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Google Photos has become much more than a way to manage and backup your photos and videos, especially in the age of AI. Not everyone needs — or, more accurately, wants — to trigger these functions on a regular basis, though, and a new update to the app is helping to eliminate those annoying, unwanted pop-ups.

Earlier this month, Google brought Find Hub to the Messages app and announced lost luggage sharing with airlines. The Find Hub website is now adding support for tags and headphones.

Google has announced a few more updates to Google Home including Spanish language support for Gemini and more.

YouTube is ending testing for its conversational “Ask” AI feature on TVs and rolling it out to all users soon.

Google is adding a number of new features to the Fitbit personal health coach today as the Public Preview of the app redesign expands to free users.

One of the most beloved names in the TV business is throwing in the towel, as Sony’s new partnership with TCL has the latter officially taking over a 51% majority stake in this new venture.

US-based Galaxy Watch users are going to be able to track blood pressure after the feature has been regionally locked for years. Blood pressure monitoring will begin rolling out for users in the US, but it needs a Galaxy phone to work.

If you’re looking for the most customizable out-of-the-box experience on a smartphone today, it’s tough to go wrong with Samsung. Unlike some of the more locked-down launchers you’ll find on Android — sorry, but I’m looking at you, Pixel — the amount of personal touches you can apply to any Galaxy phone can feel endless, and that’s before you install something like Good Lock. However, with One UI 8.5, it seems like Samsung made the rare move to remove some of this functionality in the name of security, and users aren’t pleased.

Right on schedule following yesterday’s Pixel 11 leak, the Pixel 11 Pro has shown up in leaked renders that show how, for the most part, this is the same phone for the third year in a row.

If you’ve shopped for anything remotely related to computing over the past six months, you know it’s a pretty bad time to be in the market for tech. With AI-fueled RAM and storage shortages continuing with no end in sight, plenty of brands have either enacted or are considering price hikes on their already-available tech. Starting tomorrow, Samsung might be the latest brand to join in the (not so) fun.

Meta has today announced its new “Blayzer” and “Scriber” Ray-Ban styles that are designed for prescription lenses with a new slim design and more.

Announced earlier this month alongside “Immersive Navigation,” Google Maps also added a new Gemini-powered “Ask Maps” feature which, as of this week, is widely available in the US and India to all users.

There’s nothing better than opening up the windows on a beautiful spring day while you get to work cleaning junk from drawers and dust from the windowsills. 

Spring is also the perfect time to save hundreds of dollars on a Waterdrop Filter Reverse Osmosis water filtration system. Whether you’re looking to add the popular G3P800 Tankless RO System, Waterdrop Filter’s best-selling under-sink RO solution, or the more affordable TSU Ultrafiltration system, there’s a Waterdrop Filter’s product at every budget.

As we await Walmart’s promising new Google TV stick, Xiaomi has just launched its second-gen option, and it begs the question, “What year is it?”

Months after we first reported on its launch, Google has officially announced the ability to change your Gmail address while also confirming that the functionality is widely available, at least in the US.

The final 24 hours of the Amazon Big Spring Sale is now on the roll – we are touching down this morning to surface all of the most notable deals while they are still live. While some price drops are starting to disappear, you might want to get in there before everything is gone for good. From Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy gear right through to giant selection of smartphone accessories, power stations, LEGO, apparel, and even yard tools to ready your outdoor space, dive into our collection of the most notable Big Spring Sale discounts while you still can down below.

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers.

Welcome to episode 28 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will welcomes Allison Johnson, senior reviewer at The Verge, to discuss her attempts at purchasing and reviewing Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold in the run-up to its eventual demise. They also discuss Allison’s hands-on with Google’s new agentic tools for Android and wonder whether this is a lead-up to some more impressive demos to come at this year’s I/O.

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After detailing the “advanced flow” for sideloading earlier this month, Google is opening the Android developer verification process to developers today.

The Pixel Watch has a new-to-it feature that alerts you if you’ve left your phone behind. Even if it’s the option is a little late to the party, you’re going to want to turn it on.