This afternoon’s collection of Android app price drops is now up for grabs down below. Just be sure to scope out the ongoing deal we are tracking on Samsung’s new Galaxy Book 4 Edge Copilot+ PC with Snapdragon X Elite alongside the official Google Pixel 8 Pro Cases, Pixel 8a handsets, and Samsung’s latest Galaxy A25 with the 120Hz display and 50MP cam at $250. As for the apps, highlights include titles like LEGO Bricktales, Towaga: Among Shadows, LIMBO, Lichtspeer, Death Road to Canada, Lumino City, and more. Head below for a closer look at today’s best Android price drops.
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Compared to the 41 mm Pixel Watch 2, the 45 mm Pixel Watch 3 is said to have “40% more screen.” The big question is how Wear OS will adapt to the bigger display, and we now have an answer on the watch faces front.
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We’re likely just a couple of weeks away from the launch of Android 15, at least if we’re assuming new Pixels run on it, and as such, we wanted to take a quick look at how the distribution numbers stand in 2024.
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Google Photos recently made its AI editing tools free and the company is out with an interesting blog about tips and best practices. Of note is a section explaining the difference between Magic Eraser and the erase tool in Magic Editor.
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In addition to Docs, Sheets, and Slides, the Gemini side panel is now coming to the Google Drive PDF viewer.
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Earlier this year, new Wear OS 4 devices started claiming up to 100 hours of use due to a new “hybrid interface.” According to a new leak, battery life on the Pixel Watch 3 will remain the same.
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As the leaks continue, we’re today getting new details about Google’s upcoming Pixel Watch 3 including a better look at the display’s thinner bezels, new features for Google apps, and more.
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Fitness is a key focus of Google’s Pixel Watch series, and now a new leak reveals new Fitbit features for Pixel Watch 3, including a heavy focus on running metrics and tracking.
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Your Tuesday edition of the 9to5Toys Lunch Break is now ready to go with the return of Amazon all-time low pricing on the latest Google Pixel 8a at $449 shipped in all colors. For folks rocking the Pixel 8 Pro, Amazon has knocked nearly 30% off the official Google cases while the super-affordable unlocked Galaxy A25 Android handset has now fallen down to $250 shipped. These offers join price drops on mesh router systems to upgrade your home network alongside a return of all-time pricing on Samsung’s 14-inch Galaxy Book 4 Edge Copilot+ laptop. All of that and more awaits below.
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Following a metric ton of leaks and rumors, Samsung’s first Android 15 beta missed its first scheduled release date, with the debut of One UI 7 now being thought to be as far as almost a month away from launch.
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Starting back in 2020, Google Maps and Search gained the ability to show the boundaries of nearby wildfires. Now, support for wildfire info in Google Maps and Search is expanding to more countries through Europe and Africa.
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Following the transition to Google Home in recent years, Google has seemingly forgotten about the wonderful Nest x Yale smart door lock, and now that lock is being forgotten yet again with the debut of ADT’s new security system and integrations.
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Open tabs plague web users worldwide. They contribute heavily to technostress – but what is that, and how do you deal with it?
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The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers.
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Following last week’s announcement, Google Play’s new content recommendations “Collections” widget is starting to see broader availability (server-side rollout) in the US.
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Robot vacuums and mops have come a long way in a relatively short time, but there are still some problems that face most of them. Two that have been particularly frustrating to me have been mops that simply do not get the job done, and hair getting wrapped around the vacuum brush. With the Narwal Freo X Ultra, both of those problems are completely solved, and now it also finally has Google Home integration.
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Google’s Pixel 8 Pro is a solid smartphone with a great display, but for users sensitive to the PWM refresh rate used on many modern displays, it’s been bordering on unusable. Thanks to a new modification, though, this can be changed.
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It today’s collection of Android app price drops, Square Enix is taking over with its legendary role playing classics. Just be sure to also scope out the deals we are tracking on Samsung’s new Dolby Atmos Music Frame smart speaker as well as Nothing’s new semi-translucent ANC Ear wireless buds, Google’s latest Pixel 8 Pro smartphone from $749, and a return of all-time low pricing on Samsung’s new Galaxy Book 4 Edge Copilot+ PC with Snapdragon X Elite. As for the apps, just about every Final Fantasy classic you might want to score on sale is now marked down alongside the brilliant Mana series, Chrono Trigger, and Actraiser Renaissance. Head below for a closer look at everything.
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While we just had the “last scheduled update,” Google is still releasing patches for Android 15 and Beta 4.1 today addresses a Pixel phone calling issue.
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Today’s best deals are now ready to go with straight up $250 price drops on all configurations and colors of unlocked Google Pixel 8 Pro handsets and deals from $749 shipped. Those offers sit alongside the return of all-time low pricing on Samsung’s new Galaxy Book 4 Edge Copilot+ PC with Snapdragon X Elite at $350 off as well as its flagship Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra starting from $1,050. Head below for details on all of that and more.
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An interesting change to Files by Google on Android today changes the behavior of the “Recents” carousel at the top of the app.
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One of the biggest changes to Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold 6 is that it’s considerably thinner, but the company is still worker on a “Slim” model that’s meant to be even thinner, but reports claim it’s not going quite as far as expected.
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Leaks have been detailing a ton of new details about Samsung’s One UI 7 update, based on Android 15, but the first beta release may be a little further away according to new information.
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Ahead of Google’s August 13 launch event, we’ve learned basically everything there is to know about the Pixel 9 series, but the Pixel Watch 3 hasn’t leaked to the same extent. A new report this week, though, claims that Pixel Watch 3 will get a new type of band, and that the 45mm size won’t work with all bands.
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