Google is rolling out Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 for Pixel devices today following last month’s big Material 3 Expressive redesign.
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Alongside iOS 26 and a plethora of other updates previewed at WWDC earlier this week, Apple also showed off new improvements to CarPlay which feel familiar, mostly because they feel like bringing the original Android Auto experience into the modern era.
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Friday afternoon’s collection of Android game and app deals are now ready to roll. Alongside the Google Play deals we are tracking up to $350 in savings on Samsung Galaxy Book5 Copilot+ PCs – all of the details on those offers are right here – as well as a FREE $30 Amazon gift card with Sony’s amazing new XM6 ANC headphones, Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, up to $250 off unlocked Google Pixel 9, and more. As for the apps, highlights include Slayaway Camp, The Quest, SOULVARS, LIMBO, and more. Head below for everything.
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A new image surfacing online shows just how thick the Galaxy Z Fold 7’s camera bump will be, even though the phone looks insanely thin.
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Google has brought back a collection of Android, YouTube, and other company swag that you can redeem your Play Points for.
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Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 7 is expected to be drastically thinner than previous models, and a new piece of retail marketing shows just how much of a difference that makes to the design.
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We have hundreds in savings on a series of Galaxy Book5 Copilot+ PCs and more at up to $350 off – all of the details you need on these deals are right here. Next up, the clock is now ticking on the Google Father’s Day deals with as much as $250 off Pixel 9 smartphones, $300 off the latest Fold, Pixel Watch 3 deals, and an ongoing discount on Google TV Streamer 4K. From there, we are tracking Galaxy Buds 3 Pro at up to $155 off and a particularly notable deal on the amazing new Sony XM6 AMC headphones with a FREE $30 Amazon gift card attached. All of that and more awaits below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
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Following NotebookLM, the Gemini app, and Discover’s Daily Listen, Audio Overviews are coming to Google Search results as a part of new Search Labs experiment.
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The reboot of Pebble smartwatches is nearing its release, as the “Core 2 Duo” will begin shipping next month, and there’s also some good news for original Pebble owners as well.
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Finding a good replacement remote for Google TV devices has been a bit annoying for a while now, but Walmart is now directly selling its official Google TV remote for a mere $13 price tag, and with fast delivery.
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Google was supposed to hold an exclusive early preview event later this month, but the company has canceled the Superfans event that was expected to offer a preview of the Pixel 10.
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Spotify is rolling out a new feature that allows user to remotely download playlists to their smartwatch (Wear OS included) from their smartphone app, alongside better overall management of downloads.
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Earthquake alerts on Android can save lives, and now they’re extending to your wrist with an update bringing the functionality to Wear OS.
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Robot vacuums have come a long way over the years, but I don’t think anyone expected we’d have these machines running around our homes with a robotic arm any time soon. Yet, here we are. The Roborock Saros Z70 has a built-in robotic arm that extends to pick up objects it finds, but after living with it for a couple of weeks, here’s why I think this idea needs a bit more time in the oven.
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The June 2025 Feature Drop continues with Pixel Camera 9.9 beginning to roll out. Officially, this update is supposed to add an “education hub,” but Google has also removed Social Share.
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With Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2, it’s slightly easier to manage ongoing calls, including Gemini Live, from the status bar chip.
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Google today surprisingly released a major 3.0 update for Snapseed that entirely redesigns the photo editing app on iPhone and iPad.
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Following version 2.0 at Made by Google last year, the latest update to Pixel Magnifier introduces live text search.
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Wear OS is unsurprisingly going all-in on the Watch Face Format introduced two years ago, with support for all other “legacy” types going away in early 2026.
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If you’re struggling with Google services right now, you’re not alone as it appears that a partial outage is affecting many of the company’s various apps and services.
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Thursday’s lineup of the best Android game and app deals are now ready to roll alongside the ongoing price drop on the Google TV Streamer 4K. We also have offers on Lenovo’s Snapdragon X Elite Copilot+ PC, Samsung’s latest ultra budget-friendly Galaxy A16 smartphone, all-time lows on TCL’s 2025 QM6K 144Hz Google Smart TVs, and as much as 50% off Samsung Galaxy Ring, but for now it’s on to the apps and you’ll find them all waiting below.
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After a hint earlier this year, it has now been officially confirmed that Nothing Phone (3) will be sold in the US market, and with actual carrier support behind it too.
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Meta AI is just another AI model among many popping up from existing and popular companies. What’s drawing people in, though, is the AI chatbot’s direct tie into Meta’s social apps people are already using to post, like Facebook and Instagram. It turns out that blurring that line between social and chatbot means people are asking a lot of personal questions, and they are all out in the open.
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Earlier this year, “Pixel Sense” leaked as “predictive suggestions” for this year’s flagships. As the Pixel 10 launch nears, the latest leak reveals that it has been renamed to “Magic Cues,” while we have an actual example of what it can do.
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