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YouTube Music is rolling out a new “Pin to Speed dial” option that lets you customize the new grid introduced in October. 

Google Wallet is running a curious promotion that complements the existing Google Store sales on the Pixel 9, 9 Pro, and 9 Pro XL with a $100 Prepaid Mastercard gift card.

Following the rest of Nothing’s lineup, the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus is now getting its first taste of Android 15 via a new beta program.

Mixed reality headsets are not new. My personal novelty with them ended upon buying Apple’s Vision Pro earlier this year. In using Samsung’s Android XR-powered Project Moohan for about 30 minutes last week, Google has got all the basics down. However, Android XR has a true differentiator with Gemini, while bringing together almost a decade’s worth of Google efforts in a seamless, integrated manner. 

Besides phones and tablets, Android is available on smartwatches, TVs, and even cars. Google today announced Android XR as the next form factor the operating system is coming to. 

As a child, my first vision for the future of technology was shaped by an aspect of Star Trek that’s different from most people’s: the absolute ubiquity of touchscreens and tablets (PADDs). I was enamored with the idea of interacting with information via touch and being able to do so anywhere instead of in a fixed place. All that became reality with the iPhone and Android, and I live it every day. 

My next vision of the future came with a 2:30 minute concept video. It ingrained in me that what comes after the smartphone is information overlaid with your line of sight as it’s contextually needed.

Following the last increase in April of 2023, the price of YouTube TV is going up $10 to $82.99 starting Monday, January 13, 2025.

One of the new changes in One UI 7 is that Samsung has added a watermark to the app drawer, an annoying piece of visual clutter. Apparently, though, this will be removed before the final release.

Gemini has been a powerful addition to Google Workspace, allowing users to enhance how they interact with productivity tools like Docs or Sheets. Google Drive is the latest to see a new Gemini feature that will summarize Google Drive folders before you open them on the web app.

After winning its battle with Google, Epic Games has announced a deal with carrier Telefónica which it says will result in the Epic Games Store being pre-loaded on “millions” of Android phones.

Like other first-party apps that lack Dynamic Color theming, Google Maps currently uses a blue accent for buttons and other UI elements, but that looks to be changing to teal. 

After being spotted by some earlier this month, Google has detailed how Gemini “AI-powered answers” in Google Assistant works on the Nest Mini and Audio, and how to test it.

Samsung started selling officially refurbished Galaxy phones several years ago and has kept up the program in the years since. Currently, the company is running a promo where you can get any “Re-Newed” Samsung Galaxy phone with at least $350 in trade-in credit for any smartphone trade-in, making for some compelling offers.

After testing in October, Google Wallet’s ability to add your passport as an ID to the Android app is now widely rolling out in stable.

Google’s latest Pixel update allows you to limit battery charging to 80%, and that seems to come with the side effect of being able to use “bypass” charging. Here’s what that means, and why it could be useful.

The latest update to Pixel Screenshots rolled out this week, and the Gboard recall feature is now rolling out.

Samsung’s foldable flip phone is reportedly gearing up for a big change, as next year’s Galaxy Z Flip 7 is reportedly planning to ditch Snapdragon chips for Exynos.

Android offers OS-level “Unknown tracker alerts“, and Google is now adding two new features, including Find Nearby, for Find My Device (FMD) network tags. 

Google is reportedly gearing up for an earlier Pixel 9a release in 2025 and, ahead of that, a new report reveals more details about the device including an unchanged $499 price and the full specs.

Just under a year ago, Google announced that Maps Location History would be moving to your phone, and this Timeline change is more widely rolling out.