Abner Li

While we wait for the next major version of Google’s mobile OS to hit stable, the Android 13 August update for the Pixel 4a, 4a 5G, 5, 5a, 6, 6 Pro, 6a, 7, 7 Pro, 7a, and Fold is rolling out today.

Google Stores in the Asia-Pacific region are kicking off the company’s 25th anniversary sale on August 8. For those not buying anything, Google Japan has created a birthday wallpaper for Pixel phones marking the occasion.

Following the Material You redesign, GPay is readying another change that consolidates the app to just two tabs in the bottom bar.

Google Search has a number of built-in tools from its dictionary to a metronome and multi-sided die, with the most recent addition letting you check grammar on mobile and desktop.

Compared to recent Google products, the price of the Pixel Fold and Tablet are pretty contentious. With the Pixel Tablet just now seeing its first discount and the Fold being more widely available, we want to know how much you would pay for each.

After giving the Pixel Tablet its first discount, the US Google Store has a new round of deals that brings the Pixel 6a to $199.

Back in May, 9to5Google reported that the Pixel Watch 2 would switch to a Snapdragon chip, get over a day of battery life, and offer Fitbit’s cEDA and skin temperature sensor, while we later revealed the use of aluminum. Additional Pixel Watch 2 specs have leaked, like how Google will use the same size screen.

Mongolia has a Vision 2050 initiative that involves universal connectivity and “embracing technology in their school systems.” As part of that, Google and Mongolia are working to provide “every child and educator with access to online learning devices,” specifically Chromebooks. 

Getting iPhone owners to switch to Android is Google’s perennial aim, and its latest advertising campaign is trying an “It’s all good” approach/tagline.

Google recently introduced a new security measure for Pixel phones called Binary Transparency to provide user-verifiable guarantees that their devices haven’t been compromised.

Google is giving the Pixel Tablet its first-ever discount 45 days after the June 20 launch.

Back in February, Google announced that Assistant would gain a Lens-powered “Search screen” feature that’s a true “What’s on my screen” replacement. We’re now seeing it rolled out on more Android devices.

Nothing announced today that it’s launching a sub-brand called CMF. “CMF by Nothing” will launch earbuds and a smartwatch later this year, though it’s unknown if the latter will run Wear OS.

Google is rolling updates to a trio of its privacy features, including a significant update to Results about you that adds notifications.

As we spotted earlier this year, Google is introducing a more visual and granular way to customize Gboard for Android with “Resize.”

I think foldable screens are flawed as every fold wears out the display, but I do admit that the tech is getting good enough for that to not matter over the average lifespan of a phone. That said, I think there’s a more fundamental and conceptual question to be asked about today’s Android foldables: Does most large-screen content have to span the screen, and be physically connected when going from one half of a fold to the other?

Google Lab Sessions are collaborations between “visionaries from all realms of human endeavor” and the company’s latest AI technology. Today, Google released TextFX as an “experiment to demonstrate how generative language technologies can empower the creativity and workflows of artists and creators” with Lupe Fiasco.