YouTube TV has seen a number of price hikes over the years as the service has grown, and as it now serves millions of viewers, it was inevitable that another rise would be coming. That’s finally arrived this week, and it begs the question of whether or not YouTube TV will ever offer cheaper streaming packages.
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One of the sore points of early Tensor efforts for Google Pixel came from the Samsung modem used in the first few generations. It’s gotten much better over time, but both heat and signal underperform compare to other options. According to a new report, Google is switching things up for the Pixel 10 with a new modem from MediaTek.
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Google is testing a Material 3 redesign of the Discover feed to the left of Android homescreens and in the Google app.
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Google is starting to roll out a fullscreen account switcher in its first-party apps, starting with Gmail for Android.
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The latest round of Pixel Audio Emoji celebrates Christmas and the New Year, while the broader Phone by Google app is testing a more prominent video calling shortcut.
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Welcome to episode 34 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, we talk about Android XR on headsets and glasses.
Google Chat is getting a highly-requested feature with automatic translations, while a handful of tweaks are coming to @mentions.
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With the main YouTube app replacing YouTube Kids on televisions this year, Google is adding a new “parent code” lock.
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Your Friday afternoon collection of the best Android game and app deals is now ready and waiting down below courtesy of the Google Play store. The Discover Samsung sale is in its final throws now with less than 48 hours to lock-in shipping for Christmas, but we also have up to $300 in savings on its 2024 Smart Monitors, a new all-time low on OnePlus’ 55W 10,000mAh 3-in-1 USB-C Pouch charger, and the best price ever on Samsung’s most affordable Galaxy Tab S10+ at $195 off. As for the apps, highlights include titles like Friday – by Friedemann Friese, Ticket to Ride, Streets of Rage 4, Candy Disaster TD, and more. Head below for a closer look at today’s best.
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With the December 2024 Feature Drop, Pixel Camera 9.7 is rolling out “Quick access controls.”
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Like other first-party apps this year, a small Google News redesign on Android simplifies the bottom bar.
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Branded like the Workspace suite of productivity apps, Google Agentspace combines “Gemini’s advanced reasoning, Google-quality search, and enterprise data.”
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The holiday delivery cutoff time is fast approaching for the wide-ranging Discover Samsung sale and we still have an ongoing all-time low on HP’s brand-new Snapdragon X Plus OmniBook Copilot+ PC (now live for everyone), but there are some fresh new deals to scope out today as well. Firstly, Amazon is now undercutting Samsung with some some new all-time low pricing on the most affordable Galaxy Tab S10+ at $195 off to join ongoing deals on Galaxy Watch Ultra and the Galaxy Z Flip 6. From there, we move over to a collection of Sonos home theater upgrades at up to $200 off and a new all-time low on the sweet OnePlus 55W 10,000mAh 3-in-1 USB-C Pouch charger. All of that and more awaits below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
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After dropping the experimental status in October, Google is rolling out a big update to NotebookLM that includes a redesign, while the Plus tier is beginning to go live.
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Days after misleadingly calling a price hike an error, YouTube TV informed customers that it would be raising prices to $82.99/month. As many try to cancel, though, YouTube TV is handing out a 6-month price lock of the current rate for some subscribers.
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Samsung is rumored to be finally adopting the Qi2 standard in its upcoming Galaxy S25 series, but a new leak revealing a “magnet case” from Samsung is causing some to believe it might not happen. Let’s talk about it.
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Google TV isn’t exactly light on homescreen ads to the point where Google has been surveying users regarding the number of ads shown, but now a new ad format is bringing even more.
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The latest products on the US Google Store are Bellroy’s Pixel Watch Strap and an instant photo printer that supports Fast Pair.
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In addition to the bigger Pixel Recorder, Screenshots, and Studio updates, Google has updated the Thermometer icon with a new-ish icon.
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One UI 7 introduced an odd change for Galaxy phones. Instead of the app drawer pages we’ve been so accustomed to on Galaxy phones, Samsung actually switched back to an endlessly scrolling grid of apps. If you don’t like this adjustment, here’s how you can change it back.
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Following Android and iOS last month, the YouTube website now offers fine-tunable (“Custom”) playback speed.
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Google is rolling out a new update for the Quick Share app on Windows which improves how you can change visibility settings among other changes and fixes.
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In addition to Pixel Screenshots and Studio, Google is rolling out Clear voice in Recorder and the Phone app’s Call Screen AI replies as part of the December 2024 Feature Drop.
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This afternoon’s roundup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready and waiting down below. Alongside the Google Play offers, we are also tracking hundreds in savings as part of the Discover Samsung sale on its Tab S9 FE tablets as well as the latest S10 models and the Galaxy Z Flip 6. This deal on HP’s brand-new Snapdragon X Plus OmniBook Copilot+ PC is certainly worth a look as well, but for now it’s all about the apps, including Heroes of Flatlandia, SpongeBob, FINAL FANTASY III, Threema The Secure Messenger, and more. Scope them all out below.
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