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An errant message heard by some Google Home users seemed to imply that automations were going away – which would have been crazy. Thankfully, that’s not the case, but Google Home is doing away with its phone-related actions soon.

The Galaxy Z Fold 8 sounds pretty familiar based on initial leaks, but Samsung is apparently making a tweak to the selfie camera cutout that sounds interesting, but I’m curious if it’s something anyone really cares about.

Window cleaning robots have never really taken as much of the spotlight as robotic vacuums or, more recently, lawn mowers. Still, the new W3 Winbot from Ecovacs is worth your attention if you have any windows that are taller than you are.

Welcome to episode 97 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Damien and Will are joined by Andrew Romero to talk through a couple of Pixel hardware leaks coming out of Android 17 Beta 4. First, they discuss the growing possibility of a Pixel Laptop, and wonder what Google needs to do to succeed in an ever-competitive space. Then they turn to “Pixel Glow,” a mysterious new notification light system seemingly on the way for Pixel 11.

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In a handy new tweak rolling out now, Google Maps now shows more prominent street labels on Android Auto.

Anthropic this week announced that Claude is adding integration with a ton of third-party services including Spotify, Uber, Resy, and others.

Google today teased an upcoming redesign of the “Fitbit Community” and “Google Home & Nest Community.”

Laptops powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 chipsets are starting to hit the market, but Samsung’s Galaxy Book 6 Edge has just leaked with a major change – it’ll no longer be available in a smaller size.

In addition to the Sleep Score redesign, Fitbit this week is rolling out version 4.68 of the Android and iOS apps as a sizable update.

Google is preparing a massive investment in Anthropic, the company behind Claude, despite its own Gemini model competing with the AI company.

“Bubbles” are an underrated part of Android notifications, with WhatsApp apparently working to add support just like another Meta app already had.

Vehicles with Gemini for Android Auto are reverting back to an outdated Google Assistant due to a strange bug after updating to the latest version.

Android XR glasses are all on the table for the upcoming year, but Samsung’s initially expected lineup is reportedly growing by one more device.

YouTube has announced some new features rolling out in beta, including new side-by-side ads that show up right next to your content. Meanwhile, ads are showing up in the subscriptions feed for many YouTube users.

All eyes are on Samsung’s next book-style foldable, with the “Wide” release reportedly adopting a whole new form factor. According to a known leaker, Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 “Wide” will have slightly different dimensions than initially expected, both in that it’s thinner and has an inner display more like an iPad.

As we do annually, we’re curious to know which Google Pixel phone you use as your primary device – and 2026 is no exception.

Over the weekend, we reported on the Fitbit Air and Google Health. We now have our first look at the Google Health brand.

The Gemini app’s Temporary Chat icon has suddenly changed to something that screams “temporary” far less.

TCL has launched its latest lineup of Google TV sets in the US, with some models already up to $2,000 off.

Multiview is one of the best features to launch on YouTube TV for some time, but it’s always been restricted to certain channels. As previously teased, that’s finally changing.