Your Wednesday afternoon collection of mid-week Android game and app deals is now ready to go down below. Alongside some notable discounts on Capcom titles courtesy of Google Play, you can still score a FREE $50 credit towards the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Fold 7 launch as well as deals on Galaxy Watch 7 at the Amazon all-time low, the Samsung Galaxy S25+ at $200 off, and HP’s OmniBook X Flip convertible Copilot+ PC at a whopping $400 off. Hit the jump for all of today’s Android app deals.Â
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An email Google sent out to Gemini users is being misunderstood by some, and greatly misconstrued by several publications. Here is what’s actually happening.
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According to a new report, Samsung seemingly doesn’t have huge expectations for its Android XR headset, with only “around” 100,000 units planned to ship this year.
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The Nothing Phone (3) may not have the chipset many were expecting, but it’s still shaping up to be an enticing new device. In the latest leak, we’re getting a better idea around the battery and charging situation, with Nothing Phone (3) set to beat both Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy flagships in both metrics.
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The Pixel 10 is going to be an iterative update, but even so, there is still room to improve over the Pixel 9. Here are a few areas we want to see Google make changes to make an even better Android smartphone.
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Alongside the ongoing FREE $50 Samsung credit towards the new Galaxy Z Flip/Fold 7 smartphones, Galaxy Watch 8, and more ahead of launch next month, today’s deals are starting with a straight up $200 price drop on Samsung Galaxy S25+ for folks looking to side-step the upcoming new foldables. We are also tracking a huge $400 price drop on HP’s OmniBook X Flip touchscreen 2-in-1 convertible Copilot+ PC, the 512GB Meta Quest 3 headset with a FREE $50 Best Buy gift card, and Hisense’s 165Hz 2025 model U8 mini-LED Google Smart TVs at up to $1,000 off. All of that and more awaits below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
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Nearly two years after the launch of its most recent phone, Fairphone has returned with its latest repair-friendly device. It’s not just about sustainability this time, though, as the Fairphone 6 has some distraction-free tricks up its sleeve.
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Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series will reportedly use Snapdragon chips, but ones made by Samsung’s foundry rather than TSMC if a new report turns out to be true.
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Some think that Galaxy Watches need to be more stylish, and that Samsung needs to do more. Others take things into their own hands. This one user turned his Galaxy Watch into a Panerai timepiece, and it only cost $1,200.
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According to a new report, Google is finally addressing a long-standing shortcoming of Pixel displays by adjusting the PWM refresh rate on its Pro phones this year, while upgrading the brightness across the board.
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Google’s latest AI tool for developers is Gemini CLI, which brings 2.5 Pro to your command line interface or terminal.
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With just two weeks to go until Samsung’s next Unpacked, we’re getting our best — and most colorful — look yet at the Galaxy Z Fold 7.
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Google TV has taken the focus of Android TV for the most part, including with major OS upgrades slowly vanishing from the older experience. Walmart recently rolled out one of the only Android TV 14 updates to date to some of its older devices, but has since pulled the update.
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Google has announced (via email) that Gemini app users can soon access basic smart assistant capabilities on their Android phone without having usage “Activity” saved.
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Following the wide rollout of Android Auto 14.4 earlier this month, Google has made Android Auto 14.5 more broadly available while also testing not one, but two new versions in beta.
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Samsung seems to be more excited about the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 in what feels like a larger capacity than last year’s launches, and the free reservation slots are back with a guaranteed $50 credit and extra savings. Here’s how to sign up to reserve the Galaxy Z Fold 7 or Flip 7.
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As previewed in April, Google Fi Wireless is rolling out support for visual voicemail on the iPhone. With this update, voicemail will no longer be available in the Fi app.
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This afternoon’s lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready to roll down below. Just be sure to go secure yourself a FREE $50 credit towards the Galaxy Z Flip 7/Fold 7, Galaxy Watch 8, and more, as well as this $300 in Samsung credit available on the new OLED Samsung AI Smart Monitor. But for now it’s all about the apps and they are all waiting for you down below.Â
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While Samsung’s upcoming launch event is primary for new foldables, the company is also teasing a new pair of Galaxy Buds called the “Core,” but they’re coming up a lot sooner than the new smartphones.
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In the smart home world, Philips Hue already has some of the more expensive options, and now those prices are going even higher thanks to US tariffs.
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Hopping on board with the ongoing trend, Google has just started selling an Android “shoe charm” that works with Crocs.
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The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is certainly going to be an exceptional device, as long as it improves on performance and offers as thin a build as Samsung says it will. To hype the phone up, Samsung keeps using the word “Ultra” when referring to the Galaxy Z Fold 7, even though it appears nowhere in the phone’s actual branding.
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Xiaomi is teasing the launch of the Mix Flip 2 right as Samsung prepares to launch its new foldables, and, despite being a flip phone, it has a bigger battery than both the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and even the Fold 7, for that matter.
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As previewed last September, Google Wallet for Android is now rolling out support for Iowa state IDs.
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