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Samsung’s impressive new Galaxy Z TriFold has a US release date, with the foldable hitting select store shelves and online retail on January 30 for a price tag of $2,899.

A number of Google Pixel owners have reported over the past few days that, following the latest update, their devices are running into issues with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.

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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.

The Android 17 leaks continue today with a preview of the upcoming blur effect for System UI, as well as functional changes and updates.

Welcome to The Sideload episode 19, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will is joined by Jason Howell, host of Android Faithful, to discuss the state of Android hardware in 2026. From major players like Samsung and Google, to smaller players like OnePlus, Jason and Will break down exactly how well Android hardware partners are performing in the market right now, and where they might be headed next.

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Google today also announced a “new Google Photos picker in Gmail” for iOS.

After last year’s introduction, “Photo to video” generation in Google Photos is getting two notable upgrades today.

Google is constantly releasing new Android Auto updates, but new features often feel few and far between. What’s on the roadmap? In this post, we’ll break down new features coming to Android Auto.

The web app launcher available in the vast majority of Google apps online is getting a redesign with Material 3 Expressive. It follows the last Material You update in 2023.

For the first time since the original’s release in 2021, Apple finally has new AirTag hardware, with the “new AirTag,” aka AirTag 2, delivering some hardware improvements that make me a little jealous as an Android user.

The YouTube Music queue will now sync between your signed-in devices to let you seamlessly continue listening.

A major ice and snow storm is hitting huge parts of the United States this week, and in preparing for the storm, I was watching the forecasts closely across a slew of different weather apps for Android. And, sadly, Pixel Weather was perhaps one of the least accurate I was using.

The Google Pixel 10a is expected to launch pretty soon and, as that approaches, there’s something super weird about the leaked images we’ve seen.

Google is following last year’s Material 3 Expressive redesign on phones by introducing significantly more blur across Android 17. 

Gmail’s filter system has been a strong way to quiet the noise of constant promotional emails and updates, but it might be broken. We are seeing several reports of Google’s email service not filtering emails as inboxes blow up.

While the free tier of the Gemini app allows you to be quite productive, subscribing to Google AI Pro unlocks a lot more.

Google open-sourced Google Sans and Google Sans Flex in December, and the fonts are now available for you to add in Google Docs. 

If you’re a regular 9to5Google reader, you probably already know the turbulence happening inside the consumer electronics space. We’re all collectively looking down the barrel of significantly higher prices across the board, primarily — though not exclusively — thanks to increased component demand from AI companies. Put simply, buying a smartphone in 2026 is about to suck, but with a little bit of planning, you aren’t completely out of hope.

On Android, iOS, and the web, Google Keep’s Tasks migration is fairly straightforward save for the loss of location reminders. However, Google Keep for Wear OS loses the ability to create reminders entirely.