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As AI takes over search, Google is saying that users want summaries over the traditional “10 blue links,” all while a new lawsuit targets AI Overviews for their harm to the rest of the web.

After introducing scheduling last month, the Google Home app is getting another round of Nest Thermostat updates, especially for existing users in Europe.

Google’s latest Android Auto update is causing a problem where the music player widget is unreadable, but you can fix it, at least temporarily.

Find Hub trackers are pretty widely available at this point, but many of the credit card-sized wallet trackers are a bit on the thick side. That’s where UGreen’s new Find Hub wallet tracker steps in, with an ultra-thin design and 5-year battery life.

With the release of One UI 8 stable for the Galaxy S25 series, Samsung is launching a new photo manager called “Gallery Assistant.” The app will feature batch editing tools, but for basics like watermarks and compression.

Samsung has officially started the stable rollout of Android 16 this week and, at the same time, confirmed a list of Galaxy phones and tablets set to be updated, mostly starting in October.

Ahead of its upcoming launch this month, Qualcomm has confirmed that its next flagship chip for Android will be called the “Snapdragon 8 Elie Gen 5,” and also offered a bit of insight into why it has that name.

Following Google’s stable rollout of Android 16 in June and several betas, Samsung is finally releasing its first stable Android 16 update with One UI 8 now rolling out to Galaxy S25 owners.

Samsung appears to be adopting Qi2 magnets in the Galaxy S26 series, but there’s a key problem with that, and it’s going to require Samsung to eventually redesign its Galaxy phones to fully embrace the standard.

In addition to Miami, a new Google Store is coming to Washington, DC. Meanwhile, the Google Store has kicked off a 27th birthday promo.

If you’ve got some used smartphones, laptops, smartwatches, and more laying around collecting dust, Gadget Salvation will give you cash for it, and you can get an extra 10% with our exclusive coupon “GADGET10” at checkout (available until December 31, 2025).

The Nano Banana image editing model has been a hit for Google, and presumably the reason that Gemini for iPhone is the top free app in the US App Store.

In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a new design trend spreading throughout the entire smartphone industry. No, it’s not titanium — not anymore, at least — and premium flagships are still mostly arriving on store shelves in their usual drab colors. No, it’s the camera bar, a fresh method of styling the prerequisite lens bump you’ll find on every flagship smartphone, and in this case, it’s Google that can claim the credit for influencing its rivals.

Over a week after Android 16 QPR1 went stable, Google is now beginning to roll out the “No Data Wipe” OTA update to Beta 3.1 testers.

Welcome to episode 69 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will kick off by talking about Pixel sales growth, with a recent Counterpoint report suggest 105% YoY growth for Google’s smartphone lineup. After analyzing just what it means for the future of both Pixel and Android, the crew hops over to the other side of the fence to share their thoughts on Apple’s latest iPhone lineup. Don’t worry, loyal listener — they also make sure to wrap-up with some extended thoughts on the Pixel 10’s battery and camera performance, with a promise of much more to come.

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If your cell plan is close to ending or you’re getting a little tired of your Pixel 8 Pro, is it now time to go out and get the Pixel 10 Pro XL? Well, hopefully, here’s everything you need to know.

Sony is the latest brand taking notes from Google Pixel with its latest Xperia 10 VII adopting a camera bar, but that’s not all that’s notable about this new midrange release.

After testing first got underway in November, YouTube Music is now rolling out a big Now Playing redesign on Android and iOS.

Ecovacs has made a name for itself by producing some excellent robot cleaners that cover vacuuming and mopping around the house. It isn’t uncommon for a new flagship offering to bring welcome yet iterative changes to the user, but this time is a little different. The Deebot X11 Omnicyclone from Ecovacs ditches one of the most annoying and repetitive parts about robot vacuums, and it makes massive changes in charging that mean it rarely stops running.

After releasing with Wear OS 3, the Google Weather app is now going away with Wear OS 6, though there are some caveats.