adding support for over 50 languages. 

As part of the March 2026 Feature Drop, Pixel phones are getting two features to help “manage your commute,” including Transit mode.

With this month’s rollout of Android 16 QPR3 and its associated Pixel Drop, anyone rocking one of Google’s growing collection of Pixels is finally getting access to something we’ve waited on for a long time: custom app icons. Unfortunately, using this feature is locked behind a basic set of generative AI tools, and compared to what you’ll find on other launchers — from both first and third-party developers — it’s just not good enough.

Following its announcement at MWC 2026 earlier this month, the Honor Magic V6 is now available in China and with an even bigger battery than the global release.

Google is getting rid of Android’s de facto Weather app in favor of Search results. This deprecation slowly started a few months ago, but is now picking up steam.

The Galaxy S26 series is getting its first update, but it isn’t the one Samsung just released for March 2026.

Sonos’s sitting CEO, Tom Conrad, reveals why the rumored streamer codenamed “Pinewood” never made it to production. Even if it did, it was supposedly going to cost four times as much.