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Ahead of its official reveal next month, Google’s Pixel Watch 5 has fully leaked in official-looking new renders, showing off new colors for the case and the band collection.

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Inbox by 9to5Google, a newsletter that’s also a love letter to the days when email (and email apps) were simpler and more opinionated.

To start, we’ll be sending issues on Tuesday and Thursday, but hopefully with time we’ll be able to add more daily sends. And don’t worry, Ben’s excellent Weekender newsletter will continue to be published every Sunday afternoon.

Inbox is the tech newsletter you should be able to read in 95 seconds or less. We’ll cover the most important story from the previous day along with a few highlights from around the web.

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The gradual rollout of Gemini in Chrome continues today with a launch in the UK.

Following two big Google Health app updates, the Fitbit Air is getting its first post-launch firmware update.

As its new redesign rolls out, Samsung Health is also forcing users into a choice – let their data be used for AI training, or make it effectively unusable in the long term.

Google is beginning to roll out the first big update to Snapseed since the May redesign with version 4.1 for Android.

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.

Following a pretty big retail leak, the Pixel 11 series appears in listings on the FCC’s website as Google’s launch closes in.

While Google’s next Tensor chipset in the Pixel 11 series isn’t expecting to be a gamechanger by any means, it sounds like it will be right on the bleeding edge, as a new report claims Tensor G6 will be the first to adopt TSMC’s 2nm process, beating even Apple to the punch.

The end is near and the clock is ticking. OnePlus is reportedly going to be shut down for good in the US and Europe markets as of this week.

Rumors have suggested the Galaxy Z Fold series would take a big step in removing the inner display crease left from folds past. A leaked video claims to show what the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra looks like without a crease.

Walmart is preparing a big shake-up for its Google TV streaming hardware lineup, all while existing models are hard to find in stock.

A nice quality-of-life improvement to Google AI Mode on Android lets you search your previous chat history.

Google’s Pixel 11 series is almost exactly a month from its official launch and, ahead of that, an early trio of Amazon listings appears to show off the base model in three colorways.

Waze might not be as popular as Google Maps, but many years after being acquired, it’s held onto its base of dedicated fans all while continuing to evolve. Today, Waze is adding a fresh suite of features that should improve performance while providing drivers with more control over their experience.

With the launch event one month away, Pixel 11 leaks are picking up, and we now have a look at the “Pine” color for the 11 Pro Fold.

Like everything else in the tech industry, Google’s Pixel 11 series appears to be getting a price hike, but there are a few factors that make this one a bit harder to accept.

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As we wait for more Googlebook details this fall, Google has released a “Magic Pointer” app to the Play Store.