At I/O 2024, Google announced a Gmail Q&A feature that brings the Gemini side panel available on desktop web to Android. This is now officially rolling out.
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At its developer conference this week, Samsung showed off a Galaxy S24 Ultra running the company’s One UI 7 well ahead of its release, confirming a few key leaks and offering some enticing first impressions.
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It is now possible to obtain a Samsung Galaxy Ring with reimbursement if you have an eligible FSA or HSA account. This includes access to Samsung’s health suite, as there is no subscription cost.
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After The Browser Company teased the launch at the end of August, Arc Search is now officially available on Android in an early beta phase.
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Samsung has announced that its “One UI” software branding from Galaxy devices will be expanding to the rest of the company’s major tech products starting next year.
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It feels weird to say that Walmart has the best Google TV streaming box but here we are. While that’s great, for those of us in the rest of the world, the new Thomson Streaming Box Plus 270 looks like the rebranded Onn Pro we’ve been hoping for.
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Android Automotive is getting feature parity with Auto as live incident reporting in Google Maps is rolling out right now for the in-car OS.
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The first big update to Pixel Studio is supposed to make it easier to bring a photo into the app for editing, but the share target is currently broken.
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Following the Pixel Buds Pro 2, Find My Device network support is now rolling out to Sony headphones and earbuds.
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As pre-orders have come to an end, Samsung’s Galaxy S24 FE is now available with a minimum $200 trade-in credit for any other Samsung smartphone, making for a pretty enticing upgrade if you’re on an older device.
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This afternoon’s lineup of the best Android game and app deals is ready and waiting. Joining the Google Play price drops, we are also tracking a $100 discount on the 45mm Google Pixel Watch 3 LTE alongside Samsung’s exclusive Galaxy Z Fold 6 colorways at $300 off as well as the OnePlus Nord N30 smartphone with a FREE set of Nord Buds 3 Pro down at $250. As for the apps, highlights include title like Le Havre: The Inland Port, Cyberlords, Agricola All Creatures, AntVentor, Ailment, and more. Head below for a complete look at today’s Android game and app deals.
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Google is working to upgrade the personal Meet calling experience to be more inline with the feature-rich enterprise version. As part of that, Google Meet has a new “Start a call” page.
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Samsung has gotten a lot better about quickly releasing new Android updates, but it sounds like Android 15 will break that streak as the company has confirmed that the update won’t arrive until 2025.
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At its annual Samsung Developer Conference, it’s been confirmed that the long-awaited One UI 7 beta update, based on Android 15, is coming “before the end of this year” with no firm release date yet available.
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In an effort to cut down on scams and fraud, Google is expanding a Play Protect feature which would block sideloading for some Android apps in India.
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Google today detailed how it has “significantly increase[d] Pixel 9’s resilience to baseband attacks” and cellular modem vulnerabilities.
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To date, Shorts have been 60 seconds or shorter, but YouTube is extending the max duration to 3 minutes starting October 15.
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In addition to the latest Lens feature today, Google Search is rolling out “Organized with AI” and ads in AI Overviews.
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According to Google, “Lens queries are now one of the fastest growing query types on Search” with 20 billion visual searches every month. Google Lens is now rolling out the voice and video search capabilities announced at I/O 2024.
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Today’s deals are headlined by the return of Amazon all-time low pricing on the new Google Pixel Watch 3 in the larger 45mm size with LTE connectivity at $100 off. From there, we move over to the latest entry-level OnePlus Nord N30 smartphone with a $50 price drop and a FREE set of Nord Buds 3 Pro thrown in at $250 shipped to join these rare deals on Oura’s Gen3 Horizon smart ring at up to $100 off the going rates. All of those sit alongside ongoing offers on Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra and a series of fresh new offers on charging gear, laptop accessories, and more.
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Following an early Pixel 9 series launch in August, it’s now being reported that the mid-range Pixel 9a could launch as soon as March 2025, the earliest release date in the lineup’s history.
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Over the past few hours, some Google Pay/Wallet users have received an erroneous “You added a new card to your Google Account” email.
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An update rolling out from Samsung to older Galaxy devices including Galaxy S10 and Note 10 is reportedly bricking devices, requiring a factory reset to fix the problem.
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For a while, Samsung has offered Galaxy phones in online exclusive colors, and they’ve often looked pretty great. Currently, Samsung is taking $300 off of the Galaxy Z Fold 6 in both online exclusive colors – Crafted Black and White.
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