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Today’s Android app deals and freebies: Conquistadorio, Super Onion Boy 2, Kero Blaster, more
Today’s lineup of the best Android game and app deals are now ready to roll. Alongside the $250 price drop we are tracking on the Galaxy Book5 Pro 360, you can also still secure yourself a FREE $50 credit towards the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip and Fold 7 launch, a FREE $300 Amazon gift card before Prime Day with purchases of new Samsung OLED Smart Monitor, and $120 off the Google Pixel Tablet. As for the apps, you’ll find titles like Conquistadorio, Super Onion Boy 2, Kero Blaster, To the Moon, and more. Hit the jump for everything.
Read MoreGemini Scheduled Actions now available on Android, iOS, and web
Following the announcement at the start of this month, Google has now rolled out Scheduled Actions for Gemini on Android, iOS, and the web to let you “plan ahead for future and recurring tasks.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Photos details Ultra HDR editing improvements and tool, more
In addition to beginning a wider rollout of Ask Photos, Google Photos today detailed improvements to Ultra HDR, while there’s now “Screenshots & recordings” on the web.
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Deals: Google Pixel Tablet $279, $250 off Samsung’s 2025 Galaxy Book 5, Pre-built gaming PCs $750 off, more
Today’s best deals are kicking off with a solid $120 price drop on the most affordable Google Pixel Tablet down at $279 shipped from the usual $399 list price. Next up, we are moving over to the PC space with a sizable $250 off Samsung’s 2025 Galaxy Book 5 360 AMOLED touchscreen Copilot+ PC alongside some serious discounts on value-packed pre-build gaming PCs – save a whopping $650 and get FREE 180Hz QHD gaming monitor, this custom prebuilt gaming PC with NVIDIA’s latest RTX 5060 GPU at $900, and Alienware’s latest Area-51 gaming desktops with RTX 50-series GPUs up to $750 off. All of that and more awaits below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Wallet starts rolling out Material 3 Expressive redesign
Google Wallet is the latest first-party app to get a Material 3 Expressive redesign on Android in a simple modernization.
Expand Expanding CloseReport: Galaxy Watch 8 will be more expensive as Flip 7 gets a price cut
Samsung has some price changes in mind for its next smartwatch and foldable series, with an unexpected price cut for Galaxy Z Flip 7, while increasing the price for the Galaxy Watch 8.
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How to turn off AI search in Google Photos
Google Photos is now rolling out an updated version of its “Ask Photos” search experience, but also a way to disable it altogether. Here’s how to turn off AI search in Google Photos.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard reverses main parts of the Emoji, GIF picker redesign
After rolling out earlier this month, Google is reversing two aspects of the Gboard emoji picker redesign that users did not like.
Expand Expanding CloseSamsung confirms Galaxy Watch 8 redesign with new features in beta app [Gallery]
Ahead of its launch event next month, Samsung has released a new app update which confirms the redesigned Galaxy Watch 8 as well as two of its key features.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Docs for Android finally fixes the search-status bar bug
For the longest time, scrolling in Google Docs for Android would awkwardly dock the search field underneath the system status bar. An update today finally fixes this visual bug.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel Camera 9.9 rolls out built-in help page with Material 3 Expressive
Following the wide availability of Pixel Camera 9.9, the new “education hub” with “visual inspiration of what each mode does” and help instructions is now available. It’s available for the Pixel 6+.
Expand Expanding CloseNew Google app setting disables sharing link shortener on Android
When sharing a URL from the Google app on Android, Search and Discover automatically applies a link shortener. Google now offers a setting to turn this off.
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OnePlus Watch 3 (43mm) will have a 1.32-inch display, weigh as much as a Pixel Watch
Ahead of its launch on July 8, OnePlus is showing off the smaller 43mm version of its Watch 3 and confirming a couple of key specs.
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Swift, a coding language developed by Apple, is working to add Android support
Apple usually doesn’t give Android the time of day, but that’s not stopping the company’s Swift coding language from expanding over to Android app development.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle banned from selling select Pixel phones in Japan, and it might not end there
A patent dispute in Japan has led to Google no longer being able to sell select older Pixel devices, and the company behind it is gunning for newer generations too.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle announces ‘AI Ultra for Business’ subscription
Following the consumer version at I/O 2025 last month, Google today announced “Google AI Ultra for Business.”
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Today’s Android app deals and freebies: Kingdom Rush 5, Iron Marines 2, Crying Suns, more
This afternoon’s best Android game and app deals are now ready to go, headlined by some notable Kingdom Rush titles and more. Just be sure to go drop your email down right here to claim your FREE $50 Samsung credit and then check out the up to $300 in Amazon credit you can land before Prime Day on the new Samsung Smart Monitors. We also have one the best prices to date on Galaxy Watch 7 and Motorola’s latest 2025 unlocked razr+ flip phone at $200 off. All of today’s app deals await below.
Read MoreAnother alleged Nothing Phone (3) design leaks, but this one is probably real [Gallery]
Following a prior leak that turned out to be false, a newer leak of the Nothing Phone (3) design has surfaced and, perhaps unfortunately, this one is very likely to be legitimate.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Photos makes ‘Ask Photos’ faster and begins wider rollout
After “early access” testing got underway in October, Google Photos is now bringing Ask Photos to more eligible users in the US and making the AI search experience feel faster.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Search will let you personalize Top Stories with ‘Preferred’ news sources
With Preferred sources, Google is testing a new way to customize and personalize the Top Stories carousel that appears when you search for news.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube is testing full-screen AI overviews in video search results [Video]
The AI takeover of search continues, with YouTube now testing out a nearly full-screen AI overview page for video search results.
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Deals: Galaxy Watch 7 $184, Samsung Smart Monitor + $300 Amazon credit, Moto razr+ 2025 $200 off, more
While the Galaxy Watch 8 is inbound soon, and you can still secure a FREE $50 credit towards the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Fold 7, Amazon is now offering one of the best prices ever on select Galaxy Watch 7 models at $184. Next up we are turning our attention back to the new Samsung Smart Monitors – you can also now score up to $300 in FREE Amazon credit ahead of Prime Day with purchase and we spotted the 4K M7 model at $180 off. Those offers join a $200 price drop on the new unlocked 256GB Motorola razr+ 2025 model and even more down below.
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Google Chrome will stop getting updates on older Android phones in August
Google has announced that its Chrome browser will stop supporting a few older versions of Android in the next few weeks.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube is enacting new live streaming age restrictions beginning next month
YouTube is updating its live streaming age restrictions in July, but will still allow for younger teenagers to appear on the website when accompanied by an adult.
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