Over the past few hours, YouTube appears to have accidentally removed channels and banned accounts for violating its “spam, deceptive practices, and scams policy” even for users that have never uploaded videos in what looks to be a bug.
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As of Friday morning (PT), the Google Home app is facing some issues with the Activity feed and Settings tab.
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A project at Google that allowed Android devices to run ChromeOS with essentially the click of a button is coming to an end, as Google isn’t further developing “Ferrochrome.”
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We’ve seen Google take a few cues from Apple over the years. The result of following a tried-and-tested playbook is a very similar-looking handset no matter what side of the fence you fall on. How does the Pixel 9 Pro XL stack up against the iPhone 16 Pro Max? Here’s what you need to know.
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Friday’s best deals are actually kicking off with even better prices on the latest flagship wearables from Samsung – both the Ultra and the series 7 models dropped even lower this morning to new all-time bests from $263. From there we move over to deepest deals yet on the Hisense’s 144Hz Frame-style smart Google CanvasTVs from $848 and a new Amazon all-time low on the latest Bose Ultra Open Earbuds down at $249. All of that and more awaits down below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
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Waymo today announced a “multi-year, strategic partnership” with Hyundai Motor Company, starting with the all-electric IONIQ 5 SUV.
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Google Maps and Waze both have features that allow users to report police activity along their route, and in a bid to use that for safety, the Illinois State Police has partnered with Google to show the locations of traffic stop or other activity as reported by the police themselves.
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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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