Since December, I’ve been under the impression that Galaxy XR would be Samsung hardware and Google software (like a modern day Google Play edition). That is not the case, with the first Android XR headset fully themed with Samsung’s One UI.
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Alongside the series of announcements earlier this week, Google Fi made official HD calling. Its absence has been a long-standing and noticeable complaint from subscribers.
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Your Thursday edition of the best Android game and app deals of the day are now ready to roll courtesy of Google Play. We have some early promotional offers on the new Android XR headset if you’re looking to “play” them on a set of Galaxy goggles, just be sure to also scope out the deals we have right now on the Xbox gaming handhelds, up to $185 in savings on the Bose QuietComfort Ultra ANC headphones, and Pixel 9 drops back at $254 off. As for the apps, everything awaits below.
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The YouTube family of apps have their own design language, and the latest change is an updated icon set that is widely rolling out to YouTube Music.
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Almost everyone uses a smartphone case as a means of protecting their smartphone, but what if you could have a case that barely actually covers your phone? The Arc Pulse promises to add protection to your Pixel 10 while showing off its design and only covering a tiny fraction of the actual device. Would you try it?
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Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is now ready to roll with a return low at $254 off on the most affordable Pixel 9 device for folks not interested in the premium for the new as well as a new Amazon all-time low on Samsung’s mid-range Galaxy Tab S10 FE at $100 off the list price. From there we move over to a chance to land a deep $185 price drop on the Bose QuietComfort Ultra ANC headphones, some notable Anker charging gear deals, and more. Scope it all out down below.
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Although we’ve all adjusted pretty quickly to the modern seven-year software support standard set by Samsung and Google, it’s easy to forget it’s still a relatively new shift. There are still plenty of devices with four years of OS upgrades set to age out over the next few years, and today, it’s the Galaxy S21 FE’s turn to graduate into security patches exclusively.
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With game streaming giants taking a foothold, Amazon Luna has fallen behind in many ways. A new redesign to the Amazon Luna app could change that with a new multiplayer section, and it’s now live.
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Google has confirmed that future Pixel 10 updates will include GPU improvements, though the impact of that is unclear.
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Samsung’s Galaxy S26 plans have not been going well as of late, but rumor has it that the company is now delaying the launch of its flagship series by several weeks.
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Following up on its solar-powered pan-and-tilt camera from earlier this week, the Wyze Battery Video Doorbell is available starting today, and it hits some similar notes to Google’s latest Nest Doorbell too.
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Besides seeing your status in the top-right corner, Play Points can now be viewed in Google Wallet for Android.
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The natural progression of robotic home care is robot lawn mowers, because obviously it is. There are plenty of options on the market now, but the Ecovacs Goat A3000 comes from a company that knows home robots well. It doesn’t come cheap, but it’s still more affordable than getting a human to do it.
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To get the most out of your Pixel Tablet, here are some essential accessories we can’t live without.
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Today’s collection of the best Android game and app deals surfacing on Google Play are now ready to roll. You’ll want to scope out the promotional offers on the Galaxy XR headset right here as well as the ongoing and particularly massive $490 price drop on Galaxy S25 Edge. We also have the Jetblack Galaxy Z Fold 7 at $400 off and Lenovo’s 2025 IdeaPad Slim 3x touchscreen Snapdragon Copilot+ PC back at the lowest price we have tracked, but for now it’s all about the apps and they are waiting down below.
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The Google Store is making it easier to replace lost Pixel Buds Pro 2 or Pixel Buds 2a components.
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It’s been nearly a decade since Pebble was bought out and, in time, slowly killed. But now, Pebble is getting a reboot with the Pebble 2 Duo being the first smartwatch shipping to customers, and it’s ready to pick up exactly where it left off.
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Samsung has just dropped the first Android XR headset – Galaxy XR – but like Apple’s Vision Pro, is this first foray into our favorite mobile OS almost dead on arrival? Let’s examine all the angles.
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Your 9to5Toys Lunch Break is now ready to roll starting with a chance to score the Jetblack Galaxy Z Fold 7 at $400 off the list price with no trades needed. That deal joins an ongoing offer on the Z Flip 7, a $490 drop on Galaxy S25 Edge, and the early promotional offer on the brand new Galaxy XR goggles with $1,140 in FREE Explorer’s Pack content. We also have Lenovo’s 2025 IdeaPad Slim 3x touchscreen Snapdragon Copilot+ PC back at the low with $250 in savings and the best price of the year on the tried-and-tested 2TB T7 Shield portable SSD. Head below for a closer look at everything.
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For better or worse, short-form video is here to stay, and YouTube is continuing to build out its TikTok rival. This time, however, the update isn’t designed to keep you interacting with shorts for longer — it’s to get you off the platform without wasting too much of your time.
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Android XR devices, like Samsung’s newly launched Galaxy XR headset, are getting some neat Google Photos tricks. One Android XR trick turns your 2D photos into 3D ones, similar to spatial photos on the Apple Vision Pro.
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OpenAI has launched its first browser in ChatGPT “Atlas,” and while it has its own set of features, it’s just another Chromium-based browser.
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There’s a new Android Canary build out, and with it comes a preview of changes Google has in store for a future update. After building out a rough flashlight brightness UI a couple of months ago, Google’s testing out an Apple-inspired UI for everyone’s favorite camera-adjacent utility.
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The Google Maps app for Android Auto is getting a partial redesign to better surface the “Report” functionality on smaller displays while also hiding suggested locations by default for some users.
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