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Most users have never considered paying for an email service, but it might be time to consider a secure, feature-rich email platform that actually fights spam, tracking, and ads. That service is Proton Mail, and it’s just $1 right now.

Pebblebee is continuing its lineup of colorful Android Find Hub trackers, with the Clip 5 now getting a “Heatwave Hijinks” release that includes new orange and blue colors.

Spotify’s end-of-year “Wrapped” is a fun way to look back on the past year of tunes, but the app is now rolling out “Party of the Year(s)” as a recap of your entire streaming history.

New findings reveal that Walmart has yet another Google TV streaming stick launching soon, but this one doesn’t have any changes you as a buyer would actually care about.

Samsung will officially launch One UI 9, its Android 17 build, in beta for Galaxy S26 devices later this week.

Google Wallet is beginning to widely roll out a big redesign of the app on Android that upgrades the passes experience.

Welcome to episode 33 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will welcomes Phandroid‘s Editor-in-Chief Nick Gray to the show to discuss his time spent with Oppo’s Find X9 Ultra and Vivo’s X300 Ultra. They might not be on your wishlist for your next Android phone, but Nick discusses what makes their cameras so exceptional, what it’s like using an imported phone as your daily driver, and whether we’ll ever see some of the best aspects on display here come to North American devices.

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Yet another Google Home update rolling out this week speeds up Gemini while adding “Ask Home” functionality to voice commands and more.

Google is rolling out an update to the Gemini overlay on Android that essentially lets you “Circle to Search” and focus your prompt.

With the launch of iOS 26.5, end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS between Android and iPhone is now gradually rolling out in a process that will take place over the coming months.

Samsung has gotten much faster at software updates over the past few years, but One UI 8.5 is an odd case, only now rolling out after over five months in beta.

A new video generation model is apparently coming to Gemini, with “Omni” producing some pretty impressive inital results.

Samsung has a new feature for Galaxy phones that gives users the ability to easily block apps that are spamming your notifications with ads.

Nothing’s Ear (open) earbuds are now available in a blue colorway, and one that’s unique to Nothing’s lineup, for $99.

The hardware design of the Fitbit Air is quite straightforward, but there are two features that aren’t particularly obvious until you start wearing the wearable.

Alongside its new Fitbit Air, Google this week announced that the Fitbit app is dead, to be replaced by “Google Health.” If you’d told me this would happen a few months ago, I’d be worried, but the end result actually seems like an overall win for everyone involved. Let’s take a closer look.

Four generations in, perhaps the most annoying thing about Google’s Pixel Watch lineup is the lack of accessories and, in particular, charging stations. The appeal of a multi-device charging station that tops off your phone, earbuds, and smartwatch is obvious, but one that Pixel Watch owners are sadly left out of. Belkin is now showcasing what is easily the best Pixel Watch-compatible charging station I’ve seen, but Google’s seeming inability to stick with a decision basically ruins it.

A new leak showcases an incoming ability for Google Pixel phones to turn off the built-in search bar that has been a part of the Pixel Launcher for years.

Welcome to episode 99 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will tackle the latest rumors surrounding Google’s Pixel 11, which could arrive later this summer with new camera sensors, whatever Pixel Glow is, and a whole lot of downgrades. Then they turn to the long-awaited Fitbit Air and try to predict how the fitness tracker audience will react to a significantly cheaper Whoop competitor.

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Walmart is in the process of launching its new Google TV streamer lineup and, while I’m pretty intrigued by the Pro model, it’s the 4K streaming stick that was delivered first and, just as I hoped, it’s exactly the Chromecast with Google TV (4K) replacement I’ve been wanting.