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One of the best features of Google Pixel smartphones is “Now Playing,” an ambient way of tracking music that’s playing in your vicinity without having to open an app or ask a digital assistant. But, as of late, the feature doesn’t seem to be working as well as it used to.

Google has been preparing a “Battery health” settings page for Pixel since October of 2022, and work continues with Android 16 Beta 2.

After releasing the most highly-praised foldable in recent memory back in 2023, OnePlus says it still won’t release an “Open 2” in 2025, and the brand’s reasoning for the delay doesn’t seem to make much sense.

Earlier this week YouTube TV warned subscribers that the service could lose major channels including CBS, but a new deal with Paramount will prevent the loss of any channels.

The Phone by Google app is adding filters to the “Recents” tabs that lets you sort and quickly triage your call history list.

We often see minor changes from year to year in our tech, but this has never been more pronounced on Android than the jump from Galaxy S24 Ultra to Galaxy S25 Ultra. Here’s what you need to know.

Google is rolling out the straightforward ability to search your open tabs, as well as Tab Group sync, to Chrome for Android.

Following purchase (before the holidays) and calendar (last month), Gmail is updating the bills summary card on Android and iOS. 

Welcome to episode 41 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, we talk about the Google I/O 2025 date reveal, YouTube on televisions, and Apple TV for Android.

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In the latest update to its channel library, Google TV Freeplay has removed a handful of channels while also added two more back. Here’s what you need to know.

Foldables make use of hall (effect) sensors to determine the open or closed state. To prevent interference from magnetic accessories, the Pixel Fold might add “robust open/close detection” with Android 16.

Google’s “Earthquake Alerts System” on Android sent out a false alarm last night in Brazil, leading to the system being temporarily disabled.

The Alert Slider has been an iconic part of OnePlus smartphones for a while now, but it seems it may be going away if a new rumor is to be believed.

As announced last month, the Google Home Gemini Extension is no longer in preview and widely available. This stable rollout took a few weeks.

Last year, the Google TV Streamer got a small update about a month after it launched. The first Google TV Streamer update of 2025 is now rolling out and it’s more sizable.

The Galaxy S25+ looks almost exactly like the phone that came before it, and everything on the inside is almost exactly the same, too, minus a couple of small improvements. But for some reason, the Galaxy S25+ feels dramatically different and finds itself in my favorites list with relative ease.

Following a very brief ban in the United States, TikTok is once again available for download on Android via the Google Play Store.

Samsung’s Android 15 update has been a bit of a mess, with countless delays, shrunken beta programs, and still no word from the company on when the full release may come. Now, Samsung is reportedly pushing things back yet again, delaying its Android 15 update for more Galaxy phones through April 2025.

After introducing for paid Advanced subscribers last year, free Gemini users are starting to get the ability to upload and analyze files.

YouTube TV shared this afternoon that negotiations with Paramount have failed to result in an agreement. If there’s no deal, “all Paramount content, including CBS and CBS Sports, will be unavailable on YouTube TV.”

A nice quality-of-life improvement for Google Chat will let you rename group conversations, while teams will benefit from a new “board” feature.