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Google has, seemingly by mistake, posted its “Moonstone” Pixel Buds Pro 2 early on its store, while also revealing that the “Wintergreen” color is going away.

Following its loss in court against Epic Games, Google has just a few weeks to make some absolutely massive changes to the Play Store – and in effect, Android as a whole – despite the company’s goal to appeal the court’s decision.

Welcome to episode 64 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner and Will make up for Damien’s absence by discussing the latest crop of Pixel leaks, including US pricing for the phones and watch that seemingly avoids tariff-mania. It’s not just prices, though — a new “Pixelsnap” leak all but confirms the native Qi2 support we’ve been begging for for years, while a new Pixel Buds 2a leak points towards a pretty familiar set of earbuds.

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After originally planning to have all goo.gl URLs stop working later this month, Google will now “preserve actively used links.”

Back in 2021, Microsoft announced Windows 11 SE as a lightweight platform to rival Google’s ChromeOS, but now, the company is pulling the plug on the offshoot.

Friday’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is kicking off with some Samsung deals including a deep price drop on unlocked 256GB Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones at $850 shipped – that’s $450 off the original list price. We then move over to the new Galaxy Watch 8 Classic – it is currently $50 off with a $100 Amazon gift card or bundled with Galaxy Buds 3 Pro at $175 off. The ongoing $400 price drops on the new 2025 Razr Ultra roll on alongside this massive price drop on Samsung’s stunning 57-inch Odyssey Neo G9 Mini-LED monitor at $850 off and Microsoft’s originally $1,600 touchscreen Surface Laptop 7 with Snapdragon X Elite down at $999. Everything awaits in detail below. 

Android devices are not what they used to be. Eventually, they caught up to one particular fruit-themed OEM and then surpassed it in many ways. Still, habit is hard to break for some, and it seems like the overarching stigma is that Android phones are weak, susceptible, and terribly designed. At least, that’s what some are being told when buying an Android phone.

Spotify recently introduced a “Create” button along its bottom navigation bar, but it’s really not that helpful. Thankfully, Spotify has fixed this in a new update that lets you turn the “Create” button off.

Adding “Reddit” to your Google search has been a common tactic in recent years and, unsurprisingly, Reddit knows this and is now making a push to be an actual search engine instead of just a search engine hack.

Verizon is, once again, gearing up for a price increase across the board, affecting most, if not, all of its customers. That includes plan pricing and activation fees. On top of that, beloved Google Play perks are going away, really nailing the coffin tight.

After previewing at I/O 2025 in May, Google is now rolling out the Gemini 2.5 Deep Think mode to AI Ultra subscribers.

While rumors are still up in the air regarding a battery upgrade for the Galaxy S26 Ultra, new information has come out on the base Galaxy S26 “Pro” as well as the Galaxy S26 Edge, with both devices set to pack bigger batteries.

The Google One app on Android is getting a Material 3 Expressive redesign.

The trial of Epic Games vs Google has been dragging on for years now, with the latest court case ending with the 2023 verdict not being overturned and, according to Tim Sweeney, the Epic Games Store on its way to the Google Play Store.

In just a few short weeks, Google will take the stage in New York to finally unveil the Pixel 10 series. Everything we’ve seen about these devices so far — and we’ve seen plenty — suggests a lineup that is, in some ways, frustratingly familiar to last year’s devices. There’s nothing wrong with a “tock” year, of course, where Google can catch its breath after last year’s massive leap in both presentation and build quality. But unlike with the standard Pixel 10, this year’s foldable might end up take the brunt of the blowback from this decision.

Google is rolling out a new Android Auto update that delivers full support for Material You color accents based on your phone’s wallpaper, building on previous updates.

Following the Pixel 10 series, the US price of the Pixel Watch 4 has leaked and points to cheaper LTE models.

In the mobile industry, you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t but the fact remains that despite what the naysayers will have you believe; we need more Android phones that take risks.